Activism

UFC Fighter Matt Riddle Calls For Marijuana Rule Change

UFC Fighter Matt Riddle Calls For Marijuana Rule Change

Matt Riddle is a welterweight UFC fighter and a medical marijuana patient in the state of Nevada.  After having a win overturned because he tested positive for marijuana in...
Kentucky Working Toward Legalizing Industrial Hemp, Gets Boost From Marijuana Legalization

Kentucky Working Toward Legalizing Industrial Hemp, Gets Boost From Marijuana Legalization

According to Kentucky agriculture secretary James Corner, the recent votes to legalize marijuana in Colorado and Washington are contributing to the progress of legalizing industrial hemp in Kentucky.  Corner...
Iowa Lawmaker Considering Marijuana Legalization

Iowa Lawmaker Considering Marijuana Legalization

Iowa state Representative Bruce Hunter hopes to begin the process of legalizing marijuana in the state by taking small steps toward the greater goal. Hunter plans to pre-introduce a...
Taking a Closer Look at Today’s Marijuana-Related Ballot Measures

Taking a Closer Look at Today’s Marijuana-Related Ballot Measures

For months, marijuana advocates across the country have been working to get various initiatives and referendums onto the general election ballot so that the fate of marijuana could be...
Colorado Marijuana Legalization Proponents Release Arrest Statistics

Colorado Marijuana Legalization Proponents Release Arrest Statistics

In the final stretch to the November 6th election, proponents of marijuana legalization in Colorado are continuing to present the public with as much information as possible to demonstrate...
Medical Marijuana Patient Sues State of Arizona Over Tincture Use

Medical Marijuana Patient Sues State of Arizona Over Tincture Use

In March, police served a search warrant at the home of Charise Voss Arfa on the basis of her having, “a usable amount of cannabis, a narcotic drug, to...
Anti-Marijuana Billboards Removed in Oregon

Anti-Marijuana Billboards Removed in Oregon

Seven anti-marijuana billboards in the Portland, Oregon area have been taken down after numerous complaints were received from medical marijuana patients. The billboards depicted people who looked almost zombie-like,...
City of Oakland Sues to Stop Closure of Harborside Health Center

City of Oakland Sues to Stop Closure of Harborside Health Center

The city of Oakland, California has filed a lawsuit to stop federal authorities from shutting down Harborside Health Center.  The suit names US Attorney Melinda Haag and Attorney General...
ACLU Sues Rhode Island Department of Health

ACLU Sues Rhode Island Department of Health

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Rhode Island Department of Health over changes that have been made to the state’s medical marijuana policy. Under the state’s original...
Medical Marijuana Activists to Protest Obama Tonight in San Francisco

Medical Marijuana Activists to Protest Obama Tonight in San Francisco

Tonight, Monday October 8th, President Barack Obama will be in San Francisco to hold a fundraiser for his re-election campaign.  Aside from the guests who will be paying $20,000...