Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
WA State Legalizing Marijuana Worth 400 Million Per Year

WA State Legalizing Marijuana Worth 400 Million Per Year

If voters in Washington state pass I-502 this November legalizing marijuana, the state Office of Financial Management forecasts $1.9 billion in new tax revenue over the next...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
FedEx Delivers Pound of Pot to Connecticut Office…

FedEx Delivers Pound of Pot to Connecticut Office…

Stuart Rosenberg, a 63 year old man in Fairfield, Connecticut had a pound of marijuana delivered to his office via FedEx and was arrested after being turned in by...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

What Are the Best and Worst Countries for Drug Users?

A recent article by TheFix.com explores the Best and Worst countries for drug users. The author considers what makes good drug policy? Should a nation make sure...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Online Cartoon Casts Critical Light on Obama’s Failed Medical Marijuana Policies

Online Cartoon Casts Critical Light on Obama’s Failed Medical Marijuana Policies

No matter the media medium, the tragic story of the federal government’s war against a beloved plant and the people who’re keen to it, can’t be told...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Arizona Governor Signs Waiver Allowing AG to Attack Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Signs Waiver Allowing AG to Attack Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a waiver that will allow Attorney General Tom Horne to try to close down the marijuana dispensaries that her state health...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Judge Jim Gray Slams Obama For Demanding Shutdown Of Medical Marijuana Centers

Judge Jim Gray Slams Obama For Demanding Shutdown Of Medical Marijuana Centers

Gary Johnson 2012, August 9, 2012 – Denver, CO During Visit to Colorado, Libertarian Party VP Nominee  Jim Gray Criticizes President Obama for Interfering in State’s Medical Marijuana...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Scientific Review: “There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions”

Scientific Review: “There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions”

For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper published in a peer-reviewed journal has thoroughly rebutted the present Schedule I status of cannabis under US federal law, which states...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates Differ On Marijuana Decriminalization

Vermont Gubernatorial Candidates Differ On Marijuana Decriminalization

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and GOP challenger Randy Brock have very different views on marijuana decriminalization. Shumlin believes it should be decriminalized, but legalization is a federal...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Medical Marijuana: 10 Health Benefits That Legitimize Legalization

Medical Marijuana: 10 Health Benefits That Legitimize Legalization

International Business Times points out the hypocrisy of medical marijuana being demonized versus the many legal prescription drugs with track records of fatalities. It also lays out...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Bill O’Reilly Shouts Dumb Stuff About the Drug War Again

Bill O’Reilly Shouts Dumb Stuff About the Drug War Again

10:25pm I don’t even want to know how many times I’ve written about the reckless idiocy of this man, but what am I supposed to do,...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
I-502 Campaign Tackles Marijuana Legalization Movement’s Gender Divide

I-502 Campaign Tackles Marijuana Legalization Movement’s Gender Divide

The backers of Washington state’s I-502 are targeting their ads towards women, who have historically trailed men on supporting legalization. Seattle Weekly dives into potential answers for this...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Measure Expands Health Department Duties

North Dakota Medical Marijuana Measure Expands Health Department Duties

The North Dakotan medical marijuana measure puts the Health Department in charge of vetting the business plans of dispensaries, checking home pot gardens and reviewing the drug’s labeling and potency.
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

05:52pm, (Issue #746) The end of dispensaries in LA looms, more federal threat letters in Colorado, and a medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota!? That’s just...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
CO Judge Finds Medical Marijuana at State Level Illegal

CO Judge Finds Medical Marijuana at State Level Illegal

A decision issued in a Arapahoe District Court case in Colorado could be potentially devastating to the medical marijuana industry. The conclusion: The medical marijuana industry here and in...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
NJ Medical Marijuana Program Registration Begins Thursday

NJ Medical Marijuana Program Registration Begins Thursday

New Jersey physicians will be able to register patients for the state’s long-delayed medical marijuana program starting tomorrow and registered physicians can even electronically sign up their patients...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
New Hemp Bill Introduced in US Senate

New Hemp Bill Introduced in US Senate

06:12pm A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana. The bill, if passed, would get...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Petitions Handed In

North Dakota Medical Marijuana Petitions Handed In

04:57pm North Dakota could be voting on medical marijuana in November. Proponents of a medical marijuana initiative there handed in about 20,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Voter Approval Sought for Long Beach Medical Marijuana

Voter Approval Sought for Long Beach Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana advocates in Long Beach filed documents yesterday notifying the City of their intent to collect signatures to authorize a Ballot Initiative. The proposed measure would...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

The Just Say Now federal marijuana rescheduling pledge program is alleging that Facebook censors marijuana activism… again. Just Say Now is a program of Firedoglake (FDL) media group in...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Arizona Medical Marijuana Drawings Use Bingo Balls

Arizona Medical Marijuana Drawings Use Bingo Balls

The Arizona medical marijuana lottery was conducted on Tuesday using a bingo machine with sets of numbered air-blown balls to choose winners from among hundreds of applicants...
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