Congratulations to Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), on your epiphany. Mr. Leahy, one of the more seasoned and powerful leaders in the U.S. Senate – in addition to being the chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee is now calling for the abolishment of mandatory minimum sentencing from both the state and federal authorities. In Sen. Leahy’s comments… Read more »
Thank you Dr. Martin Luther King Jr… today is a day which is celebrated by everyone. All ethnicities, people of varied skin hues, and faiths. Joining as one – our diverse populace with varied philosophies, which makes up our great social experiment known as the United States of America. This hard-fought for day of… Read more »
‘The rumble in the ideological jungle’ Firing up the heated marijuana legalization debate on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre will be Bob Stutman, a 25-year veteran of the DEA and Steve Hager, editor-in-chief of High Times Magazine, will throw down Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. In… Read more »
”If society deems 18 years old the age of ‘consent,’ fine. If society wants to stick with 21 years of age, that’s fine with us too.” Washington and Colorado voters cast their ballots to legalize the recreational use of marijuana last November — crushing the pot hating opposition with a double digit margin of… Read more »
Paul Armentano | NORML | Deputy Director Initiative 502, which legalizes the private use and retail sale of cannabis to adults, but also imposes a 5ng/ml THC/blood per se limit for drivers over the age of 21 The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for… Read more »
“Voters in New Hampshire are more than ready to move forward with allowing seriously ill patients to use marijuana if their doctors recommend it,” Cannabis compassion along the eastern seaboard is growing fast. Currently more than two-thirds (68%) of New Hampshire’s constituents believe the state should endorse legislation permitting seriously ill patients the… Read more »
From Weed Education To Hunger Eradication… The Dogg father of rap and recent benefactor to Jamaica’s hungry kids (‘Jah Rastafari’) Snoop Lion — previously Snoop Dogg, born with the Christian name of Calvin Broadus —noted that when his kids are old enough to understand the difference between hard-core drugs and the simple pleasure of smoking… Read more »
The court requested additional briefing on the harm sustained by one of the plaintiffs, disabled U.S. Air Force veteran Michael Krawitz, On October 16, 2012 the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration, a legal challenge to the government’s contention that cannabis has no medical use. ASA… Read more »
Colorado and Washington set to rake in the new green revenue – While L.A. still wastes it… As other states take the position once held by California, leading the nation towards a more common sense approach on marijuana consumption, an L.A. Based initiative that’s aimed at trying to save approximately 100 medical marijuana collectives in… Read more »
Since being formed in 2006, Harborside medical marijuana collective has grown to be the largest in the nation, serving more than 115,000 patients within the Oakland medical marijuana community. Richard Scott Silva has suffered from lower back pain since he was in a motorcycle accident six years ago. He says the most effective treatment… Read more »