Pot Is Safer Than Booze: So Why Is Celebrating 4/20 a Crime, While It’s OK to Get Wasted on St. Paddy’s Day?
I spent last St. Patrick’s Day at the marijuana policy reform group NORML’s conference in Philadelphia.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Repeats Opposition to Medical Marijuana
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said again today he does not support legalizing medical marijuana in New York state.
California NORML Takes on Drug Testing
CANNABIS CULTURE - Despite growing public support for marijuana legalization, US drug warriors, some of them with not-so-vested interests, are seeking to tighten the screws on consumers by imposing new and tougher drug testing rules that have nothing to do with safety or impairment.
New Michigan Laws Further Restrict Availability of Medical Marijuana
New laws in Michigan that took effect Monday requires doctors who recommend medical marijuana to conduct a full patient examination, complete with an face-to-face evaluation, a review of the person’s medical history, other prescription medications and a follow-up visit to ensure the drug is working.
California City Bans Outdoor Medical Marijuana Growing
Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and other Concord residents growing the plant in their yards will soon have to take the herbs inside.
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Doctors Want Documentation of Cannabis Oil’s Anti-Cancer Properties
Evidence mounts as a growing number of papers published in scientific journals are establishing that cannabinoids have anti-tumor effects on the cellular level and in animals.
Mark Kleiman Wins Washington Marijuana Legalization Implementation Contract
Prominent policy analyst and UCLA professor Mark Kleiman has won Washington State's consulting contract on I-502 implementation.
New Mexico Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes House
A bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults and depenalize the possession of up to a half pound of pot narrowly passed the New Mexico House Tuesday. The measure was approved on a vote of 37-33.
UN Report Slams Cruel Drug Treatment as “Torture”
Compulsory "treatment" for drug addiction in some parts of the world is "tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment," according to report last month from the UN's special rapporteur on torture and other degrading treatments and punishments.
Why Decriminalizing Smoking Heroin Wouldn’t Be as Crazy as It Might Sound
One European government says it could help reduce overdose rates by shifting a culture of injectors toward a safer method of use.
