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Hawaii: Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Task Force Measure – NORML
Hawaii: Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Task Force Measure – NORML Honolulu, HI: The Hawaii legislature has approved legislation to establish the formation of an eleven-member task force to investigate options for providing legal cannabis for Hawaii’s state-qualified medical cannabis patients. The bill now awaits action from Gov. Linda Lingle (R). An estimated 3,000 Hawaiians are [...]
Volcano pot farmer given 20-year term
Volcano pot farmer given 20-year term | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser HILO, Hawai’i — A Big Island man was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison yesterday for commercial promotion of marijuana, the only case in recent memory where a first conviction in a marijuana case prompted such a long sentence. Volcano resident [...]
Marijuana use up in Hawaii workplace
Marijuana use up in Hawaii workplace – Pacific Business News (Honolulu): Marijuana use in Hawaii workplaces increased in the first quarter of 2008 since the detection threshold was lowered, according to statistics from Diagnostic Laboratory Services. Marijuana use was up from 1.8 percent to 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2008, with about 207 [...]
Stash for Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-04-02 Wednesday is Cannabis Science day on the Stash, and coming up after the news, we’re separating the stems of propaganda from the buds of truth with Dr. Mitch Earleywine. Today Dr. Mitch takes on the myth of the amotivational syndrome supposedly suffered by longtime tokers. I was [...]
NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up
NORML Blog » Blog Archive » NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up NEBRASKA: In a major victory for pot-law reformers, Legislative Bill 844 – which sought to recriminalize minor marijuana possession offenses in Nebraska — has been amended. Under current state law, first-time marijuana possession offenses are punishable by a non-criminal citation and a $100 fine. [...]
Stash for Tue, Feb 26
Download the NORML Daily Audio Stash for 2008-02-26 Remember, the government estimates that there are millions of Americans that have smoked marijuana in the past month. Congressmen are known to change their votes when they get a few hundred calls about an issue. If Congress had to hear a million phone calls asking for an [...]
Government in Action: State Round-up
The supporters of prohibition reform have marijuana-related legislation pending in Hawaii, Vermont, Hew Hampshire, California, New Jersey, Missouri, and Maryland. Here are the details: Hawaii: The House Health Committee passed HB2675 HD1 Relating to Medical Marijuana with the following provisions: Increase the adequate supply from 7 plants to 14 plants (deleting reference to mature and [...]
Hawaii Legislature considering three cannabis bills
House Bill 2067: HB 2067 and its companion bill in the Senate (SB 2547) seek to amend existing limits regarding the amount of cannabis patients may legally possess and grow, prevent employers and landlords from discriminating against medical cannabis patients, and impose legal liability on law enforcement officials who improperly seize cannabis from state-authorized patients. [...]