Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
Ohio Hemp and Medical Marijuana Amendment Launches

Ohio Hemp and Medical Marijuana Amendment Launches

Ohio Rights Group launched the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment this weekend, gathering the 1,000 signatures required to obtain a state-wide petition. The amendment would legalize medical marijuana...
March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
Attorney Pushes for Medical Marijuana in Florida

Attorney Pushes for Medical Marijuana in Florida

John Morgan, a prominent attorney in Orlando, is putting $3.5 million into legalization efforts for medical marijuana in Florida in memory of his father. Morgan’s father used...
March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Full Report Released

Amendment 64 Task Force Full Report Released

I recently wrote about the biggest recommendations made by Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force. The task force’s full report has since been made public,...
March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
DC 911 Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Takes Effect

DC 911 Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Takes Effect

As of Tuesday, there will be limited legal protections for people who witness or experience a drug overdose in the District of Columbia and summon medical assistance....
March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
$4 Million Marijuana Discovery on Santa Barbara Beach

$4 Million Marijuana Discovery on Santa Barbara Beach

Authorities in Santa Barbara County found about 2,000 pounds of marijuana next to a panga boat that washed ashore at Arroyo Quemada Beach. The pot was wrapped...
By: Lateralus
March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
Proposed City of San Diego Dispensary Regulations

Proposed City of San Diego Dispensary Regulations

Mayor Filner Proposed 2% tax, 5k annual licensing fee, and collectives / cooperatives in limited commercial and industrial zones Over the years, medical marijuana patients in San Diego have...
March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
Maryland: Lawmakers To Debate Marijuana Legalization Bill

Maryland: Lawmakers To Debate Marijuana Legalization Bill

NORML will be among a number of advocacy groups in Annapolis tomorrow to testify in favor of House Bill 1453, which seeks to legalize and regulate adult marijuana...
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
Cannabinopathic Medicine: Dr. Lester Grinspoon’s New Coinage

Cannabinopathic Medicine: Dr. Lester Grinspoon’s New Coinage

I am honored and delighted to be able to publish here for the first time a new comprehensive piece written by Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Emeritus Professor of...
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
No Medical Marijuana for Minnesota This Year

No Medical Marijuana for Minnesota This Year

Bills to allow for the use of medical marijuana in Minnesota have popular support and may still be introduced this year, but will be little more than...
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Bill Defeated

New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Bill Defeated

A bill to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire is dead after a House vote Wednesday. The measure was defeated on a vote of 239-122 with no debate....
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
Vermont Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Vermont Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Vermont has become the latest state to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. House Bill 499, “An Act Relating to Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana,” was introduced...
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
Is the International Narcotics Control Board Ignoring Human Rights?

Is the International Narcotics Control Board Ignoring Human Rights?

A recent report by the UN special rapporteur on torture charged that compulsory drug treatment centers in some countries, particularly Vietnam and Thailand, constitute “forced labor” camps...
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
Anti-Weed NY Republican Steve Katz Just got Busted for Weed

Anti-Weed NY Republican Steve Katz Just got Busted for Weed

Meet Assemblyman Steve Katz, New York’s Ted Haggard — or Gary Aldridge — of cannabis. In June, the Republican lawmaker voted no on a bill that would give doctors the right to prescribe weed...
March 18, 2013
03/18/2013
UN Development Program Head Slams Drug War

UN Development Program Head Slams Drug War

It is increasingly clear that the “war on drugs” has failed and there needs to be room for new approaches, the head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)...
March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Georgia Moms For Marijuana Lobby for Medical Marijuana

Georgia Moms For Marijuana Lobby for Medical Marijuana

Yesterday was declared “Cannabis Day” in Georgia as activists lobby outside the state capital. Moms For Marijuana made a giant quilt, with patches containing various cannabis facts...
March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Nevada Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Legalizing Marijuana

Nevada Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Legalizing Marijuana

Nevada Assemblyman Joe Hogan will introduce a bill today legalizing marijuana in Nevada. The bill is being cosponsored by fellow Assemblymen Andrew Martin and Paul Aizley. Hogan is...
March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
MN Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds Support Medical Marijuana

MN Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds Support Medical Marijuana

According to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, nearly two-thirds of Minnesota voters support changing state law to allow people with serious and terminal illnesses to use medical...
March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
St. Louis Pot-Reform Cop Sues Police Commission

St. Louis Pot-Reform Cop Sues Police Commission

An officer sued the St. Louis Police Commission, claiming it violated his speech rights by threatening to discipline him for advocating reform of marijuana laws. Gary Wiegert...
March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Senate Approves Bill Allowing Caregivers To Possess Medical Marijuana

Senate Approves Bill Allowing Caregivers To Possess Medical Marijuana

In Maryland, proving that marijuana is for a medical marijuana patient as a legal defense against marijuana possession charges has been approved by the senate. The bill...
March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Roadie Complains of Pot Smoke on Band Bus

Roadie Complains of Pot Smoke on Band Bus

A long-time roadie sued Chris Isaak, claiming the bandleader fired him for protesting the mistreatment of women and the choking clouds of marijuana smoke on the tour...