07/28/2010
09:00 PM
Medical Marijuana
A reader responds to an article about the easing of rules for veterans that use medical marijuana.
07/28/2010
09:00 PM
California: $1.7. Billion in Marijuana Is Destroyed in Sweep
Nearly 100 people have been arrested in a sweep of marijuana-growing operations that has netted more than $1.7 billion worth of the plant in the Sierra Nevada range.
07/27/2010
09:00 PM
California: Oakland Votes to Allow Large-Scale Marijuana Farming
The Oakland City Council voted in favor of a plan to license four factories where marijuana would be grown and packaged for medical use.
07/29/2010
05:17 PM
City Sets Hearing On Med Marijuana
Public Session Set For Next Tuesday
Fort Morgan residents will have a chance to express their views on the issue of medicinal marijuana operations in the city at a public hearing before the Fort Morgan City Council next week.
After a relatively brief discussion at a special meeting Tuesday, the council voted to hold the public hearing [...]
07/29/2010
03:15 PM
Pontiac Cops Leery of Silverdome Pot Convention
Event promoters are high on the recently reopened Pontiac Silverdome again — maybe a little too much so, the city’s top cop says.
A three-day “pot party” planned at the Silverdome over Halloween has caught the police chief and others by surprise.
A postcard-sized announcement for “The First International Cannabis Convention” — featuring a [...]
07/29/2010
01:14 PM
Black Church Group Criticizes California NAACP On Marijuana Support
Some Black church leaders are calling for the head of the California NAACP to step down over her group’s support for the legalization of marijuana in her state as well as over alleged ties to the marijuana lobby.
Rev. Anthony Evans, president of National Black Church Initiative, and Bishop Ron Allen, president and chief executive [...]
07/21/2010
07:48 AM
Baptists and Pot-Growers
By Ilya ShapiroThe L.A. Times reports that the city of Oakland has approved an ordinance paving the way for the industrial production of marijuana. There is more to this than simply a victory for liberty in the drug war. As the story describes and Josh Blackman analyzes, the episode demonstrates “Baptists and Bootleggers”-style public choice economics in action: existing small-time growers are displeased at the competition, barriers to entry are high, the approved pot factories engaged in serious rent-seeking, and the city profits from a new stream of tax revenue.
And so, as liberty expands, government reserves the power to decide who gets to benefit most — after taking a slice for itself off the top. (Source: Cato-at-liberty)
07/09/2010
08:22 AM
Adding PTSD to the Medical Marijuana Mix
Groups appeal to the Colorado health department that post-traumatic stress disorder should be included in the list of conditions eligible for medical marijuana use. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog)
06/30/2010
02:39 PM
Should a Walmart Worker Be Fired for Smoking Medical Marijuana?
photo: Thinkstock
Getting laid off for drug use might seem pretty understandable, but a man in Michigan was fired from his job at Walmart for using medical marijuana to relieve pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer. He had to submit to a mandatory drug test after an on-the-job injury, and tested positive. After he took legal action, Walmart said it was sympathetic, but didn’t back down.
Do you think Walmart has the right to fire someone because they smoke medical marijuana? Our gut tells us no, but what if the pot causes poor job performance?
via Reuters
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07/30/2010
08:45 AM
The Gathering of the Juggalos Returns – August 12-15, 2010
In case you haven’t already heard, the 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos is just around the corner. The Gathering will take place August 12-15 in Cave In Rock, Illinois. In addition to the Insane Clown Posse, the event boasts a slew of acts ranging from musicians to comedians to wrestlers. Rather than list all the Gathering has to offer, we suggest you take a moment to view the 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos Infomercial:
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07/29/2010
09:17 AM
Mile High Music Festival Primer ? Get Your Tickets Today!
Mile High Music Festival 2010 – held August 14 & 15 and presented by Kyocera – unveiled this year’s festival Web site, and with it, plenty more activities to round out the incredible music experience. A slew of new 2010 festival features promise to take this year’s Mile High Music Festival experience to the next level.
Before delving into the latest features to be incorporated into Mile High, take a look at some of the artists scheduled …More
07/29/2010
08:25 AM
Medical Pot Now Legal in D.C.
Medical marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia earlier this week when the U.S. Congress decided not to address a bill passed by the Washington D.C. City Council.
Up to eight dispensaries can be set up in the city to treat patients with illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and Cancer. The mayor and the city’s department of health must now set up guidelines on licensing dispensaries, which cannot be placed within 300 feet of a school.
Growers are limited to 95 plants …More