The Coalition for Patient’s Rights turned in more than 110,000 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office this year in hopes of getting a dispensary initiative on the November ballot. “When we drafted the original Oregon Medical Marijuana Act, we didn’t include provisions for dispensaries because federal law prohibited that,” said John Sajo, executive [Click Here To Continue Reading]
A pro-medical marijuana group named Helping End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP), is trying to lobby the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy in hopes of bringing medical marijuana to the ‘Cornhusker State.’ If the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy would endorse such a proposal, a recommendation would be sent to the Nebraska Legislature. However, members of the Nebraska Board [Click Here To Continue Reading]
As I stated in my last post, I renewed my medical marijuana card this last week. While I was talking to the doctor at the clinic about my condition, we struck up a very interesting conversation about the doctor’s role in medical marijuana programs. He explained to me that he had been signing medical marijuana [Click Here To Continue Reading]
My best friend is a registered patient in the Montana Medical Marijuana Program. I was on the phone with him earlier today, and he was surprised to hear about Montana Senator Jim Shockley’s (R-Victor) attempts to repeal the Montana Medical Marijuana Program. Earlier this week, Sen. Jim Shockley requested that a bill be created for [Click Here To Continue Reading]
A very tough part of being a responsible medical marijuana patient is talking to children about it. I recently received an e-mail asking me to cover this topic, and so I went to the best place possible to receive the answer – The Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Mothers Against Misuse [Click Here To Continue Reading]
So We are finally back online! Here are a some stories from the last week that we were offline: Employees at three marijuana dispensaries in Oakland, CA have decided to form a union. Marc Emery pleaded guilty and awaits an August 11th sentencing hearing. New Jersey recently passed medical marijuana law faces no opposition from [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Some of our readers might have wondered what happened to us this last week. You might have typed in our URL, or clicked on a link, and thought, ‘WTF does account suspended mean?’ Essentially, the company that hosted our website only allows a certain amount of bandwidth, which we exceeded by far, and our account [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Here’s a rundown of today’s marijuana news: This is a great article on marijuana’s effect of the food industry, and this article points out the irony of The New York Times printing a pro-weed story and an anti weed story on the same day. The effort to legalize marijuana in California is shaping up to [Click Here To Continue Reading]
This is a guest post by TuTone, who works for a very worthwhile organization. I have yet to talk to a person that is OK with Colorado HB 1284, and I think this survey by his organization, ‘High Country Caregiver,’ is a very constructive way to voice opposition to the legislation, as well as marijuana [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Earlier today, I posted an article dealing with the case of Malinda Traudt, a 29 year old blind medical patient who suffers from cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe osteoporosis. Ms. Traudt is suing the California City of Dana Point over their dispensary ban, and I have been e-mailing back and forth with her attorney, Jeff [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Malinda Traudt, a 29 year old blind woman who also suffers from cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe osteoporosis, is suing the California City of Dana Point. Her attorney, Jeffrey Schwartz, is seeking an injunction to prevent the closing of Ms. Traudt’s preferred dispensary, the Beach Cities Collective in Dana Point. “Anything in federal court, in [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Marijuana legalization is the hot topic in Colorado, according to a recent poll. Maybe candidates will be forced to finally answer questions on this important issue. The recent resignation of an Indiana congressman is may help the medical marijuana movement. Oregon may be officially reclassifying marijuana as a recognized medicine. Germany is looking to make [Click Here To Continue Reading]
This is an article that was forwarded to me by the ‘Harmony Foundation’ or ‘Foundation Harmony’ (it is known under both names) out of New Jersey. I really like non-profit organizations like this that help people obtain their medical cards, so I am always willing to help out if I can. Here is the article [Click Here To Continue Reading]
Florida is not exactly the most marijuana friendly state in the US. In fact, the marijuana laws in Florida are pretty harsh! For instance, if you get caught near a ‘specified area,’ and the cops think that you are ‘intending to distribute’ marijuana, you are looking at 15 years in the slammer! Florida is not [Click Here To Continue Reading]
I hope everyone had a good weekend! Here’s a couple storys to check out: A group in Texas is formally asking the federal government to consider marijuana legalization to help combat crime. This is a great article that points out another form of discrimination against weed smokers. Providence, Rhode Island is preparing to open it’s [Click Here To Continue Reading]
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