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Here is an interview I did on the Joy TV show The Standard last fall about my current case regarding religious freedoms and the sacramental use of cannabis. read more

WAFF Channel 48 in Huntsville is covering medical marijuana in Alabama. The dropping of bill 207 was actually an accident. We are writing a slightly different bill which will be introduced in mid-February. WAFF has up a poll on medical marijuana with this story. Please take a moment and cast your vote. If you are [...]

Venkat Milligan, 22, alleges he suffered major health problems after “crazy” Don Jail stay two years ago.Venkat Milligan describes his stay in the Toronto (Don) Jail two years ago as “crazy.” The paralyzed man, who was stuck in a cell without his wheelchair, was forced to drag himself around and was often left sitting in [...]

Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen acknowledged feeling a little lonely as he addressed a crowd of self-described pot smokers just off Capitol Hill. After all, sharing a stage with Cheech and Chong and calling for loosening drug laws isn’t usually in the campaign playbook of a sitting congressman. read more

Nevada Law Enforcement Agencies Can Better Use Their Resources Thousands of Nevada parents are hoping that the threat of arrest will steer their kids clear of a run-in with the law.  A new report, however, shows that nationally marijuana use does not go down as marijuana possession arrests go up. In a study funded [...]

A group in Arizona believes that legalizing medical marijuana is next for our state, as New Jersey becomes the 14th state in the nation to pass such a law.

Was there ever a miracle drug to match marijuana? A few puffs on a legalized, regulated and taxed joint, and you’ve not only closed the billion-dollar budget holes faced by government but you’ve eliminated the economic driver behind much of the criminal activity plaguing the globe. Or so the sizeable and increasing population [...]

The city of Monterey is bracing for a legal battle after issuing a cease-and-desist order on Tuesday to a medical marijuana clinic that opened without city permission.

The Los Angeles City Council rejected proposals on Wednesday that would have required medical marijuana dispensaries to be at least 500 feet away from homes, voting instead to prohibit them from operating next to, or across the street from, residential properties.

California — Marijuana advocates are cheering the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee for voting out a measure Tuesday designed to legalize, tax and regulate the sale of the drug to adults 21 and over. The bill is being marketed as a revenue raiser; the Board of Equalization estimates that the state could reap up to $1.3 [...]