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March 25th, 2009
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BREAKING: Drug Agents Raid SF Medical Marijuana Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — Federal drug agents raided a medical marijuana facility in San Francisco Wednesday night. The raid occurred at Emmalyn’s California Cannabis Clinic at 1597 Howard Street. DEA spokeswoman Casey McEnry told CBS 5 the documents regarding the raid are sealed, so the DEA was not able to give many details. “The [...]
Obama ‘Open For Questions’ About The Economy — Ask Him To Support Taxing And Regulating Marijuana
WhiteHouse.gov is once again asking the public to pose questions directly to President Obama via its ‘Open For Questions‘ service. The topic of this week’s forum is the national economy, and not surprisingly, many of you have already put forward questions to the President regarding the taxation and regulation of cannabis. For example, the most [...]
Virtual Bowl: The last state to legalize marijuana will be…
Assume that the feds remove marijuana from the drug schedules and completely leave it up to the states to set their own marijuana policy. Assume that one by one, states will eventually have some form of marijuana legalization, from simply decriminalization (no sales, no growing, but no criminal record or jail for personal pot possession) [...]
Stash for Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Download link: NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2009-03-25 Hemp Headlines Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Full New Hampshire House, 234-138 Kansas House adopts drug testing Little opposition seen to decriminalization of marijuana in Rhode Island Maryland lawmaker pushes bill to study medical marijuana Cannabis Science with Dr. Mitch Earleywine Debunking cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome Daily Toker Tunes [...]
Music: Reggae Wednesday – ‘Natural Ting’ by Zenji San
This Reggae Wednesday, light a fat one and enjoy the smooth sound of Zenji San with his great song ‘Natural Ting’. Zenji San, from Bermuda, is accomplished in a diverse range of music and has performed at numerous events, including for the Bermudan Premiere. Zenji San has pursued both a group and a solo career [...]
Kansas House adopts drug testing
The House gave first-round approval today to a bill that requires drug testing of Kansans who participate in four state public assistance programs.
Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Full New Hampshire House, 234-138
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — The New Hampshire House passed a bill today, 234-138, that would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it – a first for either chamber of the state’s legislature. Now that the bill – HB 648, sponsored by Evalyn Merrick (D-Lancaster) – has cleared the House, [...]
Maryland lawmaker pushes bill to study medical marijuana
(Delegate Henry) Heller’s (D-Montgomery) proposal is to have a task force staffed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene study legal and feasibility issues related to the research, use and procurement of medical marijuana. The group would have to issue a recommendation to repeal or maintain the state’s current policy for medical marijuana. Howard [...]
Little opposition seen to decriminalization of marijuana in Rhode Island
No one seems to be getting worked up about a bill before the General Assembly that would decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, making it a civil violation punishable by fine rather than jail time. At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, only three people — a former New [...]