Phoenix Officials Plan Ahead of November Vote on Medical Marijuana
Phoenix officials are discussing how to deal with a November ballot measure that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
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Israel Eases Medical Marijuana Bottleneck
The numbe of Israeli medical marijuana patients is set to expand dramatically after the Health Ministry allowed the number of doctors allowed to prescribe it from one to six.
Measure 74 Aims For Easier Marijuana Access
More than 36,000 Oregonians are allowed to use marijuana for medical purposes, but they can't legally buy the drug -- they have to grow it themselves or find a caregiver to grow it for them. Backers of a measure on this November's ballot want to change that and they want to do it by following California's lead. Sponsors of Oregon's Measure 74 say it takes a more conservative approach to storefront pot sales.
Michigan Judge Allows Medical Marijuana Use for Suspects
A Detroit-area judge is allowing some defendants arrested in a series of raids to keep using state-approved medical marijuana while out on bond.
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Dane County Wisconsin to Vote on Medical Marijuana Referendum
Voters in Madison, Wisconsin, will have a chance to tell their legislators where they stand on medical marijuana in November, and a second town is considering it, too.
Protestors Rally for Those Arrested in Pot Busts
Michiganâs medical marijuana law had its first dramatic day in an Oakland County court as a dozen people arrested in a medical marijuana raid on August 25 came before a judge for preliminary exams.
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Germany to Approve Sativex, But Not Medical Marijuana [FEATURE]
Despite some confusing reporting in the past couple of weeks, the bottom line in Germany is "no" to medical marijuana, but "yes" to Sativex.
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Rand Paul & Medical Marijuana [Updated]
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[image:1 align:left caption:true]Mike Meno at MPP points out that Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul no longer supports medical marijuana. That's right, folks. Rand Paul, son of the famously libertarian-leaning and pro-marijuana-reform Congressman Ron Paul, is now in favor of arresting sick people for medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana Advocates to Local Officials: Comply with State Law
Americans for Safe Access, the country's leading medical marijuana patient advocacy group, issued letters today to more than 140 localities across California with bans on distribution, demanding that they come into compliance with state law. The letters were sent two weeks after California's Fourth District Court of Appeal issued a long-awaited decision rejecting the argument that local or state dispensary laws are preempted by federal law.
America's First Medical Marijuana TV Ad
A Sacramento, CA dispensary â run by a conservative Christian â makes history with a television commercial touting the benefits of medical marijuana.