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Texas Legislator Files Bill to Legalize Marijuana

March 5, 2015 at 1:02 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Texas legislator, David Simpson, is mounting a campaign to make marijuana as legal as tomatoes. Representative Simpson, in Longview, Texas, filed a bill Monday that would remove prohibition of marijuana from every Texas law on the books. House Bill 2165 would not just create a new law pertaining to certain marijuana use, it would repeal all previous laws relating to the cannabis plant by striking each reference to marijuana from Texas law. “I am proposing that this plant be regulated [...]

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Legal Weed Bill Is The Most Popular On Congress.gov

December 21, 2013 at 6:56 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A 2013 bill that would have ended the federal government’s prohibition of marijuana is the most viewed legislation on the Congress.gov website – more popular than bills for jobs or for emergency unemployment compensation — but Congress has never voted on it. On Friday, Marijuana Majority took a screenshot of the bill on Congress.gov’s front page and posted it to Facebook: “The contrast between overwhelming public support for marijuana reform and Congress’ lack of action on the issue is frustrating,” Marijuana Majority chairman Tom [...]

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New Hampshire Legalizes Medical Marijuana

July 23, 2013 at 5:24 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Fulfilling a campaign promise, Gov. Maggie Hassan signed a law Tuesday making New Hampshire the 19th state to allow seriously ill residents to use marijuana to treat their illnesses. ‘‘Allowing doctors to provide relief to patients through the use of appropriately regulated and dispensed medical marijuana is the compassionate and right policy for the state of New Hampshire, and this legislation ensures that we approach this policy in the right way with measures to prevent abuse,’’ [...]

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Rich Paul Is Appealing His 81-Year Prison Sentence For Selling Pot

May 29, 2013 at 4:38 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Last month I wrote about Rich Paul, a pro-marijuana activist in Keene, New Hampshire, who was facing 81 years in prison for selling marijuana. Rich had refused plea-bargain deals (including one that would have let him walk away with no jail time) because he wanted to stand up for his principles—weed is basically harmless and you should be allowed to smoke it and sell it to your friends. “Somebody had to stand up and say that this is wrong, and I [...]

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CA Senate Approves Bill to Regulate Medical Marijuana Shops

May 21, 2013 at 11:36 am / Cannabis News

The California Senate passed a bill today that would shield pot shops following state guidelines for dispensing medical marijuana from prosecution for marijuana possession or sale. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said the goal of his Senate Bill 439 is to keep criminals out of the medical marijuana business and clarify confusion between state and federal law. Federal authorities have gone after some dispensaries in California because while they are legal under California’s Proposition 215, they are forbidden under federal law. The [...]

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St. Louis Mayor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Law

May 10, 2013 at 5:51 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Those caught in St. Louis with small amounts of marijuana will get a break starting next month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Mayor Francis Slay has signed a measure that gives police the option to redistribute some marijuana cases to municipal court. Starting June 1, violators will typically be given a summons to appear in municipal court rather than handcuffed and taken to the police station. Under the existing law, those caught with 1 to 35 grams face misdemeanor charges, [...]

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Tommy Chong Cancer Free From Using Cannabis Oil

May 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Last year activist and comedian Tommy Chong announced that he was battling prostrate cancer – he was diagnosed in 2012, eight years after feeling initial symptoms. Now, with great joy (and it puts a big smile on our face too), Tommy Chong has announced that he’s entirely cancer-free. “I brought my PSA numbers down drastically and eliminated the cancer threat… That’s right, I kicked cancer’s ass! So the magic plant does cure cancer with the right diet and supplements. I’m due for [...]

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California Supreme Court Allows Cities to Ban Weed Dispensaries

May 6, 2013 at 5:34 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, leaving intact a growing movement to outlaw the pot businesses despite a 1996 state law that permits the use of weed for medical purposes. In a 7-0 decision, the state’s high court concluded that cities and counties have a right to restrict the dispensaries within their boundaries, rejecting the arguments of medical marijuana advocates who maintain local governments cannot bar activity that is [...]

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Marijuana Advocates March Through Downtown Fort Worth Texas

May 6, 2013 at 12:14 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

In what was perhaps the largest legalize marijuana demonstration in Fort Worth, more than 200 activists marched through downtown Saturday with the noticeable aroma of cannabis lingering behind as they passed. Organizers said several hundred more had turned out last year for a similar march in Dallas, which had provided police security. But there was no particular Fort Worth police presence as demonstrators, carried signs, some openly toking on pipes and chanting, “Le-gal-ize! Le-gal-ize!” One person dressed as a marijuana [...]

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