Medical Marijuana Moving Forward in Washington, D.C.
Posted on 04. Aug, 2011 by Staff in Insight
Residents of the District of Columbia have been waiting for medical marijuana since 1998, when their law met with congressional interference after winning the popular vote. The political climate has changed dramatically since then, however, and it appears that the country’s most ill-fated medical marijuana program will finally be taking effect: A year after the [...]
New York Times Calls for Medical Marijuana in New York
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by Staff in Insight
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to move forward with his state’s medical marijuana program is getting the kind of attention we hoped it would: Sensible and Humane There is no good reason to deprive patients with cancer or H.I.V. or Lou Gehrig’s disease of the relief from pain or extreme nausea that could come [...]
Medical Marijuana Back on Track in New Jersey
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Staff in Insight
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie drew criticism from patients and advocacy groups for delaying the state’s medical marijuana program to seek further input from officials at the Dept. of Justice. Many felt it was an attempt to stall the program indefinitely, but Christie proved his critics wrong: Gov. Chris Christie gave the green light to [...]
DOJ Issues Vague Statement on Medical Marijuana Industry
Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by Staff in Insight
A recent memo from the deputy attorney general was expected to “clarify” concerns about the federal position on new state medical marijuana programs. However, by stating that DOJ’s policy “has not changed,” federal authorities have failed to provide any meaningful guidance to state officials working to implement new programs. The risk of federal interference remains, [...]
Consumer Safety in the Medical Marijuana Industry
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Staff in Insight
Daily Finance has an interesting piece noting the introduction of a federal marijuana legalization bill and observing that the future of the marijuana industry will include the development of much more rigorous product safety standards. The article discusses how industry leaders currently approach safety issues and describes new marketing strategies surrounding safety certification. There are [...]
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in Congress
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Staff in Insight
The first-ever bill to end federal marijuana prohibition has been announced on Capitol Hill: Marijuana laws should be set at the state, not federal, level, Reps. Ron Paul and Barney Frank argued in a bill they introduced Thursday. The goal of the bill, HR 2306, is not to legalize marijuana but to remove it from [...]
Miracle-Gro Looks to Enter the Medical Marijuana Market
Posted on 14. Jun, 2011 by Staff in Insight
The medical marijuana industry is generating big headlines again this week, thanks to this report from the Wall Street Journal: Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has long sold weed killer. Now, it’s hoping to help people grow killer weed. In an unlikely move for the head of a major company, Scotts Chief Executive Jim Hagedorn said he [...]
Making Sense of the Recent Federal Threats
Posted on 26. May, 2011 by Staff in Insight
Here’s an interesting interview in which marijuana reform activist Scott Morgan puts the threat of federal interference in perspective:
See Change Strategy at the National Press Club
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by Staff in Insight
See Change researcher David Guard offers some insights on the medical marijuana market at a recent press conference in Washington, D.C.:
Arizona Patients Rush to Register for Medical Marijuana
Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by Staff in Insight
On its very first day, Arizona’s medical marijuana program was already building momentum: The state Department of Health Services received 110 electronic applications – nearly 60 percent of them for chronic pain – and authorized at least 44 people to use marijuana as treatment. Their cards will be mailed today, allowing them to possess up [...]
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