Petition: Vote to Prevent the DEA from Arresting Patients in Medical Marijuana States By Barry Bard Despite saying they’d leave Washington and Colorado alone, the Obama administration really hasn’t. And the DEA’s policies and invasion of patient rights in all medical marijuana state remains a serious issue and an affront …
The DEA Seized 250 Pounds of Hemp Seed, Now Holding it Hostage Italy sent Kentucky 250 pounds of hemp seeds to help the Bluegrass state–once America’s largest hemp producer–launch its government approved hemp pilot programs. But federal customs agents (aka the DEA) at the Louisville International Airport clearly didn’t get this memo–nor …
WHAT STATE WILL HURT THE MOST FROM THIS CHANGE? The last 15 states to join the MARIJUANA-CANNABIS STATES UNION. WHY? They will get the leftovers that are not left. Just think for one second! No matter how you look at it, this is the game of lottery and chance, and …
“Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?“ “I very much welcome any potential change to the law, providing the results of the clinical trials are positive. Some patients have already reported an improvement in pain but it is too early to draw any conclusions… If we are to provide the evidence …
1. Alaska Ballot Measure 8 (100 KB) — Approved Nov. 3, 1998 by 58% of voters Effective: Mar. 4, 1999 Removed state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess written documentation from their physician advising that they “might benefit from the medical use …
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 …
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 …
US DRUG POLICY CHANGE WELCOME Finally, the U.S. government is waking up to the realization that it cannot jail its way out of a drug problem. President Obama’s Department of Justice last year stopped making the problem worse, easing mandatory minimum sentencing in some cases. Last week, it offered a …
LEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA A SLIPPERY SLOPE Why am I opposed to legalizing marijuana? When my 18-year-old son was introduced to marijuana, the changes in his personality ruined his life. He became a lazy, moody, insensitive, belligerent stranger, eventually borrowing a car and was killed in a car accident. Sheriff Grady …