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Where Have All the Stoners Gone?
It’s hard to say exactly where the American marijuana movement is at present. For every Alabama, where a Republican state legislator will sponsor a bill to legalize medical cannabis, there’s an Arizona or a Montana, where lawmakers overturned the will …
Marijuana DUI Bill Dead In Colorado Legislature
The Colorado Senate voted on Monday night to kill HB 1261, the marijuana DUI bill, in its entirety, scoring a huge victory for the medical cannabis community. In a crucial vote, lawmakers rejected a limit on the amount of THC — the main psychoactive i…
CT Lawmakers Look to Legalize Medical Marijuana & Possibly Decriminalize Small Amounts
With a recent poll showing overwhelming 79% support for medical marijuana, the Legislature and governor appear poised to reform cannabis laws in Connecticut. A hearing began on Monday to discuss legalizing marijuana for people with serious medical prob…
Synthetic Marijuana Gives Users Legal High
Across the country, demand for a synthetic form of marijuana is soaring. Unlike the real thing, this drug – called spice or K2 – is legal in most states. Now, a handful of lawmakers are taking action. This week Missouri became the sixth state to ban t…
Synthetic Marijuana Gives Users Legal High
Across the country, demand for a synthetic form of marijuana is soaring. Unlike the real thing, this drug – called spice or K2 – is legal in most states. Now, a handful of lawmakers are taking action. This week Missouri became the sixth state to b…
Lawmakers push to legalize marijuana for medical purposes in
Pennsylvania Sen. Daylin Leach introduced a measure to authorize physicians to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes today.
Legal Marijuana Substitute Makes Users “Tweak Out”
A so-far legal alternative to marijuana made of dried herbs, flowers and tobacco, covered in a synthetic compound is causing a ruckus among PHD Doctors and lawmakers.
Why Isn’t There More Medical Marijuana Research?
Posted by admin in Political News on January 28, 2010
It’s the Catch-22 that has plagued medical marijuana advocates and patients for decades. Lawmakers and health regulators demand clinical studies on the
Bill to Legalize Marijuana is Up In Smoke!
Posted by admin in Political News on January 16, 2010
Defeat is always the prelude to ultimate victory…or something like that……
Religious Faithful, Law Enforcement and Activists Hail Victory
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ — The California Legislature formally proclaimed Assembly Bill 390 “dead on arrival” today as lawmakers rejected an 11th hour plan to save it from demise……
Marijuana Milestone: First Vote in 100 Years to End Marijuan
Posted by admin in Political News on January 14, 2010
Lawmakers on the California Assembly, Committee on Public Safety, voted 4 to 3 today in favor of Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act — which seeks to legalize the production, distribution, and personal use of marijuana for adults age 21 and older.
Planting the Seed for Legal Pot
Posted by admin in Political News on January 12, 2010
Lawmakers will vote on Assembly Bill 390 — legislation to tax and regulate marijuana. The assembly’s Public Safety Committee is expected to vote after a hearing that begins at 9 a.m. hearing.
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill – NYTimes
The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the first in the region and the 14th in the nation to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons.
N.J. lawmakers approve bill legalizing medical marijuana
The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 25-13, with no debate. The Assembly approved the measure 48-14. It now goes to the desk of Gov. Jon Corzine who has said he would sign the bill before leaving office Jan. 19. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), a bill sponsor, said he believes the legislation will satisfy Gov.-elect Chris Christie.
9NEWS.com | Denver | Medical Cannabis Holiday Health Fair
Posted by admin in Political News on December 14, 2009
Many of the entrepreneurs and patients in Colorado’s medical marijuana community are working to be accepted into the mainstream with other American industries.
Organizers say they hope to demonstrate to the public and lawmakers that medical marijuana businesses in the Denver area are professional and compassionate.
Lawmakers Attend Cannabis Health Fair
Posted by admin in World News on December 14, 2009
Two lawmakers who have been especially outspoken about providing guidelines for and regulating the medical marijuana industry attended a cannabis health fair at a Holiday Inn just north of Denver Sunday afternoon.Denver City Council member Charlie Brown and State Sen. Chris Romer both had the opportunity to meet with people in the medical marij…
Cannabis News the Generation that Inhaled
Posted by admin in World News on November 23, 2009
Lawmakers are considering decriminalizing pot. Bills would make holding small amounts more like a speeding ticket. All seemed to agree that marijuana is a recreational drug no more debilitating than alcohol or tobacco, and should be subject to civil regulation instead of criminal penalties.
N.J. lawmakers show compassion for medical marijuana
Lawmakers have asked Governor Corzine to pardon an ill Franklin County man for medical marijuana possession.
Pot legalization expected to go to ballot in California
Posted by admin in World News on October 28, 2009
Opponents of a plan to legalize marijuana for personal possession in California have conceded that supporters of the measure are likely to get their proposal on a statewide ballot. Lawmakers say that a plan to tax the drug could yield as much as $1.4 billion for the state.
Medical marijuana should be approved for the seriously ill -
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on October 25, 2009
Seriously ill people in Illinois have waited long enough. It’s time lawmakers gave them another option to deal with their pain.
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