Oakland Vies for Another Drag in Dispensary Fight
Barred from stopping the shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary, the city of Oakland asked a federal judge to stay proceedings pending its appeal...
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Blumenauer Pushes States Rights' Medical Marijuana Bill in Congress
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Monday gave a public event for a bill to stop federal government interference with medical marijuana patients in legal states.
FDA Panel Wants Tighter Controls on Pain Relievers
An FDA panel voted to recommend that pain relievers containing hydrocodone be moved from Schedule III to Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
Oregon Bill Would Make Cigarettes Controlled Substances
Oregon wants to make cigarettes a Schedule III controlled substance. It would be illegal to possess or distribute cigarettes without a prescription.
Federal Court Denies Petition to Reschedule Marijuana
Federal Court of Appeals has denied requests to overturn the denial by the DEA to initiate proceedings to reschedule marijuana under federal law.
California Medical Pot Card Carrier Can Recover Seized Stash in Arizona
The Yuma County sheriff must return marijuana seized from a woman at a Border Patrol checkpoint because she has a medical card, an Arizona appeals court...
Florida Attorney General ‘Just Says No’ to Medical Marijuana
Please find below a recent memo from Florida Attorney General’s office rejecting activist’s petition to reschedule marijuana for medical access. ..
Harborside and the Feds' Failed Medical Marijuana Communications
Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by...
Alternet: “Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington and Colorado?”
Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington And Colorado? One week ago, US Attorney General Eric Holder cryptically told Bloomberg News that...
Oakland Insists It Can Defend Medical Pot Club
The city of Oakland renewed demands to stay forfeiture proceedings against a local medical marijuana dispensary, as a matter of state's rights. Harborside..
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Colorado Attorney General Suthers Says He Will Respect Marijuana Measure
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, an ardent opponent of marijuana legalization, said Wednesday he would respect the will of the voters on Amendment 64
Feds Say City of Oakland Can't Stop Medical Pot Crackdown
The U.S. government told a federal judge that the city of Oakland lacks standing to try and block it from seizing a medical marijuana dispensary...
Arizona's Medical Marijuana Law Upheld
Arizona's medical marijuana law is not pre-empted by federal drug laws because it does not stop the fed government from enforcing its laws, a Superior Court
Colorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws
Some 20 Colorado business organizations wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday urging him to enforce federal laws barring the sale...
Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Halt Federal Interference In State Marijuana Laws
US Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress, House Bill 6606, The Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2012 , to amend...
Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says
The city of Oakland says that forfeiture proceedings against Harborside Health Center, a medical marijuana dispensary should be stayed while a federal judge
The Hill.com: “Voters Say ‘No’ To Pot Prohibition”
The Hill.com’s influential Congress blog (“Where lawmakers come to blog”) on the Prohibition of Cannabis.
Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can't Catch a Break With Landlords
Harborside Health Center, a medical marijuana dispensary has renewed pleas to stop its landlord from upending the business amid federal forfeiture...