Fiona Apple Facing Up to 10 Years in Jail Over Texas Marijuana Bust
The singer may face serious jail time in Texas thanks to a state law that classifies possession of any amount of hashish, no matter how small, as a third-degree felony.
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Public Forum on Sensible Cannabis Policy in British Columbia
CANNABIS CULTURE - Sensible BC, the activist group behind a new campaign to decriminalize marijuana in British Columbia, will host a Public Forum on Sensible Cannabis Policy in Victoria on Monday, September 24.
Bid to Decriminalize Marijuana Goes to Union of British Columbia Municipalities
A panel of medical and legal experts — including former B.C. attorney-general Geoff Plant — will try to convince the Union of B.C. Municipalities to support the decriminalization of marijuana and its regulated sale.
Medical Marijuana Activists Rally Against U.S. President Obama
Ten years ago, when Steph Sherer started using medicinal marijuana as a way to cope with the chronic pain caused by a neck injury, she didn’t know she’d be at the forefront of a movement that would spread throughout the United States to the one million patients who use cannabis to help treat serious illnesses, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and HIV/AIDS.
Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers
A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever.
Uruguay Takes ‘War On Drugs’ In New Direction: The State as Dealer
Uruguay has long been at the vanguard of social reform in Latin America. Today, it is on the verge of passing into law one of its most radical ideas yet.
Battle Creek Wal-Mart Worker Fired Over Medical Marijuana Loses Appeal
A federal appeals court says Michigan law doesn’t stop employers from firing people who use medical marijuana.
Massachusetts Police Chiefs Oppose Medical Marijuana
The state's association of police chiefs today said they oppose a state ballot question to legalize medical marijuana.
Why Medical Marijuana Patients Are Protesting at Obama’s Campaign Headquarters Today
When Obama's supporters come to volunteer this evening, they will be greeted by a crowd holding political signs. It's not an Occupy protest or a Republican rally -0 it's a rally in support of medical marijuana access, organized by voters who feel left out of the electoral debate.
Lady Gaga Praises ‘Wondrous’ Marijuana as She Lights Up on Stage
Praising marijuana as "wondrous", pop icon Lady Gaga smoked a fat joint onstage in Amsterdam and said pot "totally changed my life".
