On AlterNet: medical marijuana
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "medical marijuana"
Michael Polson, In These Times. January 28, 2010.
Free-market libertarians and social justice progressives have made common cause on decriminalization, but what happens after that is an open question.
Russ Belville, NORML. January 26, 2010.
Let's end the needless discrimination against desperately ill cannabis consumers.
Stephen Webster, Raw Story. January 12, 2010.
NJ restricts doctors from prescribing marijuana for anything less than a terminal illness or debilitating condition, such as cancer, AIDS or multiple sclerosis.
Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. January 4, 2010.
Tax Cannabis 2010 faces hurdles as it prepares for its test on the California ballot next November.
Paul Armentano, NORML. January 1, 2010.
There has been a tidal shift in politics and on Marijuana laws in America, from Obama lightening up on pot prosecutions to the recognition of cancer prevention properties.
Penny Coleman, AlterNet. December 29, 2009.
Medical marijuana may have a host of advantages over other treatments for traumatized vets, but the VA won't even study its efficacy.
Bill Piper, Naomi Long, AlterNet. December 17, 2009.
Washington, D.C. finally seems to be getting the message that the war on drugs has failed.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 13, 2009.
Silly straw-liberals.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 13, 2009.
A California hipster can hit the vaporizer without fear of harassment, but a lower-class person smoking a blunt may not be so lucky.
Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. December 11, 2009.
The vote to cap dispensaries is the latest in a twisted four-year effort to regulate the city's booming medical marijuana retail industry.
Sara Libby, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. October 29, 2009.
Is the Times really this hard up for story ideas that they need multiple columnists writing about their adventures getting pot?
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: DrugReporter. October 19, 2009.
Holder: "It will not be a priority to prosecute patients with serious illnesses who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana."
Allen St. Pierre, NORML. October 19, 2009.
Department of Justice memo formalizes what marijuana advocates had been pushing Obama to do for some time.
Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune. October 19, 2009.
Oakland International Airport may be the nation's only airport with a specific policy letting users of medical marijuana travel with the drug.
Stephen Webster, Raw Story. October 11, 2009.
In spite of a law on California books for over a decade allowing sales of pot, L.A. DA Steve Cooley suddenly announces, "The time is right to deal with this problem."
Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. September 18, 2009.
There's a pattern of bitter, recalcitrant refusal on the part of San Diego county officials to abide by the will of the voters and accept CA's medical marijuana law.
Brian Montopoli, CBS News. August 6, 2009.
The government says a pill called Marinol offers the same benefits as medical marijuana. Is it true?
Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: DrugReporter. July 24, 2009.
Approximately 80% say they want to bring the pot industry into the city's tax base.
Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. July 17, 2009.
Pot has lots of medicinal and financial benefits, but TV stations still do everything they can to avoid mentioning it.
Bruce Mirken, Marijuana Policy Project. July 10, 2009.
If Jackson needed treatment for real pain, medical marijuana might have helped.
Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.
The Supreme Court removes one of the last barriers to full implementation of medical marijuana laws.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.
Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?
Norm Stamper, Huffington Post. April 22, 2009.
Marijuana smokers show greater responsibility in their choice of drugs than those of us who choose (and abuse) alcohol.
Nathan Comp, In These Times. April 20, 2009.
Once derided and dismissed by lawmakers, law enforcers and the law-abiding alike, marijuana reform is now sweeping the nation.
Lisa Derrick, La Figa AlterNet: DrugReporter. March 27, 2009.
It's probably not a good strategy to mock your constituents, Mr. President.
