Louisiana’s medical marijuana legislation slides through Senate, headed to House
The Louisiana Legislature on Monday (May 4) moved closer to authorizing pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana to patients in Louisiana. The Senate rubber-stamped the legislation, which spells out how the state’s medical marijuana industry would work, by a vote of 22-13. If the bill is adopted into law, those with a prescription could obtain the drug […]
Obama’s ‘Hands Off’ Marijuana Policy Put To The Test
President Obama has said that although the federal government still classifies the possession or sale of marijuana as a criminal act, individual states will have the power to decriminalize the drug if they so choose. However, the fractured laws have created some controversy regarding the legality of the marijuana industry, with many Americans becoming frustrated […]
Puerto Rico governor signs order to legalize medical pot
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory in an unexpected move following a lengthy public debate. Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said the island’s health secretary has three months to issue a report detailing how the executive […]
Higher Ground: Marijuana Is Medicine
When the team behind Initiative 502 wrote their marijuana law, they left the already well-established medical dispensaries and collective gardens out of the equation, assuming they’d be dealt with at a later date. Well, they were dealt with, all right—last week the Governor signed a bill to eliminate both entirely. Lawmakers in Olympia had been […]