WELCOME TO 420 MAGAZINE'S ONLINE CANNABIS COMMUNITY!
Centralized in Hollywood California, 420 Magazine has been delivering Cannabis education to thousands daily since its inception in 1993. One of the largest Marijuana media organizations available and currently serving more than 100,000 members, readers are able to; join in on discussions, upload their own pictures, get a complete Cannabis education with facts and information, talk about the issue, view user grow journals, see personal pipe and bong collections, watch and listen to 420 Bands, see photos and read interviews with 420 Girls, watch thousands of marijuana related videos on 420 TV, the latest on celebrity tokers and more.
This free to use website contains Marijuana News, Facts and Information on becoming a Medical Marijuana patient with listings of co-ops, doctors and information. Registration is free and simple, so join our mission to change international Cannabis law by Legalizing Hemp and Marijuana world wide!
OR - Patient confidentiality is possibly one of the cornerstones of American freedom. We may pay through the nose for healthcare in this land of freedom, but at least those records are our personal business.
Oregon NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Executive Director Madeline Martinez, sent Salem-News.com a copy of a letter they have forwarded to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, charging the agency with recent breaches in patient confidentiality released to the public and media, in addition to the alleged abuses of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).
Needless to say, police agencies and even the United Nations Office of Drug Control, are having a hard time... [Read More]
Nick Tenant was running an auto detailing business in Detroit when the auto industry collapsed.
He grew up in Warren, Mich. His father worked at General Motors Corp. He started cleaning and reconditioning cars at age 17. In a few years, he landed contracts from car dealers all over the Motor City area. And his business grew so fast, it got in the way of his education.
"I was also going to college for business finance," Tenant told me. "By the time I was 20, I quit college because the business doing so well."
Soon, however, Tenant would be getting a more painful education.
"A lot of the dealerships went out of business," he said. "The... [Read More]
CO - CannaMed owner David Mazin came up with the idea of having his medical marijuana evaluation clinics sell patients to dispensaries and pot growers a year ago. Since then, he claims, several other outfits have adopted the same process. To find out which ones, Westword called many of the local medical marijuana evaluation companies in the guise of a caregiver and asked, "Do you sell patients?" Here's what we heard.
Amarimed, Denver: "No, never."
Canna Health, Aurora: "Yes, we do. It costs $215 per patient." In a follow-up conversation, a Canna Health representative said the company worked only once with a caregiver, who paid $125 per patient.
UK - AN Axminster man who grew 74 cannabis plants in his home has defended his right to smoke the drug.
Steven Wayne Kelly, 33, who carried out community work for growing the plants last year, said the smell it caused was no stronger than curry.
His comments come after Millwey Rise residents complained to the Herald last month that their homes were being infiltrated by the whiff of the Class B drug.
And police and council officials said they were powerless to act.
Mr Kelly said: "I have every right to smoke in my own house if I wish. I am breaking no laws and this has been investigated by police at least twice.
UK - A man who used cannabis as pain relief has pleaded guilty to growing the class B drug in his Torquay flat.
Stephen Raines, 47, of Willow Avenue, had 29 cannabis plants growing in his utility and airing cupboards when police entered the premises with a drugs search warrant in December last year.
Magistrates sitting in Torquay were told Raines admitted the offence at the police station.
He said he did it because cannabis helps him deal with the pain he gets from a medical condition.
Raines suffers from a degenerative back condition called neurofibrosis and was prescribed medicinal cannabis by his doctor until the law was changed in late 2008.
Police uprooted a multimillion-dollar network of homes used to grow marijuana in the largest bust of pot production in New Jersey history, authorities announced today.
Within three days last month, police seized a total of 3,370 growing plants, 115 pounds of harvested pot and $65,000 cash.
Authorities said the total operation was worth $10 million based on potential output per plant. So far three people have been arrested and Interpol warrants were issued for three more believed to have fled to Thailand.
"While law enforcement in New Jersey has encountered high-tech indoor marijuana growing operations in the past, we have not seen anything to match the volume of production of... [Read More]
Coloradans don’t use the expression “Rocky Mountain high” just because of the altitude. In fact, Colorado is one of the leading states for the decriminalization of marijuana in the United States.
While marijuana is still illegal statewide, many believe Colorado can help lead the nation to a sensible drug policy.
