Teens, Society Will Suffer If R.I. Decriminalizes Marijuana
03/09/2010 10:30 PM

Why decriminalize marijuana when drugs are central to many of the problems relating to gangs, teenage suicide, teenage violence and low academic achievement?
Anyone close to the issue — teachers, police officers, counselors, and parents — can speak to this with certainty: Kids have been reaching out for guidance and direction for [...]

Slowly, Limits on Pot Are Fading
03/09/2010 08:59 PM

LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses.  Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less.
“I [...]

State Laws Gradually Going To Pot
03/09/2010 06:37 PM

Washington, D.C. — From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, state laws restricting marijuana use are slowly going up in smoke, a newspaper review indicates.
Advocates of legalizing marijuana say shifts propelled by culture, politics and generational attitudes have moved the United States to the point that could see the relaxation of 40 years of tough [...]

Man helps other grow Medical Marijuana
03/09/2010 05:51 PM

Cannabis Rolled Up in Ballot
03/09/2010 04:19 PM

Marijuana Is Becoming Part of Our Culture.
Hope for marijuana supporters and consumers in California has reached an all time high with the “Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act” initiative on the path for the November ballot.
The first step in ending the ban on marijuana, which is getting the required amount of signatures, has almost reached [...]

Nation?s Sole MJ Farm Focuses on Limiting Abuse
03/09/2010 02:18 PM

Oxford, Mississippi — It is the smell — pungent and slightly citrusy — that first greets visitors to Mahmoud ElSohly’s office on the University of Mississippi campus.
Next are pictures lining the hallways of the bright green plants ElSohly has spent the past 35 years researching as chief cultivator of the nation’s only federally sanctioned marijuana [...]

Georgia Senator Wants To Make Synthetic Pot Illegal
03/08/2010 07:19 PM

Sen.  Ed Harbison ( D-Columbus ) plans to introduce a bill next week that would make synthetic pot — known as K2 or “spice” — illegal.
The substance, which like potpourri and is marketed as incense, is sold in smoke shops.  It mimics the affects of THC, the chemical in marijuana that gives users a high.
But [...]

Listen To Voters on Medical Marijuana
03/08/2010 03:59 PM

Medical marijuana legislation pending in the state legislature could legitimize hundreds of dispensaries, and we don’t think that honors the intent of voters who approved narrowly drawn access for sick people.
While state lawmakers may believe they have the authority to create a dispensary system for medical marijuana — that is, we think, a debatable legal [...]

California?s Medical Marijuana Battles Are a Lesson for Michigan
03/07/2010 08:01 PM

LOS ANGELES – With a 13-year head start on Michigan, California’s efforts to transform marijuana from illicit to prescription drug offers a clear lesson: It ain’t easy.
The conflict has flared in recent weeks with a new Los Angeles ordinance aimed at hundreds of marijuana dispensaries, many that [...]

Marijuana Masses Meet At VIC Cannabis Convention
03/07/2010 05:58 PM

The smell of sweet skunk and sounds of cannabis coughing were tell-tale clues for the location of the 11th-annual Victoria Cannabis Convention.
Many members of Victoria’s cannabis community gathered this past Sunday, Feb.  28, in UVic’s David Strong Building, to celebrate and educate people about marijuana’s benefits.
The [...]

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