Tag: legislation

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July 3, 2013
07/03/2013
Florida Launches Drive for 2014 Medical Marijuana Amendment

Florida Launches Drive for 2014 Medical Marijuana Amendment

Orlando lawyer John Morgan launched the drive this week to put a Medical Marijuana Amendment on the Florida ballot in 2014. Medical marijuana legislation couldn’t even make...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
NH Medical Marijuana Bill Sponsor Expresses Concerns

NH Medical Marijuana Bill Sponsor Expresses Concerns

New Hampshire Rep. Donna Schlachman, who sponsored the newly-passed medical marijuana bill in the state, answered questions and expressed concerns about some of the changes that were...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Oregon Approves Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties

Oregon Approves Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties

Members of the Oregon House and Senate have given final approval to two separate legislative measures, Senate Bill 40 and Senate Bill 82, to reduce penalties related to certain...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
New Jersey Passes Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access

New Jersey Passes Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access

New Jersey’s medical marijuana law has shown itself to be overly restrictive and flawed in many ways, but fortunately, the legislature has approved a bill that would...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Vermont Decriminalizes Marijuana

Vermont Decriminalizes Marijuana

As of Monday, Vermont will be the 17th state to decriminalize marijuana possession. A bill passed earlier this year goes into effect then. The measure, House Bill 200,...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Oregon DA’s Oppose Dispensary Bill: May Affect Old Cases

Oregon DA’s Oppose Dispensary Bill: May Affect Old Cases

Oregon’s DA’s Association opposes legislation that would license and regulate medical marijuana shops. Lincoln county DA Rob Bovett claims one reason to oppose the dispensary bill is...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Canada Changes Medical Marijuana Regulations

Canada Changes Medical Marijuana Regulations

Previously in Canada, medical marijuana patients needed to provide proof of qualifying medical conditions to Health Canada, which would then issue them a card allowing them to...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
NH Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval From Legislature

NH Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval From Legislature

New Hampshire state lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Wednesday that will allow state residents with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical marijuana if their...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California medical marijuana dispensaries — and their patients — are under a sustained, two-pronged attack, and that is having a dramatic impact on patient access across the...
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June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Hawaii: Governor Signs Measures Amending Medical Cannabis

Hawaii: Governor Signs Measures Amending Medical Cannabis

Democrat Gov. Neil Abercrombie yesterday signed two separate measures into law to amend the state’s 13-year-old medical marijuana program. House Bill 668 transfers the administration of the state’s medicinal cannabis...
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June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

It’s been a good week for medical marijuana in state legislatures, with New Hampshire now poised to become the 19th medical marijuana state, and that’s just for...
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June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
Immigration Bill Affects Real and Imagined Drug Offenders

Immigration Bill Affects Real and Imagined Drug Offenders

An amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) would affect real and imagined drug offenders. SA 1570, amendment to S. 744 (and the same...
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June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Moving

Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Moving

A bill that would create a registry of medical marijuana outlets and help legitimate the state’s thriving medical marijuana industry passed a major hurdle Monday, winning approval...
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June 24, 2013
06/24/2013
Taking Your Seat at the Table in California – August 12

Taking Your Seat at the Table in California – August 12

There is an important conversation about medical cannabis happening in Sacramento right now. That conversation will affect how medical cannabis patients get their medicine, who regulates the...
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June 24, 2013
06/24/2013
Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along With Farm Bill

Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along With Farm Bill

013 The Farm Bill (House Bill 1947) died in the House Thursday morning as Democrats rebelled against deep cuts to food stamps. The vote to kill it...
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June 21, 2013
06/21/2013
Oregon Panel Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Oregon Panel Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Oregon’s HB 3460 has been approved by a joint budget committee and moves on for a vote in the House. The bill would establish a system to...
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June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Mexico City to Consider Legalizing Marijuana, Preparing Legislation

Mexico City to Consider Legalizing Marijuana, Preparing Legislation

The leftwing Party of the Democratic Revolution is preparing legislation to introduce in September to legalize smoking weed in Mexico City. It would permit marijuana home grows, smoking in designated...
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June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire

Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire

New Hampshire is about to become the 19th state (unless the Illinois governor strikes first) to allow for the medicinal use of marijuana, as Gov. Maggie Hassan...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Judge Torches Colorado’s Marijuana Magazine Rule

Judge Torches Colorado’s Marijuana Magazine Rule

A federal judge in Colorado struck down a law that would require magazines about marijuana to be sold behind counters like pornographic magazines, following findings by state...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Maine Lawmakers Expanding State’s Medicinal Cannabis Program

Maine Lawmakers Expanding State’s Medicinal Cannabis Program

House and Senate lawmakers last week gave final approval to legislation, LD 1062, to allow patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, and other debilitating disorders...
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