Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.16)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 16, 2014:
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Bill to Regulate California’s Medical Marijuana Businesses Continues in Assembly
A bill that would establish regulations and protections for a wide range of medical marijuana businesses in California continues to make progress in the legislature. Sen. Lou Correa’s bill SB 1262 recently emerged
The White House Opposes Congressional Attempts to Hinder DC Marijuana Reform
President Obama’s administration took a firm stance against recent efforts by Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) to restrict the District of Columbia from using any of its funds towards reducing the penalties for, or legalizing, marijuana for recreational use. The white house
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DEA May Be Losing the War On Marijuana Politics
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is under attack in Congress as it holds its ground against pot legalization, even in the face of public opinion.
DC Marijuana Initiative Hands in Plenty of Signatures
It now looks extremely likely that the residents of the nation's capitol will vote in November on whether to legalize the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana. Representatives of the DC Cannabis Campaign legalization initiative handed in some 58,000 signatures Monday morning, and they only need some 22,000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the ballot.
New York Becomes the 23rd Medical Marijuana State!
On Saturday, June 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act into law, making New York the 23rd state with an effective medical marijuana law.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Researcher Fired, Cites Political Retaliation
University of Arizona professor and leading medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley was fired from her position at the university after advocates engaged in a contentious political struggle with state lawmakers to secure funding for her clinical study on the beneficial effects of marijuana on veterans with PTSD.
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Bill Clinton in No Way Endorsed Medical or Legal Marijuana
People around the country are praising the bold statement former President Bill Clinton made on cannabis, but nothing he said was either progressive or supportive of cannabis policy reform and shouldn't be praised as such.
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Bill
This afternoon, the Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee voted unanimously to approve a medical marijuana bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Mike Folmer and Sen. Daylin Leach.
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Federal Bill Would Protect Cannabis Patients’ Gun Rights
Sen. John Walsh (D-MT) offered an amendment to Senate appropriations bill S. 2347 on June 19, which would stop the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from targeting state-legal medical marijuana patients for possessing firearms.
Maryland Representative Andy Harris’s Amendment to Block Funding for D.C. Marijuana Law
An amendment, which blocks funding for D.C.’s new law that removes criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana, passed the Appropriations Committee...
The Rand Paul-Cory Booker Amendment Runs Into Problems
As MPP previously reported, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) cosponsored an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would make medical use of marijuana legal.
Connecticut: Governor Signs Hemp Feasibility Measure Into Law
Democrat Connecticut Gov. Malloy recently signed legislation, House Bill 5476, to study the feasibility of establishing a regulated commercial hemp industry.
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The Drug War is the Other War Bush-Era Neocons Can't Quit
Reason's Nick Gillespie calls out George W. Bush’s drug czar, John P. Walters, for his written delusion in Politico that the current drug war has victory around the corner.
New York State Legislature and Governor Come to Agreement on Medical Marijuana
New York State lawmakers announced today that they have come to agreement to approve a limited pilot program for medical marijuana in the Empire State.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.06.18)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of June 18, 2014:
Hillary Clinton Changes Her Tune on Marijuana Policy
Christie dismissed concerns about low enrollment in the state's medical marijuana program, and said "this program and all these other programs, in my mind, are a front for legalization."
Gov. Cuomo Attempts to Obstruct the Compassionate Care Act
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had three-and-a-half years to weigh in on New York’s medical marijuana legislation. Instead, he first opposed medical marijuana outright. Then, this January, he proposed an unworkable distraction.