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Kentucky lawmaker proposes medical marijuana bill
Kentucky state Sen. Perry Clark (D) has pre-filed legislation for the 2013 legislative session that would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana. “This is not a conservative issue or a liberal issue; it’s an issue of compassion,” Clark said in a statement. “Countless studies show that marijuana is…
5 Questions For: Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson on marijuana policy
Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson (R-NM) is now the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, which is well-known for its support for marijuana policy reform — and Johnson, like most politicians, admits to having smoked it himself. Raw Story asked him about the genesis of his positions, where he sees the…
Arkansas to vote on legalizing medical marijuana in November
A measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas has qualified for the November ballot, according to the Associated Press. Arkansans for Compassionate Care delivered more than a dozen boxes to the Secretary of State last month, which contained petitions with 67,885 signatures. The group’s first submission of signatures fell…
Denver bans all marijuana-related signage
The Denver city council voted unanimously this week to ban all outdoor signage for medical marijuana, in a move that even enjoyed support from a trade group representing many of the city’s licensed dispensary owners. Many residents complained that medical marijuana ads were a public nuisance and the local media…
New Mexico state employee fired over medical marijuana
A state employee in New Mexico, one of 16 states that allows doctors to recommend marijuana for medical uses, told local media that she was fired after a drug test revealed that she’d been following her doctor’s orders to treat post traumatic stress disorder. The woman told local reporters she…
Medical marijuana appears headed for Arkansas ballot
A group of Arkansas drug reform activists submitted on Monday more than double the number of signatures needed to put their medical marijuana legalization initiative before the state’s voters in November. The signatures represented the second round of petition gathering for campaigners with Arkansans for Compassionate Care, which saw its…
Tax court burns entire U.S. medical marijuana industry
Medical marijuana dispensaries that have taken federal tax deductions are about to be gut-checked by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), thanks to a recent ruling by the U.S. Tax Court in Washington, D.C. In Olive v. Commissioner (PDF), judges unanimously found that the owner of the Vapor Room Herbal Center,…
Stoned mice lead to breakthrough in understanding memory
Scientists hoping to allow users of medical marijuana to avoid the impairment of short-term memory that typically goes along with the drug have made a dramatic breakthrough in the understanding of how memory functions. According to Scientific American, Giovanni Marsicano and his colleagues at the University of Bordeaux in France…
Pelosi: It would be ‘really important’ to take on medical marijuana in Congress
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated her support for medical marijuana on Wednesday and indicated Democrats might be interested in taking changes to federal law after the election. “I’ve been very clear on the subject of medical marijuana over time, in committee and on the floor as leader,” Pelosi said…
Arkansas activists seek November vote on medical marijuana
A group hoping to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas submitted petitions on Friday in hopes of getting the issue on the November ballot, according to the Associated Press. The ballot initiative would allow the sick and dying to use medical marijuana with a doctors recommendation. Arkansans for Compassionate Care delivered…
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