If you plan on growing medical marijuana it is vitally important to know and understand the cannabis laws in your state, and in your country.There are some times when law enforcement is allowed to conduct a limited warrantless search. One of those circumstances is known as stop and frisk or a “Terry Search”, after the case of Terry versus Ohio. In that case the Supreme Court decided that if an officer had an articulate able suspicion that a person might be armed they could pat them down for the officers own safety.So, this can happen to you whether you are in a car or whether you are walking, if the officer believes that they need to check for weapons for their own safety and they can explain why in court then they are allowed to do so. If while their conducting this limited pat ...
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Legalizing Marijuana
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America’s positive response to legalizing marijuana took a long and unexpected excursion through its choppy history.The country began its resentful attitude toward marijuana in general as early as the 1800s, through countless propaganda ploys established by the government; thus triggering a negative response from the people and consumers. It’s been a long climb back into the positive realm within America’s conscious. Let's take an in-depth look why.The number one and most important reason why medical marijuana has such a positive response from the public now is because the numerous amounts of pains, illnesses, and diseases it has a positive effect on. Studies have shown that people with the most severe diseases such as aids and other ...Read More
NYC Marijuana Laws
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New York remains one of the last states in the North Eastern area of the United States to have a medical marijuana program in place.Let's take a quick look at NYC marijuana laws.Attempts to create a favorable marijuana law have been unable to get through the New York state Senate for many years now.Recently Governor Cuomo has decided to try to run a program for research only that would abide by Federal Law and really, not help anyone in any way."We'll establish a program allowing up to 20 hospitals to prescribe medical marijuana," he said in his State of the State speech last week. "We will monitor the program to evaluate the effectiveness and the feasibility of a medical marijuana system."Polls in New York show more than 80 ...Read More
