Marijuana

Study Finds Drop In Prescription Drugs In Medical Marijuana States

July 27, 2016 Nina Golgowski, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! Drugs, Marijuana

By Nina Golgowski for The Huffington Post - States looking for a way to reduce Medicare spending and prescription drug use may want to turn to legalizing medical marijuana, a new study suggests. The District of Columbia and the 17 states that had medical marijuana as an alternative to prescription drugs in 2013 saved an estimated total of $165.2 million in Medicare program and enrollee spending that year, researchers at the University of Georgia reported in the journal Health Affairs this month.

Colorado Kids Aren’t Using More Marijuana, Are Punished More

July 10, 2016 Amanda Bent, www.alternet.org Educate! Criminal Justice System, health, Marijuana, Youth

By Amanda Bent for Alternet. Last week was exciting for folks (nerds?) like me who are interested in the public health implications of marijuana policy reform, especially those of us in Colorado. With the long-awaited release of the 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, we got an updated snapshot of how youth in the state are responding to implementation of Amendment 64. This ballot initiative victory legalized recreational use of marijuana for adults in 2012, allowing those 21 or older to purchase it when it became available in retail stores starting in January of 2014. Opponents of this groundbreaking reform continued to harbor concerns over the past few years that it would lead to a drastic spike in marijuana use among young people. Using data from the 2013 version of the Healthy Kids survey as a baseline, however, we can see that such fears remain unfounded and unrealized.

The War On Weed, Part II

July 10, 2016 Ellen Brown, www.ellenbrown.com Educate! Corporatism, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Monsanto

By Ellen Brown for The Web of Debt Blog. As detailed in Part I of this article, the health benefits of cannabis are now well established. It is a cheap, natural alternative effective for a broad range of conditions, and the non-psychoactive form known as hemp has thousands of industrial uses. At one time, cannabis was one of the world’s most important crops. There have been no recorded deaths from cannabis overdose in the US, compared to about 30,000 deaths annually from alcohol abuse (not counting auto accidents), and 100,000 deaths annually from prescription drugs taken as directed. Yet cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance (“a deadly dangerous drug with no medical use and high potential for abuse”), illegal to be sold or grown in the US.

War On Weed Is Winding Down – Will Monsanto Win?

July 1, 2016 Ellen Brown, www.ellenbrown.com Educate! Marijuana, Monsanto

By Ellen Brown for The Web of Debt Blog - In April, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize medical cannabis, a form of the plant popularly known as marijuana. That makes nearly half of US states. A major barrier to broader legalization has been the federal law under which all cannabis -- even the very useful form known as industrial hemp -- is classed as a Schedule I controlled substance that cannot legally be grown in the US. But that classification could change soon. In a letter sent to federal lawmakers in April, the US Drug Enforcement Administration said it plans to release a decision on rescheduling marijuana in the first half of 2016.

Congress Approves Medical Marijuana For Veterans

May 22, 2016 Aaron Rupar, www.nationofchange.org Create! Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Veterans

By Aaron Rupar for Nation of Change. Congress approved measures prohibiting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from enforcing a policy prohibiting government doctors from prescribing medical marijuana to veterans. That essentially means doctors will now be able to recommend medical marijuana to veterans in the 24 states (plus D.C.) where it’s legal. Tom Angell, a longtime marijuana reform activist and chairman of Marijuana Majority, said the measure is important because it will allow some veterans to avoid taking opiates. “It’s looking like this could finally be the year the federal government stops making veterans jump through costly, time-consuming hoops just to get legal access to medical marijuana,” Angell said in a statement sent to ThinkProgress. “Cannabis has shown great promise in helping veterans deal with PTSD and treat chronic pain, and it’s an increasingly attractive alternative to opioids."

Oakland Green Lights Drug War Reparations

May 19, 2016 David Downs, www.m.eastbayexpress.com Create! Drug War, Legislation, Marijuana, Oakland, Reparations

By David Downs for East Bay Express - Oaklanders who’ve been jailed for pot in the last ten years will go to the front of the line for legal weed permits under a revolutionary new program enacted by the City Council Tuesday night. The first-in-the-nation idea promises to make international headlines, and redefine the terms of reparations in post-Drug War America. Council voted unanimously to pass the historic “Equity Permit Program,” which bucks national trends in legal pot policy. Normally, convicted drug felons are barred from entering the legal cannabis trade. Instead, Oakland will reward them.

DEA Plans To Decide Whether To Reschedule Marijuana By Mid-Year

April 7, 2016 Matt Ferner, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! DEA, Marijuana

By Matt Ferner for The Huffington Post - The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to decide whether marijuana should reclassified under federal law in “the first half of 2016,” the agency said in a letter to senators. DEA, responding to a 2015 letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and seven other Democratic senators urging the federal government to facilitate research into marijuana’s medical benefits, doesn’t indicate whether it will reclassify marijuana as less dangerous.

Marijuana Advocates Light Up At White House

April 3, 2016 John Zangas, www.dcmediagroup.us Resist! Marijuana, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

By John Zangas for DC Media Group. Hundreds of marijuana activists held a “smoke-in” civil disobedience protest outside the White House on Saturday. The action drew a spectrum of advocacy groups calling on the Obama administration to legalize cannabis by descheduling it under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). (Marijuana is currently scheduled in Schedule I of the CSA, the most restrictive schedule for the most dangerous drugs that have high risks and no medical uses.) They called for access to Cannabis for medicinal purposes and putting a stop to the War on Drugs. Secret Service were deployed in force and blocked 35 activists who tried to carry a 51 foot inflated “joint” onto Pennsylvania Ave. But protesters outwitted police by deflating the prop, taking it to the restricted area adjacent to the White House and re-inflating it. Secret Service looked on in consternation.

Supreme Court Dismisses Colorado Marijuana Case

March 22, 2016 Tom Angell, www.marijuana.com Create! Colorado, Marijuana, Supreme Court

By Tom Angell for Marijuana - The United States Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case against Colorado that could have dealt a devastating blow to legal marijuana laws in a growing number of states. The lawsuit, which Nebraska and Oklahoma filed in late 2014, compared marijuana coming over their borders from Colorado to pollution. They said that as a result, their law enforcement agencies, courts and jails are being unduly overburdened.

Call For Crowd To Smoke Marijuana Outside White House

March 4, 2016 Phillip Smith, www.alternet.org Resist! Barack Obama, Marijuana, Marijuana Legalization, Protests, White House

By Phillip Smith for AlterNet - Inspired by a warning from comedian Bill Maher that progress on marijuana reform could be rolled back after President Obama leaves office, pot advocates in the nation's capital have announced a bold protest next month to press Obama to move on marijuana while he still can. While Obama has largely not interfered with marijuana legalization in states that have approved it, he has also signaled that he is not going to be proactive on the issue.

Ban On Patients Growing Own Pot Struck Down

February 26, 2016 Mike Laanela, www.cbc.ca Resist! Courts, Marijuana

By Mike Laanela for CBC News - A Federal Court judge has struck down federal regulations restricting the rights of medical marijuana patients to grow their own cannabis and given the Liberal government six months to come up with new rules. Judge Michael Phelan ruled Wednesday in Vancouver that the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations were an infringement on charter rights and declared they have no force and effect. But the judge also suspended his declaration for six months to give the federal government time to come up with new rules.

Town Ditches Prison Economy For Marijuana & Is Saving Its Economy

February 23, 2016 Justin Gardner, www.thefreethoughtproject.com Create! Creative Economy, Marijuana, Prisons

By Justin Gardner for The Free Thought Porject - Adelanto, CA – A tiny California desert town is making a drastic change to reverse its downward spiral and embrace an enlightened future. For 24 years, Adelanto tried unsuccessfully to sustain its economy through prisons, but now it will be hosting a very different kind of business—cannabis cultivation. The town became only the second city in California to permit commercial cultivation of medical cannabis, after a year of heated debate in the City Council. The persistence of John “Bug” Woodard, Jr. paid off in a 4-1 vote on Nov. 23 to allow cultivation.

Marijuana, Criminal Justice, Colorado, Marijuana Legalization

January 7, 2016 Art Way, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! Colorado, Criminal Justice, Marijuana, Marijuana Legalization

By Art Way for The Huffington Post - More than three years have passed since Colorado residents voted to legalize marijuana, which immediately allowed adults to possess and cultivate limited amounts of marijuana. This past New Year's Day marked the two-year anniversary of adults being able to legally buy marijuana in Colorado. The policy is still in its formative stage, but the first year after marijuana sales started in Colorado went very well and we continue to see the good shape of things to come.

A Message Of Hope For The New Year

January 6, 2016 Jack Balkwill, www.dissidentvoice.org Strategize! #BlackLiveMatter, Antarctica, Banks, Bolivia, BXE, Capitalism, China, Climate Change, Cooperatives, Democracy, Ecuador, Elections, Empire, Energy, Environment, Finance and the Economy, Greece, Kurds, Marijuana, Media, militarism, Occupy, Portugal, Russia, sHellNo!, Spain, TPP, Ukraine, Venezuela, Wall Street, Zapatistas

By Jack Balkwill for Dissident Voice. There have been many victories and we need to celebrate them. Among the victories was stopping the northern portion of the KXL pipeline, various new laws in 24 states to prevent police violence and an increase inprosecutions of police who commit violence, and the increase in wages across the country and winning the critically important battle for net neutrality. These were people-powered victories that showed when we act together we have the power to defeat corporate interests. Another ongoing series of victories is seeing local people, who have not been involved in activism, working along with experienced, often young, energy activists, taking on big energy companies in an aggressive way. This is a victory.

2016 Will Be The Biggest Year Yet For Marijuana Policy Reform

December 31, 2015 Rob Kampia, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! Marijuana, Policy

By Rob Kampia for The Huffington Post - I don't often use superlatives, but it's easy to say that 2016 will be the most significant year yet in the battle to repeal marijuana prohibition in the United States. Up until now, the two biggest years were 1996, when California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older. 2016 will likely comprise a cornucopia of cannabis policy advances, which I'll enumerate in the form of predictions.

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