Mormon Church Joins Utah Coalition: Emails Members Encouraging a Medical Marijuana “No” Vote
Mormon Church Joins Utah Coalition: In Utah, the Mormon church has sent out an email to its members urging them to vote "no" in an upcoming ballot to legalize medical marijuana. The church is supporting the Drug ... [Read]
Backlash After Canadian Medical Association Calls to End Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program
A feud has broken out between the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and medical cannabis advocates across Canada. The reason? A rather outlandish cry from the organization to scrap Canada's existing medical marijuana program once recreational cannabis becomes ... [Read]
Broward County Schools Now Allow Medical Marijuana Use on School Grounds
In Florida, the Broward County School Board has voted to allow a new medical marijuana policy to come into effect across its schools. The new policy will allow students to receive medical marijuana treatment on ... [Read]
Oklahoma Health Officials Adopt New and Improved Guidelines for Medical Marijuana Use
Oklahoma adopts new guidelines: Imagine you're a woman sitting in your physician's clinic, about to be prescribed medical marijuana. Fine. Now imagine being made by law to take a pregnancy test before being given the ... [Read]
Medical Cannabis Allowed to be Administered on Illinois School Property
At this point, it's difficult to argue that cannabis isn't a proper form of medication. What has been difficult, however, is lessening the restrictions around medical cannabis. But in Illinois, a change is in the ... [Read]
San Francisco Chinatown Cannabis Dispensaries Banned
San Francisco bans Chinatown cannabis dispensaries after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 on the decision on Tuesday. This new vote changes the code to completely prohibit both medical and recreational marijuana sales ... [Read]
New York Legislation Drafted for Marijuana Legalization, Another Step Forward for the US
New York Legislation: In the last five weeks alone, the US has made big announcements which, you'd be forgiven for thinking, signalizes that the country is well on its way for an (albeit almost) total adoption ... [Read]
Colorado Marijuana Laws: Know the Rules So You Don’t Pay the Fines
Since the voters in Colorado passed Amendment 64, adults age 21 or older can now legally grow, purchase, and consume marijuana. The Amendment outlined a statewide drug policy for cannabis, although counties and municipalities can ... [Read]
Prosecution of Marijuana Ends in New York City
Cyrus Vance, Manhattan's District Attorney, announced yesterday that New York City ends marijuana prosecution. Starting today, prosecutors will not be filing charges for the possession and use of marijuana within the boundaries of New York ... [Read]
Ontario Will Allow Private Retailers to Sell Marijuana
Private Cannabis Sector Ontario: Recreational marijuana use will become legal in Canada as of Oct 17. Once the federal government announced it would be legalizing marijuana, it left it up to the provinces to license ... [Read]