Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Moving
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act (OMMA) allows patients to grow their own medicine or have someone else to it for them.
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Taking Your Seat at the Table in California - August 12
When you register for the California Summer Lobby Day, ASA will make an appointment for you to meet your state Assemblymember and Senator that afternoon.
Good, Bad Drug Measures Die Along With Farm Bill
The Farm Bill (House Bill 1947) died in the House Thursday morning as Democrats rebelled against deep cuts to food stamps.
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Oregon Panel Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The bill would establish a system to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon, including regulating pesticide use and testing the product for mold.
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Mexico City to Consider Legalizing Marijuana, Preparing Legislation
The leftwing Party of the Democratic Revolution is preparing legislation to introduce in September that would make it legal to smoke weed in Mexico City...
Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire
Gov. Hassan has maintained that allowing doctors to provide relief to patients through the use of medical marijuana is the right policy for New Hampshire.
Judge Torches Colorado's Marijuana Magazine Rule
A federal judge in Colorado struck down a law that would require marijuana magazines to be sold behind counters like pornographic magazines, following...
Maine Lawmakers Expanding State's Medicinal Cannabis Program
LD 1062 allows patients diagnosed with PTSD, inflammatory bowel disease, and other debilitating disorders to engage in the therapeutic use of cannabis.
Texas to Drug Test Some Unemployment Applicants
A bill that would require some people seeking unemployment to undergo drug tests has become law. But critics say it is a waste of time and taxpayer dollars.
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Push for Legalization Underway in Alaska
Alaska's Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell certified an application for a marijuana legalization initiative on Friday.
Colorado Governor Signs Law Regulating State Hemp Production
Governor Hickenlooper signed legislation into law creating a new program within the Department of Agriculture to oversee the commercial hemp production.
Nevada: Governor Signs Cannabis Dispensary Measure Into Law
Senate Bill 374 imposes limits on the home cultivation of cannabis if patients reside within 25-miles of an operating dispensary.
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Arizona Legalization Effort Collecting Signatures for 2014
An initiative for marijuana legalization that would amend Arizona's constitution, much like Colorado's Amendment 64, was filed yesterday.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.12)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of June 12, 2013:
Oklahoma Approves Unscientific Per Se Limits For Cannabis
Under such per se laws, a motorist who tests positive for the presence of such compounds is guilty per se (in fact) of a criminal traffic safety violation.
Legalization Short by 4 Votes in ME House; Senate to Vote
On Friday, marijuana reformers recorded the closest vote for a legalization measure on the floor of a state legislature in recent history.
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NJ Panel Approves Bill to Ease MMJ Access for Sick Kids
This measure will allow more sick kids MMJ access, and was introduced because of a family's inability to obtain a psychiatrist's endorsement.
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Louisiana Penalty Reduction Bill Dies in Senate
A Louisiana marijuana penalty reduction bill is now dead after failing to receive a 2/3 vote to even be discussed.