For several weeks, the Obama administration and the Department of Justice have been nearly silent about how they will react to Colorado and Washington legalizing marijuana, but the silence may not last. Except for warning that marijuana is still an illegal substance according to the federal government, nothing has been said about what actions, if [...]
Last week, Cannabis Now Magazine reported on a CBS poll which showed Americans were evenly for and against marijuana legalization, at 47% each. Then, on December 5, Quinnipiac University released new poll results that tell a different story: that the majority of Americans do support legalization, at 51%. This is the first national poll Quinnipiac [...]
Chris Williams was offered a chance at 10 years in prison if he agreed to plead guilty to federal marijuana and weapons charges. Instead, he is facing life in prison after choosing to go to trial to fight for his state-given right to provide medical marijuana in Montana, and was found guilty of eight drug [...]
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – It’s now legal to purchase marijuana in Connecticut as long as you have a prescription. Only patients who have debilitating conditions may be given prescriptions for medical marijuana, according to the law that was signed this past May. Some of the conditions that qualify as debilitating include cancer, glaucoma, AIDS or [...]
Today, it is difficult to articulate the subtle boundaries of the medical marijuana laws in Montana. While some things remain clear, other details exhaust those who attempt to analyze these laws. For example, the prohibition against medical use in public parks, which conforms to the general ban on non-medical or recreational use in public parks, [...]
One of the first things you’ll hear from a city civics manager or planning department is, “regulations grow from expansions.” Cities expanding, subdivisions being put up, and shifting economics all see how this is true, and now, so is the Montana medical marijuana scene. Since the Montana Medical Program was approved by about 60 percent [...]
Being involved with medical marijuana can lead to serious legal consequences for parents. For anyone operating within the Medical Marijuana guidelines in Montana, it isn’t hard to find gray areas. It’s practically a cliché by now to say that the law has issues. One such gray area relates to patient and caregiver activities that might [...]
