by Emma Roller. In conservative states like Alabama, Georgia, and Utah—where medical-marijuana bills would have sputtered and died on the floor ten years ago—legislatures are now passing pot measures with nearly unanimous support. What gives? "When you couldn't get bills introduced for a decade, and now they're passing like they're on ... MORE
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Showing posts with label medical marijuana. Show all posts
Eric W. Dolan: House GOP Passes Bill To Force Obama To Crack Down On Marijuana In States That Have Legalized It
Tyrants say there's too much freedom going on. Legislation approved by House Republicans would seek to force
President Barack Obama to crack down on marijuana in states that have
made the drug legal for medical or recreational use. The House passed the Enforce the Law Act by a vote of 233-181
on Wednesday. The bill was ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: Why Reschedule Marijuana?
Introducing reality into the equation. Ever since Congress passed the Controlled
Substances Act (CSA) in 1970, drug policy reformers
have complained that
marijuana does not belong on Schedule I, the statute's most
restrictive drug category. Schedule I ostensibly is reserved for
drugs with a "high potential for abuse" that have "no ... MORE
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Legal Pot Coming Soon? A 50-State Marijuana Law Roundup
by John K. Ross. The march towards good sense and marijuana freedom continues apace. To give a glimpse of what’s in store for 2014, here’s a 50-state guide to legislation and ballot measures that are in the works thus far this year. By my count, 13 states may follow Colorado and Washington State’s lead and legalize recreational use—either at ... MORE
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Medical Marijuana Users Must Give Up Gun Rights In Illinois
by Christina Sarich. The perils of politically incorrect medicine. Illinois is allowing patients with over 41 medical conditions, including cancer and AIDS to legally smoke pot, but a new plan proposed by state officials Tuesday will require them to give up their Second Amendment rights – the right to own a gun. They will also be ... MORE
California To Start Collecting Signatures To Legalize Pot
by Ashley Bailey. Supporters of legalizing marijuana in California have been given the
green light to start collecting signatures for a November ballot
measure. If passed, the Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act for California
would legalize recreational pot use for adults 21 and over. It would
also strengthen existing ... MORE
Using Pot Legalization To Strip Citizens Of Gun Rights
L.J. Devon on a new anti-gun brainstorm. Lawmakers from the state of Illinois have proposed new medical marijuana rules that coerce patients to surrender their Second Amendment right in the application process. The new medical marijuana "legalization" bill requires Illinois citizens to undergo a background check, be fingerprinted and ... MORE
High Hopes: The Marijuana Movement's 2014 Playbook
by Miranda Green. After years in the political wilderness, marijuana lobbyists find themselves in a strange position as 2014 approaches: Suddenly their power and support are growing, lawmakers are courting them, and the prospects look brighter to build on major progress the movement made in 2012. Last year, voters in Colorado and ... MORE
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Biden Recruited To Hand Out Free Joints
by Radley Balko. The Denver Westword reports
that a pro-pot group fighting a new proposal to impose a 30 percent tax
on the drug -- which is now legal under Colorado law -- wants Joe
Biden's help. Earlier this month, a group opposed to Proposition AA, the measure to
establish tax rates on recreational marijuana sales in Colorado, staged a
rally at Civic ... MORE
The Republican Argument For Legalizing Marijuana
by Ryan Schuette. “Children are growing up with a total lack of respect for the
Constitution and for the law," Pauline Sabin, the first woman to sit on
the Republican National Committee, said in regard to prohibition in
1932. "The young see the law broken at home and upon the street," she
added. "Can we expect them to be lawful?” ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: Tolerating Pot With A Frown
Why the feds had to let legalization happen. Last month, 296 days after voters in Colorado and Washington
decided to legalize marijuana, the U.S. Justice Department responded
with a memo that leans toward accommodation rather than
confrontation. Last week, testifying before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, the author ... MORE
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, ... MORE
Six 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 ... MORE
Feds 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 ... MORE
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