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New Hampshire legislature fails to override veto of medical marijuana bill
The Republican-led New Hampshire legislature has failed override the governor’s veto of a medical marijuana bill by three votes. Democratic Gov. John Lynch vetoed the bill on July 21. He said the bill did not do enough to prevent medical marijuana from being used by those who didn’t really need…
Study finds medical marijuana has no impact on teen drug abuse
A working paper published Monday (PDF) claims that, despite the insistence of numerous U.S. officials, legalizing medical marijuana had no distinguishable effect on teen drug abuse rates in the surrounding communities. Drawing upon data from 13 states from 1993 – 2009, professors from Montana State University, the University of Oregon and…
Rhode Island decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, a Republican turned Independent, on Wednesday signed into law a bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. The Providence Journal reported that the law makes possessing an ounce or less of marijuana a civil violation with a $150 fine. However, three violations within 18 months…
Hospital denies woman’s kidney transplant due to medical marijuana use
RELATED: Tommy Chong vows to treat prostate cancer with hemp oil —— For the second time in less than a year, one of the largest hospitals in Los Angeles has removed a patient from an organ transplant list due to medical marijuana use, Raw Story has learned. Toni Trujillo (pictured…
Holder: DOJ only going after people ‘taking advantage’ of pot laws
Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied that the Dept. of Justice (DOJ) was trying to shut down all legal medical marijuana in the U.S. Holder told the House Judiciary Committee that critics who charged the that Obama administration was abusing its authority with an aggressive campaign against the medical…
Israeli scientists develop marijuana strain without the high
Israeli scientists have cultivated a cannabis plant that doesn’t get people stoned in a development that may help those smoking marijuana for medical purposes, a newspaper said on Wednesday. According to the Maariv daily, the new cannabis looks, smells and even tastes the same, but does not induce any of…
Cory Booker declares support for medical marijuana
Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) on Wednesday said that New Jersey should take steps to legalize medical marijuana for those who need it. In a series of messages posted to his Twitter account, Booker called the U.S. drug policy a “national nightmare” but stopped short of calling for complete legalization.…
California lawmakers decry ‘shameful’ federal assault on medical marijuana
California Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher (R) and Sam Farr (D), and state Assembly member Tom Ammiano (D) and state Sen. Mark Leno (D) addressed pro-marijuana activists on Tuesday, urging them to help reform the nation’s drug laws by lobbying their lawmakers. As part of the California Unity Conference & Citizen Lobby…
New York judge admits to medical marijuana use and endorses legalization
In a press conference and op-ed published by The New York Times on Wednesday, Kings County Supreme Court Justice Gustin L. Reichbach revealed that he regularly smokes marijuana to cope with the side effects of his ongoing cancer treatment, and pleaded with New York lawmakers to legalize medical use of…
Poll: 74 percent want end to medical marijuana raids
Nearly three out of four Americans believe that the federal government should respect state laws regarding medical marijuana and halt raids on dispensaries, according to a poll released Wednesday. “These results are consistent with the clear and growing body of evidence that documents substantial voter support for the legalization of…
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