A day after an Ontario court stayed charges of growing and possessing marijuana against him, Matthew Mernagh wasted no time exercising his newly acquired freedom to consume medicinal cannabis, setting some seeds germinating in a paper towel and paying …
Obsolete View on MMJ Holding Back State Efforts
April 16, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
As the Washington Legislature heads toward adoption of a bill that permits marijuana growing and distribution systems for medicinal use, federal prosecutors are loudly clearing their throats and reiterating that such a law would not prevent them fro…
B.C. Pot Activist Denied Transfer to Canada
April 16, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
U.S. prison authorities have denied jailed Canadian pot activist Marc Emery a chance to serve the bulk of his five-year term in Canada.
Mr. Emery is also being transferred from a minimum- to a medium-security prison in Mississippi, leading his lawyer t…
Marc Emery Denied Transfer to Canadian Prison
April 15, 2011 | 7 views | No Comments
Canadian marijuana legalization activist Marc Emery, currently serving a five-year federal prison sentence in the US, has been denied in his request to finish serving his time in a Canadian prison. His Canadian at…
Why Are The Feds Still Meddling With States’ Medical Marijuana Laws?
April 15, 2011 | 5 views | No Comments
It was just three years ago when President Obama (then candidate Obama) famously pledged to no longer use federal “Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws” regulating the physician authorized use of medical cannabis. And it was in the fall of 2009 that the administration issued the Ogden memorandum to federal prosecutors directing [...]
