June 24, 2011
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Medical pot providers face conspiracy charges The Billings Gazette | Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:30 pm | ELIZA WILEY/Helena Independent Record Federal agents from the DEA, FBI and ATF tore through Montana Cannabis’ greenhouses in Helena on Monday March 14, 2011, destroying all the plants and medicine within a half-hour. […]
June 24, 2011
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Associated Press, 06.24.11, 08:45 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Two House members introduced a bill Thursday that would remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances and cede to the states enforcement of laws governing pot. The legislation would eliminate marijuana-specific penalties under federal law, but would maintain […]
June 23, 2011
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Conor Friedersdorf – Conor Friedersdorf is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he writes about politics and national affairs. He lives in Venice, California, and is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction. Follow him on Twitter: @conor64 Close Ron Paul […]
June 22, 2011
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By MATT VOLZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. Medical marijuana patients and their health providers urged a judge Monday to block a new law that will eliminate commercial pot operations, saying they will have problems obtaining the drug […]
June 21, 2011
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A mainstream coalition in Washington State has emerged in an attempt to pass a binding voter initiative to legalize the responsible adult use of cannabis, raise needed taxes and create alternative legal controls to the clearly failed policies of 74 years of Cannabis Prohibition. It would set limits […]
June 20, 2011
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In 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would no longer spend scarce resources going after medical marijuana patients or providers. The “Ogden memo” clearly established that federal enforcement actions would not be taken against individuals or groups that act in clear and unambiguous […]