After intense efforts by Governor Richardson, New Mexico’s house has passed SB 523. As there were minor changes to the bill in the House, it will need to be ratified by the NM State Senate before it becomes law.
The new law will allow patients to use marijuana to alleviate the symptoms of many […]
A follow up to:
New Mexico moves one step closer to medical marijuana
New Mexico’s Senate Public Affairs Committee recently passed a medical marijuana bill, attempting once again to become the 12th state to allow the herbal medicine. But supporters were measured in their celebration, as previous marijuana bills had made it this far and been […]
In public conversation, marijuana users are regularly guilty of allowing the wrong questions to be asked about marijuana. Questions that allow false assumptions about marijuana or marijuana users should be challenged, but usually aren’t. Today, we’ll touch on a few of these.
Questions like “Why should someone be allowed to smoke marijuana?” assume that […]
Lompoc City Council members are concerned about crime and the health of their citizens. That is their reasoning for outlawing the use of herbal medicine in their jurisdiction.
“Some of these locations have been the scene of robberies, violent assaults and murders,” said Police Chief Tim Dabney.
That is true. Some medical facilities have had […]
In the election of 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had political capital. The Great Depression had touched so many lives that virtually all Americans were hungry for the promises of the New Deal. At the time, concerns about federalism paled in comparison to the hardscrabble existence of the average citizen.
But two states were […]
theFreshScent picked up this odd story from Vermont.
Mayor wants death penalty for drug dealers
Barre, Vermont Mayor Thomas Lauzon is proposing a radical new solution to his state’s drug problem. He wants to legalize marijuana and begin executing crack and heroin dealers.
Mayor Lauzon explains, “What social value do they have? They are dealing crack and […]
Ed Rosenthal has been helping marijuana smokers his entire life. Through his High Times column Ask Ed, Rosenthal has been there for thousands of people who were having marijuana troubles. Now Rosenthal is in trouble.
In 2002, the Feds raided Rosenthal’s home and business. Rosenthal was convicted in federal court of three felonies […]
A great Op-Ed from the Drexel University newspaper yesterday:
Cannabis myths: Moving beyond the influence
By: Dan Cardillo
As president of Drexel’s chapter of NORML, I want to applaud the City Council and Officer Jerry Rocks (You rock, man!) for initiating legislation to ban marijuana paraphernalia and help protect our children. It makes sense, because even though these […]
One year ago, Gina Pane was detained by a police officer in Greenburgh, NY. She was driven into the woods and forced to defecate in front of the officer while he masturbated. Ordinarily this would seem heinous, but Ms. Pane had a nugget of marijuana in her purse. So the media presented […]
(Read Part 1: The Overview)
In 1970, Congress enacted the Controlled Substances Act. According to the law, certain drugs are placed in one of five “schedules,” or classifications. Schedule I drugs are proclaimed by Congress as having both no medicinal value and also as being extremely dangerous. The United States Congress believes […]
