Possessing 2 ounces or less of marijuana would not be a crime if the drug is intended for medicinal purposes under a New Hampshire bill being considered by the House.
The Mexican political world was sent reeling this weekend after a former PRI politician admitted his party had exercised strong control over Mexico's drug trafficking routes.
A bill that would effectively ban edible medical marijuana products is scheduled for its first hearing on Tuesday. While the bill seems unlikely to pass, it is nonetheless engendering passionate protest from medical marijuana advocates.
As of today, the Drug Enforcement Agency has banned "fake pot" substances, which use chemicals to purportedly replicate the effects of marijuana. Those substances had been in a legal limbo, with many states lacking laws to deal with them.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Vote Dana! Cannabis activist turned political candidate Dana Larsen has announced that legendary Canadian filmmaker Tommy Chong will perform at a fundraiser for Larsen's BC NDP leadership campaign on MONDAY, MARCH 7 at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver.
CANNABIS CULTURE - An as yet unidentified man in Lackawanna, New York, has become the 11th person killed in US drug law enforcement operations this year. He was shot and killed during a confrontation with undercover officers attempting to arrest four alleged drug dealers in a gas station parking lot early Thursday evening.
CANNABIS CULTURE - For the latest news on Marc Emery, CCHQ, and Canada's cannabis community, watch new episodes of The Jodie Emery Show each week on Cannabis Culture. This episode: Jodie gives the latest news on Marc Emery and discusses a recent lockdown at Marc's prison and strange sore bumps on Marc and other prisoners.