At a time when the country is rethinking its drug policies large and small, one state rises to the forefront of national attention. Once a pioneer in legalizing medical marijuana, the state of Montana is poised to become the first in the nation to repeal its medical marijuana law. Set against the sweeping vistas of [...]
The number of medical marijuana cardholders registered with the state continues to fall, dipping to below 11,000 last month. As of April 30, 10,640 Montanans were registered as medical marijuana cardholders with the state, down from 11,993 as of the end of March, for an 11.2 percent drop, according to registry statistics kept by the [...]
A television station in California airs the first ad promoting medical marijuana.
Mystery accompanied the federal Justice Department’s crackdown on California’s state-legal medical marijuana industry since Oct. 7, when prosecutors formally declared their war on weed. Who was behind the feds deciding it was time to shut down hundreds of California dispensaries — rogue prosecutors? Drug warriors in the Attorney General’s office? Eric Holder himself, despite multiple [...]
WHITE PINE, Mich. — A Canadian biotechnology company wants to cultivate medical marijuana in a former copper mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where it has been growing plants for more than a decade. Prairie Plant Systems Inc. of Saskatoon, which has a contract to supply medical marijuana in Canada, would need approval from state and [...]
Today, Washington is one of about 15 U.S. states where medical marijuana dispensaries can operate—on the state level, at least—legally. With a doctor’s signature, patients in The Evergreen State can purchase cannabis from one of hundreds of dispensaries within the state. Or, if they prefer, they can grow it on their own. So last summer, [...]
Lee, 49, who backed a close but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to legalize marijuana in California in 2010, said he will now focus his attention on campaigns to legalize marijuana in other states in November. He said legalization measures are already on the ballot in Colorado and Washington and similar measures could also be on the [...]
Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland this morning. IRS and DEA spokespeople said the search warrant for the raids is under seal, with no time frame for the seal being lifted. They would not [...]
Marijuana. Legalize it or not? That’s the question many states are debating; whether to legalize the recreational or medical use of Mary Jane. The arguments that marijuana is an addictive substance and can act as a gateway to harder drugs are top reasons why legalization probably hasn’t happened yet. I honestly have mixed feelings about [...]
A Message from Stephen DeAngelo of Harborside Health Center: To all of our Esteemed Patients, We want to take this opportunity to inform everyone of the Discovery Channel decision regarding the future of our groundbreaking television program, “Weed Wars.” But first, we must take a moment to offer our personal thanks to everyone who [...]
