Medi-Mari at Supreme Court

Patients challenge federal right to prohibit medical marijuana use under state law

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naishtat Files Medi-Pot Bill

Naishtat to Lege: Protect Pot Patients

"...Keel (legislation that was itself a reprisal of a medi-mari bill Keel filed in 2001), and would put the..."

Feb. 15, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Judge: Medi-Pot Law Not in Conflict With Federal Prohibition

"...the county officials’ position, Nevitt ruled that the state’s medi-mari law, which legalizes pot use and possession by seriously..."

Nov. 22, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Medi-Pot Patient Sues Wal-Mart

Man survives cancer, but not Wal-Mart

"...before management found out that Casias is also a medi-mari patient...."

July 12, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Medi-Pot Patients Denied Organ Transplants

Although medical marijuana is legal in Washington State, patients who might be in need of an organ transplant apparently need to think twice before availing themselves of medi-pot

"...the liver transplant list at UW. Garon had used medi-mari, in compliance with state law, and that's the main..."

May 21, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

No Medi-Pot for the Feds

"...charges, but when jurors later heard about the related medi-mari defense, several revolted and publicly denounced the trail and..."

Nov. 20, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Supremes Let Stand California Medi-Pot Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from Garden Grove, Calif., challenging a lower court ruling that a medi-pot patient should get back his seized stash

"...brief with the court in defense of the state's medi-mari law and on Nov. 28, 2007, the Fourth Court..."

Dec. 8, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Medi-Pot Finally Makes it to D.C.

After more than a decade of waiting, city officials give medi-pot the green light

"...Congress had blocked implementation of the D.C. medi-mari measure passed by 69% of voters, with an appropriations..."

May 12, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Will Medi-Pot Caregiver Go to Prison?

Federal judge wants feds to clarify position on medi-pot raids before sentencing California man

"...that year was given permission to open a small medi-mari nursery in conjunction with the dispensary. In March 2007,..."

March 24, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

California Judges Overturn Medi-Pot Restriction

Ruling backs patients' possession rights

"...to the voter-approved 1996 proposition that created the state's medi-mari law, the oldest in the U.S. The 2003 rules..."

Jan. 21, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Raich Still Fighting for Medi-Pot Rights

Medical marijuana patient - not to mention its fiercest advocate - Angel Raich, back in federal court

"...symptoms worse. After federal narcos stepped up raids on medi-mari dispensaries and users in California, Raich sued the feds,..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch: South Dakota Medi-Pot Supporters Push Forward

After six years of failed attempts to convince state's lawmakers to pass a law to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest and prosecution, medi-pot supporters take their proposition to the public

"...Valerie Hannah, a medi-mari patient and 10-year U.S. Army veteran who resigned her..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: Medi-Pot States Free to Inhale

It's official: The feds are backing off

"...notes, there are those who will use the state medi-mari laws as a "mask" for illegal operations, "and federal..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

A Med-Mari Challenge to HHS

Advocates petition the feds to change their tune on medical marijuana

"...(though not always) by prescription. The ASA and other medi-mari advocates descended on Washington, D.C., to deliver their petition..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness: Medi-Pot Update

State lawmakers change pot rules and more states consider legalizing

"...two measures that lawmakers said will strengthen that state's medi-mari laws – and, as the Denver Post put it,..."

June 8, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Medi-Pot Roundup

Reefer Madness fills you in on the latest in medical marijuana news

"...Jersey. In Jersey, the current version of the proposed medi-mari law is more strict than the original version. Still,..."

June 5, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Medi-Pot Patients Score Two Wins

Medi-pot advocates in California and Colorado win big this week

"...Health on Monday rejected proposed changes to the state's medi-mari law that the Denver Post says would have "effectively..."

July 25, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Arnold Terminates Another Medi-Pot Law

The Governator strikes again, vetoing protections for medi-pot patients

"...a Cali court that found that employees who use medi-mari in compliance with state law, but who fail a..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Medi-Pot Passes in New Mexico

New Mexico Passes Progressive Drug Laws

"...state’s health department. Richardson has supported passage of a medi-mari law since 2002, but it wasn’t until this year..."

March 23, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch: Senate Mulls Med-Mari Defense

Bill would allow medical use claims in drug cases; mandatory sentencing slagged

"...the feds have taken legal action against about 50 medi-mari patients and providers, mostly in California, which legalized the..."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pot Reform Takes the Main Stage

Lawmakers and advocates introduce measures in multiple states

"...in at least five states pushing forward with new medi-mari laws...."

Jan. 26, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Press D-1 for Chips; Press D-4 for Pot

California introduces new medi-pot vending machines.

"...installed, and ready for business, inside each of the medi-mari dispensaries he runs in Los Angeles. It's big! It's..."

Jan. 30, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness

Medi-Pot Hysteria Unfounded

"...to hinder the ability of law enforcers to bust non-medi-mari tokers...."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Column by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 12/9/11

Get your fix of drug war news

"...traffic fatalities have declined by 9% in states with medi-mari laws. Legal medi-pot is associated with a 12% drop..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

House of Reps to vote on an amendment that would forbid the Department of Justice from using federal resources to enforce the government's drug prohibition laws against sick patients

"...in the halls of Congress." Raich and fellow California medi-mari patient Monson – who sued the feds in 2002..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch

DEA agents do their best impression of the Grinch this month by carrying out a string of medi-pot dispensary raids and by denying a group of American Indians the ability to grow and sell industrial hemp

"...the store front operations that provide sick and dying medi-mari patients who use the drug in accordance with the..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reefer Roundup: 2/24/12

Your drug war news

"...to write rules to guide the licensing process for medi-mari dispensaries there have now been told to stand down..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Reefer Madness

Medi-pot patient acquitted after 11-minute deliberation

"...marijuana in treating nausea and how, for many patients, medi-mari is superior to the prescription alternatives – like pharmaceutical..."

April 4, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

Weed Watch

Year starts off with a bang for medi-pot advocates; and marijuana legalization efforts continue in Colorado

"...gubernatorial veto, making the state the 11th to legalize medi-mari for sick and dying patients. On Jan. 3, the..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

L.A. D.A. Will Prosecute Pot Providers

Steve Cooley says selling pot illegal under state's medi-pot law

"...Los Angeles Times earlier this month that the state's medi-mari law does not allow for the sale of pot;..."

Nov. 30, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

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