Medical Marijuana Zone

Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in New Mexico | TJ Baker SANTA FE, NM — New Mexico has taken the first steps needed towards legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana. State Rep. Bill McCamley (D-Las Cruces) has filed House Bill 89, the Cannabis Revenue and Freedom Act.  If passed, the bill would allow adults 21 or older to […]

For much of the past two decades, New York City had the dubious distinction of being the nation’s capital for low-level marijuana arrests. Fueled by the data-driven zeal of former Commissioner Bill Bratton—the same “police reformer” Bill Bratton who suggested, in 2016, that marijuana was responsible for most of New York’s violent crime—NYPD officers dutifully […]

National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Marijuana Confirming Medical Benefits; Dispelling Myths | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON, DC — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on the health impacts of marijuana Thursday, confirming the existence of medical benefits and dispelling some long-held myths about the substance. The review of more […]

BY MICHAEL CATALINI ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he will focus in his final year in office on New Jersey’s drug epidemic, promising to limit the supply of opioid drugs doctors can initially prescribe and seeking legislation to require insurers to pay for at least six months […]

Most Police Want Marijuana Laws Reformed, Poll Finds | TJ Baker In a national poll of police officers conducted on a wide variety of topics, less than one third of those surveyed said marijuana should remain illegal. According to the Behind the Badge survey of nearly 8,000 police officers conducted by the National Police Research Platform (NPRP), […]

2017 was always going to be a weird year for the states that legalized marijuana on Election Day in November. Cannabis is now legal for adults 21 and over in Massachusetts, California and Nevada—and on Jan. 30, Maine—but only if you can find any lying around.  Retail sales in licensed stores won’t start until 2018, and […]

75,000 Demand DEA Stop Disseminating Blatantly False Information About Medical Marijuana | Anna Zuccaro In a new petition from Americans for Safe Access and Change.org, over 75,000 people are calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration to stop disseminating false information about medical cannabis immediately and ensure that any future information about medical cannabis treatment reflects […]

Missouri: Minor Marijuana Possession Offenses No Longer Punishable By Jail | NORML COLUMBIA, MO — Sentencing reforms took effect on January 1, 2017 eliminating the threat of jail time for some first-time marijuana offenders. Under the newly enacted law, first-time offenders who possess no more than ten grams of cannabis face a $500 fine, but no […]

With the American election still dominating headlines, it was easy to miss the appointment of António Guterres as the top man at the United Nations. Guterres was sworn in as the Secretary-General on Jan 1. While the power of the U.N. Secretary-General is indeed limited, this one is very much worth watching. Guterres is the […]