When is a FBI statistic for marijuana arrests in Oregon valid? When it suits Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis’ political purposes. High Times
Tag: Marijuana
Colorado Not Suffering Buyer’s Remorse Over Legal Marijuana
Nine months after Colorado shops opened their doors to sell the first bags of recreational marijuana, a majority of state residents still support legal weed sales. A new NBC News/Marist Poll shows that 55 percent of adult Colorado residents back the law that legalized the regulated use, possession and sale of cannabis by adults. The […]
Pennsylvania Moves Toward Medical Marijuana Legalization
As the Pennsylvania state Senate is set to reconvene on Sept. 15, a hotly contested national issue sits near the top of its agenda: medical marijuana. The bipartisan Senate Bill 1182, titled the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act, passed the Senate’s Law and Justice Committee unanimously on June 27. When state senators return from […]
Canada – High-Profile Marijuana Activist Files For Federal Liberal Nomination
A high-profile advocate for marijuana legalization has filed her papers to run as a Liberal in the next federal election, putting the spotlight on an issue that the Conservatives have used to attack Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Jodie Emery filed her nomination papers Monday in Vancouver East, a riding the NDP has held since 1997. […]
Oregon Marijuana ‘Education’ Only Occurs When Marijuana’s on the Ballot
My colleague Jennifer Alexander has been doing incredible work digging through the Internet archives to expose so-called community education on marijuana for what is — blatant political propaganda funded by taxpayers to defeat marijuana legalization. High Times
New Mexico: Medical Marijuana OK’d for Workers’ Comp
Physician prescribed medical marijuana for pain relief is covered under the bylaws of workers’ compensation, according to the latest ruling from the New Mexico Court of Appeals. High Times
Colorado: Recreational Marijuana Outsells Medical for First Time
For the first time in Colorado’s legal marijuana market, recreational cannabis outsold medical pot in the month of July, according to numbers from the state’s Department of Revenue. High Times
Marijuana Moms: Weed Makes Us Better Parents
Meet a controversial group of women who say smoking marijuana makes them better parents. The 'marijuana moms' are one of a number of groups popping up all over California where medicinal marijuana use is legal. Mom-of-two Cheryl Shuman hosts parties every month wh… High Times
Terminal Cancer Patient Charged For Using Medical Marijuana
A judge Tuesday gave probation rather than a prison sentence to a dying Iowa man convicted of growing marijuana and using it to treat his terminal cancer. High Times
Poll: No Marijuana Buyers’ Remorse In Colorado
According to a just-released NBC News/MaristCollege poll, 55 percent of Coloradoans either “actively support” or “favor” state law permitting “adults 21 and older to purchase small quantities of marijuana for their own personal use from… High Times