Lawmaker Busted for Drunk Driving Wants to Restrict Medical Marijuana Use
(ANTIMEDIA) Tallahassee, FL — A Florida lawmaker caught driving drunk just a few months ago voted today to keep smoked medical cannabis illegal in the state.
(ANTIMEDIA) Tallahassee, FL — A Florida lawmaker caught driving drunk just a few months ago voted today to keep smoked medical cannabis illegal in the state.
President Donald Trump’s stance on legalizing medical cannabis is a big question mark, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions hates marijuana and has expressed his intent to stiffen drug penalties. But there is at least one person in the government who sees the potential of marijuana as a medicine, and that person is Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin.
A bag of medical marijuana. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)
(ANTIMEDIA) The war on drugs is such an abysmal failure that even the lawmakers who have funded it for decades are drawing a line in the sand.
In this Jan. 7, 2016 photo, Neil Closner, MedReleaf, chief executive officer poses for photographs at the growing facility in Markham, Ontario. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada officially moved to legalize recreational marijuana on Thursday when the government introduced legislation allowing the possession of small amounts of cannabis. The new law also sets regulations for the sale, growth, and purchase of the plant.
Michael Cardenas shows off his medical marijuana after purchase outside Arizona Organix, the first legal medical marijuana dispensary to open in Arizona. (AP Photo)