Several cannabis bills in Hawai'i weren’t called before a key deadline, and the clock ran out on them. But others advanced — including a bill to legalize cannabis with up to five milligrams per serving for adults 21 and older (SB 3275, SD 1). While we’d like to see amendments to the bill, it is an important step forward. At the hearing, Honolulu prosecutor Steve Alm called legalization “addiction for profit,” suggesting regular cannabis consumers — many of whom use cannabis as a natural medicine…

Cannabis users should have the same rights and responsibilities as anyone else when it comes to their Second Amendment rights.

The bill provides that Nebraska medical practitioners cannot be disciplined solely for recommending medical cannabis as long as they abide by the standard of care. 

While the governor's threats to the medical cannabis program appear unlikely to materialize, we are seeing attempts to overly restrict the program. 

Last week, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded the last standalone dispensary license, after a state Appeals Court dismissed a lawsuit holding up the awarding of the license.

Most medical marijuana programs in the nation allow edibles with proper labeling and dosage limits. Meanwhile, over half of the programs allow home cultivation.

The purpose of the current law is to protect those who need it most from being convicted for using cannabis for medical purposes — folks who use marijuana to alleviate their PTSD, chronic pain, epilepsy, and other qualifying conditions, and who have a doctor’s recommendation. 

This outrageous bill would not apply to tobacco smoke, which has repeatedly been shown to be more harmful to one's health.

It is unfair for fire and rescue employees to be denied the therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis.

While some past presidents took a hard stance against cannabis, others have called for reform and even acknowledged using it at some point in their lives.