Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

December 18, 2013
12/18/2013
Dabless in Seattle, 7 Day THC Purge: Part 1 of 5

Dabless in Seattle, 7 Day THC Purge: Part 1 of 5

  Errl is on the run people, punny I know, but seriously…with no love from the State, even under legalization and federal re-classification looming overhead, change seems inevitable...
December 18, 2013
12/18/2013
Denver Decriminalizes Possession for Young Adults

Denver Decriminalizes Possession for Young Adults

Young adults (18-21) will no longer face criminal penalties for possession of cannabis in Denver, Colorado, though fines remain.
December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Uruguay’s President Fights Back Against United Nations

Uruguay’s President Fights Back Against United Nations

Jose Mujica is not a man who compromises his beliefs. Before he became President of Uruguay, he was shot six times and spent fourteen years in a...
December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Illinois Launches Website About New Medical Marijuana Law

Illinois Launches Website About New Medical Marijuana Law

The State of Illinois has launched a website to inform residents about its medical marijuana law.
December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Beginning of The End: The Top 10 Drug Policy Stories of 2013

Beginning of The End: The Top 10 Drug Policy Stories of 2013

Tony Newman recounts the top 10 drug policy stories of 2013, stating that this year will be remembered as the beginning of the end of the drug...
December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Man Brings Marijuana into The Pentagon, Faces Harsher Penalty Than For Weapon

Man Brings Marijuana into The Pentagon, Faces Harsher Penalty Than For Weapon

Just when we think we are turning a positive corner in the misconception of cannabis users, we get stories like this one out of the Pentagon that make...
December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Michigan Senate Republicans Vote in Welfare Drug Test Bill

Michigan Senate Republicans Vote in Welfare Drug Test Bill

In one of its last acts of the legislative session, the Michigan Senate passed a bill mandating drug testing for selected welfare applicants and recipients. It was...
December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Sensible BC Petition Falls Short

Sensible BC Petition Falls Short

The petition to decriminalize cannabis in British Columbia was about 100,000 signatures short of making it to the ballot.
December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Daily Beast: The 2014 Candidates Who Want to Legalize Weed

Daily Beast: The 2014 Candidates Who Want to Legalize Weed

The Daily Beast names the 2014 candidates who want to legalize weed.
December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
10 States Most Addicted to Cigarette Smoking, Guess How Many Permit Cannabis Use

10 States Most Addicted to Cigarette Smoking, Guess How Many Permit Cannabis Use

Health.com recently used “government data on smoking (and quit) rates, smoking bans and restrictions, cigarette taxes and sales, and deaths attributable to smoking” to identify the top...
December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
MI House Approves Protections for Dispensaries and Extracts

MI House Approves Protections for Dispensaries and Extracts

The Michigan House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed two important bills today. HB 4271, sponsored by Rep. Mike Callton, would allow local governments to license and regulate dispensaries....
December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
San Jose: MMJ Shutdown Begins Following New Rules

San Jose: MMJ Shutdown Begins Following New Rules

San Jose officials voted to ban dispensaries near homes, schools and rehab centers on Wednesday. Those in violation of the new rules have been asked to shut...
December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
WA Liquor Board: Keep Home Grows for MMJ Patients

WA Liquor Board: Keep Home Grows for MMJ Patients

Washington’s Liquor Control Board recommended to lawmakers that medical marijuana patients be allowed to keep their home grows.
December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
2014: The Year for Medical Marijuana in Minnesota

2014: The Year for Medical Marijuana in Minnesota

Is Gov. Mark Dayton – thankfully – softening his irrational opposition to medical marijuana? It appears as though that might be the case. Yesterday, ECM reported that...
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
No Recreational Shops in Manitou Springs Until February

No Recreational Shops in Manitou Springs Until February

Manitou Springs, one of the most beautiful tourist towns in Colorado, has extended its moratorium on recreational shops until January 31, 2014.
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.11)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.11)

A busy Tuesday in California, herbal medicine experts make a call, New Jersey’s third dispensary opens, Florida’s Supreme Court hears a challenge to an initiative, and more....
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
California Field Poll: 55% Say Legalize Marijuana

California Field Poll: 55% Say Legalize Marijuana

For the first time ever, California’s Field Poll is reporting majority support for marijuana legalization in the Golden State. The poll had support for generic marijuana legalization at 55%...
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
CO 2013: Thousands Not Arrested, Millions of Dollars Saved

CO 2013: Thousands Not Arrested, Millions of Dollars Saved

In it’s first year of cannabis legalization, Colorado saved millions of dollars in law enforcement and court resources.
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
Cannabis Critic Bill O’Reilly Criticizes Cannabis Critics

Cannabis Critic Bill O’Reilly Criticizes Cannabis Critics

Bill O’Reilly is a tad upset about the Denver Post hiring a cannabis editor.
December 12, 2013
12/12/2013
City of Denver Launches Official Marijuana Policy Guide Website

City of Denver Launches Official Marijuana Policy Guide Website

The city of Denver launched a new section on the state of Colorado website Monday, specifically answering the FAQs that come with Colorado’s rapidly approaching new retail marijuana...