Recently, the issue of dispensaries for medical marijuana has been in the news a lot. Many people have been getting permits from their doctors in order to legally acquire marijuana to treat their chronic pain or other medical conditions. And recently there have been a multitude of dispensaries opening around the state.
Some people are upset by this, but it was all... [Read More]
The King of Pot is shorter than you'd imagine. When you meet a famous drug dealer, one expects scars and a distrustful sneer and some flashy clothes. But Bruce Perlowin, found waiting for an elevator at the Los Angeles Convention Center dressed in jeans and a polo shirt, is more Patch Adams than Tony Montana. Standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall, he has Robin Williams' twinkling eyes as well as his manic energy.
What he lacks in stature, though, he more than makes up for in reputation among pot smokers and those who bust them. Perlowin is the biggest West Coast dope smuggler in U.S. history, a fact he offers like a verbal handshake to every new person he meets. He has his script down cold, a near-giddy 30-second... [Read More]
As if you weren't already busy enough, corporate counsel dealing with labor and employment have yet another new issue they will increasingly be called upon to address: the use of medical marijuana in the workplace.
Although the possession and use of marijuana clearly violates the Federal Controlled Substances Act (regardless of whether it is medically prescribed or not), a Department of Justice announcement in October 2009 has given rise to additional issues for corporate legal counsel to consider. In October 2009, Justice directed federal agents to target users and distributors of marijuana only when such use violates both applicable state and federal laws.
As a result, in the 14 states where... [Read More]
The city of Berkeley's Medical Marijuana Commission is considering a new tax on cannabis dispensaries as a way to help close a $12.2 million budget shortfall.
In the state of California, taxing pot has long been proposed by supporters of legalization as a means to help rectify our chronic budget crisis. Though Berkeley wouldn't be the first city to levy a tax on dispensaries, the proposal could allow the city to be a beneficial testing ground for this piece of much discussed public policy.
And though this one measure won't be sufficient, dispensaries continue to be profit-makers in a city largely struggling business-wise. Instating a tax on these otherwise successful businesses would be a... [Read More]
Police have made a habit of cracking down on medical marijuana dispensaries across Orange County lately, but one in Irvine wound up needing the help of officers Friday afternoon.
And here's the kicker: Irvine police now say they are investigating the business.
This all began to unfold just before 1 p.m. Friday, when a man walked into the dispensary in the 17100 block of Von Karman Avenue, whipped out a handgun, pointed it at an employee working the counter and demanded money.
Oh yeah, and toss in some of that natural medicine sold here, ordered the baddie. He left with $200 in cash and $150 in product. Don't know if he signed the California Cannabis Initiative petition on the way out... [Read More]
CANON CITY - Fremont County Commissioners passed temporary regulations Tuesday overseeing the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries. The vote comes as many cities and counties in Colorado struggle to control the facilities until state lawmakers adopt a new law.
Commissioners approved the regulations with limited public comment after about 30 minutes. The regulations will remain temporary until two public hearings provide feedback to determine if the regulations will remain temporary or become permanent. The first public hearing is on April 13 at 10 a.m. before the commissioners.
Fremont County is believed to have four dispensaries—two in the county and two in Canon City. Commissioner... [Read More]
A Colorado man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges.
A Clear Creek County judge found Trevor Douglas of Avon guilty Tuesday of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Douglas says he will appeal. He says he's standing up for his First Amendment right to religious freedom.
He argued he shouldn't be convicted on drug charges because marijuana serves the same role in his religion as communion wine in Christianity. He's a member of the Hilo, Hawaii-based THC Ministry.
The judge said Douglas' beliefs don't rise to the level of a religion.
Lagos The Area Controller of Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller E. D. Kane Wednesday in Lagos warned smugglers to desist from their nefarious activities or face wrath of the Unit, saying the Unit is charged to stamp out the4 smuggling activities in the its area of jurisdiction.
He disclosed that the Unit in the last three weeks of his resumption office in the command, has made 110 seizures of general goods with duty paid value of N251 million which includes textiles, garments, used tyres shoes, used hand bags, rice and vegetable oil.
He disclosed that 60 vehicles with duty paid value of N29 .3 million, saying that the Unit have since he assumed office, broken... [Read More]
Massachusetts: Tomorrow, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Grand Staircase at the State House, a group of medical marijuana patients and advocates will hold a press conference to ask state lawmakers to support a medical marijuana law in Massachusetts.
