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  Texas Lawmakers Consider Medical Marijuana Legislation

  May 3, 2013 at 12:47 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Earlier this week Texas lawmakers held a public hearing on House Bill 594, a medical marijuana measure which would protect qualified patients in the state by adding an “affirmative defense”. This law, which is similar to affirmative defense laws in places like Washington State, gives individuals who receive an authorization from a physician a legal defense from prosecution. ` Although in this instance patients can still be technically prosecuted, it has to be done by a jury which explicitly ignores the [...]

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  Proposals would legalize marijuana in Ohio

  May 3, 2013 at 11:29 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  As poll numbers show Ohioans are growing increasingly comfortable with the idea of marijuana use, a Youngstown Democrat wants to give people the chance to make the drug fully legal in Ohio. Rep. Robert F. Hagan has made a few attempts over the years to persuade his colleagues to allow for the use of medical marijuana in Ohio, and each effort has died a quiet death. A spokesman for Speaker William G. Batchelder, R-Medina, declined to comment on the pair [...]

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  Gov. O’Malley to Sign Medical Marijuana Legislation into Law

  May 2, 2013 at 10:57 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley will sign a bill into law Thursday, May 2, that allows people with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana via state-regulated programs administrated by academic medical research centers. HB 1101 received final approval from the Maryland General Assembly on April 8. Gov. O’Malley signed a separate bill April 9 that removes criminal penalties for acquiring marijuana on behalf of a seriously ill family member. “I’m pleased to hear the governor has decided to sign this bill [...]

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  DC Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Open Blocks From White House

  May 1, 2013 at 7:35 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  The conflict between local jurisdictions and federal law in regards to medical marijuana is about to get a whole lot more interesting, as multiple medical marijuana dispensaries are gearing up to open within the District of Colombia. The opening of these dispensaries is due to voters approving medical marijuana in 1998. However, a legal block by congress halted any progression until just a couple years ago. Now, several dispensaries have been licensed, and are opening this spring. One of these [...]

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  Feds Threaten More Dispensary Landlords with 40 Years Prison

  May 1, 2013 at 4:00 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  The U.S. Attorney for Northern California has threatened at least four San Jose area landlords last week with 40 years prison, property forfeiture and asset seizure for renting office space to lawful medical marijuana businesses. Sources in San Jose said the letters from U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag began showing up in mailboxes Friday, April 26. They read: “The office has been advised that there is a marijuana dispensary … operating at the real property located at …, which property you own or [...]

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  U.S. Supreme Court Says Marijuana Possession Not A Deportable Offense

  May 1, 2013 at 9:02 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

  The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a legal immigrant is not subject to deportation for being convicted of possessing a small amount of marijuana. The court voted 7-2 that Adrian Moncrieffe, a citizen of Jamaica, could not face mandatory deportation, because the basic possession of marijuana is not a federal felony, reports Lawrence Hurley of . The federal government can deport legal immigrants when they are convicted of an aggravated felony. Immigration officials tried to deport Moncrieffe after [...]

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  Ohio State Representative to Introduce Pot Legalization

  April 30, 2013 at 3:55 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

  A state representative plans to introduce legislation aimed at legalizing marijuana in Ohio. Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) says he’ll propose two bills to end the state’s pot prohibition. One bill would legalize marijuana in the state for medicinal purposes, while the other would give Ohio voters the chance to decide if pot should be legal for recreational use as well. Hagan believes public sentiment is strongly behind medicinal marijuana, saying 70-percent of Ohioans support its legalization, and says recreational use [...]

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  Michigan To Amend Marijuana Law

  April 30, 2013 at 8:24 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

  Michigan is set to change its existing laws on medical marijuana. The proposed changes in the law include new rules for the doctor-patient relationship, and extension of the registration for one year to two years. The amendment will take effect on Monday. In an opinion poll held in 2008, a good number of people in the state voted in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. However, the lawmakers later on turned away from legalizing marijuana, pointing out that an [...]

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  MMJ Use Results in Liver Transplant Denial, Death

  April 29, 2013 at 4:55 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

  After being diagnosed with liver cancer in 2009,  Norman B. Smith applied to the liver transplant list at Cedar-Sinai hospital. While waiting for a transplant, Mr. Smith underwent chemotherapy in an attempt to destroy the cancer eating away at his liver. This caused severe side-effects, common to many cancer patients. In an attempt to curb the pain, and on the recommendation of his oncologist, Mr. Smith began using medical marijuana. Cannabis has become increasingly common as a medicine of choice for patients [...]

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