Kevin Sabet claims 39% of Washington students used dispensary pot. Truth = 9.4%

 Posted by at 1:05 AM on May 24, 2013  Medical Marijuana Policy, Opinion  No Responses »
May 242013
 
Kevin Sabet claims 39% of Washington students used dispensary pot. Truth = 9.4%

You know Kevin Sabet, the head of Project SAM, the think-tank dedicated to maintaining arrests of marijuana users for the purpose of forcing them into rehab with urine tests backed by the threat of incarceration. Imagine my surprise when I get this tweet from @KevinSabet: Just out: 39% of HS students in Washington state report getting their marijuana from a “medical” marijuana dispensary.seattleschools.org/modules/cms/pa… — Kevin Sabet (@KevinSabet) May 22, 2013 Wow!  Two out of five high school students statewide are getting their pot from dispensaries?  That’s shocking!  So shocking I [Continue Reading]

Should Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Be Allowed In San Diego?

 Posted by at 7:02 AM on May 23, 2013  Medical Marijuana Policy  3 Responses »
May 232013
 
Should Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Be Allowed In San Diego?

“This is Debate Week here at U-T TV and today we’re talking about medical marijuana dispensaries. Technically any marijuana use is illegal under federal law, but California voters have approved it for medical use. The question is: would you want a medical marijuana dispensary in your neighborhood? One side is fighting to make dispensaries legal in SD, while the other side is against having shops in the city. What’s your take?” – U-T San Diego

Medbox Inc. Posts First Quarter 2013 Financials – Record Revenue Reported

 Posted by at 6:58 AM on May 23, 2013  Marijuana Business  No Responses »
May 232013
 
Medbox Inc. Posts First Quarter 2013 Financials - Record Revenue Reported

Medbox, Inc. (OTC Markets: MDBX) (www.medboxinc.com), a leader in providing consulting services and patented systems to the medical and retail industries, announced today that they have posted their 1st Quarter 2013 financials. Highlights include: Revenues increased 20% from same period last year, from $1.455 million to a record $1.749 million EBITDA was a healthy 25% of revenue for the quarter at $448.6k Assets surged 176% from same period last year, from $1.541 million to $4.258 million Cash on hand soared 731% from same period last year, from $1.25 thousand to $1.043 million “We are pleased with our progress to [Continue Reading]

America Could Legalize Hemp This Year, Action Needed

 Posted by at 6:54 AM on May 23, 2013  Hemp  No Responses »
May 232013
 
America Could Legalize Hemp This Year, Action Needed

Hemp legalization in America has rapidly become a legitimate political possibility,this year. The stars are lining up. House Majority Leader John Boehner – the most powerful Republican in the U.S. in terms of legislation - has indicated that he’ll work towards hemp legalization, something that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has already been working towards. McConnell, to the surprise of many, is the prime sponsor of legislation filed in the Senate to end hemp prohibition. In addition, Patrick Leahy, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a committee hemp legalization would be required [Continue Reading]

Is Your Mayor In The Marijuana Majority?

 Posted by at 6:49 AM on May 23, 2013  Ending Marijuana Prohibition  1 Response »
May 232013
 
Is Your Mayor In The Marijuana Majority?

By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Join NORML and our friends at the Marijuana Majority in our efforts to build support for marijuana law reform at the local level by contacting your mayor and urging their support for rational marijuana policies. Mayors are on the front lines of the war on cannabis and can see the devastation it is causing at the local level. It is time our local politicans take a stand and say enough is enough, it is time to stop wasting precious law enforcement resources, stop allowing the revenue from marijuana sales to [Continue Reading]

Los Angeles Loses Medical Marijuana Battle, But Will Prevail And Legalize Marijuana

 Posted by at 6:43 AM on May 23, 2013  Medical Marijuana Policy  No Responses »
May 232013
 
Los Angeles Loses Medical Marijuana Battle, But Will Prevail And Legalize Marijuana

By Barry Blunt Proposition D Defeated Ordinance F, and Numerous Dispensaries Will Be Forced To Shutter Their Doors, Leaving Countless Patients In Dire Straits. It’s Time Stoners Put The Bong Down and Start Voting. PROPOSITION D – MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATION AND TAXATION YES  Votes 160,349  - or 62.91% NO Votes 94,524  – or 37.08% INITIATIVE ORDINANCE F – MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATION AND TAXATION YES Votes 97,353 – or 41.58% NO Votes 136,764 – or 58.41% The immediate future of Los Angeles’ medical marijuana dispensaries was decided by the voters and [Continue Reading]

Organization Of American States Report Urges U.S. To Reform Drug Policies

 Posted by at 6:35 AM on May 23, 2013  Ending Marijuana Prohibition  1 Response »
May 232013
 
Organization Of American States Report Urges U.S. To Reform Drug Policies

Last Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) gathered in Bogotá, Colombia for the release of its $2 million report, “The Drug Problem in the Americas,” which characterized marijuana as a relatively benign drug. The 400-page study concluded that if the United States was sincere in its desire to reduce drug violence in the western hemisphere, then it would have to seriously rethink its stance on marijuana and look into more rational drug policies: “It would be worthwhile to assess existing signals and trends that lean toward the decriminalization or legalization of [Continue Reading]

Oregon Poll Shows Only One-Third Of 2014 Voters Oppose Marijuana Legalization

 Posted by at 2:18 PM on May 22, 2013  Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Opinion  No Responses »
May 222013
 
Oregon Poll Shows Only One-Third Of 2014 Voters Oppose Marijuana Legalization

Readers of this blog know that there has been an ongoing debate between the Marijuana Policy Project and the marijuana reform organizations in Oregon.  (See: MPP’s Rob Kampia warns Oregon not to try marijuana legalization in 2014 and Will MPP doom a 2014 chance at Oregon marijuana legalization?) Now, a new poll released in Oregon shows that the locals do seem to know more about the political climate for legalization here, with an astounding 57% of likely 2014 voters supporting a specific tax and regulate proposal for marijuana legalization. Shortly after Washington and [Continue Reading]

U.S Attorney Folds Under Pressure, Backs Away From Gag Order In Medical Marijuana Case

 Posted by at 7:20 AM on May 22, 2013  Medical Marijuana Policy  5 Responses »
May 222013
 
U.S Attorney Folds Under Pressure, Backs Away From Gag Order In Medical Marijuana Case

By Terrie Best – San Diego Americans for Safe Access Court Support Coordinator San Diego, CA  – San Diego’s medical cannabis community saw history in the making when the city’s Mayor, Bob Filner, showed up to a federal hearing, sat with his arm around the defendant’s elderly mother and held a press conference discussing jury nullification – calling the practice of nullifying unjust laws by virtue of acquittal verdicts “the law of the land” – and discussing his own fight against similar laws during the civil rights movement. The federal [Continue Reading]

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