TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WDSU) — A traffic stop on Interstate 12 near Hammond netted approximately 200 pounds of marijuana earlier this week. The Louisiana State Police said troopers arrested Texas resident Matthew Llanas Monday morning near on I-12 near mile marker 40. According to the LSP, troopers stopped the …
Anyone that lived within 100 miles of the Florida state line in 2014 knows what a pivotal roll police unions, most notably the Florida Sheriffs Association, played in the defeat of the ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana in the last hours of the campaign. Poll results in …
Originally posted December 31, 2014 by the Lake Wylie Pilot A former narcotics agent for the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation faces federal charges of transporting marijuana from California to Charlotte and laundering proceeds of drug trafficking, according to court documents. Fredrick Tucker of Lead, S.D., is …
Originally posted on January 1, 2015 on Fox 8 A North Carolina baker was arrested after police found marijuana brownies in his vehicle, according to the Fayetteville Observer. Stephen Robert Grasso has been charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for the …
Originally posted December 16, 2014 on AL.com The State of Alabama is currently in court arguing that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians should not be allowed to operate electronic gambling machines on their land. A key component to that lawsuit is the question if the land used by …
On Wednesday the Georgia Senate Health Committee approved a hotly debated medical marijuana bill with changes that have the potential to land desperate parents of sick children in prison. House Bill 885, also known as Haleigh’s Hope Act, is already one of the most restrictive medical marijuana bills …
The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a limited-access medical marijuana bill created to bring relief to children and adults suffering from seizure disorders. HB 885, or Haleigh’s Hope Act, would provide access to CBD-rich medical marijuana extracts for children suffering from a severe seizure disorder known as …
Another state will likely soon move one step closer to legitimizing the decades of scientific research behind the medical use of cannabis. House Bill 885, also known as Haleigh’s Hope Act, would revive a 30 year-old medical marijuana law in Georgia that was never fully enacted. HB 885 passed …
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the premier pediatric hospital systems in the southeastern U.S., announced Tuesday that they would be able to support a plan by State Representative Allen Peake (R-Macon) to introduce a medical marijuana bill. While not a rousing endorsement of medical marijuana, Children’s says …
In a 4-3 decision the Florida Supreme Court announced today that they have approved the wording that will appear on the November ballot asking Florida voters if they want a constitutional amendment that would allow patients to consume medical marijuana. Attorney General Pam Bondi has led the fight …
The Raw Story reports that Republican governors in Texas and Louisiana have issued statements softening their stance on marijuana use and punishment. On Thursday, Texas Governor Rick Perry told an international panel on drug legalization at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that “I have begun to …
