Tag: New Mexico

(45 posts)
February 20, 2014
02/20/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.19)

California counties continue to struggle with dispensary and growing rules, Reno’s mayor has a change of heart, some Oregon cities may have to change their ways, and...
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February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Project CBD takes on the skeptics on cannabidiol, medical marijuana bills move in Guam, but not in Michigan, and California counties continue to slug it out over...
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January 23, 2014
01/23/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.22)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.22)

Residents of a pair of California counties are fighting back against restrictive ordinances, Arizona rejects some new medical conditions, Illinois sets out draft rules, and more. Let’s...
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January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
New Mexico Gov Martinez Opposes State Legalizing Marijuana

New Mexico Gov Martinez Opposes State Legalizing Marijuana

Although New Mexico state Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino wants to introduce a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in NM similar to Colorado’s model to address...
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November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

013 Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so...
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September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
New Mexico Doc Appeals Suspension Over Medical Marijuana

New Mexico Doc Appeals Suspension Over Medical Marijuana

Doctor Nicholas Nardacci has written about 10% of the medical marijuana recommendations in New Mexico, and is a medical marijuana patient himself. He has had his license...
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August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)

Dispensaries get regulation in Oregon, a dispensary will open in Delaware, and they’re already popping up in Arizona. There’s more medical marijuana news, too; let’s get to...
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August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Illinois joins the ranks of the medical marijuana states; meanwhile, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are moving to put their medical marijuana programs in place, and there’s...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
NM Rep: Veterans Need Better Access to Medical Marijuana

NM Rep: Veterans Need Better Access to Medical Marijuana

The “Freedom of Choice” campaign kicked off in New Mexico Tuesday to protect veterans access to medical marijuana. PTSD is a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in...
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June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

A Wisconsin cop and a Washington cop face justice for their pervy behavior, and a New Mexico jail guard and a Georgia cop get in trouble over...
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May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.01)

Lots of action in California this past week, including more raids and more threat letters, plus action in various state legislatures. Let’s get to it: California Last...
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May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
A Rising Marijuana Reform Tide at the Statehouses

A Rising Marijuana Reform Tide at the Statehouses

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...
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April 24, 2013
04/24/2013
The Push Is on for PTSD and Medical Marijuana

The Push Is on for PTSD and Medical Marijuana

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...
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March 28, 2013
03/28/2013
New Mexico Drug Squad Kills Fugitive at Motel 6

New Mexico Drug Squad Kills Fugitive at Motel 6

Police in New Mexico shot and killed a man they were trying to arrest on drug charges Monday. Artesia resident Wesley Davis, 35, becomes the 8th person to...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
NM Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes House

NM Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes House

A bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults and depenalize the possession of up to a half pound of pot, narrowly...
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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Marijuana Legalization May Be Unstoppable

Marijuana Legalization May Be Unstoppable

On Tuesday, US Attorney General Eric Holder told America to expect a decision “soon” on how he’ll respond to the recent legalization of pot by states. The...
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Lawmaker Seeks to Study Regulating Marijuana in New Mexico

Lawmaker Seeks to Study Regulating Marijuana in New Mexico

New Mexico State Senator Ortiz y Pino requested that the Economic Development Department conduct a study on the financial implications (of both revenue and cost savings) of taxing...
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
New Mexico Marijuana Prescriber Sues Medical Board

New Mexico Marijuana Prescriber Sues Medical Board

ALBUQUERQUE (CN) – New Mexico stripped a physician assistant of his medical license for prescribing medical marijuana, which is legal in the state, the longtime medical worker...
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November 22, 2012
11/22/2012
Weedist is Thankful For…

Weedist is Thankful For…

Happy Thanksgiving Have a smoke, snack on some edibles, or hit the vaporizer and reflect with us on the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

04:02pm Colorado and Washington may have legalized marijuana, but the drug war continues apace. We here record three more deaths in the name of drug prohibition....
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