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Marijuana Laws
62 posts
How the Pot Pretext Gives Police Too Much Power
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a pretext is “a reason that you give to hide your real reason…
August 18, 2015
Illinois Governor Tweaks Decriminalization Bill, Likely to Become Law
Illinois may be well on its way to becoming the next state to decriminalize the possession of marijuana.…
August 17, 2015
State Lawmakers Send Message to Congress: Leave Marijuana Laws Up to Us
Can you imagine an angry mob of politicians marching up to the steps of Congress, prepared to engage…
August 10, 2015
Report: Justice Department Intentionally Bamboozled Congress on Marijuana Amendment
The Department of Justice told Congress last year that the proposed attachment of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment to a…
August 10, 2015
Oregon Governor Signs Law Allowing Pot Sales to Begin Oct. 1
Marijuana users in Oregon will now only have to wait another three months before they can relish in…
July 29, 2015
Arizona Court: Marijuana Odor Is Not Sufficient Probable Cause
Law enforcement agencies pulling shakedown maneuvers in medical marijuana states are now being forced back to the drawing…
July 22, 2015
Indiana’s First Church of Cannabis Sues Over Marijuana Laws
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A pot-smoking church sued the city of Indianapolis and state of Indiana on Wednesday, claiming…
July 9, 2015
Miami-Dade County Loosens Pot Laws
Miami-Dade became the first county in the state of Florida to soften the Sunshine State’s harsh marijuana laws…
July 3, 2015
New York State’s Push for Cannabis Justice
Back in March, Connecticut’s Supreme Court, the state’s highest, ruled that those convicted of past cannabis possession misdemeanors…
April 30, 2015
Judge Declines to Remove Marijuana from Dangerous Drug List
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California declined Wednesday to remove marijuana from the list of…
April 17, 2015