marijuana

Americans went to the polls November 6 to vote in the midterm elections, giving the green light for marijuana either medical or recreational uses in 3 more states. [1]
On November 6, Michigan became the first Midwest state to legalize marijuana for recreational use, joining 9 other states and the District of Columbia: Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Alaska, Colorado, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine. [1] [2]
Missouri and Utah approved medical marijuana measures, becoming the 32nd and 33rd state in the nation to do so. [1]

Why does the Green Party elect so few people in the US while similar parties have elected representatives across the globe.  Some have suggested it is the way Greens organize or problems with the leadership.  While these may be contributing factors, they could hardly be a complete explanation since the Democrats and Republicans have elected thousands of incompetent, disorganized candidates.

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Research shows that fewer opioid prescriptions are written in states that have access to legal marijuana. Could there be a connection between decreased opioid use and marijuana legalization? [1]

(ANTIMEDIA) — For the second year in a row, arrests for cannabis in the United States have gone up, also dwarfing the number of arrests for violent crime. The increases have come in the form of arrests for possession, not manufacture and sales. According to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report, out of 1,632,921 arrests for “drug abuse […]

(TMU) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has announced that they will continue their fight in the losing battle of cannabis prohibition by banning Canadian cannabis users and workers from entering the United States. Customs official Todd Owen told Politico that they will interrogate Canadian citizens that they suspect of using cannabis, and anyone who says yes, […]

(ANTIMEDIA) — Fourteen federal agencies, along with the DEA, are working to construct an anti-cannabis propaganda campaign in the face of growing legalization across the United States, according to an exclusive report from Buzzfeed News. The outlet says it viewed memos and documents from the Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee that show the White House has instructed these 14 agencies to […]

There was some excellent news out of Florida, where the primaries are next Tuesday. The progressive in the race, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, is surging into first place. A new poll shows him with 33% while his two closest rivals, conservatives Gwen Graham and Philip Levine are each down to 22% and the other progressive in the race, Jeff Greene, is languishing at 10%.

Pot pathogens, Paris pissers and pet prescriptions + this day in history w/the Taliesin massacre and our song of the day by Trevor Moore on your Morning Monarchy for August 15, 2018.

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced on Thursday that British doctors will soon be able to prescribe marijuana derived medicines for patients ‘with an exceptional clinical need’. The decision comes after a review by a panel which pointed to specific cases. The matter will be presided over by the health and regulatory agencies who will determine what cannabis derived products constitute medicines, which would be prescribed by a competent physician.

Yesterday, the Georgian Constitutional Court revoked administrative punishment for consumption of marijuana, taking note of the high degree of disproportionality between the consumption of the drug and its legal penalty. The decision to abolish administrative punishment for the use of marijuana essentially means that doing so is now legal in Georgia.
PanArmenian reports