Tag: Kansas

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April 29, 2015
04/29/2015
Cannabis and Child Care: Why Discretion Is Key

Cannabis and Child Care: Why Discretion Is Key

My advice: discretion until they are 18. A recent story out of Kansas illustrates perfectly why I feel this way. An 11 year old boy who’s mother...
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March 9, 2015
03/09/2015
Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Colorado for Legal Cannabis

Lawsuit Officially Filed Against Colorado for Legal Cannabis

Among those who filed the lawsuit are six Colorado sheriffs, four Nebraska sheriffs as well as two county attorneys from Nebraska and Kansas.
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January 19, 2015
01/19/2015
SAMHSA Releases Info on Drug Use Changes for 2012-2013

SAMHSA Releases Info on Drug Use Changes for 2012-2013

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released data in December for the most recent findings of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Among...
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August 29, 2014
08/29/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.08.27)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.08.27)

A study finds marijuana may lower opiate overdose rates, a California appeals court decision is good news for dispensary operators, Connecticut gets its first dispensary, and more....
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April 8, 2014
04/08/2014
Kansas SWAT Raids Home for Cannabis, Finds Tea

Kansas SWAT Raids Home for Cannabis, Finds Tea

In what will surely go into the annals of history as one of the most sterling examples of intelligent police work, a Kansas SWAT team raided the...
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Kansas Senator To Lead Valentine’s Day Rally For Patient Access

Kansas Senator To Lead Valentine’s Day Rally For Patient Access

In 2013, Senator David Haley introduced SB 9, which would establish a compassionate medical marijuana program in Kansas similar to the programs in 20 other states. That...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.10.09)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.10.09)

The feds back off in some Southern California asset forfeiture cases, an Iowa newspaper tells local authorities to back off from prosecuting a cancer patient, and several...
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September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
Legalization Debate Held at Wichita State University

Legalization Debate Held at Wichita State University

Jack Cole of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) was set to debate local law enforcement at Wichita State University yesterday, but no local law enforcement showed up....
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September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Kansas Rejects Marijuana Group’s Bid to Adopt a Highway

Kansas Rejects Marijuana Group’s Bid to Adopt a Highway

The Kansas marijuana advocacy group Fire It Up Kansas has been denied a section of highway to keep clean. The Kansas Department of Transportation says that they...
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April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
Kansas Governor Signs Public Benefits Drug Test Bill

Kansas Governor Signs Public Benefits Drug Test Bill

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) Tuesday signed into law a bill that requires applicants for welfare and unemployment benefits to undergo drug testing if there is “reasonable...
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March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
Kansas Town Hall Draws Medical Marijuana Advocates

Kansas Town Hall Draws Medical Marijuana Advocates

At a town hall meeting in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, the hot topics were Medicaid expansion and medical marijuana. Several advocates of medical marijuana spoke to the...
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March 20, 2013
03/20/2013
Leave the Pot at Home If Driving Through Kansas

Leave the Pot at Home If Driving Through Kansas

Marijuana possession charges hold in Kansas, even against those caught passing through after buying the herb legally in another state, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled. Troy...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
Public Benefits Drug Test Bill Advances in Kansas

Public Benefits Drug Test Bill Advances in Kansas

The Kansas Senate Thursday approved a bill requiring welfare and unemployment benefits recipients to undergo drug tests if there is “reasonable suspicion” they are using drugs. But...
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January 17, 2013
01/17/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.16)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.16)

New state medical marijuana bills are starting to roll out as the legislative season gets underway, progress comes in Arizona, and San Diego’s mayor steps up for...
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January 16, 2013
01/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Kansas State Senate

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Kansas State Senate

State Sen. David Haley (D-4) has introduced a bill that would allow Kansans with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use marijuana without fear of arrest. Advocates...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.31)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.31)

07:15pm A crank-dealing Kansas sheriff cops a plea, an LA narc gets a case of sticky fingers, an Arkansas narc develops a fondness for dope, and...
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July 6, 2012
07/06/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories

02:57pm A crooked narc scandal in Florida just keeps on giving, a sticky-fingered Kansas City cop goes to jail, a former Arizona cop is in trouble...
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