Time To Again Mobilize Against Marijuana
A pleasant surprise from last month’s elections was a big “no” vote in California on a ballot measure that would have created the first jurisdiction in the world to fully legalize marijuana.
The state most identified with “recreational” drugs sent a strong signal to all the nation’s politicians that – maybe, [...]
Maine Learns Lessons from Montana
With the strong support of voters in November 2009, Maine became one of just a handful of states that not only allow the cultivation and possession of marijuana for personal medical use but also make marijuana available in retail settings.
Nonprofit storefront dispensaries are preparing to open in eight Maine communities [...]
New Mexico OKs Fees for Medical Marijuana Program
The state Department of Health announced several changes to New Mexico’s medical marijuana program Friday, including fees to finance the effort despite concerns that smaller producers could be forced out of business.
The new annual fees will be based on how long a grower has operated, ranging from $5,000 for producers [...]
Marijuana Has Rocked The West Coast
USA — New England may be the next frontier for reforming the nation’s marijuana laws.
Maine and Rhode Island are moving toward creating a dispensary system for medical marijuana, and Massachusetts decriminalized marijuana in 2008. In Connecticut and Vermont, incoming governors are expected to be much more sympathetic to similar moves than [...]
Senate Expected To Pass Marijuana Resolution
Diane Riportella did not take pain medication Friday, hoping she could make it through the day. By evening, however, the pain from not being able to move was unbearable, the anxiety and fear inconsolable.
Rather than have her husband Paul give her a few drops of cherry-flavored liquid morphine, the [...]
Pot Charge Against Vietnam Veteran Illustrates Confusion
First, it was post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by his service in the Vietnam War. Then came two bouts with throat cancer, which left him without a voice box.
Now, 61-year-old Gary Muntz has a new ailment — lymphoma, a slow-moving cancer of the lymph nodes.
He speaks only with the [...]
Medical Marijuana Is Just The Hook This Osteopathic Doctor Needs
Dustin Sulak probably has the fastest growing medical practice in Maine.
The osteopathic doctor, who’s been licensed for just over a year, had 30 patients last fall. Now, he treats 1,300.
On the wall of Sulak’s examination room, next to his diplomas and state license, are framed certificates naming him a [...]
Legality of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries an Issue of Debate in Michigan
An Oakland County narcotics team raided a Waterford Township home on Aug. 25 and gave a medical marijuana dispensary owner a choice: Give us your safe combination or your home will be destroyed in the search, resident Bill Teichman says.
On Sept. 30, three armed gunmen broke into the Liberty Clinic dispensary on Main [...]
Marijuana Prohibition Seen As Overwhelming Failure
November’s midterm elections included ballot measures in five states that would either legalize or decriminalize marijuana. Even though every measure failed, the results show that a substantial support base for marijuana reform may exist and perhaps is ready to be heard.
In California voters rejected the idea of legalizing and taxing marijuana [...]
Senate May Defy Governor’s Plans for Medical Pot
New Jersey’s state Senate is considering defying Gov. Chris Christie over his plans to regulate medical marijuana more strictly than lawmakers say they envisioned when they voted to allow pot for some patients.
A vote on a resolution to declare the regulations not fulfilling the lawmakers’ intent and force the [...]
