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Canada: Marijuana Should Not be Criminalized
April 14, 2011 – It is hard to understand why Canada criminalizes marijuana. Make it illegal, sure – subject to a fine, as is wearing a face veil in France – but where is the high degree of harm, to others or self, that requires criminal sanction, including jail? The criminal law is not meant…
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Canada: Judge Rules Criminalization of Marijuana Unconstitutional
April 13, 2010 – An Ontario Superior Court judge has ruled that the federal medical marijuana program is unconstitutional, giving the government three months to fix the problem before pot is effectively legalized. In an April 11 ruling, Justice Donald Taliano found that doctors across the country have “massively boycotted” the medical marijuana program and…
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Blowing Smoke: Obama Promises One Thing, Does Another on Medical Marijuana
April 12, 2011 – That familiar odor wafting from San Francisco street corners, storefronts, and the neighborhood growhouse? It’s the smell of legality. Medical cannabis is the law of the land in California, 14 other states, and the District of Columbia. Yet, as many marijuana users will tell you, protection under state law hasn’t guaranteed…
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Medical Cannabis and Its Impact on Human Health – Video
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Health Insurers Not Receptive to Medical Marijuana
April 7, 2011 – PHOENIX — Most health insurance companies are not willing to talk about medical marijuana, although it’s licensed in some form in 14 states, with Arizona becoming the 15th next week. Medical marijuana has been controversial from the beginning and that hasn’t changed. Several major insurers — Aetna, Humana, Cigna, Health Net…
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New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries have Strong Ties to Traditional Medicine
TRENTON — The aspirations of New Jersey’s first medical marijuana businesses range from modest to potentially massive, but marijuana advocates say the state’s startup dispensaries have stronger ties to traditional medicine than most — and an unusual number of politically connected people involved in them. Last month, the state issued licenses for its first six…
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Poll: Majority of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana
April 2, 2011 – Legalizing marijuana use has been a debate that waxes and wanes in various political climates but has always remained a hot issue with smoking embers. However, a recent poll finds most Americans support legalizing the drug. Several states have legalized it for medical purposes and some have considered legalizing it in…
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Medical Marijuana Industry Rapidly Grows Mainstream
WASHINGTON — The medical marijuana industry is beginning to show its age. After humble California beginnings in 1996, 15 states and the District of Columbia now have legalized marijuana use for ill patients who have a doctor’s recommendation. Medical marijuana has been found to help with chronic pain, nausea and other symptoms of diseases including…
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Delaware Senate Approves Use of Medical Marijuana
OVER — The Delaware Senate approved legalizing marijuana for limited medical purposes Thursday, despite reservations from some supporters who indicated the legislation has flaws. The bill would decriminalize parts of the state’s drug laws and allow adults with debilitating diseases such as HIV or cancer to get permission from their doctors to purchase marijuana from…
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Montana: Senate Endorses Full Repeal Of Medical Marijuana
HELENA, Mont. — Senators endorsed a bill repealing medical marijuana shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday by a vote of 29-21. It needs one more, mostly procedural, vote to clear the chamber. The Senate began arguing the repeal after a last minute push got HB 161 to the Senate floor by a one-vote margin. Democrats say…