America’s four-decade war on drugs is responsible for many casualties, but the criminalization of marijuana has been perhaps the most destructive part of that war. The toll can be measured in dollars — billions of which are thrown away each year in the aggressive enforcement of pointless laws. It can …
Medical marijuana bottled for patients in Los Angeles.Credit Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Politicians who don’t want to take a clear position on marijuana legalization often say more research is needed on the effects of consuming the drug. Hillary Clinton called for more research just last month on …
Prospective medical marijuana growers in Florida are struggling to figure out a legal way to obtain starter cannabis plants under a new state law allowing for limited medical use, the bill’s sponsor and other experts say. Florida lawmakers failed to address how growers licensed by the state would acquire a …
(as of 01 August 2014) I. States with Legislation or Ballot Measures to Legalize Medical Marijuana 3 Pending Legislation or Ballot Measures Florida Ohio Pennsylvania 3 Passed Legislation in 2014 Maryland Minnesota New York 13 Failed Legislation in 2014 Florida Kansas Kentucky Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New York Ohio …
Chart of the top 17 hospitals in the United States, according to the U.S. News and World Report “Honor Roll” for 2011-2012, with their positions on our question: “Should marijuana be a medical option?” Not one hospital provided a pro or con statement. Rank Hospital “Should marijuana be a medical option?” …
The federal government just ordered all the marijuana it wants — something it would send most Americans to prison for doing. On Monday, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a new rule that increases the U.S. government’s production quota for medical marijuana from an annual 21 kg to 650 kg. That’s …
WILL FEDS MAKE IT BE THE LAST DROP Some cannabis growers may soon find themselves with a lot less irrigation water if the U.S. government decides to block the use of federal water for state-legal marijuana cultivation. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees management of federal water resources, “is …
In some states, there’s an untenable mismatch between the crime and the time, but does anyone think that pot—medical or recreational—will still be illegal in 10 years? Now that a majority of Americans—54% and climbing, according to Pew Research—believe that marijuana should be treated like beer, wine and liquor, it’s …
The parents of RayAnn Moseley, the Pensacola child with intractable epilepsy whose story softened the hearts of reluctant lawmakers, are fighting a new battle: getting Charlotte’s Web to Florida. The Moseleys have formed a company to apply to be one of the five medical marijuana dispensaries under the new law …
Florida – Adjourned 2014 9 Bills Number: FL [R] HB 843 – Updated (Text 07/13/2014) Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz Title: Cannabis Abstract: Cannabis; Authorizes specified physicians to order low-THC cannabis for use by specified patients; provides conditions; prohibits specified acts by physicians or persons seeking low-THC cannabis; requires physician education; requires …