The state legislature’s Joint Committee on Pubic Health is currently considering bill that would make Massachusetts the 15th state in the nation to give seriously ill patients safe and legal access to medical marijuana.
History
In November 2008, 65% of Massachusetts voters decided to make adults’ possession of up to an ounce of marijuana punishable only by a $100 fine.
While this law has helped patients who find... [Read More]
The Marijuana Policy Project, the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States, has denounced efforts by the United Nations' International Narcotics Control Board to "meddle" in marijuana reform in the United States.
The INCB is currently meeting in Vienna, Austria.
The MPP says that in a recent report, the INCB said it was "deeply concerned" that this country's 14 state medical marijuana laws are sending the "wrong message to other countries."
Additionally, the INCB is "concerned over the ongoing discussion in several states on legalizing and taxing the recreational use of cannabis, which would be a serious contravention of the... [Read More]
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp are excited to announce the 1st Annual Hemp History Week to be held May 17-23, 2010. As a national grassroots education campaign designed to renew strong support for hemp farming in the U.S., Hemp History Week will feature a letter writing campaign and events in cities and towns all over the country.
Organizers expect the campaign to collect at least 50,000 hand-signed postcards addressed to President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder asking them to end the ban on hemp farming and let farmers grow the versatile and profitable crop.
"Hemp was an important crop for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and thousands of American farmers... [Read More]
WA - Olympia City Councilman Joe Hyer pleaded not guilty to three drug felonies Tuesday, and his attorney suggested in a court filing that "a trusted political mentor" of Hyer entrapped him into selling marijuana twice while the mentor was working as an undercover informant.
“Judge Pomeroy, I plead not guilty to all charges,” Hyer said during his arraignment Tuesday on two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, each a class C felony.
Hyer, 37, was arrested at his Legion Way home last month by detectives with the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force, after a confidential informant... [Read More]
The annual MardiGrass festival brings activists from around the world to speak for marijuana decriminalization
Dr. Bob Melamede PhD will be a special guest at the Australian pro-cannabis event May 1 & 2, 2010.
“This is our eighteenth consecutive Rally for Cannabis Law Reform. We vowed to rally every year on the first weekend of May until we are no longer criminals for using cannabis. The recent Nimbin police raids have highlighted their need to reconsider how their limited resources are spent,” said Michael, an organizer of the Nimbus Mardigrass Festival.
The largest pro-cannabis festival in the country of Australia, the Nimbus Mardigrass Festival is an anticipated... [Read More]
Madison: State medical cannabis activists have established a daily presence at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison to push for passage of the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act as the 2009-2010 legislative session winds down. There is a real sense of urgency and interest in the bill that extends from rural townships and villages across the state to the largest cities to people watching from around the country. A vast coalition of people across the state are getting involved, enlisting others and doing whatever they can to get the JRMMA passed: "This Bill, This Time!"
"Operation Floodgates" is an organized campaign aimed to highlight the urgency of the issue, to make people aware a bill is... [Read More]
MI - New surveys are finding more and more people in favor of legalizing marijuana, with even some police officers saying it's just a matter of time.
In 1969 a Gallup poll found only twelve percent of people thought pot should be legal. A similar poll conducted in 2009 found that number jump to 44 percent.
In November of 2008, 67 percent of Michigan voters said marijuana should be legal for medical purposes and Michigan became the 14th state in the country to approve medical marijuana.
However, there's still been plenty of confusion about when, and where those approved to smoke marijuana can actually do so.
In Battle Creek, a cancer patient recently lost his job for... [Read More]
Prohibition of any kind doesn’t work, and that is because prohibition is a regulation of morality. It isn’t finding justice, saving money or even keeping people from hurting themselves. Prohibition is the censorship of morality and any government body cannot be successful in that pursuit. The Temperance Movement was a religious movement to drive out the evils of America. At the time that evil was alcohol — people weren’t just opposed to alcohol but also to apples — which were almost exclusively grown to make alcohol. People started taking axes to apple trees all over the country and a campaign was waged against the “devil’s fruit.” Luckily the war against apples was never taken as... [Read More]
WELCOME TO 420 MAGAZINE'S ONLINE CANNABIS COMMUNITY!
