Former US Atty.: Strict Medical Pot Law May Be OK

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Montana’s former U.S. attorney says he believes the federal government would be comfortable with state medical marijuana laws that are tightly written and allow very few people to legally use the drug. Bill Mercer spoke during a Helena conference sponsored by the Burton K. Wheeler Center, based in Bozeman. Monday evening’s discussion focused on finding [...]
September 21, 2011 · Posted in Highlight, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Laws, Montana, President Barack Obama, United States Cannabis News  
　　　　

Bostonians Toke Up In Defense Of Marijuana Usage

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Thousands of pro-marijuana Bostonians attended the 22nd annual Freedom Rally, commonly known as “Hempfest,” on the Boston Common Saturday afternoon to listen to live music and protest for federal legalization of marijuana. Since cannabis was decriminalized in Massachusetts in 2008, making it illegal to arrest anyone carrying up to one ounce of marijuana, Hempfest has [...]
September 19, 2011 · Posted in Boston, Decriminalization, Hempfest, Highlight, Massachusetts, President Barack Obama, Ron Paul, United States Cannabis News, War on Drugs  
　　　　

Pot’s New Cold War

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Obama Administration Heightens Tensions Over Medical Marijuana It was great to see my dear comrade Ed Rosenthal with Larry Gabriel in last week’s Higher Ground.  One of the greatest developments in American jurisprudence, in my experience, was when the San Francisco jury that was instructed to convict Ed for growing marijuana found out after the [...]
July 23, 2011 · Posted in Drug War Chronicle, Ed Rosenthal, Harry Anslinger, Highlight, Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Patients, President Barack Obama, United States Cannabis News, War on Drugs  
　　　　

Marijuana for Patients Remains Off-Limits

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Irvina Booker makes a most unlikely criminal. She lives in constant pain, disabled by multiple sclerosis and arthritis, a grandmother whose limited mobility depends on her walker, her daughter and marijuana. “I never smoked it before I got sick, and I don’t smoke it for fun,” said Ms. Booker, 59, who lives in Englewood, N.J. [...]
July 18, 2011 · Posted in Highlight, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Medical Marijuana Laws, Medical Marijuana Patients, New York, President Barack Obama, United States Cannabis News