Author William Breathes
A North Carolina lawmaker introduced a bill Tuesday that would legalize medical marijuana use for qualified patients.
State rep. Kelly Alexander says that while this is the third or fourth time such legislation has been proposed, this may be the first year it truly has a chance of passing. “I think the climate in the state and the climate in the country has significantly changed,” he said.
| Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. |
On Tuesday, Reps. Jared Polis of Colorado and Earl Blumenauer announced two pieces of legislation at the federal level that would help end the war on cannabis in this country.
According to Polis, who joined Oregon rep Blumenauer for a teleconference Tuesday afternoon, “Americans have increasingly come to the conclusion that the drug war is a failed policy. We need to address it as a public health issue rather than a security issue.”
Virginia is for medical cannabis lovers. Too bad their state government hasn’t caught on yet. A study released today by the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws Virginia chapter shows that 72 percent of registered Virginia voters would support medical marijuana laws in their state.
| “Excuse me while I light my spliff.” |
Happy birthday to the late, great Robert Nesta Marley. If he were alive, today would have been his 68th trip around the sun.
Marley, both a champion of civil rights in his homeland as well as cultural spokesperson for ganja use, was never shy about his beliefs as a Rastafarian and an herb smoker.
In case it wasn’t already on your list, add birthday present wrapping to the list of things that aren’t going to fool drug dogs. Around noon last Saturday, a Nebraska State Trooper pulled over 52-year-old Johnny C. Hatchett for “following to close” [sic]. We assume they meant following someone else too closely, because following a Nebraska State Trooper too closely would be downright stupid with what Hatchett was carrying. Joking aside, in all likelihood he got pulled over simply for having out-of-state plates.