US NJ: Column: We The People Are Winning!

The Trentonian, 03 Jan 2015 - 2014 was a weird year for me, and good riddance. I started out 2014 in the horrible Burlington County Jail and ended it as the writer of this weekly column for The Trentonian yeah, that's weird! My new year's resolution(s): to eat better and to open a religious temple in Trenton that provides marijuana to its congregants.

US HI: Susan Chandler

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 02 Jan 2015 - Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task Force Facilitator Hopes Patients Will Soon Have Easier Access to the Drug Susan Chandler says she had no particular opinions about medical marijuana before she agreed to be facilitator for Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task force - and as a formal matter she still is neutral when conducting the business of t

US NM: Editorial: Err On Side Of Compassion

The New Mexican, 02 Jan 2015 - Too much energy is being spent rewriting rules for the distribution of medical marijuana in New Mexico. The state Department of Health, rather than devising cumbersome rules that make it harder for patients to get the medicine they need, should streamline the process.

US NM: Revised Pot Proposal Nets More Criticism, Some Public

The New Mexican, 30 Dec 2014 - Latest Public Hearing Draws Smaller Crowd A public hearing on the revised version of proposed rule changes for the state Medical Cannabis Program on Monday drew far fewer people than a June hearing on the first version, and it was generally less contentious.

US NM: Column: Examining Legality Of Pot Use, Driving

Albuquerque Journal, 29 Dec 2014 - WHAT'S ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE HERE? Eric Jackson points out, "We all know it's illegal to drive while intoxicated, and that it's illegal to have open containers of alcohol in a vehicle - but what about using marijuana? "Let's say a person has a medical marijuana card," he emails. "Is there an 'open container' law for pot?

US HI: PUB LTE: Make It Easier For Pot Patients

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 26 Dec 2014 - Hawaii medical cannabis patients are at the end of their rope. For 14 years, they have not been able to access safe, efficacious medicine due to a hastily crafted state law that forces them to buy on the illegal market.

US HI: Editorial: Medical Marijuana Too Hard To Obtain

Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 23 Dec 2014 - It's been almost 15 years since the law was enacted, and Hawaii still doesn't know what to do with its medical marijuana program. It's actually less of a program than a policy, and that policy is: Hawaii residents can get a prescription for the drug, but filling it is another matter.

US NJ: Column: Ibogaine Is the Cure for Addiction and Is

The Trentonian, 18 Dec 2014 - You can read this and say I'm just a dumb stoner and a drug addict, but to be clear I'm far from stupid and I'm not addicted to anything. I don't do drugs; I only smoke "cannabis," which isn't addictive.

US NM: Congress Eases Up On Medical Pot Crackdowns

The New Mexican, 16 Dec 2014 - Budget Bill Sent to Obama Calls for Backing off State-Run Programs For the first time ever, Congress has gone on record opposing federal intervention against state-sanctioned marijuana businesses in states like New Mexico that have medical marijuana programs.

US NM: PUB LTE: Civil Asset for Feiture Evidence of Decline

The New Mexican, 16 Dec 2014 - Clearly, the far right wing of this country would love to return to a medieval, feudal state with them (the 0.1 percent) as our feudal lords. During those original good old times, the lords of the realm could confiscate any property accumulated by the lower classes arbitrarily at any time. The article ("In seizure of civil assets, police look for 'goodies,' " Nov.