Advocates applaud Illinois legislature on HB1, but pledge to pursue follow-up bill to improve the law The Illinois Senate voted 35-21 today to pass HB1, the “Compassionate...
Texas Representative Elliott Naishtat introduced HB 594, which would have allowed people arrested for marijuana to demonstrate their medical necessity as an affirmative defense, was killed without a...
HB1, touted as one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws, must still pass the Illinois State Senate The Illinois House voted 61-57 today to pass HB1,...
Maryland’s SB 580 allows legal protection for medical marijuana caregivers, and passed unanimously in the House. While the bill won’t protect caregivers from arrest, it will offer...
New York has become the latest state to see medical marijuana legislation introduced this year. On Tuesday, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried filed Assembly Bill 6357 and Senator Diane Savino filed...
In an effort that already feels weak vs. other states’ Medical Marijuana efforts, Rep. Dan Kaiser and Sen. Craig Tieszen circulated a measure among other South Dakota lawmakers Tuesday to make...
08:25pm, (Issue #743) US Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) Tuesday introduced House Resolution 6134, the Truth in Trials Act, which would allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the...
Yesterday the Truth in Trials Act, H.R. 6134, was introduced by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), and 15 other House Democrats such as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and three...
