Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

May 28, 2014
05/28/2014
ALERT: House to Vote on Medical Marijuana Amendment This Week!

ALERT: House to Vote on Medical Marijuana Amendment This Week!

As soon as this Thursday, the US House of Representatives will vote on an amendment that would prohibit the federal government from spending taxpayer money to interfere...
May 28, 2014
05/28/2014
Oregonians Last Chance on Dispensary Rules

Oregonians Last Chance on Dispensary Rules

    Oregonians have a last chance this week to provide comments to the medical dispensary rules. Inspections on approved dispensaries have already begun. Meetings for public comments...
By: Anna Diaz
May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Tacoma Doctor Sues WA State Over Sanctions Against Cannabis Ads

Tacoma Doctor Sues WA State Over Sanctions Against Cannabis Ads

A Tacoma, Washington osteopath, once known as the city’s top pot doc, has taken the state to court, contending a law that prohibits physicians from advertising their marijuana services...
May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Louisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform

Louisiana Legislature Approves Modest Marijuana Policy Reform

Thursday, the Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly approved HB 681 — modest marijuana policy reform — with a vote of 30-7. The House previously approved the legislation in a near-unanimous vote,...
May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Group Planning Illinois Medical Marijuana Conference

Group Planning Illinois Medical Marijuana Conference

As the rules for a state medical marijuana pilot program are being finalized, a handful of people, including a doctor, a consultant and the vice president of a...
May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
DEA Stands Down: Allows Kentucky to Go Forward With Hemp Planting

DEA Stands Down: Allows Kentucky to Go Forward With Hemp Planting

The Drug Enforcement Agency is permitting Kentucky farmers to go forward with plans to engage in the state-sponsored cultivation of industrial hemp. According to the Associated Press, representatives...
May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Denver Needs to Make Up Its Mind

Denver Needs to Make Up Its Mind

This is just getting ridiculous. Earlier this month, the city of Denver sent a letter to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra warning them that their planning of cannabis-friendly events violates...
May 27, 2014
05/27/2014
Marijuana Water Wars

Marijuana Water Wars

High Times says cannabis cultivation is emerging as an issue in the American West’s interminable conflicts over the control of water. On May 20, the US Bureau...
May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Vegas Picks Zones for 12 Medical Marijuana Shops

Vegas Picks Zones for 12 Medical Marijuana Shops

Las Vegas City Council members debated more than 12 hours before approving zones on the city’s main drag and along Fremont Street east of 8th Street for dispensaries,...
May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Milestone Ruling: Insurance Must Pay for Medical Cannabis

Milestone Ruling: Insurance Must Pay for Medical Cannabis

Many medical cannabis patients dream of a day when they can fill a prescription for their medicine at a pharmacy and have their insurance company pay for...
May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013

Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013

Ohio task forces seized over 20,000 pounds of marijuana in 2013, making it the most commonly seized drug in the state, according to the Ohio Multi-Jurisdictional Task...
May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Legal Pot Sales Creates Thousands of New Jobs

Legal Pot Sales Creates Thousands of New Jobs

From HighTimes, a recent report by the Marijuana Industry Group indicates that since January, Colorado’s newfound pot trade has created upwards of 10,000 new jobs. The group...
May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Colorado: Lawmakers Approve Measure Funding State-Sponsored Medical Cannabis Research

Colorado: Lawmakers Approve Measure Funding State-Sponsored Medical Cannabis Research

State lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 155, to fund observational and clinical research assessing the safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis. Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill into...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.21)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.21)

California battles over dispensaries and cultivation rules continue, medical marijuana bills move in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and South Carolina, and more. Let’s get to it: California...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.21)

Jail guards break bad in Mississippi and Delaware, a Missouri cop gets in trouble for protecting his snitch, and a Georgia cop gets ready to go to...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
FBI Director Clarifies ‘Funny’ Marijuana Comments

FBI Director Clarifies ‘Funny’ Marijuana Comments

FBI Director James Comey clarified Wednesday that he has no intention of changing the bureau’s current marijuana policy, which bans employing anyone known to have used pot in...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
California’s Latinos Are Ready for Sentencing Reform, Poll Finds

California’s Latinos Are Ready for Sentencing Reform, Poll Finds

A bill that would significantly reform California’s drug sentencing laws is poised for approval in the state Senate, and a new poll showing strong support for sentencing...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
So Close, Yet So Far: The Kentucky Cannabis Oil Conundrum

So Close, Yet So Far: The Kentucky Cannabis Oil Conundrum

Earlier this year, Kentucky law makers passed a bill (with incredible cooperation and speed, relatively speaking) that would allow for the first legally approved medicinal use of...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison Over Hash Brownies

Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison Over Hash Brownies

Jacob Lavoro, a 19-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, was charged with a first degree felony because he used hash oil instead of marijuana, allowing the state to...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Growing Medical Marijuana in Florida

Growing Medical Marijuana in Florida

Florida set strict parameters for growing low grade medical marijuana. Some eligible farms see it as a potential economic boost, and the department of agriculture says the...