Locked in Litigation
Medical marijuana users have sued the government because they believe the system doesn't work. In many cases, the court has agreed. Yet there's a reluctance in Ottawa to loosen laws any further.
Browsing: Medical Marijuana
Medical-Marijuana Proposal Abandoned; Dispensaries Now ‘Clearly Illegal’
An intensive effort to overhaul Washington's medical-marijuana law died Tuesday in Olympia, leaving cities and law enforcement to muddle through changes that will clip short the boom in dispensaries.
Willie Nelson Changes His Tune
The Teapot Party began two days after Willie Nelson was arrested for marijuana possession in Texas on November 26, 2010.
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Returns to R.I. Senate
It was just one year ago that Sen. Joshua Miller's bill to decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana got held up in committee, but the Cranston Democrat is hoping for a different result this year as his bill makes an encore appearance.
Medical Marijuana Advocates Sue Federal Government over Rescheduling Delay
A Coalition of advocacy groups and patients filed suit in the DC Circuit Court today to compel the Obama administration to answer a 9-year-old petition to reclassify medical marijuana.
Sweetening the Pot: Taxing Medical Marijuana Reaps Benefits in San Jose
In the scramble to raise revenues, city, state and federal governments have considered slapping taxes on nearly everything they can figure that qualifies as a vice.
Washington State Action Alert: I-1149 Needs Signatures
Last year, Sensible Washington gathered approximately 175,000 signatures. Most of these signatures were gathered in the last two months of the campaign. This year, with less than two months to go, we have the ability to qualify I-1149 for the ballot.
Colorado May Become The New Pot Legalization Battleground
Colorado is becoming the center of the new drug war - the full legalization of marijuana. California was the first battleground, but pot advocates didn't advance their agenda on the West coast as effectively as they hoped. And now pot advocates are looking for a new state to decriminalize this drug once and for all with sights set on a Colorado ballot measure in 2012, as The Denver Post/AP reports.
Judge Tosses Colorado Case Against Marijuana Doctor
One of the first known doctors in Colorado to be charged with writing a shoddy medical-marijuana recommendation had the case against him thrown out this week.
Delaware Legalizes Medical Marijuana
Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law.
