2016 Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Marijuana Prohibition Florida voters have approved the state’s medical marijuana initiative, Amendment 2. This victory makes Florida, with its huge population and bellwether status in American politics, the first state in the South to adopt a medical marijuana law. November 8, 2016 Drug Policy […]
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Marijuana Becomes Legal In Macedonia
Belgrade – Marijuana-derived medicines became legal on Monday in Macedonia, which joined over a dozen European countries that have already authorised the products for certain patients. So far 13 European Union nations have legalised marijuana-derived medicines including Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Medicines containing less then 0.2 percent of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), […]
Pennsylvania Becomes 24th Medical Marijuana State
PennsylvaniaGovernor Tom Wolf took the necessary step over the weekend to end the suffering, once and for all, by signing a comprehensive medical marijuana program into law. Read article here: High Times
Study: As Pot Prohibition Slowly Becomes Thing of the Past, Consumers Less Likely to Abuse It
The outcome of legalizing marijuana has not had the effect that prohibitionists warned and expected. The behavioral and psychological problems that they feared would follow legalization have not materialized. Read article here: High Times
Texas Cancer Patient Becomes Medical Refugee, Moving For Marijuana
Toni Anderson considers herself a medical refugee. She and her husband are packing their bags and leaving Texas for a chance to smoke medical marijuana. “My main goal is to get out of El Paso because I want to live,” Anderson said. Anderson has stage three cervical cancer. She has gone through chemotherapy and radiation, […]
Southeast Asia Becomes More Tolerant of Medicinal Opium
Laos was once a major opium producer—and now production is growing again after eradication efforts had dramatically slashed it. But this time around, authorities may take a more tolerant and realistic approach. Read article here: High Times
Alaska Becomes 3rd Legal Marijuana State
Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana *is now legal in America’s wildest state*, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings. Making Alaska the third state to legalize recreational marijuana was the goal of a coalition including libertarians, rugged individualists and small-government Republicans who prize the privacy rights […]
Chaos D.C.: Marijuana Becomes Legal Next Week Without Regulations
The District of Columbia’s recently passed voter Initiative 71, which legalized the cultivation, possession and use of marijuana in the nation’s capital, has nearly survived its 30-day congressional review and the new law is set to take effect within next week… Read article here: High Times
Florida Becomes First State in the South to Vote in Favor of Medical Marijuana
Loses Despite Clear Majority Support, Thanks to Unique Florida Law Requiring 60% for Ballot Initiatives and $ 5 Million Opposition Campaign National Implications: Majority Support Sends Strong Message, Regardless of 60% Florida Requirement Today, a large majority of voters in Florida approved Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that makes Florida, with its huge population and […]
New York Officially Becomes 23rd State with Medical Marijuana as Governor Cuomo Signs Bill into Law
Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers Thank Legislators and Governor, Immediately Turn Their Attention to Swift Implementation: “Patients Are Out of Time and Need Access Now” New York City: Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a medical marijuana bill into law, making New York the twenty-third state to allow legal access to medical marijuana for seriously ill […]