Medical Marijuana? Montel Williams Impressed by Israeli Approach
Montel Williams says the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Israel's liberal stance on medical marijuana.
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Top Justice Official Who Wrote Medical Marijuana Memo is Mum on Feds’ Cannabis Crackdown
A high-ranking U.S. Justice Department official who wrote a memo saying state medical marijuana laws do not provide immunity from federal prosecution refused to say Wednesday whether a recent crackdown in California signals a shift in federal policy that may result in a crackdown in other states.
Cannabis Culture News LIVE: Embattled Dispensary Owner Runs For City Council
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: Charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking marijuana after his medical dispensary was raided and closed by RCMP, Randy Caine could be Langley, B.C.'s next city councilor. Caine joins the show in studio.
Colorado Issues First Medical-Marijuana Business Licenses in U.S.
Colorado has begun issuing the first state medical-marijuana business licenses in the nation, the culmination of a more than year-long application process for dispensaries and marijuana- infused-products makers.
Medical Marijuana Advocates Sue Prosecutors Over Crackdown
A medical marijuana advocacy group has sued the U.S. attorney general and the top federal prosecutor in Northern California, asking a federal court to halt recent raids and threats of prosecution that have significantly stepped up the Obama administration’s assault on the state’s 15-year-old program.
Langley Council Candidate Arrested Over His Pot Dispensary
The federal Crown prosecutor has finally laid a charge in relation to the July raid on the Langley Medical Marijuana Dispensary.
Feds Target Financial Institutions Associated with Medical Marijuana Clinics
In its effort to shut down California's booming medical marijuana dispensaries, the Justice Department is seeking to seize the property where the clinics are based, even going after at least one bank that holds the mortgage on a clinic.
Ammiano Calls Medical Marijuana Crackdown ‘Pure Thuggery,’ Asks Senators and Citizens To Speak Out
Following yesterday’s press conference timed to coincide with the visit of President Barack Obama, San Francisco’s Democrat Assemblymember Tom Ammiano says he’s “pretty pissed off about this unwarranted attack,” referring to the multitude of federal raids orchestrated by the Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) on California’s medical marijuana dispensaries, their landlords and patients.
Medical Marijuana Protest Draws 200 to Obama Fundraiser
President Obama did not see the 200 or so California medical cannabis protestors who came to greet him eye-to-eye during his short San Francisco fundraising stop Tuesday afternoon. His motorcade took Second Street, while the protestors were on Third Street, and by the time word got around, the President was already in the W Hotel, collecting about a million dollars in campaign donations.
Where The Marijuana Grows: Feds Target Landowners
Federal authorities are cracking down on medical marijuana in California.
