By Philip Marcelo, Providence Journal Dec 27 2011 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — House Speaker Gordon D. Fox says he’ll personally petition the federal Department of Justice to see how Rhode Island can open the large-scale dispensaries for growing and selling marijuana that advocates have long sought. The Providence Democrat says he disagrees with Governor Chafee’s decision [...]
By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press, Seattle Times December 28, 2011 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Supporters of an effort to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana in Washington state plan to turn in signatures this week to qualify their initiative. New Approach Washington expects to turn in more than 355,000 signatures to the secretary [...]
By John Ingold, The Denver Post Dec 28 2011 The head of the Colorado Department of Revenue has written a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration asking that federal controls on marijuana be loosened slightly to account for its “potential medicinal value.” Colorado is the third state with a medical-marijuana program to ask the DEA [...]
by Dan Aiello, Bay Area Reporter’ Dec 29 2011 Just a week after Assemblyman Tom Ammiano met with the U.S. attorney’s office to discuss federal raids on California’s medical marijuana dispensaries and growers, California’s attorney general has issued a letter to the state’s top lawmakers warning that attempts to pass statewide regulation of marijuana must [...]
by Joe Klare, 420 Times Dec 28, 2011 The recent federal crackdown on medical marijuana in California has forced many dispensaries to close their doors. And now it seems some of them are turning to medical cannabis delivery as a way to continue serving their patients. Former dispensary operators hope that they will become less [...]
By Philippe Djegal, News Channel 3 December 28, 2011 THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Riverside County is moving forward with its push to close down marijuana dispensaries operating illegally in unincorporated county areas.Wednesday was the day dispensaries were supposed to tell the county whether they planned on staying open or closing down.More than a half-dozen are [...]
Seattle Times, Editorial Board Dec 25, 2011 The Seattle Times editorial board expresses its support for medical marijuana and for the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana generally, and hopes for change in 2012. LAST February this page argued that prohibiting marijuana was causing far more harm than good, and that Washington should legalize it [...]
Steve Elliott, Toke of the Town December 22, 2011 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. Harris, who was elected with backing from the state’s medical marijuana [...]
But some fear plans by Portland’s new marijuana outlet may instead create a hangout. By Tom Bell, Maine Today Dec 25, 2011 PORTLAND – A medical marijuana dispensary that’s scheduled to open in Portland next month is designed as a California-style wellness center. Its operator is promoting a free coffee and tea bar, acupuncture clinics, [...]
By Maia Szalavitz, Time December 12, 2011 A small, new study backs a long-standing claim of advocates of medical marijuana: pain patients can safely use cannabis while taking opioid painkillers, and may actually need fewer pills because of it. The research included 21 chronic pain patients, who were taking either long-acting morphine or Oxycontin twice [...]
By Michael Montgomery, California Watch Dec. 12, 2011 A crackdown by federal prosecutors is casting a long shadow over the state’s marijuana industry, but there is one bright spot, at least for some Northern California growers willing to risk prison time: Wholesale prices appear to be on the rise. After slumping precipitously, prices for a [...]
By Scot Kersgaard, The Colorado Independent December 08, 2011 Governor Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island and Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington have petitioned the federal government to change the schedule of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, a move they claim will remove the conflict between federal drug laws and state laws that allow the [...]
sfagate.com December 9, 2011 San Jose medical cannabis club Elemental Wellness Center continues its weekly series of grow classes with a month of sessions dedicated to recycling, organic growing, composting, and soil amendment techniques. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) The Crop Circle Grow Club, a free weekly class for everyone from beginners to experienced growers, continues [...]
CBS News (AP) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 1,000 New Mexicans have applied for medical marijuana licenses since Republican Gov. Susana Martinez took office in January, prompting the administration that had advocated repeal of the law to instead propose taking the program outside of the public health department. Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Catherine [...]
By Scot Kersgaard, The Colorado Independent December 09, 2011 It is probably just a coincidence, but polling released today by Public Policy Polling shows that Coloradans love Tim Tebow and think marijuana should be legal. If they had to choose one or the other, though, it looks like Tebow in a landslide. Forty-nine percent think [...]
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services, Ahwatukee Foothills News December 8, 2011 Attorneys for would-be marijuana dispensaries asked a state judge Wednesday to order Gov. Jan Brewer to follow the law approved by voters and begin issuing licenses as the statute directs. “I don’t care whether she likes it or doesn’t like it,” Ty Taber [...]
It is this bloggers opinion that marijuana, like alcohol, should be made legal for anyone over the age of 21 to purchase, cultivate, or possess throughout the United States of America. But, if it were to be made legal in the United States, it leaves many unknown answers to popular questions on the subject. For [...]
Dec 6, 2011 Washington,DC —The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a landmark decision today in which California state courts found that its medical marijuana law was not preempted by federal law. The state appellate court decision from November 28,2007,ruled that “it is not the job of the local police to enforce the federal drug laws.”The case,involving [...]
by Christopher Cadelago, signonsandiego.com Dec. 3, 2011 An association of medical marijuana collectives will unveil a proposed ballot measure this week for the city of San Diego that would create operating zones and standards, establish a registration system, impose a cost-recovery fee and levy a tax on storefront dispensaries. Citizens for Patient Rights, in connection [...]
December 2, 2011 · Updated 6:20 PM There’s an initiative that may go before voters next year that would legalize, regulate and tax the sale of mari-juana, and not just for doctor-authorized medicinal use. I-502, even if it collects enough signatures to get on the 2012 state ballot, seems like a bridge too far, at [...]
Health Department to choose five dispensaries from 17 applications By Tisha Thompson and Rick Yarborough, nbcwashington.com Dec 2, 2011 When it comes to medical marijuana, the D.C. government is handing out two different kinds of licenses. The News4 Iteam has already shown the proposed sites to grow medical marijuana, which are called cultivation centers, and [...]
By ASHLEY M. LATTA, Capital News Service, Westminster Patch December 3, 2011 ANNAPOLIS – A medical marijuana work group created in the spring by the legislature will recommend two models for new legislation. One would assign medical marijuana distribution solely to academic institutions, while the other would permit physicians to recommend its use as treatment [...]
Beto O’Rourke and Susie Byrd, mysanantonnio.com December 2, 2011 In 1913, El Paso became one of the first cities to ban marijuana. Other communities soon followed suit, and by 1937 the drug was banned by the federal government. The drive to prohibit marijuana was not motivated by efforts to reduce dependence, improve health outcomes or [...]
By Carol Hopkins, Daily Tribune December 03, 2011 BIRMINGHAM — In his 33 years in law enforcement, Isaiah “Ike” McKinnon wrestled with his fair share of drunks. “They’re aggressive and want to fight,” said McKinnon, former Detroit police chief and now an associate professor of education at the University of Detroit Mercy. But people who [...]
Published by MaryJane Getting a medical marijuana card is not always a simple task. Depending on which state you reside in, you may find it incredibly easy, or painfully difficult. If only it were as easy for everyone in the United States as it is for those of us that live in California, Colorado, Michigan [...]
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