North Dakota Medical Marijuana Initiative Would Make State 18th to Allow Pot Use for Pain
A proposed ballot measure would make North Dakota the 18th state to approve marijuana use for people who suffer from painful illnesses.
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Cannes 2012: Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Lawless,’ Parable For the Drug War?
With its atmospheric period details and heavy helpings of outlaw violence and dialects, the Prohibition-era bootlegging drama "Lawless" practically smells like it's from another era.
Disabled Rights Not Violated When Pot Shops Closed, Court Rules
A federal appeals court decided Monday that cities do not violate the federal rights of the disabled when they shut down medical marijuana dispensaries.
The Kinder, Gentler Drug Czar Still Wants to Lock You Up for Pot
Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske has a new article on The Huffington Post where he once again attempts to fulfill his statutory duty to scare the bejeezus out of Americans who might be considering the legalization of marijuana in three states and the medicalization of marijuana in a dozen others. This time he cites stats from something called ADAM, warning that over half of arrestees in ten surveyed metro areas tested positive for drugs! You need to be afraid, very afraid, of the crime-seeking drug junkies!
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European Medical Marijuana Product Sativex is Challenged by North America’s New Cannabis Pill Idrasil
Doobons.com and Idrasil are discovering that the groundbreaking new medical marijuana pill, Idrasil, is in high demand by patients all over the world who are looking for the benefits of cannabinoid therapy without the negative social stigma or smoke inhalation.
Oregon U.S. Attorney: “I Don’t Care About Medical Marijuana”
A week after medical marijuana became a deciding issue in the Democratic primary race for Oregon attorney general, the state’s new U.S. Attorney said cracking down on the dispensaries is a low priority.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Welfare Drug Test Bill
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) Wednesday signed into law a bill, House Bill 2388, that requires welfare applicants to be screened for possible drug use and drug tested upon suspicion they are using. They would be denied benefits if they test positive. The screening requirement is designed to surmount constitutional objections to mandatory, suspicionless drug testing of public benefits applicants and recipients.
Poll Shows Overwhelming Majority of Americans – 74% – Want to End Medical Marijuana Raids on States
In a just-released poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, three quarters of American voters (74%) want the Obama administration to respect individual state medical marijuana laws.
A Judge’s Plea for Pot
THREE and a half years ago, on my 62nd birthday, doctors discovered a mass on my pancreas. It turned out to be Stage 3 pancreatic cancer. I was told I would be dead in four to six months. Today I am in that rare coterie of people who have survived this long with the disease. But I did not foresee that after having dedicated myself for 40 years to a life of the law, including more than two decades as a New York State judge, my quest for ameliorative and palliative care would lead me to marijuana.
New Hampshire House Passes Medical Marijuana Bill; Faces Veto
The New Hampshire House has ignored a veto promise and passed a bill to legalize home cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes.
