In a high-profile effort intended to increase awareness regarding medicinal cannabis and pot issues in general, Tennessee NORML sponsored “Marijuana Education Day” in Nashville on January 28 at the Sunset Grill, in what was described as a luncheon seminar.
For a fee of $ 30 attendees were brought up to speed on the latest developments in the realm of medical, legislative and recreational cannabis concerns. NORML founder Keith Stroup was on hand, and as reported by …More
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Marijuana Education Day in Nashville
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Pot Patient Sues Over Marijuana Stolen in Home Invasion
Friday, January 27th, 2012
In what is being reported as the first case of its kind in the state of California, a Sonoma County medical marijuana patient will be allowed to seek financial restitution from four convicted robbers who stole six pounds of medi-pot from him in 2009. (Sonoma County is the northernmost and the largest of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties).
Dressed as police officers, the four thugs broke into the Healdsburg home of Michael Steffens in October 2009 and subsequently beat …More
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In what is being reported as the first case of its kind in the state of California, a Sonoma County medical marijuana patient will be allowed to seek financial restitution from four convicted robbers who stole six pounds of medi-pot from him in 2009. (Sonoma County is the northernmost and the largest of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties).
Dressed as police officers, the four thugs broke into the Healdsburg home of Michael Steffens in October 2009 and subsequently beat …More
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Montana Medical Marijuana Setback
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on January 20 that had been filed by 14 individuals and businesses that provided medical marijuana and were raided by DEA agents in Montana during 2011. The ruling confirms that Montana’s medical marijuana law, passed in 2004, does not protect medi-pot providers from federal prosecution.
U.S District Judge Donald Molloy cited a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which stated that the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause applies in medical …More
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on January 20 that had been filed by 14 individuals and businesses that provided medical marijuana and were raided by DEA agents in Montana during 2011. The ruling confirms that Montana’s medical marijuana law, passed in 2004, does not protect medi-pot providers from federal prosecution.
U.S District Judge Donald Molloy cited a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which stated that the U.S. Constitution’s supremacy clause applies in medical …More
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Three Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Raided in San Diego
Friday, January 13th, 2012
The DEA raided three medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego Wednesday. According to reports the dispensaries – California’s Best Meds on University Ave., San Diego Wellness on Garnet Ave., and Golden West also on University – were among the 16 dispensaries that received letters from California’s US Attorneys in early October threatening criminal prosecution if they didn’t “discontinue the sale and/or distribution of marijuana” in 45 …More
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The DEA raided three medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego Wednesday. According to reports the dispensaries – California’s Best Meds on University Ave., San Diego Wellness on Garnet Ave., and Golden West also on University – were among the 16 dispensaries that received letters from California’s US Attorneys in early October threatening criminal prosecution if they didn’t “discontinue the sale and/or distribution of marijuana” in 45 …More
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New Study: Marijuana Most Popular Drug on Earth
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
Recently released data from an Australian study published in the medical journal The Lancet today confirms what many have long suspected – that cannabis is the most popular drug on Planet Earth. According to the three-part research series, somewhere between 121 and 191 million people between the ages of 15-64 use marijuana yearly across the globe, a staggeringly high percentage of the estimated 200 million users of all illicit drugs (which includes amphetamines …More
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Recently released data from an Australian study published in the medical journal The Lancet today confirms what many have long suspected – that cannabis is the most popular drug on Planet Earth. According to the three-part research series, somewhere between 121 and 191 million people between the ages of 15-64 use marijuana yearly across the globe, a staggeringly high percentage of the estimated 200 million users of all illicit drugs (which includes amphetamines …More
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Raids and Restrictions Damage Montana’s Medical Marijuana Industry
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Montana saw a sharp decline in the number of medical marijuana patients, providers and dispensaries in 2011, attributed primarily to federal raids of medical marijuana businesses across the Big Sky state conducted in March and November. There was also a law, SB 423, passed by the Montana legislature and implemented on July 1 that severely restricted dispensaries. In Missoula, the number of medi-pot dispensaries dropped from 63 at the beginning of 2011 to just 38 by year’s end – but was it …More
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Montana saw a sharp decline in the number of medical marijuana patients, providers and dispensaries in 2011, attributed primarily to federal raids of medical marijuana businesses across the Big Sky state conducted in March and November. There was also a law, SB 423, passed by the Montana legislature and implemented on July 1 that severely restricted dispensaries. In Missoula, the number of medi-pot dispensaries dropped from 63 at the beginning of 2011 to just 38 by year’s end – but was it …More
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Home Invasion Robberies Linked to Medical Marijuana
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
The city of Kennewick, tucked in the corner of southeastern Washington, has been rated by Forbes magazine as #2 in all the U.S. for job growth as recently as 2009. But an unsettling pair of home-invasion robberies the weekend before Christmas, both involving card-carrying medical marijuana patients, has cast a pall on the town that lies on the shores of the majestic Columbia River.
