New Jersey Issues First Permit for Medical Marijuana
New Jersey issued its first permit to a medical marijuana distributor, and expects it to begin dispensing by year end, Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said.
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Arizona Sued in Medical Marijuana Case
A woman is suing the state, claiming police violated Arizona's medical-marijuana laws when they seized a marijuana-infused oil during a raid of her home last spring.
US Marijuana Legalization Campaigns Blitz Airwaves With New TV Ads
CANNABIS CULTURE - It's coming down to the wire; November 6 is fast approaching and the campaigns to legalize marijuana in three US states are spending stacks of cash and breaking out the big-name guns in new TV advertisements.
Aaron Sandusky Guilty of Two Counts in Federal Medical Marijuana Trial
Aaron Sandusky walked into federal court on Friday facing six marijuana-related charges, and a jury later that afternoon found him guilty of two of them. He is now facing a possible life sentence in federal prison.
Amnesty Raps Mexico on Human Rights Abuses in Drug War
Mexico must take decisive action to rein in systematic and widespread use of torture, ill-treatment, and other human rights abuses, which have increased dramatically since outgoing President Felipe Calderon unleashed the military to fight the country's so-called cartels nearly six years ago, Amnesty International said in a report released Thursday.
DC Appeals Court to Review Marijuana’s Medical Benefits
It started with a coalition of disgruntled Americans, then a handful of governors took up the cause last year, and now -- for the first time in nearly 20 years -- a federal court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the classification of cannabis as a dangerous drug without medical benefits.
Convicted Montana Medical Pot Provider Asks for New Trial
The attorney for Christopher Williams filed a motion Friday seeking an acquittal or at least a new trial for his client, saying U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen erred when giving the jury instructions in the only medical marijuana case in Montana to go to trial.
Anti-Marijuana Billboards Taken Down in Portland
Anti-marijuana billboards have been removed after complaints from medical pot patients in Portland.
Grenade Burns Sleeping Girl as SWAT Team Raids Billings Home
A 12-year-old girl suffered burns to one side of her body when a flash grenade went off next to her as a police SWAT team raided a West End home Tuesday morning.
Carbondale Trustees Deny Medical Marijuana Business Permit
Applicant threatens to sue, calls decision 'a setup'
