Easing Pot Penalties
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank files two pot-law reform measures
"...The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act (H.R. 2835), filed on June..."
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June 29, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
High-Potency Poppycock
Congressman says strong pot calls for stiff prison sentence
"...more tetrahydrocannibinol, aka THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana – makes users “zombie-like,” Kirk has been told by..."
June 22, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Medi-Pot Roundup
Reefer Madness fills you in on the latest in medical marijuana news
"...So far, it's been an action packed year for medical marijuana advocates – indeed, so much has been happening..."
June 5, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Off the Record
Surveying the aftermath from the Red River shootout outside Spiros
"...to the affadavit, he was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance with intent to..."
June 5, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell
Talking Travis: Elliott Naishtat
District 49 rep shows the value of experience
"...the Lege. Take HB 164, his latest iteration of medical marijuana legalization: As always, it failed. "I'm not surprised,..."
May 15, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report
Local legislators fill us in on their work this session
"...and HB 1218, working toward easier electronic sharing of medical records and prescription records between medical professionals – "fairly..."
May 15, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Drug Laws
A Mixed Bag
"...whose bill would ban the drug outright and bar medical researchers from working with it, though research shows it..."
May 8, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Pot for Thought
Is Pot Regulation Growing on America?
"...seem that the tide is turning in favor of medical cannabis regulation...."
May 1, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Saint or Salvia?
One man's medicine is another man's monster
"...the old man's liquor cabinet or taking a little marijuana from the cool guy in class," he said. It's..."
April 17, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith
The Hightower Report
A Blue-Green Victory for America; and The Milkman Delivers
"...is not that he was delivering little packets of marijuana to a few of his elderly customers along his..."
March 27, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower
Will Medi-Pot Caregiver Go to Prison?
Federal judge wants feds to clarify position on medi-pot raids before sentencing California man
"...but would still pursue those who are only using "medical marijuana laws as a shield" for illegal trafficking...."
March 24, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Vote Yes for Medical Marijuana
"...Dear Editor, This year Rep. Elliott Naishtat filed medical-marijuana bill House Bill 164, offering medical patients who have..."
March 5, 2009 Postmarks
Seattle Police Chief Named Drug Czar
Obama has named Seattle's progressive police chief to be head of U.S. drug policy office -- perhaps a signal of more compassionate times to come?
"...enacted its medi-pot law in 1998.) Kerlikowske's approach to medical marijuana -- which ACLU Drug Policy Director Alison Holcomb..."
Feb. 12, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Don't Talk About It
El Paso City Council's resolution calling for an 'open debate' on legalizing drugs draws threats of funding cuts
"...that the impetus for the amendment likely came from medical-marijuana supporters who aren't "thinking straight.") Even bringing up the..."
Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith
Obama May Not Favor Medi-Pot Raids, But DEA Sure Does
The DEA last week raided a South Lake Tahoe dispensary, the first such raid since Obama took office
"...guard.) "Whether or not this unconscionable raid on a medical marijuana provider is the fault of federal officials from..."
Jan. 25, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Ill Will
DEA torpedoes effort to secure FDA-approved marijuana
"...be available for research into the medicinal value of marijuana, with the ultimate goal of developing an FDA-approved medi-pot...."
Jan. 23, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Top 10 Joints
"...cultivation of the non-narcotic cousin of the evil weed marijuana. The DEA argues that although portions of the cannabis..."
Jan. 2, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith
Holiday Gift Guide
Shopping ideas from the Chronicle News staff
"...Books, 208 pp., $19.95 (paper) Dying to Get High: Marijuana as Medicine..."
Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature
2009 Lege: Local Delegates Lay Out Agendas
Austin's Lege delegates ready to go back to work
"...bill to make more children and uninsured eligible for medical insurance." She thinks she can bring fiscal conservatives around..."
Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
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
"...now settled that state law enforcement officers cannot arrest medical marijuana patients or seize their medicine simply because they..."
Dec. 8, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Another Anti-Pot Presidential Appointment?
Obama's reported pick to head the transition at the ONDCP is a medi-pot foe.
"...in states where the plant has been legalized for medical use...."
Nov. 24, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness: Even More Popular Than Obama
Voters turned out in record numbers for a certain plant
"...for adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and creating, at most, a $100 fine. Meanwhile, Michigan..."
Nov. 14, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith
Humboldt County
This fine ensemble piece – thoughtful and cheering, even giddy in stabs – presents a seriocomic, sympathetic portrait of a pot-growing family operating along the coast of Northern California.
"...real Humboldt County, Calif. (America's No. 1 producer of marijuana, medical and otherwise, should you wonder). Strong plays an..."
Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Medi-Pot Patients Win Again
California judges say medi-pot laws don't conflict with federal pot prohibition
"...Appeals this week ruled that portions of the state's medical marijuana law requiring counties to issue identification cards for..."
Aug. 8, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Reefer Madness
Pot is the gateway to hell. Who knew?
"...reformers from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, the Marijuana Policy Project, and the Drug Policy..."
Aug. 8, 2008 News Column 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
"...Although medical marijuana is legal in Washington State, patients who might..."
May 21, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Austin Pot-Law Reformers Unite!
On Saturday (May 3) Austin reformers will join with like-minded tokers in 230 cities around the world for the ninth Global Marijuana March to protest pot prohibition.
"...230 cities around the world for the ninth Global Marijuana March to protest pot prohibition...."
May 2, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith
Miss Understood
Carolyn Wonderland through the looking glass
"...does. SIMS, HAAM (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), MPP (Marijuana Policy Project), NORML (National Organization for the Reform of..."
May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Reefer Madness
The dope on Clinton, Obama, and McCain
"...to 3.5 ounces. Frank and Paul also filed the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, which (again) seeks to end..."
May 2, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith
Pot Decrim Measure Hits Congress
"...and Paul also joined forces on H.R. 5842, the "Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act," which (again) seeks to end..."
