All across the United States, tens of millions are getting ready to decide both the immediate and long-term future of cannabis legislation. Quite the contrary to the picture in the United Kingdom, lawmakers are putting it all in the hands of the people…as opposed to just making their minds up for them. Well, they are [...]
If you happen to live in the United Kingdom, you’ll know that the British government has one of the most blinkered views on drug policy anywhere in the world. An advanced nation in many ways, but when it comes to common sense and drug policy…not so much. Let’s not forget that this was and is [...]
Over in Florida, forward-thinking folks have been trying to get medical cannabis legalized for years. And they very nearly did exactly that. In fact, they clearly voted in favour of it just two years ago. In most states, a majority of 58% in favour of any given measure would see it implemented without a second [...]
Newly appointed SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon gestures to the audience during her speech at the annual party conference at Perth Concert Hall, Scotland. SNP To Vote On MMJ Laws In May of 2016 Nicola Sturgeon backed calls for relaxing the laws on Cannabis use in "specific cases" of people with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis. [...]
What’s going on right now in the United States by way of cannabis legislation evolution is both reassuring and depressing. Reassuring if you happen to live in any of the regions making progress – depressing if you reside elsewhere. With so many states making such incredible advances in cannabis research, development and proactive legislative adjustments, [...]
Obama signing clemency forms Commutation Barrack Obama is using the last days of his presidency to commute sentences for people given unjustifiably long prison stretches. For those who don’t know commutation is a form of clemency that reduces a punishment for a crime committed. In many of these cases that crime is drug [...]
Cannabis Oil Epilepsy Watch Alex talk about the challenges he faced when his daughter was having 40-50 seizures every day. She took 9 different medications which had little effect. Alex researched and persuaded his Dr to prescribe medical Marijuana for his daughter before facing further challenges as the law only permitted use of dry herb [...]
Maine-It's About Time Yes on 1: Regulate and Tax Marijuana in Maine. This is the first advert screened in support of the YES campaign. The video features Mark Dion former Beat Officer and Sheriff of Maine. Mark thinks Cannabis should be regulated because the time spent giving citations for Marijuana can be used to catch serious offenders. To [...]
Retired Boston Police Lieutenant Tom Nolan is Voting Yes Watch the video to find out why Retired Police Lieutenant Tom Nolan is voting yes on question 4. This video is from the Massachusetts Marijuana Initiative 2016 Youtube account. He is supporting it because it will bring in millions of dollars every year in tax revenues. This [...]
Chelsea Clinton Says Cannabis Is Killing People! So the big debate over in the United States right now is whether and to what extend cannabis should be legalized. As nine states prepare to head to the ballot boxes this coming November, we could be looking at the most significant change in cannabis policy in US [...]
