Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)

Dispensaries get regulation in Oregon, a dispensary will open in Delaware, and they’re already popping up in Arizona. There’s more medical marijuana news, too; let’s get to...
August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.21)

More sticky-fingered cops, including one on a DEA task force, a cop tries to cover up a fatal drug deal at his home, another cop goes away...
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Canadian Police Chiefs Want Tickets for Marijuana Possession

Canadian Police Chiefs Want Tickets for Marijuana Possession

013 Canada’s police chiefs are ready to quit arresting people for marijuana possession. Meeting in Winnipeg over the weekend, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police passed a resolution...
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Forbes: Why Legal Marijuana Is a Good Argument for Tax Reform

Forbes: Why Legal Marijuana Is a Good Argument for Tax Reform

Forbes’ Howard Gleckman describes the motivation behind the legal marijuana industry’s eagerness to pay taxes: to be able to deduct expenses. He then uses this example to...
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Poll Finds Few Think We’re Winning War on Drugs

Poll Finds Few Think We’re Winning War on Drugs

013 Four decades after President Richard Nixon ushered in the modern war on drugs, fewer than one out of 20 Americans think it is being won, according...
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Connecticut Agency Addresses Concerns About MMJ Regulations

Connecticut Agency Addresses Concerns About MMJ Regulations

Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection released revised regulations for the medical marijuana industry in the state. Issues that were addressed include limiting background checks for caregivers and...
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Federal Agency Lies About Weed

Federal Agency Lies About Weed

013 At the center of the Marijuana Policy Project’s “controversial” ad at NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 was the claim that cannabis is less toxic than alcohol. It’s true–just ask the...
By: Andy Cush
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Last Obstacle for CA Patients: Police Lobbyists

Last Obstacle for CA Patients: Police Lobbyists

On Huffington Post, Americans for Safe Access’ Executive Director Steph Sherer details the last and oldest obstacle to regulate dispensaries in California: police lobbyists. Ever since medical...
August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Patients Test 25-Mile Limit

Medical Marijuana Patients Test 25-Mile Limit

013 Medical marijuana advocates claim in court that Arizona unconstitutionally bars some patients from growing the drug at home if they live less than 25 miles from...
August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
Billboards Raising Awareness, Support for Sensible BC

Billboards Raising Awareness, Support for Sensible BC

Three billboards have popped up to raise awareness and recruit supporters for a Sensible BC petition to decriminalize and legalize cannabis in the province. The petition would...
August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
New Jersey Dispensary to Provide Meds to Sick Kids for Free

New Jersey Dispensary to Provide Meds to Sick Kids for Free

Thanks to the fact that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has finally eased access to medical marijuana for minors, Compassionate Care Centers of America Foundation, Inc. has said...
August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
Washington Prepared If Feds Sue Over Marijuana Legalization

Washington Prepared If Feds Sue Over Marijuana Legalization

Since the Department of Justice still has not publicly decided how to handle the fact that marijuana legalization is a reality in Colorado and Washington, Washington state...
August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
New Jersey Governor Moves on Medical Marijuana for Kids

New Jersey Governor Moves on Medical Marijuana for Kids

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) Friday conditionally vetoed a bill that would have expanded the number of marijuana strains available to patients and allow minors to...
August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
Michigan Medical Marijuana Conference Coming to Ann Arbor

Michigan Medical Marijuana Conference Coming to Ann Arbor

For the third time, Ann Arbor will be home to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Conference. The conference will showcase speakers, discussions and classes for activists, workers and...
August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
Medical Marijuana Advocates Hold Illinois Conference on Implementation

Medical Marijuana Advocates Hold Illinois Conference on Implementation

With the passage of HB1 earlier this month, key stakeholders will meet this Thursday to discuss next steps Medical marijuana advocates will hold a 4-hour conference this...
August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
ACLU Sues Over Chicago Public Housing Drug Tests

ACLU Sues Over Chicago Public Housing Drug Tests

The ACLU of Illinois Thursday filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) over its policy requiring drug testing of residents in mixed-income developments. The ACLU charges...
August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
Chris Christie Seeks Changes in New Jersey Medical Marijuana Bill

Chris Christie Seeks Changes in New Jersey Medical Marijuana Bill

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he’d accept a medical marijuana bill only if certain changes are made: 1) it stipulated that edible strains of marijuana would...
August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
Is Albania Europe’s New Marijuana Capital?

Is Albania Europe’s New Marijuana Capital?

Lazarat is a small mountain village in Albania, and one that police no longer visit. 90% of the village’s 7,000 people grow an estimated 500 tons of...
August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
Legalizing Cannabis in NYC Would Yield $431 Million Annually

Legalizing Cannabis in NYC Would Yield $431 Million Annually

The regulation and taxation of marijuana for New York City residents age 21 and over would yield an estimated $431 million in annual savings and revenue, according...
August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
UK Conservative Party Deputy Leader’s Call to Legalize Cannabis Welcomed

UK Conservative Party Deputy Leader’s Call to Legalize Cannabis Welcomed

Peter Lilley urged Tory leadership contenders to urgently think about liberalizing the UK laws on cannabis. His comments were welcomed by drugs charity Release, which said a...