Tokyo — On Oct 25, former actress Maya Takagi was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana. The self-described “naturalist” took up residence on Ishigaki island five years ago. Also arrested was Takagi’s male companion, Shigenari Moriyama, who had been actively promoting the use of the weed, praising its effectiveness for anti-aging. Last July, […]
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Florida Weed Laws – What To Know About Legalization In The Sunshine State
On Election Day, Floridians overwhelmingly voted in favor of Amendment 2, a bill that expands the use of medical marijuana for patients with debilitating diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, cancer and other conditions. According to some legal experts, Florida’s legalization of medical marijuana use is a victory for supporters of national marijuana law reform. Where […]
Marijuana Laws On The Ballot In Seven States And Climbing This November Election
With interest in topics like “marijuana” and “cannabis” hitting all-time high levels according to Google Trends, nine states in the U.S. will vote on marijuana measures in the world’s most important general election Nov. 8, according to the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Voters in California, Florida, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona, and Arkansas will definitely be […]
Colorado Cops Beg State Lawmakers to Stop Changing Marijuana Laws
In a recent letter unearthed byThe Denver Post, Colorado’s leading prosecutors and police officials are demanding that state lawmakers put a temporary hold on any additional legislative revisions to the state’s marijuana laws because they simply “c… Read article here: High Times
Scientific Basis for Laws on Marijuana, Driving Questioned
Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests to determine driving while impaired by the drug that have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation's largest automobile club that calls for scrapping those laws. Read article here: High Times
Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Prevent DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
Vote Comes Just a Week After Committee Voted to Allow Veterans Administration Doctors to Recommend Marijuana to Veterans Nationwide Bi-partisan Momentum for Drug Policy Reform Grows Stronger In yet another huge victory for marijuana reform, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted today by 21 to 8 to approve an amendment offered by Senator Mikulski (D-MD) to […]
Confusing State Marijuana Laws Lead to Unjust Raids
Michigan's legislature needs to enact clearer laws regulating the cannabis industry—the current law does not address the legality of dispensaries and does not allow for marijuana to be sold from them. Read article here: High Times
FAMM Celebrates 25 Years of Fighting to Change Mandatory Minimum Laws
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) celebrates 25 years of fighting to eliminate harsh sentencing laws. Read article here: High Times
To Change Marijuana Laws, Throw Caution to the Wind
Lawmakers like to urge "caution" when it comes to marijuana legalization. But a look at the world's first legal-marijuana country shows that caution can be a bad thing. Read article here: High Times
Draconian Drug Laws Continue To Create Families Of ‘Cannabis Refugees’ Seeking Care
Shortly after Amylea Nuñez was born in December, the newborn started having seizures, as many as 15 a day. Knowing the medicines she was prescribed by doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado could seriously damage her liver, Amylea’s parents requested that she be treated with Charlotte’s Web CBD oil. Within days, her parents reported that Amylea […]