Marijuana Advocate Mason Tvert Launches Petition Targeting Drug Czar
SAFER activist starts campaign aimed at Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, who says that legalization is "a non-starter".
Browsing: Medical Marijuana
One City’s Insane Fight Against Obama’s Sane New Pot Policy
The administration has officially put a stop to crackdowns on the medical-marijuana business, but to hear the dispensers tell it, nothing's stopping LA from finding every last ridiculous loophole.
Canadian Medicinal Pot Users Triple
The number of Canadians legally permitted to use pot as medicine has tripled in the past three years since the Conservatives took power.
Minimal Relationship Between Cannabis And Schizophrenia Or Psychosis
New study says it would be necessary to stop thousands of heavy cannabis users to prevent a single case of schizophrenia.
Obama’s Statement on Federal Medical Marijuana Busts
I was so overjoyed when I first heard about Obama’s statement regarding the prosecution of medical marijuana patients and caregivers that I started singing “Happy Days Are Here Again”. I was overjoyed that our Joints for Obama campaign had finally shown some results. As I understand it, the White House received over 10,000 joints.
Medical Marijuana Providers Targeted?
A lawyer for some of the pot growers busted by the DEA earlier this week said his clients are registered medical marijuana providers targeted by "rogue" federal agents ignoring a directive to leave such people alone.
Cannabis and Longevity
One of the things I’ve found with working in extensive research projects, as I have over the years with three books and various articles, is that right up until publication I always seem to find new bits of information, as with this recent find I somehow missed regarding the record-holder for world’s oldest woman.
Time For Some Rare Praise
Anyone that reads my blog knows that I’m extremely critical of the Obama administration, particularly on the “national security” front (read: warmaking and civil liberties denying front). But its only fair to praise Obama when he does good things, and his change in federal medical marijuana enforcement policy is a very good thing.
The Memo
The Obama Administration has issued an historic memo from the office of the Deputy Attorney General directing federal prosecutors not to arrest medical marijuana patients and caregivers who follow state laws.
Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
