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Pro Legalization Group Hails Victory For Medical Marijuana
From ASA – I am blogging with good news from Washington, DC. Today, ASA helped to kill an amendment aimed at obstructing the effective implementation of duly enacted state medical cannabis laws! Earlier this week, ASA’s National Office was notified that Sen. Coburn (R-OK) intended to add a medical marijuana amendment to S. 982, the [...]
Sheriff Lott is up to no good, again
Sheriff Lott is “up to no good” once again. In a story that is hot off the press, Sheriff Lott takes down, what appears to me to be a Medical Marijuana patient, in a commando style raid that he is famous for. I wonder if he used his Armored Personnel Carrier to bust in the [...]
New drug czar, “Marijuana should remain illegal”
From USA Today, 21May09 – Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske says one of his top priorities is curtailing abuse of prescription drugs — such as the addictive painkiller OxyContin — which are readily available in the U.S. “We get overly concerned about drugs coming in, but the pharmaceuticals are here already,” he said in an interview [...]
Iowa Man Eats Marijuana Sandwich
University Heights, Ia. — A Cedar Rapids man allegedly tried to eat a sandwich bag of marijuana to avoid drug charges after his vehicle was pulled over for speeding. University Heights police say David Pledge, 25, was stopped early Sunday for a traffic violation. Officers said they smelled marijuana and saw a green substance on [...]
Netherlands turn up noses at Marijuana Tourists
Although I’ve been to The Netherlands, it was at a time of my life when Cannabis was prohibited from being in my urine. I had always hoped to have the chance to go once again but with the opportunity to enjoy the annual Cannabis Cup in November. It appears as though my dreams have been [...]
Sheriff Arrested for Selling Marijuana!
In Illinois, not only is the state preparing to legalize Medical Marijuana, it appears as though Law Enforcement is busy subverting the law for their own personal gain. From the Courier Press: SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. — Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin of Shawneetown, Ill., faces three counts of distribution of marijuana and two counts of [...]
Marijuana fights brain cancer!
Appearing in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation came an obscure medical discovery this past month in Spain, The active chemical compound in marijuana aggressively targets brain cancer cells, and helps to kill them by encouraging them to dissolve themselves, according to a recent report by Spanish researchers. As someone who could benefit [...]
Illinois medical marijuana vote expected Tuesday
Attention Illinois Residents!! SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois state Senate is expected to take up state Sen. William Haine’s proposal to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes sometime [today]. As always, things could change. But the latest we’ve heard from Haine, an Alton Democrat, is that he plans to call the bill [today]. Many remain uncertain [...]
Snoop is in a big “Pot” hole again!
Ladies and Gentleman, Friends and Neighbors, and those of you with Medical Marijuana Cards from any of the 13 states that have Medical Marijuana laws, “Your medical marijuana card is only for use in the state from which it was issued”. [Not entirely. Montana, Michigan, and Rhode Island will recognize the medical marijuana cards from [...]
Michigan Prosecutors intend to JAIL Patients in Spite of Medical Marijuana Laws
It appears as thought the Law Enforcement community in Michigan are more concerned about arresting and prosecuting aging Marijuana Patients instead of perusing dangerous criminals. Detroit News – An attorney for a Madison Heights woman who is physician-certified to use medical marijuana plans to ask a judge today to dismiss felony drug charges against her. [...]