The victims of Obama's low priority. Karen Strand didn't think she'd get in trouble for having a small container of medical marijuana when she went hiking in Olympic National Park this summer. President Barack Obama, she remembered, had said the federal government had "bigger fish to fry" than people who follow state marijuana laws, ... MORE
Showing posts with label medical marijuana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical marijuana. Show all posts
Thousands Cited For Possessing Pot On Federal Land
The victims of Obama's low priority. Karen Strand didn't think she'd get in trouble for having a small container of medical marijuana when she went hiking in Olympic National Park this summer. President Barack Obama, she remembered, had said the federal government had "bigger fish to fry" than people who follow state marijuana laws, ... MORESix Ways The Drug War Intrudes On Your Life
Whether you use illegal substances or not. Many Americans who do not use illegal "drugs" assume exemption from drug war policies. But regardless of how much marijuana you do or don't smoke, the U.S. war on drugs affects nearly everyone. While some prohibition tactics are more obvious than others, the drug war has slyly pushed its way into ... MOREFeds Patented Medical Marijuana -- While Fighting It
They acknowledged medical benefits a decade ago. On Oct. 7, 2003, the US government issued Patent No. 6,630,507. Actor Michael J. Fox and many millions of other Americans — my dear late wife, Tricia, included — could have gotten very excited about this development back then. But it was, apparently, not the sort of thing Washington ... MOREPete Yost: Congress Looks At Justice's Marijuana Decision
A big government vs individual liberty tug-of-war. The Obama administration is facing criticism over its attempt to
straddle the federal law that makes marijuana illegal and state laws
that permit recreational use of the drug. In the first congressional hearing since the administration announced a
new, permissive enforcement ... MOREThe Reasons To Doubt The Feds Respect For Pot Laws
by Jacob Sullum. Last week, nearly 10 months after voters in Colorado and Washington decided to legalize marijuana, the U.S. Justice Department finally responded. Its announcement, which took the form of a memo to U.S. attorneys from Deputy Attorney General James Cole, promised neither acceptance nor confrontation, saying only ... MOREState Takes Children Because Vet Dad Used Medical Pot
California took couple's children away for a year. Citing the discovered marijuana as a ‘hazard’ in their official report, the agents removed the couple's two young boys - Cameran, then aged four, and Bailey, aged two - and placed them in an emergency shelter for ‘abused, abandoned, and neglected children’ in San Diego. Even though ... MOREMedical Marijuana Stops Severe Seizures In Children
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| Charlotte Figi, patient |
View the following links: A case documented by CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Modesto, California father gives testimonial. 5-year-old boy given Arizona marijuana card, in attempt to fight severe seizures. British researches say cannabis may be treatment for epilepsy. Woman claims seizures stopped after medical marijuana.
Paul Armentano: Marijuana Legalization Is Inevitable
And it is time for the Feds to admit it. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy is demanding Congressional hearings in September to address the growing divide between state and federal marijuana laws. With twenty states now having legalized the medical use of cannabis — and two additional states having legalized non-medical marijuana ... MORE
Feds Seize Property Of Landlord Following California Law
Federal policing for profit runs roughshod over rights. In a city that hosts a pot expo, Tony Jalali thought renting space to medical marijuana outlets was perfectly legal. Guess again. Marijuana policy, like immigration policy, is something the country just can't seem to get right. For the latest evidence of how confusing pot laws can be, just ... MOREJohn Stossel: Beware The Warrior Cop
To serve and protect who? We need police to catch murderers, thieves and con men, and so we give them special power — the power to use force on others. Sadly, today's police use that power to invade people's homes over accusations of trivial, nonviolent offenses — and often do it with tanks, battering rams and armor you'd expect ... MOREJacob Sullum: Seattle Gives Pot Peace A Chance
What the country can learn from Hempfest. Crossing the West Thomas Street Overpass into Seattle's Myrtle Edwards Park on Friday afternoon, I hear a guy remark, "Next year, I'll be turning 23, and so will Hempfest!" His companion seems unimpressed by this discovery. "That's because Hempfest started the same year we were born," he ... MORERasmussen Poll: 82% Realize U.S. Is Not Winning Drug War
The people seem to be educable. Americans continue to overwhelmingly believe the so-called war on drugs is failing, but they are more divided on how much the United States should be spending on it. Just four percent (4%) of American Adults believe the United States is winning the war on drugs, according to a new Rasmussen Reports ... MOREDr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I Changed My Mind On Weed
A doctor undertakes to study the issue. Over the last year, I have been working on a new documentary called "Weed." The title "Weed" may sound cavalier, but the content is not. I traveled around the world to interview medical leaders, experts, growers and patients. I spoke candidly to them, asking tough questions. What I found was stunning. ... MOREByron Tau: Big Marijuana Lobby Fights Legalization Efforts
Putting profit over principle. Pot legalization activists are running into an unexpected and ironic
opponent in their efforts to make cannabis legal: Big Marijuana. Medical
marijuana is a billion-dollar industry — legal in 18 states, including
California, Nevada, Oregon and Maine — and like any entrenched business,
it’s fighting to keep what it has and shut ... MOREArizona Sheriff Ordered To Return Seized Marijuana
Cops not allowed to confiscate medicine. The Arizona Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court's ruling that the Yuma County sheriff must return marijuana seized from a woman with a California medical marijuana authorization honored by Arizona. The justices without comment on Monday declined to review a January ruling by the ... MORE
Yelp Of Pot, Leafly, Is Tip Of Marijuana Missionary's Spear
by Peter Cohan. Brendan Kennedy wants to make the world safe for investing in
marijuana. Kennedy, CEO at Seattle’s $5.5 million (assets under
management) Privateer Holdings, believes that he can make a profit and
make the world better by investing in marijuana companies. Kennedy earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, ... MORE
Ariel Shearer: IRS Targets Medical Marijuana In War On Pot
The tea party has company. For the past several years, the Internal Revenue Service has been systematically targeting medical marijuana establishments, relying on an obscure statute that gives the taxing agency unintended power. The IRS has been functioning as an arm of justice, employing the U.S. tax code as a weapon in the federal ... MORE
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