Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
Rhode Island Lawmaker: Legalize Marijuana to ‘Reduce Crime’ and ‘Weaken Gangs’

Rhode Island Lawmaker: Legalize Marijuana to ‘Reduce Crime’ and ‘Weaken Gangs’

Following last year’s successful effort to decriminalize marijuana in Rhode Island, advocates in the state legislature now have their eyes on the biggest prize in drug reform:...
February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.13)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.13)

A major police corruption bust in the Atlanta metro area, an Alabama deputy keeps the goodies he got doing drug buys, and an Ohio officer cops to...
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Drug Czar: Feds Will Target Marijuana Suppliers in CO and WA

Drug Czar: Feds Will Target Marijuana Suppliers in CO and WA

Gil Kerlikowske, the U.S. drug czar, told a Canadian magazine that federal prosecutors will target recreational marijuana suppliers and growers, even in states that have legalized marijuana....
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Colorado Passes Responsible Medical Marijuana Vendors’ Bill

Colorado Passes Responsible Medical Marijuana Vendors’ Bill

The Colorado House of Representatives has passed HB 1061, a bill that will create training programs for medical marijuana employees. Any dispensary with all employees trained would...
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Arizona Allows Police to Destroy Seized Marijuana, Even MMJ

Arizona Allows Police to Destroy Seized Marijuana, Even MMJ

An Arizona Senate panel voted to allow police to destroy all marijuana seized in investigations, even if it was legal medical marijuana. The state ignored threats of...
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

Billygoatgreen MMJ, the Colorado Springs delivery service that offered free marijuana in exchange for a delivery charge, has been raided by police. The owners now face serious...
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Indiana Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed

Indiana Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed

A bill that would have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana is dead in the Indiana legislature, after a key Senate committee chairman refused to...
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
BC Lottery Winner Pledges $500,000 To Sensible BC

BC Lottery Winner Pledges $500,000 To Sensible BC

Bob Erb, a marijuana activist from British Columbia, Canada, has pledged $500,000 to match donations to Sensible BC. Sensible BC is trying to decriminalize possession of marijuana...
February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced in Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced in Congress

Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) and 28 co-sponsors, including House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN), have reintroduced legislation in Congress that requires the federal government to respect state...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Idaho Senate Advances Marijuana Ban Measure

Idaho Senate Advances Marijuana Ban Measure

In response to all the progress being made in marijuana reform around the country, there were bound to be some nay-sayers popping up. In Idaho, the Senate’s...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Lawmakers that used to avoid marijuana lobbyists are now seeking them out. Now that many members of Congress are working to reform federal marijuana laws, groups like...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Maryland Senator Wants to Reduce Marijuana Penalty

Maryland Senator Wants to Reduce Marijuana Penalty

Senator Bobby A. Zirkin is promoting SB-297, a bill which would reduce penalties for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana in Maryland. The bill would...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania will likely be the next state to see a marijuana legalization bill introduced this year, as state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-King of Prussia) announced at a...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Senate Committee Approves Kentucky Hemp Bill

Senate Committee Approves Kentucky Hemp Bill

Despite the moronic opposition from police stating that hemp should be illegal because police may have trouble distinguishing it from marijuana, the Kentucky hemp bill has been...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA on March 16th, 2013! The conference will feature a day of enlightening panel discussions and...
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
State Representative Jeff Irwin to Introduce Michigan Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

State Representative Jeff Irwin to Introduce Michigan Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

State Representative Jeff Irwin says it’s high time to decriminalize marijuana for recreational use in Michigan.
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Iran Drug Execution Frenzy Continues this Year

Iran Drug Execution Frenzy Continues this Year

Last Wednesday, three men convicted of drug related charges were hanged in prison in the Iranian city of Isfahan, state media reported. The prisoners died unnamed; only...
February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Report: WA Toxicologist Sees No Spike in Marijuana DUIs

Report: WA Toxicologist Sees No Spike in Marijuana DUIs

Washington toxicologist Fiona Couper claims there has been no increase in marijuana DUI’s since the passage of I-502. This is great news for all those that were...
February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Michigan Lawmaker Acting Fast to Legalize Dispensaries

Michigan Lawmaker Acting Fast to Legalize Dispensaries

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that dispensaries, even those that facilitate patient-to-patient sales, are illegal in Michigan. Rep. Mike Callton has introduced a bill to legalize dispensaries...
February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Michigan Supreme Court: No Medical Marijuana Shops

Michigan Supreme Court: No Medical Marijuana Shops

In a ruling issued Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court held that it is illegal to sell medical marijuana through dispensaries. That means Michigan patients will either have...