Q&A: New California marijuana czar on pot use: ‘It appears there is a medical need’
Lori Ajax has two years to set up California’s first system to license, regulate and tax medical marijuana. Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed the Republican to become the first chief of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation. Read more »
State of the Leaf: Costa Rica Gets Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana
International progress abounds from beyond the borders! Costa Rica already decriminalized cannabis, but now it’s considering a major medical marijuana program, New Zealand’s Labour Party is trying to solve a problem like medical cannabis access, and the United Kingdom found that the number of cannabis arrests have been cut nearly in half in the last […]
DEA Plans To Decide Whether To Reschedule Marijuana By Mid-Year
The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to decide whether marijuana should reclassified under federal law in “the first half of 2016,” the agency said in a letter to senators. Read more »
Ohio Could Have Medical Marijuana by November
Ohio, a pivotal midwestern state for the medical marijuana movement, may again vote on medical pot legalization in November. And strong voter sentiment, coupled with a professional, if last-minute campaign, is increasing the chances that the swing state of twelve million people will vote yes. Read more »