Brutal Police Raid On California Marijuana Dispensary Caught On Video
Video footage of a brutal police raid on a Long Beach marijuana dispensary on June 19 recently surfaced on YouTube.
Oregon Marijuana Initiative Hands in Final Signatures
Oregon could well be the third state to end up with a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot after supporters of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) said they had handed in more than 165,000 signatures by today's deadline. Marijuana regulation and legalization initiatives have already qualified for the ballot in Colorado and Washington.
California Cities React to Court Ruling Throwing Out Dispensary Ban
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cities in California are beginning to respond to an appeals court decision throwing out Los Angeles County's medical marijuana dispensaries ban.
Georgia Puts Welfare Drug Testing on Hold
Georgia's new welfare drug testing law was supposed to go into effect July 1, but that didn't happen. According to a spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal (R), the governor still supports the law, but will hold off on implementation until a legal challenge against a similar bill next door in Florida is resolved.
Someone Tell the CBC We Don’t Need Medical Marijuana Inspectors
CANNABIS CULTURE - Mainstream media companies have a habit of framing issues in a way that helps their corporate or political masters, and Canada's public broadcaster is no exception.
Take, for example, the video clip below.
In their report, CBC journalists never ask if we actually need medical marijuana growing inspectors, they just parrot the police and government line claiming we do, and assume it is true.
Health Canada to Drop Medical Marijuana Grow-op Licenses
After admitting it is ill-equipped to track abuses of the medical marijuana grow-op licenses it issues, Health Canada says it wants to eliminate them altogether and replace them with a mail-order system.
Respected Study Finds DEA Should Re-Classify Marijuana
The present classification of cannabis and its organic compounds as schedule I prohibited substances under federal law is scientifically indefensible, according to a just published review in The Open Neurology Journal.
Medical Marijuana Use Sprouting In Israel
Israel has become a world leader in the use of medical marijuana. More than 10,000 patients have received government licenses to consume the drug in order to treat ailments such as cancer and chronic pain.
Photo Collection: Cannabis Day 2012 in Vancouver
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cannabis Day, the annual combo celebration of marijuana and Canada's birthday held every July 1st at the downtown Vancouver Art Gallery, was a smoky success again in 2012. View photo galleries of the high-profile public party and protest on Cannabis Culture.
Toronto Cops Arrest Legal Medical Marijuana User Matt Mernagh for Pot Possession
CANNABIS CULTURE - Yes you read the headline correctly: Last night Toronto police arrested legal medical marijuana user Matt Mernagh, a well-known activist currently fighting a pivotal court battle over patients' access to pot, for possession of the drug.