Centralized in Hollywood California, 420 Magazine has been delivering Cannabis education to thousands daily since its inception in 1993. One of the largest Marijuana media organizations available and currently serving more than 100,000 members, readers are able to; join in on discussions, upload their own pictures, get a complete Cannabis education with facts and information, talk about the issue, view user grow journals, see personal pipe and bong collections, watch and listen to 420 Bands, see photos and read interviews with 420 Girls, watch thousands of marijuana related videos on 420 TV, the latest on celebrity tokers and more.
This free to use website contains Marijuana News, Facts and Information on becoming a Medical Marijuana patient with listings of co-ops, doctors and information. Registration is free and simple, so join our mission to change international Cannabis law by Legalizing Hemp and Marijuana world wide!
OR - Patient confidentiality is possibly one of the cornerstones of American freedom. We may pay through the nose for healthcare in this land of freedom, but at least those records are our personal business.
Oregon NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Executive Director Madeline Martinez, sent Salem-News.com a copy of a letter they have forwarded to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, charging the agency with recent breaches in patient confidentiality released to the public and media, in addition to the alleged abuses of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP).
Needless to say, police agencies and even the United Nations Office of Drug Control, are having a hard time... [Read More]
Nick Tenant was running an auto detailing business in Detroit when the auto industry collapsed.
He grew up in Warren, Mich. His father worked at General Motors Corp. He started cleaning and reconditioning cars at age 17. In a few years, he landed contracts from car dealers all over the Motor City area. And his business grew so fast, it got in the way of his education.
"I was also going to college for business finance," Tenant told me. "By the time I was 20, I quit college because the business doing so well."
Soon, however, Tenant would be getting a more painful education.
"A lot of the dealerships went out of business," he said. "The... [Read More]
CO - CannaMed owner David Mazin came up with the idea of having his medical marijuana evaluation clinics sell patients to dispensaries and pot growers a year ago. Since then, he claims, several other outfits have adopted the same process. To find out which ones, Westword called many of the local medical marijuana evaluation companies in the guise of a caregiver and asked, "Do you sell patients?" Here's what we heard.
Amarimed, Denver: "No, never."
Canna Health, Aurora: "Yes, we do. It costs $215 per patient." In a follow-up conversation, a Canna Health representative said the company worked only once with a caregiver, who paid $125 per patient.
UK - AN Axminster man who grew 74 cannabis plants in his home has defended his right to smoke the drug.
Steven Wayne Kelly, 33, who carried out community work for growing the plants last year, said the smell it caused was no stronger than curry.
His comments come after Millwey Rise residents complained to the Herald last month that their homes were being infiltrated by the whiff of the Class B drug.
And police and council officials said they were powerless to act.
Mr Kelly said: "I have every right to smoke in my own house if I wish. I am breaking no laws and this has been investigated by police at least twice.
UK - A man who used cannabis as pain relief has pleaded guilty to growing the class B drug in his Torquay flat.
Stephen Raines, 47, of Willow Avenue, had 29 cannabis plants growing in his utility and airing cupboards when police entered the premises with a drugs search warrant in December last year.
Magistrates sitting in Torquay were told Raines admitted the offence at the police station.
He said he did it because cannabis helps him deal with the pain he gets from a medical condition.
Raines suffers from a degenerative back condition called neurofibrosis and was prescribed medicinal cannabis by his doctor until the law was changed in late 2008.
Police uprooted a multimillion-dollar network of homes used to grow marijuana in the largest bust of pot production in New Jersey history, authorities announced today.
Within three days last month, police seized a total of 3,370 growing plants, 115 pounds of harvested pot and $65,000 cash.
Authorities said the total operation was worth $10 million based on potential output per plant. So far three people have been arrested and Interpol warrants were issued for three more believed to have fled to Thailand.
"While law enforcement in New Jersey has encountered high-tech indoor marijuana growing operations in the past, we have not seen anything to match the volume of production of... [Read More]
Coloradans don’t use the expression “Rocky Mountain high” just because of the altitude. In fact, Colorado is one of the leading states for the decriminalization of marijuana in the United States.
While marijuana is still illegal statewide, many believe Colorado can help lead the nation to a sensible drug policy.
Recently, the issue of dispensaries for medical marijuana has been in the news a lot. Many people have been getting permits from their doctors in order to legally acquire marijuana to treat their chronic pain or other medical conditions. And recently there have been a multitude of dispensaries opening around the state.
