Day: October 16, 2016

Herald-Mail MediaMd. patients still waiting for medical marijuana | Local News …Herald-Mail MediaANNAPOLIS — While Maryland is on pace to have one of the slowest rollouts of medical marijuana in the country, patients across the state must skirt the law if …and more » Read More: Md. patients still waiting for medicalContinue Reading

Herald-Mail MediaMd. patients still waiting for medical marijuanaHerald-Mail MediaHawaii's June 2000 medical marijuana law allowed patients to use and cultivate the plant with a doctor's prescription. The state approved an amendment in July 2015 that allowed dispensaries to open in July 2016 — only one year later, according to the …andContinue Reading

PBS NewsHourCalifornia to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana | PBS …PBS NewsHourCalifornia, the first state to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago, will vote in November on whether to legalize recreational use for people over the age of 21.and more » Read More: California to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana |Continue Reading

PBS NewsHourCalifornia to vote on legalizing recreational marijuanaPBS NewsHourMIKE TAIBBI: Sheriff Boudreaux says that last year alone his department shut down more than 300 illegal marijuana grow operations, and he says, a number of those were linked to criminal drug trafficking operations. SHERIFF MIKE BOUDREAUX: Our …and more » Read More: CaliforniaContinue Reading

Herald and NewsLewis: We need to agree about marijuana growsHerald and NewsWhile I have no intention to delve into the argument of whether or not marijuana is a “drug” or a “medicine,” we as a county and community must come to a consensus on how we are going to addressContinue Reading

WDSU New OrleansLSU AgCenter to host public forum on Oct. 28 on medical marijuana regulationsWDSU New OrleansLSU AgCenter officials have said they plan to use private money for what could be a $10 million center to grow and process marijuana on private land away from LSU campuses. Registration is requiredContinue Reading

The IndependentTurkey legalises controlled cannabis production in 19 provinces …The IndependentTurkey has legalised cannabis production in 19 provinces in order to crack down on illegal production, according to new regulations by The Ministry of Food, …and more » Read More: Turkey legalises controlled cannabis production in 19 provinces … – The IndependentContinue Reading

The IndependentTurkey legalises controlled cannabis production in 19 provincesThe IndependentPublished in the Official Gazette in late September, "Hemp Cultivation and Control of Regulations" will allow highly-controlled and ministry-sanctioned cannabis production in the selected provinces for medical and scientific purposes. Under the …and more » Read More: Turkey legalises controlled cannabis productionContinue Reading

Delay leaves medical-pot growers vulnerableSentinel & EnterpriseFour years after voters legalized medical marijuana in Massachusetts, the Department of Public Health's failure to implement a portion of the medicinal law has created a confusing environment in which police still arrest patients for growing marijuana … Read More: Delay leaves medical-pot growersContinue Reading

Freedom Leaf (press release) (blog)Polling Looks Good in the Five States with Marijuana MeasuresFreedom Leaf (press release) (blog)In 2010, Arizonans narrowly approved a medical cannabis legalization law with less than 51% of the vote. If enacted in November, Prop 205 would permit adults to possess, consume and grow limited amountsContinue Reading