Top 5 Bad Excuses for Voting Against Pot Legalization
Some pot smokers are voting against decriminalization. Here's why that's nonsense.
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November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War
We are now only five days away from Election Day, and it's starting to look very much like at least one state will vote to legalize marijuana, possibly two, and, if the gods are really smiling down, three. It's also looking like there will soon be at least one more medical marijuana state, and like California will finally reform its three strikes sentencing law.
Obama, What About “Free and Open Scientific Inquiry” for Medical Marijuana?
Being a physicist, not a physician, I don't usually comment on issues in medical science. But I can no longer remain silent while people in my family and profession run the risk of federal arrest so that they can follow the recommendations of their doctors. Medical marijuana offers relief to people I care about, yet it remains illegal in the view of the United States government.
Medical Marijuana Accounts for $7 Million in Sales Tax for Colorado
Medical marijuana products have been legal in Colorado since 2000.
B.C. Watches Closely as Washington Votes on Marijuana Laws
Voters in Washington State will be heading to the polls next week to vote on an initiative that could legalize the sale of marijuana—a move that many are pushing for in British Columbia.
Colorado Marijuana Possession Arrests Up Despite Medical Cards
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation reports that 10,259 people were arrested in the state for possession of marijuana last year, despite the fact that 100,000 people now have the legal right to use medical marijuana.
Antioch Man Cannot Use Medical Marijuana While on Probation For Pot Sales, Court Rules
A state appeals court ruled in San Francisco on Monday that trial judges can ban the use of medical marijuana in some cases as a condition of probation for people convicted of possessing the drug for sale.
Citing Compassion, Backers Want Medical Marijuana in Arkansas
A vote for an item on the Nov. 6 ballot to legalize medical use of marijuana in Arkansas would enable cancer patients and other people suffering from chronic conditions to get relief when other drugs aren't diminishing their suffering, backers of the measure argue.
Oregon Medical Marijuana Grower Sentenced to 10 Years
A state-registered medical marijuana grower from Grants Pass was sentenced Monday to a decade in federal prison for drug and gun crimes.
5,500 Montana Medical Marijuana Users to Lose Providers
5,500 medical marijuana card holders in Montana will likely lose their current providers after the Montana Supreme Court denied a request by medical marijuana advocates to revisit its ruling last month that there is no constitutional right to access the drug.
