Obama Administration Issues New Threats Against Medical Marijuana
US Department of Justice issues a formal statement disrespecting the states' rights to self determination on the medical marijuana issue.
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Dutch Court Ruling Clears Way For “Weed Pass”
The Netherlands, long famous for its liberal soft drugs policies, moved closer to introducing "weed passes" to curb sales of cannabis to foreign tourists, following a court ruling Wednesday.
Marijuana Legalization in Congress!
The first Congressional marijuana legalization bill is now in Congress -- please support it!
Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana to ease symptoms of chronic and debilitating illnesses and regulate the centers that distribute the drug.
Medical Marijuana Law Needs Radical Revision, Says Michigan Attorney General, Lawmakers
Michigan's medical marijuana law is so poorly drafted as to be unworkable, a coalition of lawmakers, prosecutors and Attorney General Bill Schuette said this morning, calling for sweeping new regulations and the closure of most, if not all, existing marijuana dispensaries.
Let The States Decide Their Own Marijuana Policies
A bill to repeal marijuana prohibition and end the federal criminalization of personal marijuana use is introduced in Congress for the first time in US history.
Reefer Madness: Alive And Well In The Federal Government!
Almost as if on cue from a movie director, the head of the Judiciary Committee in the US House of Representatives, ‘conservative’ Republican from Texas Lamar Smith, has provided both cannabis law reformers and the general public a typical up-close view of why the US Congress—the creator of Cannabis Prohibition laws in 1937 and later the Controlled Substances Act of 1970—rarely seems to work the way it was intended.
First Charges Handed Down After Medical Pot Raids
Three medical marijuana providers were arraigned Thursday in the first criminal case stemming from a series of federal raids that placed a chill over a once-booming pot industry and preceded sweeping changes to Montana law.
Marijuana Bill Officially Introduced to Congress by Ron Paul, Barney Frank
Marijuana laws should be set at the state, not federal, level, Reps. Ron Paul and Barney Frank argued in a bill they introduced Thursday.
Reps. Frank, Polis Urge DOJ to Leave Medical Marijuana to States
Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) are urging the Obama administration this week to reiterate earlier vows to leave the enforcement of medical marijuana laws up to states.
