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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
Alaska: Measure Seeking to Legalize Marijuana Qualifies for 2014 Ballot

Alaska: Measure Seeking to Legalize Marijuana Qualifies for 2014 Ballot

State election officials have confirmed that a proposed initiative to regulate the production and retail sale of cannabis to adults has obtained the necessary number of signatures from registered...
By: NORML
February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
Representative Cohen Introduces Unmuzzle The Drug Czar Act

Representative Cohen Introduces Unmuzzle The Drug Czar Act

Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced federal legislation, House Resolution 4046, to remove legal restrictions prohibiting the Office of National Drug Control Policy from researching marijuana legalization....
February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
Massachusetts Dispensaries Will Make Home Deliveries

Massachusetts Dispensaries Will Make Home Deliveries

Massachusetts dispensaries will be allowed to make home deliveries, becoming one of the few places with legal MMJ to allow such services.
February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.12)

Lots of action at the state house on medical marijuana this week, plus Arizona eases up on the rules and the Michigan Supreme Court hands down a...
February 14, 2014
02/14/2014
DEA’s Hiring Policy Admits Pot Isn’t as Bad as Other Drugs

DEA’s Hiring Policy Admits Pot Isn’t as Bad as Other Drugs

Huffington Post reports that the DEA’s hiring policy excludes anyone that admits to ever using any illegal drug… except weed.
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.02.12)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.02.12)

A felonious foursome of public servants made the Hall of Shame this week. Let’s get to it: In Savannah, Georgia, a Savannah-Chatham police sergeant was arrested Sunday for lying...
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
Wendy Davis Backs Medical Marijuana

Wendy Davis Backs Medical Marijuana

Texas governor hopeful, Wendy Davis, supports medical marijuana and would consider decriminalization.
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
Some Drug Sanity From Italy!

Some Drug Sanity From Italy!

Italy’s constitutional court today struck down a 2006 law that removed the distinction between “soft” and “hard” drugs, treating pot possession like heroin possession. Thousands of prisoners...
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
Congress Calls On President Obama To Reclassify Marijuana

Congress Calls On President Obama To Reclassify Marijuana

Letter signed by eighteen federal legislators says marijuana’s current status “makes no sense.” Eighteen Members of Congress joined together today in calling on President Obama to use...
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
Hawaii Legislature Considering Three Marijuana Bills

Hawaii Legislature Considering Three Marijuana Bills

On Thursday, February 13, the Senate Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs, and Commerce and Consumer Protection will meet to hear three marijuana-related bills. Two...
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
Potential Danger Behind Marijuana Edibles

Potential Danger Behind Marijuana Edibles

I’ve always been impressed with how many things THC can be infused in to. I’ve seen hard candies, chex-mix, all manner of cookie, cake, and brownie; I’ve...
February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
WebMD Holds Doctorate in Bull$#it

WebMD Holds Doctorate in Bull$#it

The armchair doctors over at WebMD recently published an article titled: Fatal Car Crashes Involving Pot Use Have Tripled in U.S., Study Finds. On the surface, this...
February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Florida Legislators Introduce Two MMJ Initiatives

Florida Legislators Introduce Two MMJ Initiatives

Florida Senator Jeff Clemens and Representative Joe Saunders each introduced MMJ initiatives Monday.
February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Kansas Senator To Lead Valentine’s Day Rally For Patient Access

Kansas Senator To Lead Valentine’s Day Rally For Patient Access

In 2013, Senator David Haley introduced SB 9, which would establish a compassionate medical marijuana program in Kansas similar to the programs in 20 other states. That...
February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Marco Rubio Won’t Say Whether He Has Smoked Pot

Marco Rubio Won’t Say Whether He Has Smoked Pot

Florida Senator Marco Rubio declined to answer whether he has smoked pot in his life, saying the answer would be taken the wrong way no matter what...
February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Coloradans Split On Whether Pot Hurts State’s Image: Poll

Coloradans Split On Whether Pot Hurts State’s Image: Poll

According to a recent Quinnipiac University Poll, 51% of overall  Colorado voters said that recent legal marijuana measures are bad for the state’s wholesome image (with a margin of error of...
February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Colbert Roasts Patrick Kennedy

Colbert Roasts Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy was the guest on February 10th’s Colbert Report. I still can’t tell if Kennedy is a good-intentioned (albeit misguided) person who is doing something he...
February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Will State Cannabis Be Grown With Love?

Will State Cannabis Be Grown With Love?

I have been consistently voicing my concerns about Washington State running the cannabis market. Topics have largely been focused on what the State-run market will do to...
February 11, 2014
02/11/2014
Kentucky: Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in House

Kentucky: Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in House

Rep. Mary Lou Marzian introduced a medical marijuana bill, the Cannabis Compassion Act, in the Kentucky House.
February 11, 2014
02/11/2014
“McGruff” Arrested with Grenade Launcher, 1,000 Weed Plants

“McGruff” Arrested with Grenade Launcher, 1,000 Weed Plants

Just wonderful: John Morales, an actor who played McGruff the Crime Dog in Galveston, Texas, was sentenced to 16 years in prison recently for possession of 1,000...
By: Andy Cush