Michigan AG Bill Schuette asks courts to shutter medical marijuana facilities in Jackson, Lansing

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed nuisance claims today against three medical marijuana facilities in Jackson and Lansing, claiming employees there provided undercover officers with falsified medical certifications and illegally sold them marijuana. Schuette asked courts in Jackson and Ingham counties to shutter all three locations, which operate under the name Hydro World. The attorney [...]

California Attorney General Calls Federal Government “Ill-Equipped” to Enforce State’s Medical Marijuana Laws

                  In a series of letters sent by California Attorney General Kamala Harris yesterday, the state’s top law enforcement official railed against the recent federal crackdown on medical marijuana and called on the state legislature to clarify the law. Harris sent a letter to the California’s four [...]

The Medical Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act

A broad and diverse coalition of patients, patient advocates, medical cannabis providers, and labor filed a draft statewide ballot initiative last week with the California Attorney General’s office. The Medical Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act (MMRCT) seeks to create a safe, regulated access model for medical cannabis while preserving the rights of patients granted [...]

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Attorney General Holder Says One Thing While His U.S. Attorneys Do Another

          Yesterday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder answered questions before the House Judiciary Committee on his Justice Department’s handling of the now-famous federal ATF operation, “Fast and Furious.” During the hearing, Rep. Polis (D-CO) asked a series of questions on medical marijuana. Holder responded that the October 2009 Ogden memo de-emphasizing [...]

If there were not Chapo, we would have to invent him (with apologies to Wilde)

Following in the footsteps of Eduardo Gutiérrez Guerrero [1], I am going to state the obvious: to focus on arresting the leaders of TCOs rather than systematically dismantling the organization itself will only lead to the fracturing of the organiza…

Did Jesus Smoke Pot?

By Think Magazine An interesting question indeed. One I’m sure we’ll never know the answer to… We do know that hemp is amongst the first recorded crops ever grown by humans, right before beer (hops) and before bread (wheat). The following information was sent to us anonymously, and we thought it to be good food [...]

New York Times: Active Duty Cops Face Difficulties Joining LEAP

Over the weekend, the New York Times published a story on the emerging debate within law enforcement about whether we need to end the “war on drugs,” and the fact that some officers who support legalization are facing problems on the job.

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