Marijuana Legalization in Canada: What We Know and Don’t Know
Liberal government hopes to introduce legislation to legalize marijuana in 2017.
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Government issues damning response to 200,000-signature cannabis legalisation petition
The Government has issued a firm response to a parliamentary petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis, that reached over 200,000 signatures and will be considered for debate in parliament.
The MMPR Isn’t Working For Patients Using Medical Marijuana
While many federally authorized patients who are covered by the injunction can continue to grow their own cannabis until a decision is heard next year, many other patients have been thinking about joining
Ohio Law Decriminalizes Most Marijuana Paraphernalia
By early fall, Ohio law will start treating people caught with a marijuana pipe the same way it treats those who get most traffic tickets. WKSU’s M.L. Schultze reports on a little-known aspect of current and coming law.
Chicago Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
People caught with small amounts of marijuana in Chicago will be ticketed instead of arrested under a new ordinance passed by the city council on Wednesday, as the third largest U.S. city became the latest to support more lenient penalties for using the drug.
Marijuana Legislation Gaining Momentum Across U.S.
Catharine Leach is married and has two boys, age 2 and 8. She has a good job with a federal contractor and smokes pot most every day.
Push for Medical Marijuana in NY Heats Up
The push for a New York medical marijuana law is heating up. State Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) has plans to introduce a medical marijuana bill in the coming weeks, just months before the legislative session ends in June.
Mississippi Considers Legalizing Medical Marijuana
One Mississippi lawmaker wants to make medical marijuana legal and some say it's an idea that makes sense, because growing marijuana is already big business for the state.
California Legislature Considers Two Marijuana Bills This Month
CANNABIS CULTURE - Californians have a chance to make strides for human rights in the coming weeks in Sacramento with two important marijuana-related bills before the legislature.
Stephen Harper: Tough on Crime, Short on Facts
Last week, I wrote a column on how the right-wing Tea Party movement in the United States is hijacking the Republican Party, moving it further to the right into a terrain where ideology takes precedence over fact, thus the title of my column, "When ideology trumps facts."
