Tagged With: marijuana
Poll: Two-Thirds Of Californians Support Legalizing Retail Sales Of Marijuana To Adults
More than two in three California voters support the establishment of a state-regulated retail market for the sale of marijuana to adults, according to polling data compiled by the Institute of Government Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Sixty-four percent of respondents agree, “Marijuana should be legal for adults to purchase and use recreationally, … Continue reading
West Virginia: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Marijuana Decriminalization Measure During Special Session
Lawmakers failed to consider legislation that was introduced during this legislative season’s special session to decriminalize the possession and cultivation of limited quantities of marijuana in West Virginia. House Bill 114 sought to permit the personal use, growth and possession of up to two ounces of marijuana by persons over the age of twenty-one who … Continue reading
Illinois: Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Measure
Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed legislation today amending the state’s marijuana possession penalties. Senate Bill 2228 reduces the penalties for the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana from a criminal misdemeanor (formerly punishable by up to six months in jail and a $ 1,500 fine) to a civil fine of no more than … Continue reading
A Pathway Towards Marijuana Legalization: The Significance of the Democratic Platform
Among all the speeches and balloons and revelry of the recently completed Democratic National Convention — a convention that has already made history by nominating a woman for president – was a far less obvious, but important change in the Democratic Party platform. For the first time since marijuana was made illegal on the federal … Continue reading
Why We Should Demand That Congress Reschedule Marijuana
Like most Americans who follow the debate over marijuana legalization in this country, I was disappointed that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week once again determined that marijuana has no medical use and left it in Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Disappointed, but not surprised. NORML first petitioned the DEA to … Continue reading
Study: Frequent Marijuana Consumers Not More Likely To Access Health Care Services
Marijuana consumers do not access health care services at rates that are higher than non-users, according to data published online ahead of print in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin assessed the relationship between marijuana use and health care utilization in a nationally representative sample of 174,159,864 US … Continue reading
DEA Reaffirms ‘Flat Earth’ Position With Regard To Scheduling Marijuana
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected a pair of administrative petitions that sought to initiate rulemaking proceedings to reschedule marijuana under federal law. Although the DEA’s ruling continues to classify marijuana in the same category as heroin, the agency also announced in a separate decision that it is adopting policy changes designed to … Continue reading
New Jersey: Gov. Christie To Decide On Legislation To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
Lawmakers have sent legislation, A 457, to the Governor’s desk to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions eligible for medical marijuana therapy. Members of the Assembly approved the legislation in a 56 to 13 vote on June 16th. Members of the Senate approved the measure on Monday, August 1. More than a dozen … Continue reading
Federal: Bipartisan Coalition Introduces The Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016
A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers have proposed legislation, the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016, to expedite clinical investigations into the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Passage of the measures — House Bill 5549 and Senate Bill 3077 – would expedite federal reviews of clinical protocols involving cannabis. It would also eliminate existing production … Continue reading
DEA: Marijuana Seizures Decline In 2015
Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fell in 2015, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. According to the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, agents eradicated 4.25 million marijuana plants nationwide in 2015. That total is slightly less than the total reported by … Continue reading