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Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Wisconsin

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 30, 2011 Dispensaries, Legislation, Medical

The “Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act,” which would let seriously ill Wisconsin residents use marijuana to treat their illnesses, has again been introduced to the state Legislature.

The bill, LRB-2466/1, introduced at a Wednesday press conference by sponsor Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison), would allow patients to grow small amounts of marijuana to treat specific conditions, as well as permit the establishment of regulated and licensed cultivation and distribution centers within the state.

Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) is co-sponsoring the bill in the Wisconsin Senate. A similar bill was introduced last session but did not pass. Now Republicans control both the Senate and the Assembly and political observers say it’s unlikely to pass this time, either.

Rep. Pocan was joined on Wednesday by patients and medical professionals who support the right to have safe access to medicinal cannabis.

Medical Marijuana Reduces Traffic Deaths, Alcohol Use: Study

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 29, 2011 Medical, News

West Coast Leaf

Medical marijuana makes our roads safer, according to a new study

A groundbreaking new study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales.

“Our research suggests that the legalization of medical marijuana reduces traffic fatalities through reducing alcohol consumption by young adults,” said Daniel Rees, professor of economics at the University of Colorado Denver who coauthored the study with D. Mark Anderson, assistant professor of economics at Montana State University.

Mister Cannabis Offers “High” Quality Marijuana T-Shirts

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 29, 2011 Culture, Products

Mister Cannabis

100 percent fine ring-spun combed cotton, high quality screen printing, sizes M through 2XL, $29.95 plus shipping and handling.

It’s the season for giving, and one great way to make your favorite pothead think of you on a regular basis — every time they wear it — get him or her a t-shirt. As editor of a marijuana website, I see (and get to wear) a lot of cannabis-themed t-shirts. The good, the bad, and the ugly — I’ve seen them all.

There’s just as much variation in the quality of the material used, with everything from regrettably cheap weaves — which can spoil what would have been a killer design — to the finest cotton (which, regrettably, is going to remain the predominant material used in such shirts until American farmers are allowed to grow hemp here in the United States).

Having seen and worn so many pot t-shirts, I’ve learned to distinguish the good from the bad, whether we’re talking about designs, or about the quality of the cotton. And I’ve never worn finer shirts, in either regard, than those manufactured and sold by Mister Cannabis at immrcannabis.com.

Weed Leads On ‘We The People’ Petition Website

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 29, 2011 Culture, Legislation, News

The Op-Toons Review

Obama’s response to calls from the public for marijuana legalization

Petitions relating to the legalization of marijuana far exceed those on any other subject posted to a U.S. government website designed to garner citizen feedback described as “an experiment in democracy.”

During the first two months since the Obama Administration launched the We The People petition website, 119 active petitions were posted on November 14; petitions that fail to meet the 25,000-signature threshold after 30 days are removed from the site and archived, reports Joseph Marks at Nextgov.

Florida State Senator Files Bill To Legalize Medical Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 29, 2011 Legislation, Medical

The Weed Blog

Medical marijuana patients in Florida may be one step closer to lighting up legally thanks to a state senator.

State Senator Larcenia Bullard (D-Miami), recently filed Senate Joint Resolution 1028, a Senate bill to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes in the Sunshine State, in an effort to get it on the 2012 ballot, according to a Central Florida 13 news report by Troy Kinsey and Margaret Kavanagh.

Representative Jeff Clements of Lake Worth also introduced companion legislation, HJR 353, reports Kristal Roberts at ABC Action News.

Bullard’s bill creates an amendment that allows people with debilitating medical conditions to use marijuana as treatment on the recommendation of a doctor. The bill legislation would also allow medical marijuana farms and dispensaries to operate in Florida.

Presidential Hopeful Gingrich Calls Medical Marijuana A ‘Joke’

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 28, 2011 Medical, News

The Chronicle

Newt Gingrich: “See, when I smoked pot it was illegal, but not immoral. Now it is illegal AND immoral. The law didn’t change, only the morality … That’s why you get to go to jail and I don’t.”

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich does not support the legalization of medical marijuana, and in fact, would like to see the United States adopt a tougher policy against the use of cannabis and other substances, including the death penalty for some dealers.

Gingrich on Saturday told Yahoo! News’ Chris Moody that California showed medical marijuana was a “joke.” He introduced legislation to legalize the use of medicinal cannabis in 1981, but has since changed his mind about it, reports Eric W. Dolan at The Raw Story.

“What has changed was the number of parents I met with who said they did not want their children to get the signal from the government that it was acceptable behavior and that they were prepared to say as a matter of value that it was better to send a clear signal on no drug use at the risk of inconveniencing some people, than it was to be compassionate toward a small group at the risk of telling a much larger group that it was OK to use the drug,” Gingrich claimed.

Banking Problems Could Kill Medical Marijuana In Colorado

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 28, 2011 Dispensaries, Legislation, News

CreditCards.com

Colorado medical marijuana business owners are desperately writing letters to every bank in the country asking if they can please, oh please, just have a bank account.

About 150 dispensary owners across the state are looking for banks that will take their accounts, said Tanya Garduno, president of the Colorado Springs Medical Cannabis Council and owner of Medical Cannabis Center, reports Monica Mendoza at InsuranceNewsNet.

The medical marijuana industry has already survived regulations, licensing, security and thick stacks of almost impenetrable rules and legalese.

Canada Prime Minister: Govt. Will Never Decriminalize Cannabis

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 28, 2011 Global, Legislation

Let Freedom Rain

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper: “No, it will not happen under our government”

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday that his government will never agree to the decriminalization of marijuana.

Harper’s comments came in Vancouver in response to a question at a brief news conference following an event at a downtown science center, reports CBC News.

“No, it will not happen under our government,” Harper said. “We’re very concerned about the spread of drugs in the country and the damage it’s doing and as you know we have legislation before the House to crack down.”

Harper didn’t bother to detail exactly what kind of “damage” marijuana is doing to Canada, which has one of the highest rates of cannabis use in the world.

Occupy Movement Gets Its Own Medical Marijuana Strain

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 28, 2011 Dispensaries, Medical, Products

Dave Maass/San Diego City Beat

Occupy OG, found at one of the only dispensaries still open in San Diego County

The Occupy Wall Street movement now has a strain of medical marijuana named after it: Occupy OG.

Occupy OG is a sativa-indica hybrid, and is offered by only one dispensary in San Diego County, according to Weedmaps.com, reports San Diego City Beat‘s Dave Maass.

Occupy OG, available at Thirty Health Center, across from Von’s at 4152 30th Street, San Diego, costs $15 a gram, $50 an eighth, $100 a quarter, $175 a half and $325 an ounce.

Sexy Pizza Creates Pie To Benefit Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on November 28, 2011 Culture, Legislation, Products

SodaHead

The love affair between pizza and marijuana is no secret, so Denver-based Sexy Pizza thought it would use this culinary romance to raise funds for a group of law enforcement officials dedicated to reforming failed drug policies in America.

Sexy Pizza has created the “LEAP Pizza,” a Hawaiian-style pie with Canadian bacon, pineapple and mozzarella cheese, which will benefit Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). In tribute to these brave cops who stand dedicated to the marijuana reform movement, Sexy Pizza said it will donate $1 from the purchase of each “LEAP Pizza” to their organization.

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