NORML PAC Endorses Paul Zuckerberg for DC Attorney General
NORML PAC has endorsed long-time marijuana law reform supporter Paul Zuckerberg in his campaign to become the first elected Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
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Alaska, Oregon, and DC: A Marijuana Legalization Trifecta in 2014?
Marijuana legalization initiatives are on the ballot in two states -- Alaska and Oregon -- and the District of Columbia. For the marijuana reform movement, 2014 is a chance for a legalization trifecta on the way to an even bigger year in 2016...
D.C. Marijuana Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot
The D.C. Board of Elections has officially certified Ballot Initiative 71 for November's general election. If passed by a majority of D.C. voters, Initiative 71 will repeal...
D.C. Empowers Physicians to Determine Medical Marijuana Patient Eligibility
On Thursday of last week, Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray took the bold step of putting physicians in charge of determining which of their patients should use medical marijuana therapy, quietly signing B20-0876, the Medical Marijuana Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2014.
Study: Arrests for Marijuana Offenses Increasing in Many States
Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that the majority of Americans believe that the adult use of the plant ought to be legal.
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DC Newspaper Will Pay Your Marijuana Fine
A DC newspaper is eager to see how local law enforcement will be dealing with the recent marijuana decrim, so they’ve offered to pay the $25 fine for the first five people they hear from who have received citations.
Marijuana Decriminalization Takes Effect In Nation’s Capital
As of midnight Wednesday, D.C.’s marijuana decriminalization law is officially in effect. The new law...
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:
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
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.
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...
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Regressive Measure Passed Blocking Marijuana Decriminalization in Washington, D.C
The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to the 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill intended to prevent the District of Columbia from implementing its recently passed law decriminalizing the possession of marijuana.
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:
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.06.11)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of June 11, 2014:
Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Returns to Washington, D.C. to Lobby Senate Ahead of Imminent Vote
Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, has returned to Washington, D.C. this week to persuade the U.S. Senate to vote for an end to the type of Justice Department (DOJ)
GOP Congressman Threatens to Block DC Decrim Law
Even as the House held a first hearing on DC's recently passed decriminalization law, at least one congressman is threatening to file legislation to undo it
Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Larry Harvey Goes to Washington DC to Lobby Congress Ahead of May 12th Trial
Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, is traveling to Washington, D.C. this week to persuade Congress to stop funding unnecessary federal prosecutions like his.
District Council Introduces Bill to Expand Condition List for Qualifying Medical Marijuana Patients
The DC Council introduced a bill that would lift restrictions on physicians currently preventing them from recommending medical marijuana.