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AZ Governor Directs State To License Marijuana Dispensaries
Giving up her idea of suing the federal government over Arizona’s medical marijuana law, Governor Jan Brewer said Friday she is directing the state health department to start accepting applications for cannabis dispensaries.www.tokeofthetown.com
Cali AG Wants Legislature To Clarify Medical Marijuana Law
California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Wednesday urged state lawmakers to get serious about clarifying the state’s 15-year-old medical marijuana law, saying gray areas have left law enforcement and patients in a state of uncertainty.www.tokeofthe…
Medical Marijuana: Michigan Court Bans Sale Of Pot Through Private Shops
DETROIT — Medical marijuana cannot be sold through private shops, the Michigan appeals court said Wednesday in a major decision that strikes at businesses trying to cash in on pot and cuts off a source for people with chronic ailments. A three-judge p…
FRONTLINE: “The Pot Republic” | 420 News
FRONTLINE’s primetime monthly newsmagazine returns with three new stories, leading with a timely report from the frontlines of marijuana legalization in California. The bulk of the marijuana consumed in the United States used to come across the borde…
ACLU to Defend Medical Marijuana Law Against Legal Attack by Governor Jan Brewer
Governor Jan Brewer followed through today on her threat to attack Arizona’s voter-approved medical marijuana law, but advocates of democracy are fighting back.blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com
Legislature Set To Gut Washington’s Medical Marijuana Law
“In its current state, the bill is set to gut our voter-approved medical cannabis law,” said Ben Livingston of the Seattle-based patient advocacy group Cannabis Defense Coalition.www.tokeofthetown.com
Repealing Medical Marijuana Law Would Hurt Montana’s Economy
Thousands of jobs could be lost, cities would lost revenue from business taxes, and many more people would be relying on food stamps if repeal passes, according to Dave Stephens, owner of Better Life Montana in Missoula.www.tokeofthetown.com
MD Amendment Would Allow Marijuana Injection, Prohibit Smoking
A Republican delegate has now filed an amendment to Maryland’s proposed medical marijuana law which would allow patients to inject — but not to smoke — cannabis.www.tokeofthetown.com
Washington Medical Marijuana Law Needs Fixing | NEWS JUNKIE POST
[caption id=attachment_27703 align=aligncenter width=470 caption=Photo: The Fresh Scent][/caption] More than 12 years after Washington state voters approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes for those who had terminal or debilitating illnesses …
Hawaii Judge Refuses To Honor Medical Marijuana Card
Posted by admin in Political News on August 10, 2010
An arrogant Hawaii judge said the court wouldn’t recognize the medical marijuana card of a man who was forced to submit to drug tests as part of his probation. “You’re not above the law. You have to follow the law just like everybody else,” the judge s…
Two Medical Pot States Don’t Require Residency
Out-of-staters may now obtain medical marijuana cards in Oregon and Montana. With the discovery of a loophole in Montana’s medical marijuana law, the Big Sky State joins Oregon in longer requiring residency to obtain legal authorization to use medicina…
Author of California Medical Marijuana Law Raided by Police
Author of California Medical Marijuana Law Raided by Policewww.theweedblog.com
"Higher"Education in NJ Could Mean Medical Marijuana Classe
Posted by admin in Educational on June 25, 2010
Come next year, Rutgers University could be known as “Pot U.”
A New Jersey lawmaker who was instrumental in helping pass a medical marijuana law back in January is now suggesting that the state’s premier university become a national center for research…
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.
L.A. sued over new medical marijuana law
Posted by admin in Political News on March 2, 2010
The lawsuit say dispensaries have only seven days after the law takes effect on March 14 to find a new location if they’re too close to schools, churches, or other sensitive areas. The lawsuit also claims a provision banning dispensaries near homes rules out nearly all commercial areas
Marijuana Law Strikedown? A Big Fat Bowl of Nothing
Posted by admin in Political News on January 23, 2010
What the pot limit strike down really means…
America’s Government Terrified Marijuana Has Medicinal Benef
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on January 21, 2010
A New York Times article, probably in response to the New Jersey medical marijuana law that was passed, is claiming …
Medical marijuana law ready to burn in New Jersey
Posted by admin in Political News on January 18, 2010
This week Gov. Jon Corzine is expected to sign into law a measure that will allow for the use of marijuana as prescribed by physicians. It will also give the Garden State a green crop of another kind Ð legal weed making it the 14th state in the nation to legalize the drug for medicinal purposes
Does it mean that New Jersey is going to plunge d
New Jersey passes nation’s toughest medical marijuana law
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on January 12, 2010
By a vote of 48 to 14 in the state’s assembly on Monday, New Jersey became the 14th state in the union to make legal accommodations for the use of medical marijuana. … However, California this is not.
Letter: Cannabis patients caught in the middle of debate
Few in the medical marijuana movement would deny the police assertion that some growers are abusing the medical marijuana law. The issue of greater importance is the legal status of an herb that many people are willing to pay outrageous prices for.
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