Pacifist Cannabis minister Reverend Roger Christie has been held without bail at the Honolulu Federal Detention Center since July 8, 2010. He's been denied bail 7 times. His trial on federal drug trafficking charges has been set back to July 23, 2013.
Hawaii News Daily deplores Christie's incarceration without bail as a miscarriage of justice. You can learn about the case of Roger Christie and the Green 14 here.Just barely a month into 2013, news about cannabis and cannabinoids continues to flow at a record pace. Authors of The Cannabis Papers have been on the look out for crucial cannabinoid updates and that search has allowed them to pick some news highlights for the new year. “Will 2013 be the year of...
Since the 1970’s Amsterdam has been known worldwide as the capital of cannabis tourism. As a consequence, many people think of the Netherlands as a country that has been able to successfully reconcile cannabis and politics. Most people don’t realize the government of the Netherlands has never legalized cannabis, but instead has been maintaining...
Below is a list of the bills thus far that relate to medical cannabis, as well as bills that relate to marijuana reform for personal use. Please note that HB means “House Bill” and the bill was introduced in the House and that SB means “Senate Bill” and the bill was introduced in the Senate....
Washington, DC – The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling today in the medical marijuana reclassification case, Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration. In a 2-1 decision, the Court granted standing in the case — the right to bring a claim against the federal government — but denied...
Leahy To Examine Marijuana Policy Plans Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Next Year WASHINGTON (THURSDAY, Dec. 13, 2012) – In light of recently passed state laws legalizing personal marijuana use, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Thursday released a letter sent earlier this month to the Director of the Office of National Drug...
As the devastating consequences of drought throughout the US become more apparent, authors of The Cannabis Papers: A Citizen’s Guide to Cannabinoids (2011), note the drought of common sense regarding hemp economics in the US – though not in China. “Hempseed provides a perfect balance of fatty omega acids, as well as protein and other...
Roger Pion, the self-employed Vermont farmer who rolled a 20,000 pound tractor over seven police cars in early August, was released August 30 after four weeks in jail. Asked by a Fox 44 news reporter if he had any regrets, the taciturn Pion said, “No.” Pion (pronounced PEE-on) has become something of an internet folk...
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In a fundraising email sent out on Wednesday, Aug. 8, the Republican candidate for Governor of Vermont claimed that “Governor Shumlin is making decriminalization of marijuana one of his top priorities,” although Republican Randy Brock doesn’t cite any source for that assertion. Shumlin has long supported moving toward decriminalization of marijuana in Vermont,...
