Federal Law

June 16, 2011

Today Marks 40 Years Of Failure in the War on Drugs

Pundits in The Hill, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, and mainstream media around the nation today are lamenting the 40-year-anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the ‘war on drugs.’ Authors of these critiques include former President Jimmy Carter, former city of Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper […]
June 16, 2011

Clearing the Smoke – The Science of Cannabis

            Clearing the Smoke – The Science of Cannabis   MontanaPBS Presents  Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis Clearing the Smoke reveals how cannabis acts on the brain and in the body to treat illness Details     Program: MontanaPBS Presents Episode: Clearing the […]
June 16, 2011

Help Fight Anti-MMJ Collective Senate Bill

                Help Fight Anti-MMJ Collective Senate Bill     Key Vote on Nasty Anti-MMJ-Collective Bill SB 847 A nasty bill restricting medical cannabis collectives to non-residential areas will be facing a key vote in the Assembly Health Committee next Tuesday, Jun 21. The […]
June 14, 2011

Michigan City Bans Medical Marijuana ACLU Sues

  The Michigan chapter of the ACLU was in court today, arguing that just because marijuana remains illegal under federal law doesn’t mean that Michigan’s medical marijuana law is illegal. The case surrounds a Livonia ordinance that bans medical marijuana. Not just dispensing, but actual medical marijuana in any form […]
June 12, 2011

Medical Marijuana Patients can be terminated says Washington State Supreme Court

  An employer may terminate an employee for his or her off-the-job marijuana use, even if the employee is authorized under state law to use cannabis medicinally, the Washington state Supreme Court ruled last week. Off-the-job medical marijuana use does not bar firing: Wash. high court via BusinessInsurance.com The ruling […]
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