Some people are upset by this, but it was all... [Read More]
The King of Pot is shorter than you'd imagine. When you meet a famous drug dealer, one expects scars and a distrustful sneer and some flashy clothes. But Bruce Perlowin, found waiting for an elevator at the Los Angeles Convention Center dressed in jeans and a polo shirt, is more Patch Adams than Tony Montana. Standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall, he has Robin Williams' twinkling eyes as well as his manic energy.
What he lacks in stature, though, he more than makes up for in reputation among pot smokers and those who bust them. Perlowin is the biggest West Coast dope smuggler in U.S. history, a fact he offers like a verbal handshake to every new person he meets. He has his script down cold, a near-giddy 30-second... [Read More]
As if you weren't already busy enough, corporate counsel dealing with labor and employment have yet another new issue they will increasingly be called upon to address: the use of medical marijuana in the workplace.
Although the possession and use of marijuana clearly violates the Federal Controlled Substances Act (regardless of whether it is medically prescribed or not), a Department of Justice announcement in October 2009 has given rise to additional issues for corporate legal counsel to consider. In October 2009, Justice directed federal agents to target users and distributors of marijuana only when such use violates both applicable state and federal laws.
As a result, in the 14 states where... [Read More]
The city of Berkeley's Medical Marijuana Commission is considering a new tax on cannabis dispensaries as a way to help close a $12.2 million budget shortfall.
In the state of California, taxing pot has long been proposed by supporters of legalization as a means to help rectify our chronic budget crisis. Though Berkeley wouldn't be the first city to levy a tax on dispensaries, the proposal could allow the city to be a beneficial testing ground for this piece of much discussed public policy.
And though this one measure won't be sufficient, dispensaries continue to be profit-makers in a city largely struggling business-wise. Instating a tax on these otherwise successful businesses would be a... [Read More]
Police have made a habit of cracking down on medical marijuana dispensaries across Orange County lately, but one in Irvine wound up needing the help of officers Friday afternoon.
And here's the kicker: Irvine police now say they are investigating the business.
This all began to unfold just before 1 p.m. Friday, when a man walked into the dispensary in the 17100 block of Von Karman Avenue, whipped out a handgun, pointed it at an employee working the counter and demanded money.
Oh yeah, and toss in some of that natural medicine sold here, ordered the baddie. He left with $200 in cash and $150 in product. Don't know if he signed the California Cannabis Initiative petition on the way out... [Read More]
CANON CITY - Fremont County Commissioners passed temporary regulations Tuesday overseeing the operation of medical marijuana dispensaries. The vote comes as many cities and counties in Colorado struggle to control the facilities until state lawmakers adopt a new law.
Commissioners approved the regulations with limited public comment after about 30 minutes. The regulations will remain temporary until two public hearings provide feedback to determine if the regulations will remain temporary or become permanent. The first public hearing is on April 13 at 10 a.m. before the commissioners.
Fremont County is believed to have four dispensaries—two in the county and two in Canon City. Commissioner... [Read More]
A Colorado man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges.
A Clear Creek County judge found Trevor Douglas of Avon guilty Tuesday of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving an unregistered vehicle.
Douglas says he will appeal. He says he's standing up for his First Amendment right to religious freedom.
He argued he shouldn't be convicted on drug charges because marijuana serves the same role in his religion as communion wine in Christianity. He's a member of the Hilo, Hawaii-based THC Ministry.
The judge said Douglas' beliefs don't rise to the level of a religion.
Lagos The Area Controller of Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller E. D. Kane Wednesday in Lagos warned smugglers to desist from their nefarious activities or face wrath of the Unit, saying the Unit is charged to stamp out the4 smuggling activities in the its area of jurisdiction.
He disclosed that the Unit in the last three weeks of his resumption office in the command, has made 110 seizures of general goods with duty paid value of N251 million which includes textiles, garments, used tyres shoes, used hand bags, rice and vegetable oil.
He disclosed that 60 vehicles with duty paid value of N29 .3 million, saying that the Unit have since he assumed office, broken... [Read More]
Massachusetts: Tomorrow, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. at the Grand Staircase at the State House, a group of medical marijuana patients and advocates will hold a press conference to ask state lawmakers to support a medical marijuana law in Massachusetts.
