http://hightimes.com en-us 0.4 The Cannabis Column   Recently, marijuana has received a great deal of media attention. Three stories are currently in the national spotlight – Pat Robertson, Joe Biden, and the California legalization issue. Reformers are excited about Robertson, critical about Biden, and frustrated with recent events in California. Taken together, all three highlight the significant challenges marijuana legalization faces in the future by exposing long-standing faults in the reform …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7578?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:02:47 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7578?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman The Cannabis Column   The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) recently filed suit in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) refusal to reschedule cannabis. The CRC originally filed a petition to have marijuana removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and regulated like other substances with accepted medical use in the United States in 2002. After several years of review, and the …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7542?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:25:54 -0500 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7542?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman The Cannabis Column   It’s the end of the year, when the media focuses on recalling all the great and important developments of the past 12 months. It’s also the time when public interest groups cast about for end-of-year donations, usually by touting their accomplishments. When it comes to the movement to legalize marijuana it’s all about what great progress has been made and how all the activists, interest groups, and leaders have had a real impact on events. …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7447?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:06:06 -0500 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7447?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman The Cannabis Column   November 11th is Veterans Day, which makes this a good time to rally support for Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access (VMCA). This organization is committed to protecting the rights of Veteran patients and health care professionals to have safe and legal access to medical cannabis for appropriate therapeutic uses and to further encourage research on the use of cannabis as a treatment alternative.   Among VMCA’s goals is to ensure that state …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7382?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:24:36 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7382?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman The Cannabis Column   At an October 7 press conference federal prosecutors announced an ambitious and far-reaching crackdown on California’s medical marijuana dispensaries.   In a carefully crafted strategy the federal government is not targeting medical marijuana use or the non-profit supply of marijuana to patients. Instead the focus of federal policy has been placed on what they describe as an abuse of state law in California in order to profitably sell marijuana …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7348?utm_source=rss_section_ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:41:45 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7348?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman The Cannabis Column   On July 8th the DEA formally rejected an administrative petition to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). I prepared and filed this petition in 2002 with the support of several advocacy groups and patients, collectively known as the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC). The petition’s rejection, though, is not the end but the beginning of the battle over marijuana’s regulatory status in the United …More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7206?utm_source=rss_section_ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:17:04 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7206?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman More]]> http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7121?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 26 May 2011 11:59:38 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7121?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/6923?utm_source=rss_section_ Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:10:14 -0500 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/6923?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/6817?utm_source=rss_section_ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:42:59 -0500 http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/6817?utm_source=rss_section_ Jon Gettman http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/6680?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:11:30 -0400 http://hightimes.com/legal/ht_admin/6680?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin