Cannabis News, Legislation, and Research

Biden’s Plan for Marijuana
. You need to be prepared for the colossal avalanche of bullshit that will be flowing threw social media and cable TV. Believe me, the profiteers will be banging this drum loudly here on out!
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In Cannabis Law, What’s in a Compromise?
When it comes to Cannabis law and “Compromise”, everyone wants a piece of the pie…

Industry Building for Dummies – Legal Missouri 2022
In critiquing bills and initiatives, it can be quite daunting trying to determine just exactly what it is that is motivating the author. Be assured – to date – I have yet to critique ANY policy – state or Federal – that had purely altruistic motivation. There is always a …

Missouri’s Cannabis Freedom Act
House Bill 2704 Mark Pedersen’s Critique of "Rough Draft No. 2 No doubt, I will receive complaints regarding the length of this critique. Understand that House Bill 2704 is over 129 pages in length. I think I did a damn good job in keeping this critique as concise as...

Expungement of Convictions
Missouri’s SB793 and HB1659 Criminal and civil record expungement has become the hot-button topic of late on social media and apparently among lawmakers wishing to cash-in on pro-Cannabis votes and industry donations. Of course, expungement of arrests and convictions...
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What Missouri Says About “Cannabis Restoration”
To sum it all up, the State of Missouri realizes that truly legalizing Cannabis would have a positive impact on the state, across the board.

Cannabis Restoration 2022 – the filing
As of last week, my REAL legalization initiative, Cannabis Restoration 2022, my fifth initiative for Missouri, has been filed with the Missouri Secretary of State.

An Interview with “Joey’s Mom”, Mieko Hester Perez
The first day that we had placed Joey on the medical marijuana, within 30 minutes, our house was quiet, which is pretty unbelievable. Those were the earlier days where we immediately noticed the calming effect.

Missouri Cannabis Law 2021
But there are good things to report. It’s a mixed bag. Since Missourians have chosen the long and difficult road to Cannabis freedom, we must work with what we have been given.

Oklahoma Cannabis Reform 2021
It’s a Brand New Year for Oklahoma. Cannabis change has certainly come, more so for Oklahomans than perhaps any other state.

Decrim Vs. Legalize
To REALLY make Cannabis legal would mean re-adopting personal freedoms that have long-sense been surrendered to the state…

Invisible People
Empathy moves us to take pity on those less fortunate, but to actually feel what those afflicted feel… well, that’s a different thing.

In Cannabis, Don’t accept Anything at Face Value
Prohibitionist law enforcement used ads like this to make home production of Cannabis oil, in all of its many forms, illegal in Colorado, but it had very little to do with safety, and everything to do with crippling caregiving across the state.

The MORE Act
I would be shocked at anyone who could not see the glaring bigotry in all of this. This is Cognitive Dissidence in its purest form. It’s apparent that the authors, even when faced with almost a century of history, still are not convinced that Cannabis does not pose any harm …

Smoking Medicine
If you’re a long-time Cannabis patient, chances are you have heard (many times) someone, most likely a physician, say “…medicine has NEVER been smoked!” …Quite often amid threats of COPD, emphysema or lung cancer. Well, as I would find out, that wasn’t quite true.