Month: September 2015

Legal Weed Still Brings Plenty Of Court Action

As criminal actions against marijuana users and growers diminish in “legal” states like Colorado and Washington and in more than 30 “medical marijuana” states like California, there has been a new crop of civil litigation. For example, in… Read More

Medical Cannabis Parents Getting Caught Up with Child Endangerment Charges

As cannabis laws shift at a rapid clip across the country, medical cannabis patients seem to be unexpectedly caught in a web of child protective services. Such was the case for Shawnee Anderson according to Al Jazeera America…. Read More

‘Renaissance Mayor’ Embraces Reform in Pensacola

Originally published in the Huffington Post. As last month’s one-year anniversary of the “Ferguson” protest was duly noted, it became difficult to ignore just how little actual reform has been accomplished as old political issues tried to capitalize… Read More

Focus Is On Europe’s Refugee Crisis While Similar U.S. Crisis Lingers

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is coming out strong on the European refugee crisis, with The Boston Globe reporting she says it calls for  “… an international effort to assist the migrants should be coordinated by the… Read More