Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Denver Broncos Player Suspended for Marijuana Use

Denver Broncos Player Suspended for Marijuana Use

Even though it is now legal to smoke marijuana in Colorado, a Denver Broncos linebacker is facing a four-game suspension for allegedly testing positive for marijuana. Under...
July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Philly Legalization Advocates Return Friday for Smoke Down Prohibition VII

Philly Legalization Advocates Return Friday for Smoke Down Prohibition VII

This Friday, Philly NORML and The Panic Hour return to Independence Mall in Philadelphia for the seventh installment in their monthly protests against marijuana prohibition. From the organizers: “After six successful...
July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Obama Hints Support for Ray Kelly as Next Secretary of DHS

Obama Hints Support for Ray Kelly as Next Secretary of DHS

Ray Kelly, who has spent the last 12 years as New York City’s police commissioner, has been a topic of discussion recently for the upcoming vacancy for...
July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.23)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.23)

Four of the seven law enforcement personnel making our hall of shame this week were women. You’ve come a long way, ladies! Let’s get to it: In...
July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Prosecutor Claims All Medical Cannabis Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Prosecutor Claims All Medical Cannabis Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Last week, in San Diego Superior Court, Attorneys Lance Rogers and Logan Fairfax argued their clients, – medical cannabis patients and seriously ill Dennis and Deborah Littles’...
July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
New Hampshire Becomes 19th State to Allow Medical Marijuana

New Hampshire Becomes 19th State to Allow Medical Marijuana

Gov. Maggie Hassan signed a bill into law Tuesday making New Hampshire the 19th state to allow residents with serious illnesses to access and use medical marijuana...
July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Grand Rapids Decriminalization: No Spike in Cases

Grand Rapids Decriminalization: No Spike in Cases

The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan decriminalized marijuana possession, effective May 1, 2013. One argument against the city’s decision was that it would lead to a rise...
July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Needless Suffering of Medical Marijuana Patient Embodies Federal-State Conflict

Needless Suffering of Medical Marijuana Patient Embodies Federal-State Conflict

When I was in the graduate school portion of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Washington in the Department of Geography, I had an...
July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Animal: Why You’ll Never See “Marijuana” on Our Site

Animal: Why You’ll Never See “Marijuana” on Our Site

ANIMAL has a longstanding policy to not use the word “marijuana.” Cannabis? Sure. Weed? Definitely. Pot? Not my term of choice, but hey, it turns up sometimes....
By: Andy Cush
July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
In Profit-Sharing Scheme, Oklahoma DA Used Contractor for Highway Drug Stops

In Profit-Sharing Scheme, Oklahoma DA Used Contractor for Highway Drug Stops

An asset forfeiture scheme that utilized a private security contractor to stop vehicles on Interstate 40 in Caddo County, Oklahoma, has been shut down after garnering strong...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Arkansas AG Rejects Medical Marijuana for the Sixth Time

Arkansas AG Rejects Medical Marijuana for the Sixth Time

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has yet again rejected a proposal to put medical marijuana up for a vote in the state. For the sixth time, McDaniel...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Amendment 64 Working Groups Preparing Final Regulations

Amendment 64 Working Groups Preparing Final Regulations

Colorado’s Department of Revenue released “emergency rules” earlier this month for the recreational marijuana industry, but the rules are being fine-tuned by 5 working groups over the...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
San Diego Superior Court Judge Denies Collective’s Defense

San Diego Superior Court Judge Denies Collective’s Defense

013 In a grueling week-long trial, a superior court Judge prohibited defense counsel from bringing evidence to support that cannabis patients may lawfully, collectively cultivate medical cannabis...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Medbox Expands Into Illinois, Nevada, New York and Oregon

Medbox Expands Into Illinois, Nevada, New York and Oregon

Medbox will begin consulting operations in Illinois, Nevada, New York and Oregon, where legislation has recently allowed for medical marijuana dispensary operations. Medbox recently had great success...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Medical Marijuana Push Gears Up in Kentucky

Medical Marijuana Push Gears Up in Kentucky

Kentucky state Senator Perry Clark (D-Louisville) is no quitter. Thwarted twice before in efforts to get a medical marijuana bill moving in Frankfort, Clark and supporters are...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Beer Breweries Embrace Cannabis Themed Branding

Beer Breweries Embrace Cannabis Themed Branding

Though the feds still routinely reject beer labeling that mentions or depicts cannabis, one Washington brewery has released a “Joint Effort Hemp Ale” throughout the state. Statewide...
July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Citizen Lobbying Works

Citizen Lobbying Works

Do you remember AB 2312, a bill Assemblymember Tom Amminao (D-SF) in the California legislature last year? AB 2312 would have created a badly-needed regulatory framework for...
July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
CO Officials Learn Something About Seed to Sale Tracking

CO Officials Learn Something About Seed to Sale Tracking

Members of the Colorado Department of Revenue were taken to school recently, learning a very important lesson about marijuana plants, and their plans for seed to sale...
July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
Federal Bill Would Up Penalties for Marijuana Trespass Grows

Federal Bill Would Up Penalties for Marijuana Trespass Grows

A bill introduced Thursday by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) and bipartisan cosponsors from California and Colorado would create new penalties for marijuana growers who grow on federal...
July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
Settlement Reached in Arkansas Marijuana Machine Lawsuit

Settlement Reached in Arkansas Marijuana Machine Lawsuit

Jerry Cox, president of an Arkansas conservative “family values” group that campaigned against legalizing medical marijuana, agreed not to refer in certain ways to Medicine Dispensing Systems...