SALT LAKE CITY-- A group's 'education campaign' on the medical marijuana effort moving towards the November ballot is triggering a debate that medical marijuana supporters state is deceiving the movement. Drug Safe Utah, an anti-initiative political problem committee created by the Utah Medical Association and Utah Eagle Forum, is working with canvassers and recruiting … [Read more...]
Boyack: Medical cannabis effort opponents are attempting to deceive you
Medical cannabis initiative challengers are attempting to misinformed you. A current op-ed opposing the proposed medical cannabis tally effort ("We need more studies prior to legalizing whole-plant medicinal marijuana," April 21) is a terrific example of how the diminishing minority of challengers resort to fabrications and deceptions in their effort to encourage you to vote … [Read more...]
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz Pushes Medical Cannabis Research Study · High Times
Sensing a change of prevailing political winds on the issue of cannabis, Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is defying conventional opinion. “A lot of people think we can’t pass cannabis reform in a GOP-controlled Congress,” Gaetz told the Tampa Bay Times. But with the deck stacked overwhelmingly against an end to the federal ban on cannabis, Gaetz remains optimistic. He thinks … [Read more...]
MT medical cannabis companies raise concerns over new guidelines – KPAX.com
HELENA-- Some medical marijuana providers are raising issues about the state's most current proposed guideline modifications for the industry. The Montana Department of Public Health and Person Solutions held a public hearing on the propositions in Helena Thursday. DPHHS implemented comprehensive changes to the state's medical marijuana regulations last month. The most recent … [Read more...]
Is weed prohibited in the UK, where is cannabis legal and what’s the law on smoking cigarettes and purchasing marijuana?
CANNABIS has been completely illegal in the UK since 1971, but now calls are growing for the laws restricting the Class-B drug to be relaxed. Here's everything you need to know about laws as they stand in the UK... The Class-B drug carries a prison sentence and fine as a maximum punishment for possession How is cannabis classified and what are the penalties? Cannabis … [Read more...]