A bill that would have required Hoosier State welfare recipients to undergo drug testing based on a “reasonable suspicion” of drug use was killed Friday after the...
Florida Rep. Darryl Rouson introduced HB 49, which would outlaw bongs and pipes to be used with illegal drugs. The bill passed the House and the Senate, and...
Hemp Potential The industry is stunted by federal regulations which outlaw commercial hemp production. In 2011 the total sales of hemp food and beauty care products exceeded...
Michigan Rep. Jeff Irwin introduced a marijuana decriminalization bill yesterday. The bill would make possession of up to an ounce a civil infraction rather than a misdemeanor....
Puerto Rico has become the latest US state or dependency to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. Sen. Miguel Pereira earlier this month filed Senate Bill...
Legislation sponsored by Ron Wyden (D- Oregon) and Lisa Murkowski of (R-Alaska) would require Super PACs to reveal their sources of money, which spent $1 billion to influence 2012...
The Oregon Senate passed a bill allowing people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to secure a medical marijuana card on Wednesday in a 19-11 vote. The Oregon Medical...
Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced federal legislation that would establish a National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy. The proposed commission, inspired by the 1971 Shafer Commission on Marihuana and...
On Tuesday, the Anchorage Daily News reported that marijuana policy reform activists in Alaska presented a drafted ballot initiative that calls for taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol, along with 100 signatures...
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...
HB1, touted as one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws, must still pass the Illinois State Senate The Illinois House voted 61-57 today to pass HB1,...
More DEA raids in Los Angeles, federal prison bureaucrats ignore a Michigan medical marijuana prisoner’s medical needs, and there is lots of action in state legislatures. Let’s...
In a 21 to 4 vote, the New York State Assembly Health Committee approved the use, production, and sale of medical marijuana. Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) and Assembly...
St. Louis will reduce the penalty for people caught with small amounts of marijuana, essentially turning a criminal offense into a ticket. The Board of Aldermen voted...
At a news conference Tuesday, April 16, a group of doctors announced the support of nearly 250 Illinois physicians for allowing patients with serious illnesses to obtain...
The University of Louisville held a rally for the legalization of medical marijuana in Kentucky. Senator Perry Clark has introduced a medical marijuana bill in the state...
Washington’s Senate unanimously approved a bill to protect stores containing pharmacies from licensing problems that could arise from accidentally dropped marijuana. The bill sets up handling procedures when finding...
Pennsylvania will again consider making medical marijuana legal. The Governor Raymond P. Shafer Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, or House Bill 1181, was introduced Monday at the State House,...
SB 281, a bill adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for the use of medical marijuana, has cleared its last hurdle and is headed to...
As we’ve promoted many times before, the only real solution to marijuana prohibition is to reconcile with the Federal Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act drives...
