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| 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.
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.
| Some people are taking this quite literally. |
This weekend, Denver’s CBS4 reported about marijuana being advertised for free on Craigslist in exchange for donations or other offers, and questioned whether the practice was legal under Amendment 64; see the video below. But the folks behind 4 Strains Pipe & Tobacco are confident they’re doing nothing wrong in offering a small amount of cannabis as a bonus to folks purchasing other merchandise.
Former California medical marijuana collective owner and current medical ganja delivery driver John Szwec was minding his own business on Monday night when two men approached him and robbed him of his money and an ounce of medical cannabis outside of a Denny’s before the pair sped off in a getaway car.
Hearings begin tomorrow on whether California cities and counties have the right to outright ban medical marijuana businesses from operating. The City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient’s Health and Wellness begins opening arguments Tuesday, in a case many believe will set precedence for future dispensary operations.