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Congress Should Consider Legalizing Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on August 20, 2010
The federal government should end prosecuting individuals in states which allow licensed physicians to prescribe marijuana for their patients under state law.seminal.firedoglake.com
Pot advocates: Bill seeks ‘enhanced penalties’ for brownies
Posted by admin in Political News on July 30, 2010
Just as it looks like the U.S. Congress was turning a corner on drug policy reform by rolling back the inordinately higher sentencing requirements for crack cocaine over powered cocaine, it also appears within a breath of taking a large step back on ma…
Congress May Double Penalties For Pot Brownies
Posted by admin in Food & Drink on July 29, 2010
A bill has just reached the floor of the Senate that would double penalties for any edible products combined with medical marijuana in California and the 13 other states that provide compassionate relief for patients. The worst part is that the bill wa…
D.C. cannabis tax haul: $400,000 over 5 years
A tax on medical marijuana could generate some $400,000 for Washington, D.C., over the next five years, according to an estimate from the city’s top financial official. District residents approved an initiative legalizing medical marijuana in 1998, but Congress had kept it from going into effect until December.
Washington D.C. Legalizes Medical Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political News on May 4, 2010
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved amendments to a medical marijuana law first passed in 1998 by 69 percent of District voters. Congress had blocked implementation of Initiative 59 for more than a decade, until it lifted its ban last year.
Because of New Laws, Fewer Marijuana Criminals this XMas
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on December 22, 2009
The new administration has set policies to stop federal interference with our state laws. States are embracing real access models. The CA Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court have confirmed that federal laws do not preempt state medical cannabis laws. Congress is pushing for Department of Justice oversight through legislation and political pressu
Toke of the Town – Congress Ends Ban On Medical Marijuana In
Posted by admin in Political News on December 15, 2009
It’s about time: The U.S. Senate yesterday passed historic legislation to end the decade long ban on implementation of the medical marijuana law Washington, D.C., voters passed in 1998. The House and Senate have both passed it, and this bill awaits the signature of the President this week.
Washington D.C.: Medical Marijuana on the Way | Hemp News
Posted by admin in Political News on December 15, 2009
Medical marijuana could be legalized in D.C. if a giant government funding bill passes Congress. House and Senate conferees have come up with a compromise conference agreement that would provide funding for most federal departments and agencies. But unlike past years, there is no provision that would prevent D.C. from legalizing medical marijuana.
D.C. Takes Another Step Toward Medical Marijuana MPP Blog
Posted by admin in Political News on December 10, 2009
Ten years ago, D.C. residents overwhelmingly passed a medical marijuana ballot initiative, but the law’s implementation was blocked by Congress. The bill released today — a large omnibus spending bill — lifts the ban on medical marijuana in the nation’s capitol.
Congress allows DC to implement 1998 medical marijuana law
Posted by admin in Political News on December 9, 2009
House and Senate negotiations for the 2010 Appropriations bill have been completed. This is the huge federal budget bill and it just so happens that Washington DC is a federal district and its spending is controlled by Congress.
Congress Approves Legalized Medical Marijuana Sales in DC
Posted by admin in Political News on December 9, 2009
Congressional negotiators finalized a deal on Tuesday that allows Washington, DC to finally implement a system of legalized medical marijuana dispensaries that was approved by DC voters back in 1998 but that has been blocked by Congress each year since then.
the Drug Czar is Required by Law to Lie
Posted by admin in Political News on December 9, 2009
Congress mandates that the drug czar lie about medical marijuana. Congress also doesn’t want you to know that the gov’t already owns the patent to marijuana claiming it does have medical value. US Patent # 6,630,507, which the gov’t secretly obtained from itself in 2003, is titled “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants” and claims “….
Time to end two marijuana fictions – washingtonpost.com
Posted by admin in Political News on December 6, 2009
This disrespect didn’t start with the medical marijuana reforms; it has been going on since the misinformation and outright lies that were used to drum up support for marijuana prohibition were accepted by a gullible Congress in the 1930s.
Marijuana Law Reform Is A Political Opportunity!!!!!!!!1!!!!
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on November 21, 2009
Last January I proclaimed in the The Hill’s Congress blog: Marijuana law reform is no longer a political liability; it’s a political opportunity. Ten months…
H.R. 2943: Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults
Posted by admin in Political News on October 16, 2009
A bill in the U.S. Congress: To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes.
WashingtonWatch.com – H.R. 2943, The Personal Use of Marijua
Posted by admin in Political News on August 17, 2009
U.S. Congress: H.R. 2943, The Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009
Meet Congress’ New Teeny Tiny Anti-Marijuana Caucus
Posted by admin in Political News on July 19, 2009
During a time of immense cannabis law reforms and major shifts in public opinion in favor of such, emerges now a throwback to the dark ages.
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