On December 16 three male suspects, one openly brandishing a handgun, barged into a Kennewick …More
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The city of Kennewick, tucked in the corner of southeastern Washington, has been rated by Forbes magazine as #2 in all the U.S. for job growth as recently as 2009. But an unsettling pair of home-invasion robberies the weekend before Christmas, both involving card-carrying medical marijuana patients, has cast a pall on the town that lies on the shores of the majestic Columbia River.
On December 16 three male suspects, one openly brandishing a handgun, barged into a Kennewick …More
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Chicago Bans Synthetic Marijuana
Friday, December 16th, 2011
Chicago may be the “Second City” compared to New York (or third when stacked population-wise versus L.A.), but it is the first among the big three when it comes to banning synthetic marijuana products that have come under fire and been banned in states and cities across the U.S.
On Tuesday, Chicago Alderman Edward Burke (D-14th Ward) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced at a press conference that, effective December 14, the sale of all synthetic pot …More
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Chicago may be the “Second City” compared to New York (or third when stacked population-wise versus L.A.), but it is the first among the big three when it comes to banning synthetic marijuana products that have come under fire and been banned in states and cities across the U.S.
On Tuesday, Chicago Alderman Edward Burke (D-14th Ward) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced at a press conference that, effective December 14, the sale of all synthetic pot …More
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Marijuana Arrests Drop in NYC
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Back in September New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly issued an internal order cautioning NY cops not to make arrests for possession of pot in public view if the marijuana was found in pockets or bags. This policy change came about after Kelly was pressured by protests over New York City’s staggering number of minor marijuana arrests.
Possession of up to 25 grams of pot in NYC is a civil violation. However, when the pot is not concealed, it becomes a criminal offense. …More
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Back in September New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly issued an internal order cautioning NY cops not to make arrests for possession of pot in public view if the marijuana was found in pockets or bags. This policy change came about after Kelly was pressured by protests over New York City’s staggering number of minor marijuana arrests.
Possession of up to 25 grams of pot in NYC is a civil violation. However, when the pot is not concealed, it becomes a criminal offense. …More
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NFL Hands Out Suspensions for Marijuana
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
At a disappointing 4-8 in 2011, the Washington Redskins’ season is all but over. However, for two players – left tackle Trent Williams and emerging tight end Fred Davis – the season is indeed over. Both players will be suspended four games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. With only four games remaining in the 2011 season, and with the playoffs well out of reach for the lowly ‘Skins, Williams and Davis can now get a head start on their off-season …More
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At a disappointing 4-8 in 2011, the Washington Redskins’ season is all but over. However, for two players – left tackle Trent Williams and emerging tight end Fred Davis – the season is indeed over. Both players will be suspended four games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. With only four games remaining in the 2011 season, and with the playoffs well out of reach for the lowly ‘Skins, Williams and Davis can now get a head start on their off-season …More
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