Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Tests Boss-Worker Relations

Medical Marijuana Tests Boss-Worker Relations

In Arizona, Esther Shapiro claims she was fired from her new job because she uses medical marijuana for pain relief from fibromyalgia. The 17 states that permit medical marijuana...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

On November 6th Oregonians will vote on the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA), aka Measure 80, a proposal to regulate, tax, and manage marijuana for recreational use...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

While other New Jersey towns are trying to shut out medical marijuana clinics; in Woodbridge, Mayor John McCormac welcomes medical marijuana. One may be open in Woodbridge,...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Video: Young Turks Talk With StoptheDrugWar Founder On Obama Pot Raids

Video: Young Turks Talk With StoptheDrugWar Founder On Obama Pot Raids

In this six minute news segment, The Young Turks talk about the flurry of California medical pot raids, look back on four years of war on medical...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Cannabis Carbon Footprint: Marijuana Industry’s Environmental Impact

Cannabis Carbon Footprint: Marijuana Industry’s Environmental Impact

The Huff Post dives into the environmental impact and carbon footprint of cannabis, an often overlooked cost of marijuana prohibition which drives grow operations indoors.  
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Group Endorses Obama for Re-Election

Medical Marijuana Group Endorses Obama for Re-Election

Calling it the defining economic issue of the moment, The United States Medical Marijuana Chamber of Commerce which advocates for the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes,...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Oregon Medical Marijuana Backers Trying 3rd Time to Add PTSD

Oregon Medical Marijuana Backers Trying 3rd Time to Add PTSD

Oregon medical marijuana advocates are trying for the 3rd time to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions. Oregon has an estimated 300,000 veterans living in the...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
WI Teen Hit with Marijuana Possession After Mom Lets Cop Search Car

WI Teen Hit with Marijuana Possession After Mom Lets Cop Search Car

John W. Gemeinhardt, an 18 year old in WI, has been charged with marijuana possession after he didn’t allow a cop to search his car, but his...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Polling Very Well

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Polling Very Well

07:34pm It looks like Massachusetts is set to become a new medical marijuana state. According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, the medical marijuana initiative there...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Pot Legalization Campaigns in Two States Raise $3 Million

Pot Legalization Campaigns in Two States Raise $3 Million

Backers of pot legalization in Washington and Colorado have cumulatively raised $3 million dollars in campaigns, far surpassing their opposition. Part of the money has been used to...
By: Lateralus
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Bill Hicks About Marijuana Law: Evolve Ideas

Bill Hicks About Marijuana Law: Evolve Ideas

It isn’t his birthday or a remembrance of when he died, but Bill Hicks was a huge influence on not just me and my beliefs but many...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Alabama Narcs Kill One, Wound One

Alabama Narcs Kill One, Wound One

05:21pm Undercover narcs with the Hueytown Police shot and killed one man and wounded another in nearby Brighton Wednesday afternoon. Calvin Robinson, 21, becomes the 44th person...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Vermont Update: Pro-Reform Candidate Gov. Shumlin Holds Massive Lead

Vermont Update: Pro-Reform Candidate Gov. Shumlin Holds Massive Lead

New polling data released this week from Castleton Polling Institute shows pro-reform incumbent Governor Peter Shumlin (D) holding a massive lead over his challenger, Randy Brock (R). A survey of 477...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives

NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives

03:59pm All three marijuana legalization initiatives on state ballots this year have won the endorsement of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) regional...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
DEA Sends Warning Letter to 23 Seattle Area Medical Pot Dispensaries

DEA Sends Warning Letter to 23 Seattle Area Medical Pot Dispensaries

Yesterday, the DEA sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area determined to be located within “1,000 feet of a school, playground or other...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum and Marijuana

Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum and Marijuana

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum surely would prefer to put the issue of marijuana behind her. No such luck. Marijuana will remain a hot topic throughout her...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Attorney General Files to Halt Licensing of Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Attorney General Files to Halt Licensing of Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries are at risk as Attorney General Tom Horne argues that voters are legally powerless to authorize anyone to sell marijuana as long as it...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Infographic: Another Reminder That Marijuana is Safe

Infographic: Another Reminder That Marijuana is Safe

This infographic, created with data compiled in 1994 by Dr. Jack E. Henningfield and Dr. Neal L. Burkowitz, is just one of the vast sea of examples that...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Do You Agree with Senator Rand Paul That Hemp = Jobs?

Do You Agree with Senator Rand Paul That Hemp = Jobs?

Nick Gillespie at Reason calls Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) a “a socially conservative Christian who wants to end the federal drug war, bring the troops home, and seriously cut...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot

California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot

The California Supreme Court dismissed review yesterday of an important appellate court ruling affecting medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. Specifically, the High Court threw out the...
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