Image via Flickr user Venice Beach House A coalition representing the Canadian cannabis industry has embarked on a campaign to convince government officials to relax the advertising restrictions on marijuana products. A task force appointed by the Canadian government has …
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New York Governor Approves Medical Cannabis as Treatment for PTSD – News
Lead photo via Wikimedia Commons In the midst of the Big Apple’s annual Veterans Day parade down Fifth Avenue, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he had signed legislation granting medical marijuana access for the treatment of post-traumatic stress …
Read More »Colorado Transportation Official Says Weed Users Still Don’t Understand the Dangers of Driving High – News
Lead photo via Twitter user Brian Cooper With some form of legal weed now available to more than half of all Americans, even the most staunchly-prohibitionist politicians are now conceding that nationwide cannabis reform is a question of ‘when,’ and …
Read More »Filipino-American Doctors Oppose Philippines’ Medical Cannabis Bill – News
Legislators in the Philippines have proposed a new bill to legalize medical cannabis in their country, but the bill has many opponents, including an organization of American-based Filipino doctors who recently voiced their opposition to the bill. Dr. Philip Chun, …
Read More »New Regulations in Maine Will Force Medical Cannabis Patients to Submit to Inspections – News
Image via Wikimedia Commons The Maine Department of Health and Human Services released new rules this week governing the state’s medical marijuana program, but a new requirement that patients and caregivers alike must submit to government inspections has raised the …
Read More »Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Program Just Lost Its Second Director in Two Years – News
The director of Maryland’s embattled medical marijuana program has resigned, reports the Baltimore Sun, the second director to do so in the past two years. Patrick Jameson, a former state trooper, said in a statement that “the time has come …
Read More »Cannabis Advocacy Group Goes After Trump Opioid Commission with Freedom of Information Act Requests – News
Lead photo via Flickr user Gage Skidmore National cannabis advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has filed two Freedom of Information Act requests in an effort to find out exactly how much information and discussion Donald Trump’s Commission on …
Read More »Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Vermont Has a Strong Chance of Success Next Year – News
It’s looking more and more likely that cannabis possession will be legal in Vermont next summer, according to Vermont alt-weekly Seven Days. Legislators have been debating legalization for the past two years, finally passing a legalization measure last year, only …
Read More »Michigan Cops Will Use Mouth Swab Tests to Weed Out Drugged Drivers – News
A handful of Michigan State Police officers added a new piece of technology to their crime fighting tool belts yesterday, as the state began a year-long pilot program focused on curbing instances of drugged driving. According to Detroit’s ABC affiliate, …
Read More »Adelanto, California’s Mayor Pro Tem Faces Federal Charges for Medical Marijuana Bribery Scheme – News
Lead photos via www.Wright4Adelanto.com, Flickr user Quentin Bouvier A City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem in the small Southern California town of Adelanto has been arrested as the focal point of an FBI sting dealing directly with the medical marijuana …
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