Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Lawmaker Seeks to Study Regulating Marijuana in New Mexico

Lawmaker Seeks to Study Regulating Marijuana in New Mexico

New Mexico State Senator Ortiz y Pino requested that the Economic Development Department conduct a study on the financial implications (of both revenue and cost savings) of taxing...
February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Virginia Attorney General Evolving on Marijuana Legalization

Virginia Attorney General Evolving on Marijuana Legalization

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Tea Party favorite and presumed Republican candidate for Governor, opened up on his views regarding marijuana legalization while addressing a group of...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Trailer for “Evergreen” Film on WA’s Marijuana Legalization

Trailer for “Evergreen” Film on WA’s Marijuana Legalization

“Evergreen: The Road to Legalization in Washington” is an upcoming documentary looking into all aspects of the passage of I-502. The trailer for the film has been...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the latest of many CO cities adopting ’emergency’ ordinances to prevent the formation of private marijuana clubs. Most CO cities banning marijuana clubs...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
MA DPH Looking for Input While Writing Regulations

MA DPH Looking for Input While Writing Regulations

Earlier in the week, we posted a blog from one of our Board Members, Dr. Karen Munkacy, who is working hard on making sure that implementation of Massachusetts’ medical...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
DEA, Police Raid Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Plus Home in San Bernardino

DEA, Police Raid Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Plus Home in San Bernardino

Federal drug agents, local police, city attorney’s investigators and code enforcement officers fanned out across San Bernardino on Wednesday, raiding a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries and a...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
ASA Announces National Conference in DC, Feb. 22-25

ASA Announces National Conference in DC, Feb. 22-25

Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to advance public health policy reforms. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), formally announced...
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto, Opposes Legalizing Marijuana, Calls It ‘A Gateway Drug’

Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto, Opposes Legalizing Marijuana, Calls It ‘A Gateway Drug’

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has vowed to cut down on the violence, and he recently talked about his priorities.
February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Patients Missing in Supreme Court Argument

Medical Marijuana Patients Missing in Supreme Court Argument

In a highly-publicized and widely-watched medical marijuana case, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on whether municipalities should be able to ban local medical marijuana distribution, an...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Washington Adds More Public Marijuana Forums

Washington Adds More Public Marijuana Forums

Thanks to the popularity of Washington’s public marijuana forums discussing I-502, state officials have added new forums and changed the remaining scheduled forums to larger venues. “Clearly there...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Backs Marijuana DUI Regulation

Amendment 64 Task Force Backs Marijuana DUI Regulation

Unfortunately, the Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force recommended a marijuana DUI regulation that is similar to Washington’s. On the plus side, the task force recommends giving warnings...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

State Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday she had introduced a bill to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and over...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Shrinking Labor Unions See Relief in Marijuana Industry

Shrinking Labor Unions See Relief in Marijuana Industry

The United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), the nation’s largest retail union, currently has about 3,000 members that work in the marijuana industry. Most of these workers work...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.06)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.06)

The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a key case on whether localities can ban dispensaries, and medical marijuana bills died in two Midwest states, and...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Plan to Legalize Medical Marijuana in North Carolina to Be Introduced

Plan to Legalize Medical Marijuana in North Carolina to Be Introduced

North Carolina state Representative Kelly Alexander will introduce a comprehensive plan to legalize marijuana for medicinal use only.
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.06)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.02.06)

A Massachusetts cop had his own informal prescription drug take-back program, but that was pretty innocuous compared to some of this week’s other entries. Let’s get to...
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Medical Marijuana Program a Windfall for Michigan Government

Medical Marijuana Program a Windfall for Michigan Government

Nearly $10 million in revenue was collected from Michigan medical marijuana applicants — more than double the cost of running the program.
February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Bills to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession in Vermont

Bills to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession in Vermont

A tripartisan group of 39 co-sponsors, led by Rep. Christopher Pearson (P-Burlington), has introduced a bill to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana...
February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Look Out, New York, It’s Randy Credico For Mayor!

Look Out, New York, It’s Randy Credico For Mayor!

New York City has earned itself the sobriquet of Marijuana Arrest Capital of the World, with tens of thousands of minor pot possession arrests every year —...
February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Killed

Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Killed

A bill backed by Republicans that would have required drug screening and testing of welfare recipients died Monday in the Virginia Senate. The measure failed by one...