Greg Sundstrom, city manager of Grand Rapids, Michigan, spoke in his latest video blog about the effects marijuana decriminalization has had in the city: “The city’s still running swell.” He also gave some advice for those that use cannabis: “One, never own more than two and a half ounces and, two, do it in your home.”
The feds stay on the attack in California, and fallout from last week’s state Supreme Court decision allowing local dispensary bans mounts. There’s news from other states as well. Let’s get to it: California Last Monday, US Attorney Melinda Haag moved to seize a building housing a San Francisco dispensary.... Read More »
In the wake of the marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and buoyed by a series of national public opinion polls showing support for pot legalization going over the tipping point, marijuana reform legislation is being introduced at state houses across the land at levels never... Read More »
Grand Rapids residents voted in November to decriminalize minor marijuana offenses. People possessing up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana will receive a ticket rather than jail. The decriminalization measure does not offer protection for anyone with 4 or more previous offenses for controlled substances or anyone intending to sell marijuana.
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. It is being co-sponsored by Marcia Hovey (D), Mike Shirkey (R) and Mike Callton (R).
Access to medical marijuana continues to expand as more and more states embrace the healing power of the herb. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of veterans of America’s decade of wars are returning home burdened with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition as old as war... Read More »
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 get to it: California On Monday, a hearing on a Lake County lawsuit challenging the county’s cultivation ordinance was postponed when the judge hearing... Read More »
53-year-old transplant patient Jerry Duval recently received a federal surrender order to serve out 10-year sentence Late last week, 53-year-old Michigan medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval received a Justice Department order to surrender to federal authorities on June 11th, to begin serving a 10-year prison sentence at the Federal Read More »
Rhode Island is set to see its first dispensary open next, Mendocino County faces down the feds, and more news from around the country. Let’s get to it: California On Tuesday, the city of Concord banned outdoor grows. The “outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana” is banned by ordinance in order... Read More »
Dan Skye of High Times has released a great rundown of Michigan’s latest Hash Bash. The Hash Bash is the oldest annual cannabis rally in America, and has been held in Ann Arbor since 1972. Guests included Mason Tvert, DJ Short and Ed Rosenthol, among many others.
