Washington’s legislature ended its session without new restrictions on medical marijuana. The Justice Department indicated in a memo that it would allow legalization to proceed only if states created “strong and effective regulatory and enforcement systems.”
With a push for legalizing medical marijuana stalled, Gov. Mark Dayton said he would ask for $2.2 million for research into its possible benefits. Mayo Clinic would head the study, and focus on cannabidiol (CBD) a compound that does not produce a high.
You thought your pot came from environmentally conscious hippies? Think again. The way marijuana is grown in America, it turns out, is anything but sustainable and organic. Check out these mind-blowing facts.
A steep drop in the number of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges filed against adults over 21 in Washington state after legalization shows the new law is freeing up court and law enforcement resources to deal with other, more-pressing issues.
The Georgia Senate on Thursday unanimously approved limited use of medical marijuana in Georgia, sending the legislation back to the state House with expectations of extended negotiations.
California’s senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, has joined Governor Jerry Brown in voicing her disapproval of marijuana legalization. “The risk of people using marijuana and driving is very substantial,” Feinstein told the Associated Press.
Ricki Lake introduces her documentary, “Weed the People,” examining the medical usage of cannabis, particularly among families and kids. “Like a growing number of people, a personal experience has opened my eyes and shown me the healing potential of this plant.”
At a town hall in South River, New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie said, “Part of the problem with this is what I originally proposed with the medical marijuana program…was that it be a hospital-based program, that way the profit motive is drained out a lot from it.”
A new interactive website from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) highlights how many lives are derailed and billions of dollars wasted fighting a racially-biased war on drugs in America.
In a Pew Research Center poll, Millennials overwhelmingly support marijuana legalization at a stunning 69% rate, more than double their support since 2005. Older generations changed their minds too; 53% of Gen X and 52% of Boomers back changing federal laws.
Changes to the medical marijuana program that will force Ottawa patients to stop growing their own pot will violate the rights of those who won’t be able to afford marijuana under the new system or obtain strains that work for them, a lawyer told Federal Court on Tuesday.
Et tu Sanjay? “The idea that people co-mingle the two of them because of the agenda they want to drive, to me, those are totally different issues,” said Gupta, who spoke at the University of Texas at Arlington Tuesday night.
A drug made from chemicals found in marijuana has entered human trials as a treatment for schizophrenia. GW Pharmaceuticals announced on Monday that it has started Phase 2 clinical trials on a drug made from the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD).
Anywhere you drive in America, you are bombarded by strategically placed signage advertising a plethora of products to consumers on their daily commutes. But there still seems to be one advertising taboo: advertising medical cannabis or that you are a dispensary.
Responding to growing public support for medical use of marijuana, the House of Delegates approved legislation Monday that would allow specially licensed physicians in Maryland to recommend the drug to patients with debilitating medical conditions.
Pot lobbyists are seeking legitimacy and taking the steps to achieve it. “We have the lobbyist who…can follow up with technical questions. What we want is to communicate that these are…struggles that responsible business owners are dealing with.”
Beyond Chronic explains the recipe to make potent cannabis oil capsules. “One pill will skyrocket the average person to a nearby galaxy. I would never give one to an inexperienced person; these pills are too concentrated.”
The Leaf Online asks, with four marijuana legalization initiatives vying for the California ballot, one thing is clear: All four reforms are better than the state’s current prohibition. The initials and names are confusing; which one or ones will voters get to vote on?
Don’t mistake this one-time high school pot dealer with a libertarian streak for your run-of-the-mill stoner. His aim is to become the Philip Morris of the American marijuana industry.
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