After years of voting down almost every proposal championed by pot legalization advocates, the House made a surprising move this week, approving a measure that would prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from busting state-licensed medical marijuana operations. The action in the GOP-dominated House reflected a continued shift in thinking on the issue for lawmakers in […]
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Unusual Witness Presses Medical Marijuana Cause In Pennsylvania
During the last 32 years, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld has smoked 130,000 marijuana cigarettes – with the federal government’s blessing. As jaws dropped in a Harrisburg legislative chamber filled with state senators, Rosenfeld made the remark Tuesday and then held up a silver canister containing 300 pre-rolled joints, a month’s supply. He continues to receive the […]
Legislators Amend Medical Marijuana Bill to Address Concerns of Gov. Cuomo
As End of Session Nears, Patients, Families and Advocates Push Senate and Cuomo to Finally Pass Compassionate Care Act Healthcare Providers Travel to Albany to Demonstrate Support for Medical Marijuana; Available for Interviews Albany – Today, healthcare professionals and patients continued their response to Governor Cuomo’s demands on medical marijuana. Patients and healthcare professionals are […]
Governor Undermines Negotiations on Medical Marijuana, Makes Last-Minute Series of Demands in Disappointing Effort to Sink Legislation
For Years, Governor Ignored Pleas by Patients and Advocates to Work Together on Legislation Outraged Patients and Families Demand Governor to Stop Playing Politics With Peoples Lives; Senate Should Vote Immediately Albany – Today Governor Cuomo leaked to the media his list of changes he wants made to New York’s comprehensive medical marijuana bill – […]
US Gov: Marijuana Arrests for Federal Funding?
The United States government has been dangling the proverbial carrot in the faces of law enforcement agencies all across America in a ploy to exchange minor marijuana-related arrests for federal funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. High Times
Illinois Investors Jump into the Marijuana Industry
Stltoday.comBy Kurt Erickson SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Investors around Illinois are jockeying for positions in the marijuana business as they wait for the state’s new medical marijuana law to kick in. And some of them are politically connected. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
The Clinic: Texas GOP (Almost) Endorses Medical Marijuana
Last week, in the days leading up to this year's platform vote, medical cannabis supporters, led by Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition, actually convinced the Texas party's platform committee to add an amendment declaring that “Texans should hav… High Times
Will Marijuana Be Decriminalized in Jamaica?
Jamaica is on its way to adopting a more lenient pot policies. Earlier this week, the Jamaican government announced that it was seriously considering implementing some changes to the country’s marijuana laws, specifically decriminalizing possession of small amounts…. High Times
Rock Star and Cancer Survivor Melissa Etheridge, In Albany for a Concert Saturday, Urges Passage of New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation — the Compassionate Care Act
In a Show of Support for Fellow Cancer Survivors and Other Patients, Etheridge Helps Advocates as They Enter the Final Days of the Legislative Session With Still No Action from Senate Leadership Albany – Legendary rock star and cancer survivor, Melissa Etheridge – who is in the state capital for a concert on Saturday at the […]
Legal Weed Does Not Increase Teen Marijuana Use
What about the children?!? That’s the go-to scare line for any prohibitionist beaten down by the deluge of positive facts about marijuana and the negative stats of prohibition. Now their favorite boogeyman has suffered a critical blow in the form of the latest Youth… High Times