Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part II)

Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part II)

Can legal attempts to change Cannabis Policy survive in the modern Legal system? In my last post on Cannabis Legalization I began by saying there is a legal...
January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
New Bermuda Attorney General Wants Marijuana Law Debate

New Bermuda Attorney General Wants Marijuana Law Debate

Newly-appointed Bermuda Attorney General Mark Pettingill is calling for a debate about reforming the island nation’s marijuana laws. But he has stopped short of advocating any particular...
January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Fights over Medical Marijuana Case Evidence Could Be Costly in Colorado

Fights over Medical Marijuana Case Evidence Could Be Costly in Colorado

A medical marijuana grower acquitted of drug-cultivation charges at a December trial wants Colorado Springs police to return her marijuana — or fork over $3.3 million in...
January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Singer, poet, public speaker, and talk show host Henry Rollins has joined the growing ranks of public figures who support ending marijuana prohibition. Rollins is not a...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Colorado Task Force Considering Anti-marijuana Tourism Regulation

Colorado Task Force Considering Anti-marijuana Tourism Regulation

Some prohibitionists on a 24 member Colorado task force setup to help the governor and Legislature implement Amendment 64 are now trying ignore the will of Coloradan voters...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Four Western countries—the US, Britain, Italy, and Sweden—have formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation that allows for...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

A White House online petition telling Obama to listen to the voters of Colorado and Washington about the future of cannabis legalization, not the famously anti-cannabis/pro drug war architect...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

A CA medical marijuana grower & AIDS patient said his home alarm company of 3 years dropped him after a repairman saw his grow inside his house....
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Recreational MJ Sales in CO is Still Illegal – and Dangerous

Recreational MJ Sales in CO is Still Illegal – and Dangerous

Amendment 64 has already legalized possession and use of marijuana for all adults. Many people have gone further, assuming that selling marijuana is no longer going to...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, opposes marijuana legalization, but he also told CNN recently that the news from Washington and Colorado “could bring us to rethinking the...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Nine marijuana collectives claim in court that the Long Beach Police Department is using illegal, unconstitutional tactics to put them out of business. The nine collectives and...
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use

Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use

The availability of cannabis retail outlets in the Netherlands is not associated with the greater incidences of cannabis use or an increase in the intensity of the public’s consumption...
By: NORML
January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

This month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

People who thought teens would be using marijuana more because of Arizona’s 2010 medical-pot law are wrong, a new study shows. Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
In the Interest of Fairness Towards Police

In the Interest of Fairness Towards Police

I’m sure we’ve all heard horror stories of Weedists who’ve had bad run-ins with law enforcement. Whenever I read one of these stories, that anti-cop feeling always springs up...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

For the past two years, Drug War Chronicle has been tracking all the US deaths directly attributable to domestic drug law enforcement, including the border. You can...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

It’s been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now! Let’s get to it: California On December 19, the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

“What is a 60 day supply? What does a medical card look like? What do they need to do to get the medical card? How are my...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

The Committee to Protect Patients and Neighborhoods’ Initiative up for vote by the LA City Council would close down most of LA’s ~1,000 medical pot shops, leaving only...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

As 2012 ends and 2013 begins, I reflect back and think how the world has changed from just a year ago. Cannabis legalization is at the forefront of...