Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

04:42pm Montana residents will have a chance to vote on medical marijuana in November, but not on legalization. In a Friday statement, Secretary of State Linda McCullough...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Will Chris Christie’s War on Drugs Stance Begin to Change GOP?

Will Chris Christie’s War on Drugs Stance Begin to Change GOP?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s recent acknowledgement that the war on drugs has been a failure was a monumental statement within the GOP, although I personally wish he took it...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Robert Platshorn Loses First Round In Parole Fight

Robert Platshorn Loses First Round In Parole Fight

Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna) has been told by U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks he must remain under the supervision of the parole office and that trying to...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Video: Seth MacFarlane and Larry King Both Support Legalizing Marijuana

Video: Seth MacFarlane and Larry King Both Support Legalizing Marijuana

Below is a 25 second video segment from Larry King’s recent interview with Seth MacFarlane where they discuss their mutual support for legalizing marijuana. Here’s a transcript...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Gary Johnson – Help Him End the War On Drugs

Gary Johnson – Help Him End the War On Drugs

You probably notice a recurring Gary Johnson theme at Weedist… We strongly support candidates who will end the war on marijuana. Personally I like the vast majority...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Video: North Island Compassion Club Challenging Canada’s Constitution

Video: North Island Compassion Club Challenging Canada’s Constitution

CTV News reports on British Columbia’s North Island Compassion Club who say they will be challenging Canada’s medical marijuana laws because they are unconstitutional. Club owner Ernest Yacub was in...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Sue to Stop Legalization Measure

Medical Marijuana Advocates Sue to Stop Legalization Measure

Sadly as some in the medical marijuana industry fought California’s Prop 19 legalization measure, similar forces are at work for this November’s Initiative 502 ballot measure in...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Texas Man Arrested for Trying to Receive Some California Buds Via USPS

Texas Man Arrested for Trying to Receive Some California Buds Via USPS

USPS inspectors in conjunction with Texas’ Williamson County Sheriff’s Office arrested William Richard Black after he accepted delivery of marijuana from California. Black said he paid $2,000 for...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Will Obama’s war on marijuana cost him to lose a few key swing states and the 2012 election by alienating much of his base? With Amendment 64...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Seattle’s Marijuana Group Wants Mayor and Other Public Leaders to Join Book Club to Learn About Real Costs of Prohibition

Seattle’s Marijuana Group Wants Mayor and Other Public Leaders to Join Book Club to Learn About Real Costs of Prohibition

Seattle’s Responsible Marijuana Project has started a PR campaign to get Mayor Mike McGinn, Police Chief John Diaz, City Attorney Pete Holmes and U.S. District Attorney Jenny Durkan to...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Obama Administration to Review Clarence Aaron Commutation Request

Obama Administration to Review Clarence Aaron Commutation Request

10:03pm, (Issue #743) The Obama administration is seeking a fresh review of Clarence Aaron’s request for commutation of his cocaine trafficking sentence, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Aaron,...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Federal Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials Act” Reintroduced

Federal Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials Act” Reintroduced

08:25pm, (Issue #743) US Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) Tuesday introduced House Resolution 6134, the Truth in Trials Act, which would allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.18)

04:04pm More trouble on the border, more prison guards get caught, and a Puerto Rican cop goes away for a long, long time. Let’s get to...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Medical Marijuana Takes Another Step Towards Legitimacy in Alberta, Canada

Medical Marijuana Takes Another Step Towards Legitimacy in Alberta, Canada

Medical marijuana takes another step towards legitimacy in Alberta, Canada, thanks to Alberta Health Services deviating from their federal government’s hostile stance. Thanks to AHS, the Sheldon...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Discovery Channel Filming Show In Siskiyou County California

Discovery Channel Filming Show In Siskiyou County California

ABC’s KDRV 12 News reports The Discovery Channel will be filming a show in Siskiyou County California  “on the multiple problems posed by large-scale marijuana growers,” such...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Video: San Francisco’s HopeNet Cooperative Forced by DOJ to Shutter Its Storefront

Video: San Francisco’s HopeNet Cooperative Forced by DOJ to Shutter Its Storefront

HopeNet Cooperative, San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating storefront medical marijuana dispensary recently announced the Department of Justice is forcing them to close its doors at 223 9th...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
The Wall Street Journal Covers First Licensed New Jersey Medical Marijuana Provider

The Wall Street Journal Covers First Licensed New Jersey Medical Marijuana Provider

Great to see publications like The Wall Street Journal covering the business of medical marijuana. Read more about the Greenleaf Compassion Center, the first licensed provider of medical...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

04:51pm With state budgets devastated by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent slow economic growth, the impulse to incarcerate is being blunted by fiscal realities. This...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Video: Roseanne Barr “I’ll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!”

Video: Roseanne Barr “I’ll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!”

Roseanne Barr was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and she held no punches back on Obama’s war on medical marijuana. It’s a short clip,...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Bipartisan Group of House Members Introduce Bill To Give Some Protection Against Federal Medical Marijuana Charges

Bipartisan Group of House Members Introduce Bill To Give Some Protection Against Federal Medical Marijuana Charges

Yesterday the Truth in Trials Act, H.R. 6134, was introduced by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), and 15 other House Democrats such as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and three...
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