A bill to legalize medical marijuana in New York cleared a major hurdle in Albany Tuesday as the Senate Health Committee passed the Compassionate Care Act by a slim, bipartisan vote of 9 to 8.
It took years, many false starts and a veto, but Minnesota medical marijuana advocates finally succeeded in getting a bill that’s on track to become law in a matter of days.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Today is Monday, May 19th. I have exactly one month and three weeks, 51 days, to go until July 9th, when my 5-year (1,825-day) sentence officially ends after spending 1,590 days (52 months and a few days) in prison. I got 235 days of good-conduct credit for an unblemished prison record.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Toronto’s Old City Hall is a gorgeous Romanesque building that was built in 1899 and continues to serve one of its original purposes, as a courthouse. By European standards it’s not that old of a building, but by Toronto standards it’s ancient.
CANNABIS CULTURE - The protesting started early this year for the Toronto edition of Global Marijuana March. Activist vendors set-up tables and tents sans permits throughout Queens Park. They were hawking a plethora of weedy wares, hemp seeds, BHO Candy and t-shirts - with many taking it upon themselves to distribute free water! Local superhero Bongman provided cookies n milk.