On Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018, many frustrated constituents queueing up to vote may be less interested in deciding the fate of a specific candidate than legalizing recreational marijuana. A growing problem for elected officials on the wrong side of …
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Medical Cannabis Won’t Be Available in North Dakota For at Least Another Year – News
North Dakota residents hoping to take advantage of the state’s medical cannabis program are going to have to wait at least one more year for their medicine, state officials have reported. This Monday, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge on getting arrested for pot: ‘I’m in good company’
Melissa Etheridge considers herself a “rock star now” after her recent pot arrest at the Canadian border, adding herself to the ranks of outlaws like Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg. The singer-songwriter recently spoke to Variety about getting pulled over …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Arrested For Cannabis Possession Crossing the Canadian Border – News
Even rock stars aren’t safe from the long arm of the law. A new report has recently surfaced from a North Dakota customs stop late this summer, with TMZ revealing that folk-rock superstar Melissa Etheridge was arrested for marijuana possession. …
Read More »Don’t Worry, Rest of the Country, LA is Gonna Solve the Marijuana-Banking Crisis
No matter how many cities and states come around on marijuana reform and realize that legalizing is the only way to truly diminish the black market, put a dent in our government debts, and solve the opioid epidemic that faces …
Read More »71-year-old Californian arrested in North Dakota with 183 pounds of weed
Published: Aug 9, 2017, 8:08 am • Updated: Aug 9, 2017, 8:08 am By The Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — Authorities say a 71-year-old man from California was arrested with 183 pounds of marijuana in his car when he was …
Read More »North Dakota Announces Tentative Timeline for Medical Marijuana Rollout – News
North Dakota health officials have finally set up a tentative timeline for the rollout of the state’s new medical marijuana program. Voters approved the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act last November, and the state Legislature drafted regulations for the MMJ …
Read More »Could Spending Bill Error Spell Trouble for Two Medical Marijuana States?
Despite the recent medical marijuana protections renewed by Congress and tucked inside a large $1 trillion federal spending bill, there is apparently the possibility that two states with medicinal cannabis laws on the books might not be safe from a federal crackdown if the Justice Department makes the decision to unleash the dogs on legal weed.
A report from U.S. News & World Report shows that, somehow, a number of medical marijuana states, including Indiana and North Dakota, were left off the latest version of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment when the House and Senate approved it last week.