Omnibus Crime Bill Rushed Through Senate, Liberal Senators Say
The government’s omnibus crime bill was being pushed through its final test in the Senate for no good reason, Liberal senators charged Thursday.
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NORML Canada Encourages Senators to ‘Vote Their Conscience’ On Crime Bill
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Canadian branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is asking a select group of Conservative Senators to "vote with their conscience" and oppose crime bill C-10 and mandatory minimum prison terms for marijuana offences.
Medical Marijuana Bills Filed in Florida House, Senate
A state budget crunch that won’t quit, legislative reapportionment and gaming are expected to crowd the legislative season that starts in Tallahassee Tuesday — but for some, nothing has quite the same buzz as an effort to allow the medical use of marijuana.
Jim Webb’s Criminal Justice Overhaul Commission Blocked Again In Senate
Sen. Jim Webb's effort to reform criminal justice in the United States has once again been blocked in the Senate.
Industrial Hemp Farming Bill Passes Assembly
Four Southern California counties given a 'golden opportunity' in this pilot program.
“I Plead The Fifth”
On May 24 I testified during a Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on S0270, the Marijuana Decriminalization bill.
Synthetic Drugs Under US Senate Investigation
A dozen midshipmen have been kicked out of the US Naval Academy for using the synthetic marijuana known as “spice” or "K2." More than 150 Navy sailors have also been accused of using the drug, which is banned in the military. Now, a US Senate hearing is investigating the growing use of “spice” and the fake cocaine known as “bath salts.”
Delaware Senate Approves Use of Medical Marijuana
After an 18-3 vote, Senate Bill 17 moves on to the House.
WA Senate OKs Changes to Medical Marijuana System
Washington senators moved forward Wednesday night with establishing more regulation on the state's medical marijuana system, approving a bill with changes that would give patients greater protection from arrest and bring the supply chain out of a legal gray area.
Beefed-Up Tory Senate Reconsiders Drug Bill
A Conservative bill to jail offenders caught growing five or more marijuana plants was back before the Senate Wednesday, a year after it watered down the government's proposals by raising the bar to 200 plants.
