Tag: Rescheduling
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If People Are Going To Keep Using Marijuana, We Need To Start Studying It
Schedule 3 rescheduling is a hot trending topic right now. The biggest argument for Trump removing cannabis from schedule 1 is the need for better research protocols. Schedule 1 restrictions limit policy makers ability to study cannabis thoroughly. Trump is going to reschedule it seems, and WeedPress predicts the main reason that will be given…
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Truck Drivers Can Use Cannabis Under Schedule 3 Absent Policy Interventions
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/drug-testing-industry-group-is-sounding-the-alarm-about-marijuana-rescheduling-as-trump-plans-action/ I’m now a solo advocate and quit representing other people as the entire weed movement and all its groups desire criminality, rebellion, and cool kid ego games and I can’t do it any longer. When I say that, as cannabis advocates, we cannot unleash regulations that don’t respect public health and safety, or programs…
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Senator John Thune: Federal Solution To State Medical Marijuana Laws In Hands Of State, Not Congress
Senator John Thune’s office had me come install a TV mount for them and while there I asked a question. I got a letter in response that wasn’t a form letter at all. Below is the recording I made of my phone call to the state Attorney Generals office. I am also contacting the governor…
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27 States Will Automatically Reschedule Cannabis Once The Feds Reschedule
Credit and gratitude to Vicente LLP for providing the following legal research and findings to us here at WeedPress. The state scheduling procedure is triggered automatically by a federal schedule change in the following 27 states. The state must control the substance in accord with federal law unless the state regulatory body controlling the CSA…
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NEW: 2025 DEA Rescheduling Hearing Timeline Schedule
A bully abusing patients walks into a legal trap.
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Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Has No Merit
Political stunts mocking the integrity of the judicial system. Who’da thunk it possible… Recently, Arizona’s Governor filed a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming that she is “concerned” that state workers could end up in legal trouble federally for implementing Arizona’s medical marijuana program. It’s definitely not because she opposed Proposition 203 in the first…
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Iowa ACLU Response to Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Against State of Iowa
I wrote the ACLU last week to request that they intervene in the lawsuit that was recently filed against the state of Iowa. Weed All About the lawsuit here. Today, ACLU Legal Director Randall Wilson responded to the request: < “I don’t think Carl’s current lawsuit against the Board of Pharmacy has any legs. …
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BREAKING NEWS: Iowans for Medical Marijuana Retires, Announces Work Complete
Iowans for Medical Marijuana has officially announced the end of their organization. Earlier today, Carl Olsen of Iowans for Medical Marijuana released this announcement: Greetings, This is our official announcement. Iowans for Medical Marijuana is done. After 20 years, Iowans for Medical Marijuana is announcing we have finished our work here. In 2006, we formally…
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WA: Board of Pharmacy Doesn’t Want to Review Science
Despite the fact that Washington’s Don Pierce has recognized that rescheduling marijuana at the state level and petitioning the federal government is the “ultimate solution” to ending federal interference with state medical marijuana laws, the Washington Board of Pharmacy has decided to “not consider” rescheduling marijuana. The National Boards of Pharmacy had a news alert…
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Testing Out New Webcam
Got myself a fancy new webcam that likes to unfocus. Here’s my first video with the newfangled doohickey: I’ll be on Sensi Life Radio to discuss the pros and cons of rescheduling cannabis with XCannabis Ryan on Thursday, June 23rd at 5:00 pm. Click here to watch the show live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sensilife/2011/06/23/interview-with-jason-karimi-about-rescheduling-cannabis: Interview with Jason Karimi…
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Minnesota: Stop this bill in it’s tracks!
I wrote about a confusing series of events earlier this week up in Minnesota. I’m still confused. After posting an article on WeedPress about a potential usurpation of state sovereignty, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Cody Wiberg responded to my posting with a note on the BOP’s Facebook page. I am very…
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A Hijacking of State Sovereignty: Is this politics, or science?
Well, this is confusing. Minnesota activist Kurt Hanna sent the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy a petition on March 16th to remove cannabis from Schedule I. The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is currently required to respond to this petition within 60 days under Minnesota Statute 14.09: “The state Board of Pharmacy, after consulting with the Advisory…
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4/20 Rally at Washington DC
There is a rally going on! If there’s ever an example of how much one activist can accomplish with an idea, then is it. I first became aware of this march back when the facebook page for Overgrow the Government. Here’s some information from The rally’s website. Welcome to the official Overgrow the Government website!…
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More information: Lynnice Wedewer, cannabis cancer patient
I’ve posted some of Lynnice’s recent media interviews on here before. Now, she has her own website! Check it out…lots of information. Lynnice plans on speaking at the 2011 Iowa Global Marijuana march. For more information, check the Facebook age for the event! As always, I’ll post about what happens on May 7th here on…
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SSDP’s Justin Kander: Man cures cancer with cannabis successfully
I met Justin in Washington DC in early February while attending CPAC 2011 to volunteer for Governor Gary Johnson. Justin has established himself as a respectable activist in Maryland. Here’s his guest column in the The Diamondback Online from the University of Maryland. Diamondbackonline.com article . The Diamondback > Opinion Guest column: Alternate treatment By…
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Weed’s the next big economic boom. Everyone selling weed is broke. What’s going on?
Two recent media articles have given me some food for thought. Let me know what you think. Something isn’t adding up… No money to be made? Tons of money to be made? Definitely does not add up. We’re broke as a country. How does this make you feel? Send comments to jkarimi2007@hotmail.com.
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Action needed by Friday!
The Senate Human Resources now has only until Friday, March 4 to act on the bill, before we have to wait until next January to try to move it again. Please, will you use this action link to write to all the members of the committee, and tell your story about how medical marijuana has…
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Medical Marijuana Legislation Reintroduced in Iowa — Contact Your Legislators!
http://www.capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=31260511 Action Alert Medical Marijuana Legislation Reintroduced In Iowa Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical marijuana was reintroduced this week in the Iowa legislature. The bill received subcommittee approval on Thursday, February 24, but must clear Senate Human Resources Committee next week before the March 4 deadline. You can contact the…
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Iowa State Police Association Lobbying for Removal of Marijuana From Schedule I
While looking at lobbyist declarations for the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s SSB 1016 (removal of marijuana from schedule I to two to recognize “medically accepted use in the United States”), I saw something interesting: the Iowa State Police Association, previously “Undecided,” is now “For” the bill. Senate Study Bill 1016, this year’s annual Iowa Board…
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