Content about Cannabis in the United States

03.09.10
Lawmakers: Stop raids Ask AG for moratorium on DEA medical marijuana raids Denver Daily News | 3/9/2010 | Gene Davis
03.09.10

In Denver, CO, four state lawmakers have sent a request to the Attorney General, Eric H.

03.09.10
Grand Rapids marijuana caregivers to be considered home business WZZM13 | 3/9/2010 | Matt Campbell

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - After heated debate, the Grand Rapids City Commission passed an ordinance regulating medical marijuana.

03.08.10

Last week Rhode Island became the fifth state this legislative session to introduce legislation seeking to legalize and regulate the adult use, possession, production, and distribution of non-medical marijuana.

03.07.10
NH House Considering Decriminalizing Marijuana WBZTV | 3/7/2010 | The Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ― New Hampshire's House is considering decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults.

03.06.10
Marathon Hearing In Colorado Produces Pot Bill Rewrite Cannabis Culture | 3/5/2010 | Tim Martin

03.06.10
HI: Pot tax and furlough tax survive, cross over from Senate to House Star Bulletin | 3/3/2010 | Richard Borreca More than a dozen fee hikes pass, but bills to raise the general excise tax fail to advance.
03.06.10
NC: Medical marijuana gaining support in N.C. UPI | 3/6/10 | Sloane Heffernan

Raleigh, N.C. — State lawmakers could vote on a bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes this spring.

03.06.10
US: Legalize the Medicinal and Recreational Use of Marijuana Change.org | 3/1/2010 | Spencer Pearson and Larry Talley
03.05.10
CO: Measure regulating marijuana shops gets first hearing Durango Herald | 3/5/10 | Joe Hanel

DENVER - A bill to legalize and regulate medical marijuana shops began its voyage through the Legislature on Thursday as scores of patients turned out to testify.

03.05.10
CO: No Vote On Colorado Marijuana Measure UPI / March 5,2010 / Staff
03.05.10

Lawmakers around the country are debating a record number of marijuana law reform bills in 2010. NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up is your one-stop guide to pending marijuana law reform legislation around the country, along with tips for influencing the policies of your state.

03.05.10
R.I: R.I. Senate panel studying marijuana laws at impasse Projo | 3/5/10 | Katherine Gregg

03.04.10

We’ve been having a fabulous conversation about the meaning/validity of the phrase “marijuana addiction” and how that has been and should be addressed.

Danny Chapin, the managing editor of AllTreatment.com, a directory for drug rehab centers and substance abuse information resource, originally approached me about having a dialog about marijuana addiction with all of you, as he searches for understanding himself.

03.04.10
MI: Royal Oak rejects ACLU request to return medical marijuana seized in traffic stop MLive.com | 3/4/10 | Jonathan Oosting |

03.04.10
MI: Smith: Sheriff seems to forget who enacted law on marijuana Lansing State Journal | 3/4/10 |
03.03.10

Author’s update: the graphics in the post below have been updated to correct some minor mistakes, such as dated information that left out Rhode Island and Maine’s dispensaries and Oregon’s recent acceptance of Alzheimer’s agitation as a qualifying condition. Also, I have outlined Oregon’s attempt at legalization through the OCTA petition as it could be reasonably said to be as far along or farther along than Washington’s I-1068. I regret my errors.

03.02.10
CO: Denver's voter initiative does little to curb marijuana citations Denver Post | 3/1/2010 | John Ingold

More than two years after Denver voters approved a measure making minor marijuana crimes the city's lowest law-enforcement priority, city officials continue to prosecute marijuana cases at a steady clip.

03.02.10
MT: City opts for temporary zoning for medical marijuana businesses Bozeman Daily Chronicle Home Page |3/1/10 | Amanda Ricker

Rather than putting an all-out ban on any new medical marijuana businesses, the Bozeman City Commission on Monday night planned to adopt some temporary guidelines while zoning regulations are being established.

02.28.10
US: Obama Continues Bush-Era "Drug War" Hypocrisy Cannabis Culture | 2/26/2010 | Jesse Ventura, The Huffington Post

Despite President Obama's promises, the DEA is still going after medical marijuana providers.

02.28.10
COLUMN-In Drug War, Failed Old Ideas Never Die: Bernd Debusmann Reuters / Feb 26, 2010 / Bernd Debusmann
02.28.10
Senate panel may urge decriminalizing marijuana possession Journal State House Bureau | 2/28/2010 | Katherine Gregg

PROVIDENCE — When it wraps up its 3 1/2-month inquiry later this week, a Senate panel is expected to recommend decriminalizing possession of relatively small amounts of marijuana.

02.27.10
Michigan medical marijuana Tri-County Times | 2/27/2010 | Anna Troppens

Patients use it for pain relief, but law creates issues for police.

He needed a liver transplant and was given six months to live. That was a few years ago.

02.27.10
Marijuana petitioners clash with ACLU over legalization effort Covington Reporter | 2/26/2010 | Andy Hobbs

A grass-roots campaign is under way to legalize marijuana in Washington state.