Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
France to Introduce Supervised Injection Sites

France to Introduce Supervised Injection Sites

03:47pm France looks to be the latest European country to embrace the harm-reduction practice of providing supervised injection sites, according to France 24 TV. Facilities could be...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
Teen Drug Dealer Tyler Pagenstecher Gets at Least 6 Months in Juvenile Prison

Teen Drug Dealer Tyler Pagenstecher Gets at Least 6 Months in Juvenile Prison

Tyler Pagenstecher of Mason, Ohio is convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
Marijuana Initiative 502 a Tough Sell in Eastern Washington

Marijuana Initiative 502 a Tough Sell in Eastern Washington

While marijuana Initiative 502’s call for marijuana legalization was conceived with Seattle sensibilities, the campaign is trying to woo Eastern Washington voters with conservative and libertarian messages....
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Shifting Focus: Cannabis Legislation and State Power

Shifting Focus: Cannabis Legislation and State Power

In an era of a do-nothing national government and a lack of citizen potency, it’s time to cultivate state power.   While sitting in my local bar,...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Amendment 64 Campaign Finance Reports: Download Spreadsheets

Amendment 64 Campaign Finance Reports: Download Spreadsheets

Denver Post has downloadable campaign finance reports on 9 of the 10 groups for and against Colorado’s Amendment 64. See the funders of the $3 million put to work so far...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Obama Administration Speaks Out on Marijuana Ballot Measures: Federal Raids Are Here to Stay

Obama Administration Speaks Out on Marijuana Ballot Measures: Federal Raids Are Here to Stay

The Obama administration finally acknowledged and responded to the ballot initiatives in CO, OR and WA that would legalize marijuana for recreational use on CBS’ 60 Minutes....
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Dilbert Cartoonist Rips Obama Over Medical Marijuana

Dilbert Cartoonist Rips Obama Over Medical Marijuana

Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams is taking issue with Obama’s medical marijuana policy and Aaron Sandusky’s recent conviction; “I assume the President is clamping down on California dispensaries for political...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Two Oct US Supreme Court Cases Could Give Drug Sniffing Dogs Carte Blanche

Two Oct US Supreme Court Cases Could Give Drug Sniffing Dogs Carte Blanche

The United States Supreme Court will be hearing two cases, Florida v. Harris and Joelis Jardines v. Florida, this month. The outcomes could have huge implications on our 4th Amendment...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Arkansas Drug Director, Chamber Oppose Medical Marijuana

Arkansas Drug Director, Chamber Oppose Medical Marijuana

Arkansas’ top anti-drug official and the state Chamber of Commerce joined pharmacists and law enforcement agencies last Friday to announce their opposition to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act, a measure...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Maine State Housing Authority Freezes Medical Marijuana Ban for 180 Days

Maine State Housing Authority Freezes Medical Marijuana Ban for 180 Days

The Maine State Housing Authority has agreed to let tenants in subsidized housing continue using and growing medical marijuana at home for another six months – and...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Latest Polls on Oregon, Washington Marijuana Initiatives

Latest Polls on Oregon, Washington Marijuana Initiatives

04:39pm New polling data released this week shows Washington’s I-502 marijuana legalization initiative still ahead, but not comfortably so, and Oregon’s Measure 80 continuing to trail....
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Montel Williams Calls Opponents to Legalizing Medical Marijuana “Racist”

Montel Williams Calls Opponents to Legalizing Medical Marijuana “Racist”

“Offensive is really an understatement. It’s the most egregiously racist, false statement you’ve ever seen in your life,” Williams reportedly told the Little Rock crowd in regards to a...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
Post-Election, Fate of Dutch ‘Weed Pass’ Uncertain

Post-Election, Fate of Dutch ‘Weed Pass’ Uncertain

04:30pm The conservative Dutch government was all set to introduce the controversial “weed pass” system, in which Dutch citizens would have to register with the government...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
The Stranger’s Dominic Holden Delivers a Passionate Defense of I-502 at NORMLCON 2012

The Stranger’s Dominic Holden Delivers a Passionate Defense of I-502 at NORMLCON 2012

At this year’s NORML Conference, which was held the first week of October, much emphasis was placed on the upcoming legalization initiatives in Washington, Colorado, and Oregon....
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
UK Drug Watchdog Urges a Ban on ‘Legal Highs’ Marketed as Alternatives to Cannabis and Ketamine

UK Drug Watchdog Urges a Ban on ‘Legal Highs’ Marketed as Alternatives to Cannabis and Ketamine

The UK Drug Watchdog, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), warned that a variety of synthetic versions of cannabis on sale online could cause serious...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
Japanese Teen Gets 6 Months for Marijuana in Bali

Japanese Teen Gets 6 Months for Marijuana in Bali

A 17-year-old Japanese boy was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for possessing a small amount of marijuana while vacationing with family on Indonesia’s resort island...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
Gary Johnson Supporters Robocall Colorado Democrats Over Marijuana Crackdown

Gary Johnson Supporters Robocall Colorado Democrats Over Marijuana Crackdown

05:36pm Colorado is a tightly-contested swing state. According to the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls, Republican challenger Mitt Romney holds a vanishingly narrow lead over...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
Call for Cannabis: Dial to Help Pass Measure 80 to Legalize Marijuana in Oregon

Call for Cannabis: Dial to Help Pass Measure 80 to Legalize Marijuana in Oregon

The only polling data we have for Oregon’s legalization initiative, Measure 80, shows a very close race with a massive number of undecided voters. In a September...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
California Three Strikes Reform Initiative Poised to Win

California Three Strikes Reform Initiative Poised to Win

12:00pm In 1998, Bernice Cubie got caught with $10 worth of cocaine. Since it was her third offense, although she had never hurt anyone, she was...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
NJ Weedman Ed Forchion Found Not Guilty

NJ Weedman Ed Forchion Found Not Guilty

In a stunning victory for the power of juries, Ed Forchion (aka NJ Weedman, a very visible medical marijuana activist) was found not guilty today of possession...
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