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Montel Williams Lends Support to Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Effort
January 20, 2011 – Former talk show host and local celebrity, Montel Williams, will lend his support to efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Maryland. Williams, who grew up in Baltimore, has become a national advocate for medical marijuana since he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis more than a decade ago. Williams, who has sought…
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Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
April 11, 2010 – (ANNAPOLIS, Md.) – With no discussion or objections, the Maryland Senate voted 35-12 to pass SB 627, a bill that would allow qualified patients to be recommended medical marijuana by their doctor and receive safe access to their medicine through state-licensed distribution centers. The bill now moves to the House. The…
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Maryland Lawmakers to Introduce Medical Marijuana Legislation
January 26, 2010 – (ANNAPOLIS) – Tomorrow, Maryland lawmakers, patients and advocates will hold a press conference to announce the introduction of medical marijuana legislation in the Maryland state legislature. “This bill will provide Maryland’s doctors and patients with another tool in the toolbox, to be used safely and responsibly like any other therapy,” said…
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Virginia Republican Seeks to Decriminalize Marijuana
January 20, 2010 – RICHMOND — It’s high times in the Virginia General Assembly. The lobbyists are cracking jokes about “joint” sessions, and the legislators are laughing that free Girl Scout cookies delivered Wednesday could prove useful. In the District, the city council is on the verge of approving legislation to allow the use of…
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Some Potent Arguments For Legalizing Marijuana
September 13, 2009 – As Maryland weighs legalizing medical marijuana, it should consider my experience when I visited the student lounge at Montgomery College’s Rockville campus at lunchtime last week and began interviewing randomly selected students about their views on weed. Among the first group I approached, one of the four young men volunteered within…
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America Soon to be a Hemp Nation
July 6, 2009 – With Oregon passing a hemp bill last Monday permitting production and possession of industrial hemp in their state, farmers and eco-designers alike are probably freaking out from all the possibilities at hand. The move is part of a rapidly growing nationwide trend to liberalize laws relating to marijuana. Hemp is a…
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New beginning for Maryland drug policy? Marijuana & Salvia
June 4, 2009 – The week before the legislative session ended, Maryland’s General Assembly hosted Michael Phelps to recognize his achievements at the Beijing Olympics. Just two months after critics claimed his career and reputation would never recover from the infamous photo of him apparently smoking marijuana that circulated the Internet, state senators and delegates…
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How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card-State-by-state guide on how to register and obtain a card
February 2, 2010 Guide Note – Most states that have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medical use have some type of registration program and require patients and caregivers to obtain a medical marijuana card. This page includes a state-by-state guide on how to register and obtain a card. Introduction * As of March 2009, 14…