Michigan May Be First to Adopt Roadside Drug Testing: Cops Could Check Your Saliva
Michigan drivers could become the first in the nation subject to roadside drug testing under a bill introduced Wednesday in the legislature.
State & Local Legislatures
LA Medical Marijuana Distributors Want More Outlets
The operators asked the LA's City Council on yesterday to allow more dispensaries, saying many medical marijuana distributors will simply operate illegally.
Washington Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Would Be Legal Under New Proposed Bill
Just months after a proposed initiative legalizing marijuana failed to qualify for the fall ballot, marijuana is back again on the political agenda. With a new session beginning in January, several legislators are poised to introduce bills that would liberalize marijuana laws, whether by legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries or by legalizing marijuana altogether.
Looking Backwards: Portland Police Chief James Craig
Maine Police Chief Wants Cocaine Misdemeanors to Be Felonies
Possessing up to four grams of crack or 14 grams of powder cocaine is just a misdemeanor in Maine, and the Portland police chief wants to change that.
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Despite Decrim, California Marijuana Possession Busts Abound [FEATURE]
If anyone needs a reason to consider voting "yes" on California's Proposition 19, we've got 550,000 of them right here.
At the Statehouse: Sentencing, Drug Testing, Good Samaritan, Hemp, and SWAT Bills
In the final installment in our series on drug reform legislative activity, we look at sentencing, Good Samaritan laws, drug testing, and a couple of odds and ends.
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California Legislature Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
In California, small time pot possession is still a misdemeanor even though the maximum sentence is a $100 fine. The legislature has just passed a bill to fully decriminalize it by making it an infraction.
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Veteran Drug Reformer Wins Florida House Primary
A face we're used to seeing at drug reform conferences will now be plastered on campaign posters as Floridian Jodi James wins her state House Democratic primary and focuses on knocking off the Republican incumbent.
Senator Scutari Introduces Measure Urging Governor's Support of Federal Bill to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients
New Jersey State Senator Nicholas P. Scutari (D-Union) introduced a measure urging Governor Christie to support and advocate for federal legislation that would provide legal protection to patients who use medical marijuana in compliance with state laws. The Senatorâs bill would express the Legislatureâs support and urge the Governor to support and advocate for H.R. 2835, known as the âMedical Marijuana Patient Protection Act.â In states with legalized medical marijuana, H.R. 2835 would protect patients, prescribing doctors, distributors and anyone authorized to obtain, possess or distribute marijuana on behalf of a patient against arrest and prosecution by federal authorities.
State Receives Second Round of Pot Dispensary Applications
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is seeking companies to run two medical marijuana dispensaries in York and Washington Counties. The state has received 19 applications from non-profit corporations to operate the dispensaries.