UPDATE 1/11/15: Horse has now been told that the old policy is still in effect and she will be denied her meds; she has been drug tested. Charles was told on Christmas eve that his meds will not be restored. UPDATE 12/11/14: Horse reports that her pain and Xanax prescriptions have been restored, after she …
Support The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act. UPDATE 3/10 – A revised policy has been issued. Read more. 3/6 – Dr. Skye McDougal has been snowed in in DC and is expected in California on Monday, March 9 to sign the new policy. 3/3 – The policy has been revised and is awaiting the …
Also see: California Measures Taxing Medical Marijuana Win Big At Ballot Box AP, 11/5/14 November 5, 2014 – California voters at the local level continue to favor taxing marijuana, but aren’t sure the want to see it grown, or sold. On a night when Washington DC, Oregon and Alaska voted for adult legalization measures, and …
UPDATE 4/15 – Judge Mueller denied the motion. 3/11/2015 – Mueller has given herself until 3/25 to make a decision. 2/11/2015 – Judge Mueller says she will issue her ruling within 30 days. 1/5/2015: Schedule I Hearing Briefs Filed, Next Hearing in February Depiction of the courtroom scene with Dr. Madras testifying by Ron Mullins. …
UPDATE: Prof. Madras Defends US Government Position on Marijuana Scheduling at Court Hearing in Sacramento October 29 – Dr. Bertha Madras will take the stand today in federal court in Sacramento to defend her 36-page declaration (augmented by footnotes and a lengthy resume), arguing that marijuana should remain in Schedule One (no accepted medical use; …
Also see: Prof. Madras Defends US Government Position on Marijuana Scheduling at Court Hearing in Sacramento October 28 – Dr. Carl Hart (right) left the witness stand as unscathed as Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner following his masterful testimony on cross-examination by US Attorney Gregory Broderick yesterday. Read more. He was followed by Dr. Philip Denney, …
Also see: Day Two of Scheduling Hearings: Drs. Carl Hart and Philip Denney Take the Stand Government Witness to Defend Marijuana’s Schedule One Status Today October 24 – Dr. Gregory Carter was cross-examined by video today in Judge Kimberly J. Mueller’s federal courtroom in Sacramento, after Carter submitted a declaration in support of defendants’ claim …
October 15, 2014 – Federal District Court Judge Thelton Henderson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2014 Contact: Ellen Komp, Deputy Director CaNORML 415-563-5858 Statewide Reform Group Endorses “No on A” in Shasta County California NORML, the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has endorsed the No on Measure A campaign in Shasta county. Cal NORML deputy director Ellen Komp, …
The California Attorney General’s office has released its 2013 Crime Report. According to the report, there were 13,779 felony marijuana arrests in California in 2013, up slightly from 13,434 in 2012. Hispanics were the most-arrested ethnic group, with 5,419 felony arrests, followed by whites (4,516) and blacks (2,538). The largest age group for arrestees was …