Congress takes passive stance as D.C. fires up medicinal pot program
Congress, which for years has needled the District of Columbia from atop Capitol Hill, watched from the sidelines this week as the city launched its medicinal pot program.Its passivity to this point is...
View ArticleMedical marijuana entrepreneurs still interested despite challenges
The possibility of federal prosecution, large startup costs and other challenges haven
View ArticleIllinois Becomes 20th Medical Marijuana State
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a bill making Illinois the 20th state to legalize marijuana for medical use.
View ArticleRally to be staged for medical marijuana rights in Ventura
Medical marijuana advocates are sick of Ventura politicians interfering with their safe access to medicine.A peaceful rally led by the local Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Action Group in support of...
View ArticleDEA Targeting Med-Aid, Collective Profiled By the Weekly
Medical marijuana advocates are sick of Ventura politicians interfering with their safe access to medicine.A peaceful rally led by the local Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Action Group in support of...
View ArticleMarijuana marks a milestone; first banned in California 100 years ago
Stevie Zee awkwardly lights up a bong with his spastic hands. Stricken with cerebral palsy after almost being strangled in the womb by his umbilical cord, the 41-year-old Valley Village resident takes...
View ArticleCan Dr. Sanjay Gupta Teach Obama How to Say Sorry for His War on Medical...
You may have already heard by now that CNN celebrity physician and President Obama's 2009 candidate for surgeon general Dr. Sanjay Gupta has had a major revelation on the therapeutic value of cannabis...
View ArticleCity Council considering extending pot ban
The debate on whether medical marijuana dispensaries have a place in Santa Monica is back in the news. The City Council Tuesday is expected to decide whether or not to extend for one year the...
View ArticleHolder urges easing mandatory drug sentences
The "so-called war on drugs" has needlessly imprisoned thousands of Americans for relatively minor crimes, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday in a San Francisco speech announcing Obama...
View ArticleThe Obama Administration Has Made Some Disgraceful Moves In Dealing With...
The Justice Department announced today that they're taking a new look at how to work around mandatory minimum sentencing laws for low-level drug crime. It's a substantial concession on the part of the...
View ArticleDOJ Scraps Mandatory Minimums for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that the Department of Justice will stop charging certain nonviolent drug offenders with charges that carry mandatory minimum sentences.Speaking at the...
View ArticleAre Holder
On Monday, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., announced major changes to the federal criminal justice system, which included eliminating laws that require low-level, nonviolent drug offenders who...
View ArticleWhy Marijuana Dispensaries Won't Be Part of Your Obamacare Health Plan
CNN's Sanjay Gupta has seen more than his fair share of political rough-and-tumble. As the resident doctor at Ted Turner's media empire, he's sumo-wrestled Michael Moore over universal healthcare, and...
View ArticleHolder punts on pot...again
Attorney General Eric Holder received support from a wide swath of the political spectrum after announcing the Department of Justice
View ArticleChristie OKs medical marijuana bill for ill children
New Jersey's has just relaxed its medical marijuana law, making it easier for chronically ill children to use it as part of their treatment. Gov. Chris Christie accepted the reform, but critics say the...
View ArticleThe Final Impediment for California Medical Marijuana Patients: Police...
As Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access, I travel across the country meeting with medical marijuana (cannabis) stakeholders such as patients, providers, medical professionals, regulators,...
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