Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Stopping the IRS War on Medical Marijuana Providers

Stopping the IRS War on Medical Marijuana Providers

Dispensaries providing marijuana to doctor-approved patients operate in a number of states, but they are under assault by the federal government. SWAT-style raids by the DEA and...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Manslaughter Charges Tossed in NYPD Shooting of Unarmed Teen Ramarley Graham

Manslaughter Charges Tossed in NYPD Shooting of Unarmed Teen Ramarley Graham

The manslaughter indictment against NYPD officer Richard Haste, who has been accused of shooting unarmed teen Ramarley Graham, was thrown out by a Bronx Judge on Wednesday,...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
LA Has 3 Medical Marijuana Regulation Measures Up for Vote

LA Has 3 Medical Marijuana Regulation Measures Up for Vote

We all know what a mess California’s medical marijuana regulations are, unless we are in denial about it. The city of Los Angeles now has 3 different...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
DC Mayoral Candidate Drafting Decriminalization Bill

DC Mayoral Candidate Drafting Decriminalization Bill

Washington DC council members Tommy Wells, mayoral candidate for the District of Columbia in 2014, and former mayor Marion Barry are drafting a marijuana decriminalization bill. The...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

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...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.15)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.15)

If it weren’t for crooked cops in the Land of Lincoln, this space would be blank this week. Instead, we have an Illinois corrupt cops two-fer. Let’s...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
San Diego City Attorney Sends Marijuana Ordinance to Mayor

San Diego City Attorney Sends Marijuana Ordinance to Mayor

DRAFT MARIJUANA ORDINANCE SENT TO MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL On April 23, the City Council provided direction to the Mayor and City Attorney with respect to medical marijuana...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
NYC Marijuana Possession Arrests Declining, But Still Sky High

NYC Marijuana Possession Arrests Declining, But Still Sky High

Thanks to aggressive policing strategies, New York City has for more than a decade been the world’s leader in marijuana possession arrests, but now those numbers are...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Garden Grove, CA Orders Dispensaries to Close

Garden Grove, CA Orders Dispensaries to Close

The city of Garden Grove, California sent cease-and-desist orders to over 60 medical marijuana dispensaries last week. The action comes after a California Supreme Court ruling to...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Representative Corey Wilson wants to amend Maine’s marijuana legalization bill to limit statewide marijuana growing to 10 centers, and one single distribution service. The worst part; he...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
56% Support for Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona

56% Support for Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona

Recent nationwide polls have shown that a majority of all Americans support marijuana legalization. Survey data released this week by Behavior Research Center shows even stronger support at the...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Idaho Medical Marijuana Activists Kids Returned

Idaho Medical Marijuana Activists Kids Returned

Last Friday, medical marijuana activists Lindsey and Josh Rinehart’s two sons were returned to them after 17 days. The children were taken after police found marijuana ‘within...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Uncle Sam is seizing a San Francisco property that houses a medical marijuana dispensary. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint against the property at 2441 Mission...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Public Health Experts Make I-502 Suggestions to WA Liquor Control Board

Public Health Experts Make I-502 Suggestions to WA Liquor Control Board

A group composed of substance abuse, law and public health experts have sent a 16-page letter to Washington’s Liquor Control Board, making recommendations for the implementation of I-502....
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Colorado Home to Nation’s First Hemp Crop

Colorado Home to Nation’s First Hemp Crop

As reported in the Denver Post yesterday, Colorado is now the first state in the United States to have a legal hemp operation. Farmer Ryan Loflin is...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Kentucky – Public Support for Medical Marijuana Almost 80%

Kentucky – Public Support for Medical Marijuana Almost 80%

While public support for marijuana legalization in Kentucky is only about 25%, almost 80% of residents think medical marijuana should be legal and accessible for those that need it....
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

Don DeZarn, libertarian candidate for the New Jersey Senate, smoked a joint in Veteran’s Park in Hamilton, New Jersey. He said “This is for all my brothers...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Laughable Marijuana Opposition – Kids Will Inject Marijuana

Laughable Marijuana Opposition – Kids Will Inject Marijuana

Dr. Christian Thurstone, board member of marijuana opposition group Project SAM and rehab profiteer, recently wrote about the teens in his facility turning up with more cannabinoids...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Vermont Approves Measure to Decriminalize Marijuana

Vermont Approves Measure to Decriminalize Marijuana

State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a measure that will decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana in Vermont. The bill will now be transmitted to...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Republic of Georgia Could Legalize Marijuana

Republic of Georgia Could Legalize Marijuana

The government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia is considering legalizing marijuana, the country’s Labor, Health, and Social Affairs minister said Friday. “As far as drugs...