Colorado attorney argues marijuana taxes are illegal Last year, attorney Rob Corry, who helped author Amendment 64, the 2012 law that legalized limited recreational marijuana sales, campaigned against cannabis taxation measures by, among other things, co-hosting rallies featuring free joints. Corry’s efforts fell short at the ballot box, so …
With less than a month to go in the 2014 session, the New York State Assembly yesterday approved a medical cannabis bill. The bill would legalize the possession of up to two and a half ounce of herb for qualified patients as well as allow state-regulated dispensaries. The bill …
Florida Needs Your Support To Break The Strong Hold Florida medical marijuana polling at 70 percent support, down from 88 percent in May A poll in May found 88 percent of Florida voters supported medical marijuana. A March poll showed support at 74 percent. One from November had support at …
In tiny Nebraska towns, a flood of Colorado marijuana SEDGWICK, Colo. — A marijuana store owner this week opened up a new frontier in the ongoing cat-and-mouse border war between pot buyers and police officers across the Nebraska state line just six miles away. Sedgwick Alternative Relief opened for legal …
New marijuana laws boost sales for Iowa greenhouse maker DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A greenhouse maker in northeast Iowa has reported a boost in sales as more states legalize the medical use of marijuana. A corporate official at Engineering Services & Products Co. said demand from marijuana growers has caused …
Former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs are urging the Obama administration to nullify marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington, which recently legalized the recreational use of pot. The eight former DEA heads fear that the states’ marijuana laws will instigate a “domino effect”, causing other states to pass their own laws …
Crime down and revenue up in Colorado since start of marijuana legalization The great green experiment underway in Colorado is continuing to yield considerable results after five full months of marijuana legalization, according to the latest statistics out of the first state in America to lift the prohibition on pot. …
By O’S News Service April 24, 2014 The title once claimed by Terence Hallinan of San Francisco now goes to Kenneth P. Thompson, the district attorney of Brooklyn. According to a piece by Stephanie Clifford in today’s New York Times, Thompson has notified the New York Police Department that …
By David Downs in the East Bay Express, April 15 Even though polls show that most Americans support the legalization of marijuana, corporate America continues to censor pot-related speech. Legal reformers are banned from issue-advocacy advertising; major websites such as Google, Facebook, and Yahoo prohibit the listing of legal marijuana …
Take Action Online Now Action Alerts Support SB 1193 in California – Americans for Safe Access May 02, 2014 12:52 PM Don Duncan SB 1193 is a bill by California Senator Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) that would require that law enforcement return wrongfully-confiscated medical cannabis or plants or pay the …