Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
Court Rejects Researcher’s Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana

Court Rejects Researcher’s Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana

The US First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston Monday sided with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in rejecting University of Massachusetts-Amherst scientist Dr. Lyle Craker’s appeal...
April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
Conservatives Push Marijuana Reform in Congress

Conservatives Push Marijuana Reform in Congress

There’s a new congressional push to end the federal War on Pot in the states – and it’s being spearheaded by some of the most conservative members...
April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
St. Louis Eases Up on Marijuana Possession

St. Louis Eases Up on Marijuana Possession

St. Louis will reduce the penalty for people caught with small amounts of marijuana, essentially turning a criminal offense into a ticket. The Board of Aldermen voted...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
Nearly 250 Physicians in Illinois Endorse Medical Marijuana

Nearly 250 Physicians in Illinois Endorse Medical Marijuana

At a news conference Tuesday, April 16, a group of doctors announced the support of nearly 250 Illinois physicians for allowing patients with serious illnesses to obtain...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
University of Louisville Holds Medical Marijuana Rally

University of Louisville Holds Medical Marijuana Rally

The University of Louisville held a rally for the legalization of medical marijuana in Kentucky. Senator Perry Clark has introduced a medical marijuana bill in the state...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
Are We Really “Going Dark”? — The DEA and Apple’s iMessage

Are We Really “Going Dark”? — The DEA and Apple’s iMessage

Special to Drug War Chronicle by Clarence Walker, freelancewriter82@gmail.com When the tech world news web site CNET published excerpts of a leaked DEA memo explaining how, during an investigation, the...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
WA Senate Approves Bill for Dropped Marijuana

WA Senate Approves Bill for Dropped Marijuana

Washington’s Senate unanimously approved a bill to protect stores containing pharmacies from licensing problems that could arise from accidentally dropped marijuana. The bill sets up handling procedures when finding...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
Medical Marijuana Legislation Moves Forward in Pennsylvania

Medical Marijuana Legislation Moves Forward in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania will again consider making medical marijuana legal. The Governor Raymond P. Shafer Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, or House Bill 1181, was introduced Monday at the State House,...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
Help Oregon Veterans With PTSD!

Help Oregon Veterans With PTSD!

SB 281, a bill adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for the use of medical marijuana, has cleared its last hurdle and is headed to...
April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
DEA Bans More Synthetic Pot Chemicals

DEA Bans More Synthetic Pot Chemicals

The Drug Enforcement Administration said it will classify three marijuana-like chemicals as federally controlled substances to “avoid an imminent hazard to public safety.” “Synthetic cannabinoids” are chemicals...
April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
Contact Your Member of Congress to Support the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act (HR 1523)

Contact Your Member of Congress to Support the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act (HR 1523)

As we’ve promoted many times before, the only real solution to marijuana prohibition is to reconcile with the Federal Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act drives...
April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly

Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly

In an interview with Huffington Post, legendary musician Willie Nelson had this to say about marijuana policy: “There’s money there, and anyone with any brains at all...
April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
Marijuana Research Funding Cut as Support Grows

Marijuana Research Funding Cut as Support Grows

As the country moves forward in accepting marijuana as medicine and as a safer recreational choice than alcohol, the serious lack of objective scientific research on marijuana...
April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
Medical Cannabis Seminar Videos – Law, Science, and Advocacy

Medical Cannabis Seminar Videos – Law, Science, and Advocacy

Did you miss the one day San Diego ASA seminar; Medical Cannabis: Law, Science, and Advocacy? Watch the entire seminar including videos of all the presentations here:...
April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
MMJ School Opens in Nevada

MMJ School Opens in Nevada

The Cannabis Career Institute (CCI) has opened Nevada’s first MMJ school, providing students with lessons on growing, budtending and dispensary operation. This all comes before the first...
By: Lateralus
April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
MI Medical Marijuana Patient Refused Placement in Prison Medical Facility

MI Medical Marijuana Patient Refused Placement in Prison Medical Facility

53-year-old transplant patient Jerry Duval recently received a federal surrender order to serve out 10-year sentence Late last week, 53-year-old Michigan medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval received...
April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
Federal Marijuana Legislation: Stalling Without Support

Federal Marijuana Legislation: Stalling Without Support

Federal Marijuana Legislation Despite growing deregulation of marijuana for both medical and recreational usage, without changes to the federal regulatory structure, individuals acting in accordance with state...
By: Mercedys
April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Legalizing Marijuana

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Legalizing Marijuana

At the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento Saturday, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for marijuana legalization and described the war on drugs as “an abject failure.”...
April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less

UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less

UNICEF’s “Report Card 11” found that countries with more liberal drug laws had lower rates of youths who smoked marijuana than nations with stricter penalties. Canada was #1...
April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
Vermont House Approves Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

Vermont House Approves Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

The Vermont House of Representatives approved a bill 98-44 Friday that would decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana. The bill is scheduled for another House vote...