The following sources were used by ProCon.org to compile information for our Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC resource: Alaska Ballot Measure 8 (100 KB), Nov. 3, 1998 Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, “Marijuana Registry,” Department of Health and Social Services website (accessed Nov. 24, 2010) Alaska Senate Bill 94 …
House panel debates D.C.’s marijuana laws, but no sign of action By Mike DeBonis, Published: May 9 E-mail the writer Republican members of a House Oversight subcommittee sharply questioned the District’s move to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana Friday but gave only tentative indications that they might try …
Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Institute now open in Miami As the medical marijuana industry heats up, the Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Institute, a medical marijuana training and business institute, has opened in Miami. The Florida MMTC Institute, co-founded by Daniel Curtis and Jan Frel, has scheduled seminars for …
MIAMI (AP) — Tied to an unpopular president and his signature health care law, Democrats in the nation’s largest swing state see medical marijuana as a potential antidote to political malaise in this year’s midterm elections. Party operatives are pushing a constitutional amendment that would make Florida the first state …
When nearly nine in 10 Florida voters agree on something, the folks in the minority have to question whether they’ve taken a reasonable position. That’s the situation in which Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell and the Florida Sheriffs Association find themselves. Darnell was among 63 of 67 county sheriffs that …
State Laws Related to Marijuana Marijuana Resource Center Marijuana FAQ Since 1996, 20 states and Washington, DC have passed laws allowing smoked marijuana to be used for a variety of medical conditions. It is important to recognize that these state marijuana laws do not change the fact that using marijuana …
How a Missouri Man Could Die in Prison for Weed At the sentencing Johnston asked the judge to be more forgiving this time, arguing under the mistaken belief that his client faced a 30-year “life” sentence with the possibility of parole. “I think that 30 years in prison for that …
How a Missouri Man Could Die in Prison for Weed “I wasn’t aware it was life without parole. I thought it was a life sentence,” says attorney Randall Brown Johnston when reached by phone last month. “This is coming completely out of left field.” Jeff Mizanskey readily admits that he …
by Patrick Radden Keefe Washington’s law gave state officials only a year to answer difficult questions: Who could grow legal pot? Who could sell it? How much would an ounce of the drug cost? Photograph by Maureen Drennan. Keywords One morning in August, Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy …
Illinois cops, DEA stake out grow store, bust 46-year-old hibiscus farmer After a “month-long” investigation that included stake-outs, digging through garbage, and comparing neighbors’ electricity bills, DEA agents and Shorewood (Illinois) Police kicked down the door of a suspected pot grower at 5am on October 11th, 2013. The suspect was …