Eric Holder Says Kids Won’t Be Able To Toke Up

General Eric Holder said Wednesday that just because states are legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes doesn’t mean minors will be able to roll up a joint. “People cannot buy alcohol I guess now until you’re age… age 21, but young people find ways to get alcohol because adults can have access to it,” Holder said […]

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Morgan Says Marijuana is Safer

Claiming that medical marijuana would be a safer, non-addictive and more-effective alternative to OxyContin, Orlando attorney John Morgan condemned the prescription pain killer in a speech Friday to argue that many of its users would be far better off smoking pot. Speaking to the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Morgan said that OxyContin, a […]

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Pot Crusader Says No To Marijuana Tickets

Proposal from police signals shift toward cannabis reform, says SFU professor A recommendation to let police treat simple marijuana possession as a ticketing offence is being opposed by the head of a provincial campaign to decriminalize pot. Dana Larsen, whose group Sensible BC is set to kick off a petition campaign next month to force […]

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California Supreme Court Recognizes Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, But Says Localities May Ban Them

Patient advocates respond with Sacramento press conference, during lobby day for statewide regulations SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so. However, the […]

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