The state legislature’s Joint Committee on Pubic Health is currently considering bill that would make Massachusetts the 15th state in the nation to give seriously ill patients safe and legal access to medical marijuana.
History
In November 2008, 65% of Massachusetts voters decided to make adults’ possession of up to an ounce of marijuana punishable only by a $100 fine.
While this law has helped patients who find... [Read More]
The Marijuana Policy Project, the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States, has denounced efforts by the United Nations' International Narcotics Control Board to "meddle" in marijuana reform in the United States.
The INCB is currently meeting in Vienna, Austria.
The MPP says that in a recent report, the INCB said it was "deeply concerned" that this country's 14 state medical marijuana laws are sending the "wrong message to other countries."
Additionally, the INCB is "concerned over the ongoing discussion in several states on legalizing and taxing the recreational use of cannabis, which would be a serious contravention of the... [Read More]
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp are excited to announce the 1st Annual Hemp History Week to be held May 17-23, 2010. As a national grassroots education campaign designed to renew strong support for hemp farming in the U.S., Hemp History Week will feature a letter writing campaign and events in cities and towns all over the country.
Organizers expect the campaign to collect at least 50,000 hand-signed postcards addressed to President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder asking them to end the ban on hemp farming and let farmers grow the versatile and profitable crop.
"Hemp was an important crop for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and thousands of American farmers... [Read More]
WA - Olympia City Councilman Joe Hyer pleaded not guilty to three drug felonies Tuesday, and his attorney suggested in a court filing that "a trusted political mentor" of Hyer entrapped him into selling marijuana twice while the mentor was working as an undercover informant.
“Judge Pomeroy, I plead not guilty to all charges,” Hyer said during his arraignment Tuesday on two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, each a class C felony.
Hyer, 37, was arrested at his Legion Way home last month by detectives with the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force, after a confidential informant... [Read More]
The annual MardiGrass festival brings activists from around the world to speak for marijuana decriminalization
Dr. Bob Melamede PhD will be a special guest at the Australian pro-cannabis event May 1 & 2, 2010.
“This is our eighteenth consecutive Rally for Cannabis Law Reform. We vowed to rally every year on the first weekend of May until we are no longer criminals for using cannabis. The recent Nimbin police raids have highlighted their need to reconsider how their limited resources are spent,” said Michael, an organizer of the Nimbus Mardigrass Festival.
The largest pro-cannabis festival in the country of Australia, the Nimbus Mardigrass Festival is an anticipated... [Read More]
Madison: State medical cannabis activists have established a daily presence at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison to push for passage of the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act as the 2009-2010 legislative session winds down. There is a real sense of urgency and interest in the bill that extends from rural townships and villages across the state to the largest cities to people watching from around the country. A vast coalition of people across the state are getting involved, enlisting others and doing whatever they can to get the JRMMA passed: "This Bill, This Time!"
"Operation Floodgates" is an organized campaign aimed to highlight the urgency of the issue, to make people aware a bill is... [Read More]
MI - New surveys are finding more and more people in favor of legalizing marijuana, with even some police officers saying it's just a matter of time.
In 1969 a Gallup poll found only twelve percent of people thought pot should be legal. A similar poll conducted in 2009 found that number jump to 44 percent.
In November of 2008, 67 percent of Michigan voters said marijuana should be legal for medical purposes and Michigan became the 14th state in the country to approve medical marijuana.
However, there's still been plenty of confusion about when, and where those approved to smoke marijuana can actually do so.
In Battle Creek, a cancer patient recently lost his job for... [Read More]
Prohibition of any kind doesn’t work, and that is because prohibition is a regulation of morality. It isn’t finding justice, saving money or even keeping people from hurting themselves. Prohibition is the censorship of morality and any government body cannot be successful in that pursuit. The Temperance Movement was a religious movement to drive out the evils of America. At the time that evil was alcohol — people weren’t just opposed to alcohol but also to apples — which were almost exclusively grown to make alcohol. People started taking axes to apple trees all over the country and a campaign was waged against the “devil’s fruit.” Luckily the war against apples was never taken as... [Read More]
OR - Patient confidentiality is possibly one of the cornerstones of American freedom. We may pay through the nose for healthcare in this land of freedom, but at least those records are our personal business.
Coloradans don’t use the expression “Rocky Mountain high” just because of the altitude. In fact, Colorado is one of the leading states for the decriminalization of marijuana in the United States. 
