The reefer madness days are done and it’s time for Congress and the VA to face the facts surrounding marijuana — most pointedly, its medicinal benefits for veterans. More and more veterans are reportedly using cannabis to help alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, and several other ailments.
Month: April 2019
North Dakota: Lawmakers Pass Language Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties
House and Senate lawmakers have passed legislation, House Bill 1050, reducing marijuana possession penalties. The measure now awaits action from Republican Gov. Doug Burgum.
House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee To Hear Three Cannabis Bills
On April 30, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing for multiple pieces of legislation, including the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, the Veterans Equal Access Act and the Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act.
Iowa: Lawmakers Approve Medical Cannabis Expansion Legislation
House and Senate lawmakers have approved legislation, House File 732, to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. The measure now awaits action from Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/26/19
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Michigan: State Supreme Court Rules Police Search Of Passenger’s Personal Property Is Unconstitutional
The warrantless search of a passenger’s personal property during a traffic stop is unconstitutional, according to a ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court.
North Dakota: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Laws
Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday amending and expanding the state’s nascent medical cannabis access program.
Plan Colombia is a Fraud
Prohibitionists make themselves useful to governments by enabling drug geopolitics to influence weaker governments and cultures on behalf of more aggressive and dominating groups.
Illustrating the tactic, human rights activist John Lindsey-Poland, author of Plan Colombia, U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism, reveals the drug war in Colombia to be a scam, a vehicle linking […]
The latest addition to the Democratic field may be the worst
Joe Biden threw his hat in the ring today, and Kyle Jaeger at Marijuana Moment has done an outstanding job of detailing Biden’s history of positions with regard to marijuana and drug policy.
Where Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Stands On Marijuana
Former Vice President Joe Biden is making another run for the White House, he […]
Texas: Marijuana Decriminalization Bill to be Considered on House Floor
On Thursday, April 25, members of the Texas House of Representatives are scheduled to consider a marijuana decriminalization bill. House Bill 63 would reduce penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana from a class B misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $2,000 and up to 180 days in jail, to a civil offense punishable by a $250 fine only. The bill was approved by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee last month by a 5-2 vote. Thursday will be the first time in decades that marijuana decriminalization will be discussed on the House Floor. It is essential to continue to build momentum behind this important piece of legislation so that minor marijuana possession offenders, many of them young people,…