A lot has happened in the four years since the publication of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, a landmark book that showed how the “war on drugs” and the mass incarceration of black Americans has undermined much of the progres...
There is not enough evidence to promote medicinal marijuana as a safe choice for patients suffering with rheumatic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study.
It looks increasingly likely that Washington's legislature will approve new restrictions on medical marijuana by the end of its current session a week from Thursday. The two leading bills both involve mandatory registration of patients, sharp reductions in the limits on possession and home cultivation, and elimination of "collective gardens," including hundreds [...]
Well argued and considered and then Congressman Cohen goes on to brilliantly interrogate the DEA representative and explains the perverse motives behind the war on drugs.
Dozens of marijuana plants await harvest at a production site for "Loaded Soda," an Olympia-based business that provides marijuana-infused sodas, vitamin waters and other products to more than 400 medical marijuana collectives throughout the state.
A new poll released Friday by the Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics (MCAP) shows that a super majority 85% of Pennsylvania voters believe that patients should be allowed to use medical marijuana when recommended by a doctor.
While Washington State is still adjusting to many changes since legalizing recreational marijuana—from growing space size to the number of licenses to give o...
CB2 Receptors act like a target for cannabinoids. Once they bind to the receptor they tell the cancer cell to die, to commit suicide. Cannabis can be used as...
Two Kentucky legislative committees approved versions of medical marijuana bills last week — believed to be the first such votes in the commonwealth since the criminalization of marijuana decades ago and possibly ever.
Residents attend third public meeting to discuss local zoning optionsLast month, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) allocated four of five medical marijuana dispensory licenses in Middlesex County. Many residents may feel Burlington “dodged a bullet” by not being selected. However, there is still one unallocated license and the DPH has the discretion to add more dispensories in 2015 and beyond. Burlington filed a moratorium with the Attorney General’s Office to allow the town to better
The UN’s drug watch dog agency has criticized 2012 steps in two US states to legalize recreational use of marijuana. In the latest report the International Narcotics Control Board has urged the
The unforeseen growth of the federal medical marijuana program has 'seriously compromised' the goal of providing the drug to patients while ensuring public safety, the government says.
En Uruguay, el consumo de drogas, incluyendo la marihuana, no está penalizado con cárcel. Sin embargo, el cultivo de marihuana para el consumo personal sí lo...
Worth watching - it illustrates well the need for freedom and restoration of human rights to consume what you want. It also breaks down stereotypes and highlights the madness of personal 'drug' consumption being a law enforcement issue.
So much for that stupid DEA agent that spouted off about "Every Single Parent Opposes Marijuana Legalization". These parents are for it as well as this parent who is writing this!
The Wilson Family of Scotch Plains, whose public fight to make N.J.'s medical marijuana program more flexible for children change state law, moved to Denver today to get their 2-1/2-year old daughter immediate help coping with a severe epilepsy disorder.
Although recreational marijuana is now legal in Colorado, a recent report indicates the majority of residents are still opting to buy marijuana from street dealers rather than relish in the delights of the legitimate pot commerce.
First Marijuana Commercial Debuts on Major Network produced by MarijuanaDoctors.com, the only service that connects patients with physicians for medical mari...
Max Daly: We should follow New Zealand, which has passed a law to ensure synthetic drugs are safe, yet political cowardice in the UK means this will never be viable
If you want to pursue regulation there are some aspects of New Zealand Should not be followed see:<br>New Zealand Psychoactive Substance Act 2013 unites prohibitionists & drug law reformers - how? http://sco.lt/7AwTU9<br>;
Farmers who intend to plant Colorado’s first industrial hemp crop can register starting March 1, though they should be aware of several unanswered legal questions, the Colorado Department of Agriculture says. "There are challenges in this first year, and I think the most important thing is that we want those who are interested in cultivating to do so, to come to the department and register," explains Ron Carleton, deputy commissioner of agriculture.
When the recreational use of marijuana became legal in Colorado and Washington state in January, talk of medical marijuana reared its head and again ignited a nationwide debate about the merits of smoking pot to treat disease.
The demand for medical marijuana in New Mexico has outpaced production, and state health officials announced Friday they have a plan for tackling the shortage.
A study on marijuana’s effects on treating patients with post-traumatic stress disorder has been approved, but it can’t go forward without the marijuana that it needs from a federal agency.
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