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05.19.10
NY: New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler was charged with marijuana possession
New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana after the drug was found in the car he was driving Tuesday night.

A spokeswoman for Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said police stopped Chandler's 2010 Mercedes Benz around 11 p.m. because the front headlights were off. Officers then smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle, and Lamonte Yarbrough, a passenger in the car, admitted there was marijuana in the car.

05.17.10
CO: Future Of Medical Marijuana Is Cloudy
CO: FUTURE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS CLOUDY
Fort Collins Coloradoan / 16 May 2010 / Kevin Duggan

Uncertainty continues to cloud the future of the medical marijuana industry in Fort Collins.

05.17.10
Political candidate finds it politically necessary to be drug policy reformer

Here’s a nice little turn. A primary race for Attorney General where it becomes important to show your drug policy reform bona fides.

The presumed Democratic frontrunner for attorney general is facing questions from critics who accuse her of flip-flopping on a progressive touchstone: Rockefeller-era drug law reform. [...]

05.12.10
MO: City likely to extend medical marijuana moratorium

MO: City likely to extend medical marijuana moratorium
 Great Falls Tribune | 5/12/2010 | Richard Ecke

City officials apparently will have plenty of time to ponder what to do about medical marijuana within the city limits.

05.07.10
The power (and challenges) of viral internet

So sometimes us bloggers post something that really should resonate with the general public, and it just sits there. Certainly, this site and Radley’s and others have posted plenty of Drug War Victim stories. Some got some traction, others didn’t. Long term, they do very well (my Drug War Victims page is a heavy hitter, as is Radley’s Cato Raidmap page).

05.04.10
NORML’s Weekly Legislative Update

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.

05.03.10
CO: Marijuana Code Marches Forward
CO: Marijuana Code Marches Forward
The News Press / 28 Apr 2010 / Rhonda Moore

04.23.10
CA: Marijuana, Media And Music

CA: Marijuana, Media And Music

04.15.10
AL: Pot, Prescriptions, Politics
Pot, Prescriptions, Politics
4-15-2010 | Jake Mastroianni | The Auburn Plainsman

Alabama could be the first Southern state to allow the distribution of medical marijuana.

The Alabama House voted to allow the state to prescribe medical marijuana to patients who are in serious pain.

04.15.10
MEX: [Opinion] Some Look To Legalize Drugs
MEX: [Opinion] Some Look To Legalize Drugs
OHMYNews / Erich Adolfo Moncada Cota / 04,14,2010

04.14.10
AZ: Medical Marijuana Expected to Qualify for Arizona Ballot
04.14.10
DC: Ethan Nadelmann Testifies Before Congress
DC: Ethan Nadelmann Testifies Before Congress
DPA / 04,14,2010

Good morning. I’m Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the nation’s leading organization advocating alternatives to the failed war on drugs.

04.10.10
Oppose AB 2650 – Protect patients’ access statewide!

Assm. Buchanan

04.05.10
MI: Still hazy on pot law: Medical marijuana presents challenges
Still hazy on pot law: Medical marijuana presents challenges
4-5-2010 | Susan Vela | LansingStateJournal

Lansing Councilwoman Carol Wood drives by vacant houses and wonders if someone could convert a dwelling into a place where the terminally ill could smoke medical marijuana.

04.02.10
CO: Huge medical marijuana convention set to open in Denver
CO: Huge medical marijuana convention set to open in Denver
9News.com |written by: Jeffrey Wolf & Cheryl Preheim | 04,02,2010

04.01.10
Medical Marijuana moves forward in Silicon Valley

From the San Jose Mercury News:

SAN JOSE, Calif.—The San Jose City Council on Tuesday approved drawing up guidelines for the operation of medical marijuana collectives as a way to regulate the businesses and possibly bring in much-needed revenue to the nation’s 10th largest city.

03.31.10
In Recognition of Women’s History Month

NORML Women's Alliance

03.30.10
CA: Pot Breaks The Age Barrier
CA: Pot Breaks The Age Barrier
Legalization might be a bigger issue for boomers than for others.
LA Times / March 29, 2010 / Sandy Banks

03.30.10
NY: The Legalization Of Medical Marijuana
NY: The Legalization Of Medical Marijuana
stargazette / March 30, 2010 / Leonard Krivitsky, MD, DD

03.05.10
CO: Measure regulating marijuana shops gets first hearing

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.

03.03.10
Medical marijuana’s not getting any better – the time for RE-legalization is NOW!

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.

03.03.10
MEX: Marijuana cultivation in Mexico rises

Marijuana cultivation in Mexico rises
CNN | 3/3/2010 | CNN Editor

02.26.10
RI: Rhode Island Releases Proposed Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
RI: Rhode Island Releases Proposed Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Providence Journal / Feb 26, 2010 / Mike Stanton

02.25.10
HI: Hemp Day.

HI: Hemp Day.
Honolulu Weekly | 2/24/10 | Joan Conrow

SB 2450 / With the state facing a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, Maui Sen. J. Kalani English figured the timing could be right this session to ease up on marijuana.

02.24.10
“It’s over, Mr. Epis”

On Monday, Bryan Epis was taken into custody to serve the remainder of his 10 year sentence.  Despite an order from the U.S. Deputy Attorney General to federal prosecutors to stop wasting resources by focusing on medical marijuana patients and providers, Mr. Epis will spend the next 7 years in federal prison.