After a mid-November turn toward violations and summonses instead of misdemeanor arrests for carrying modest amounts of pot, such arrests plunged by 75 percent in December compared to last year. Read article here: High Times
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One Video Will Change How Medical Marijuana Is Viewed
One group of parents has set out to present their proof as to why medical marijuana should be legal. Read article here: High Times
Nov. 4th: The Winds of Change?
When you’ve been involved in the medical cannabis movement for as long as I have—almost 40 years—you collect an amazing wellspring of knowledge that is very useful, particularly when it comes to recognizing the small nuances and events that signal change… High Times
National Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Federal and State Policy Change to Increase Access to Medical Marijuana
Foundation Support Adds to Growing Number of Organizations Calling for Passage of the Compassionate Care Act, including Upstate and Long Island Cancer and MS Support Groups Doctors, Patients and Parents of Children with Epileptic Disorders Applaud Foundation and New York Groups, Call for New York Senate to Vote on the Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill New […]
Governors Ask Feds to Change Banking Rules for Pot Businesses
On Wednesday, Washington Governor JayInslee(D) and Colorado Governor John W.Hickenlooper(D) sent asigned letterto key government officials – including the secretary of the treasury and the chairman of the board of governors of the… High Times
Rules Change on Olympic Marijuana Testing
It’s been 15 years since Ross Rebagliati won snowboarding’s first Olympic gold medal at the 1998 Winter Games — and then nearly lost that medal after he tested positive for marijuana. Since then, the drug has become an integral part of Rebagliati’s life. Next month Rebagliati will open a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Whistler, British […]
Pot Legalization Won’t Change Mission
The nation’s drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won’t change his office’s mission of fighting the country’s drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the National Drug Control Policy, released President Barack Obama’s 2013 strategy […]
Pot Legalization Won’t Change Mission
The nation’s drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won’t change his office’s mission of fighting the country’s drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the National Drug Control Policy, released President Barack Obama’s 2013 strategy […]
Could State Marijuana Laws Change the World and Get The U.S. in Trouble?
Digital First MediaBy Bianca Prieto The passage of pot laws in Colorado and Washington could have unintended global implications and has caused the potential violation of an international drug treaty. In the U.S., pro-marijuana folks are stoked, while anti-drug advocates are concerned. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz