Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Federal Judges Dismiss Every Lawsuit Filed by California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Seeking Protection

Federal Judges Dismiss Every Lawsuit Filed by California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Seeking Protection

Federal judges reinforced marijuana’s Schedule I status under the Controlled Substances Act by dismissing lawsuits advocating for dispensaries in all four California court districts. Medical marijuana supporters sought to stop...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
CAMP, California’s Annual Pot Eradication Program Scaled Back

CAMP, California’s Annual Pot Eradication Program Scaled Back

CAMP (The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting), California’s 28-year-old marijuana eradication program that has destroyed millions of pot plants in public and private wilderness areas is no more. It is...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Washington Marijuana Initiative Has Good Week

Washington Marijuana Initiative Has Good Week

06:52pm This has been a good week for I-502, the Washington state initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana, and its sponsors, New Approach Washington. Over...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

Oakland to President Obama: Change Your Ways!

02:33am Several hundred — perhaps as many as a thousand — medical marijuana patients, providers, and supporters took to the streets of Oakland Monday afternoon to...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Marijuana Legalization Could Set Up State Versus Federal Showdown

Marijuana Legalization Could Set Up State Versus Federal Showdown

Governing.com ponders what kind of federal response and ultimate showdown we may see after the November elections if at least one of the three states (Colorado, Oregon...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Canadian AIDS Doctors Join International Call to End ‘War On Drugs’

Canadian AIDS Doctors Join International Call to End ‘War On Drugs’

Two prominent Canadian doctors, Dr. Evan Wood and Dr. Julio Montaner, in British Columbia have joined an international campaign including Sir Richard Branson calling on world leaders to...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Mysterious NYC Weed Van Selling Cannabis Flavored Lollipops

Mysterious NYC Weed Van Selling Cannabis Flavored Lollipops

There has been a mysterious NYC weed van spotted at 14th Street and 7th Avenue selling pot “it’s just flavor” lollipops. Read more at Gothamist to find...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Mitt Romney’s Close-Minded Views About Marijuana

Mitt Romney’s Close-Minded Views About Marijuana

Well, just when I was sure that people were awakening from their prejudiced and fearful assumptions about marijuana, I decided to check and see what Mitt Romney...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates

Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates

The Washington Times believes Gary Johnson’s “penchant for snappy redirects and crowd-winning zingers would be the kind of fan service that scratches the itch for spontaneous, unscripted...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Will Los Angeles Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Today?

Will Los Angeles Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Today?

The Los Angeles City Council is set to vote today on a proposed measure that would make LA’s medical marijuana dispensaries illegal. Read more at Village Voice...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Arizona Rules Marijuana Ineffective in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Migraines

Arizona Rules Marijuana Ineffective in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Migraines

Patient advocates in Arizona sought to expand the qualifying conditions for the use of medical marijuana. Their goal was to include PTSD, depression, migraines, and anxiety. However,...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
ASA Director to Obama: Wake Up, Medical Marijuana Patients Are Voters

ASA Director to Obama: Wake Up, Medical Marijuana Patients Are Voters

Steph Sherer, Executive Director at Americans for Safe Access writes a candid piece on the level of hope and excitement she had for Obama in 2008 only...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Gary Johnson Could Appear in Presidential Debates After Sustained Social Media Protests

Gary Johnson Could Appear in Presidential Debates After Sustained Social Media Protests

After weeks of angry protests on Reddit, Facebook and Twitter to get Libertarian party nominee Gary Johnson in the presidential debates, Janet Brown from the Commission on...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
‘Stirring the Pot’ Forum Puts Discussion of Legalized Marijuana on Front Burner

‘Stirring the Pot’ Forum Puts Discussion of Legalized Marijuana on Front Burner

In an attempt to understand and discuss what life in California might be like if marijuana were legal (versus should be legal), the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History are...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Racism and Marijuana Arrests: It’s Not Just NYC

Racism and Marijuana Arrests: It’s Not Just NYC

Racism and marijuana go back to the early days of prohibition. New York City is notorious for the racial skewing of its marijuana arrests. Over the last...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Gary Johnson, Libertarian POTUS candidate, Endorses Oregon’s OCTA

Gary Johnson, Libertarian POTUS candidate, Endorses Oregon’s OCTA

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson officially endorsed Measure 80 – The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (aka OCTA) last Friday. Gary Johnson has also endorsed marijuana legalization measures in Colorado...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
I-502 to Legalize Marijuana in Washington Now Polling at 55% Yes

I-502 to Legalize Marijuana in Washington Now Polling at 55% Yes

On July 21, 2012, SurveyUSA released the results of a recent statewide poll that showed 55 percent of Washington voters supporting I-502 to legalize marijuana while only 32 percent opposed....
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
San Francisco Medical Marijuana Smoke OK, Tobacco Maybe Not

San Francisco Medical Marijuana Smoke OK, Tobacco Maybe Not

KCBS reports San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is considering banning smoking anything other than legally prescribed medical marijuana at outdoor events such as street fairs, festivals, and...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Belize Ponders Marijuana Decriminalization

Belize Ponders Marijuana Decriminalization

012, 06:55pm The government of Belize is studying the possible decriminalization of the possession of small amounts of marijuana in a bid to unclog its courts and...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
I-502, Washington’s Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash

I-502, Washington’s Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash

I-502, Washington’s initiative to legalize marijuana this November has recently received $1.25 million in new donations for a big TV ad buy in August. The money came from...
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