United States Legislators Lead The Push For Federal Cannabis Policy Reform!!!

 
[Source: Medical Jane]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The tides seem to be turning, at least as far as cannabis policy in America is concerned. A group of 18 legislators sent a letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday that states the current classification of cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance “makes no sense.”

As noted in the letter, “Classifying marijuana as Schedule I at the federal level perpetuates an unjust and irrational system. Schedule I recognizes no medical use, disregarding both medical evidence and the laws of nearly half of the states that have legalized medical marijuana.”

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), the letter’s lead author, explains that reclassifying cannabis “is a step the administration can take to start to rationalize federal marijuana policy to bring it in line with the advances that are happening in the states.”

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Boulder County set to see first recreational pot shop blossom Tuesday

 

[Source: Denver Post]

Karing Kind, a mile north of Boulder, appears likely to be the first marijuana store that will open to the general public in Boulder County.

Owner Dylan Donaldson said he has an appointment to pick up his state license at 8 a.m. Tuesday and that he will open what had been a medical marijuana dispensary to the broader public "as soon as I can drive back from Denver."

Donaldson didn't set out to have Karing Kind be the first. It had appeared that honor would go to The Canary's Song in Nederland, which got its state approval in December and its local license Jan. 21.

However, that store ran into a number of logistical hurdles, including not being able to get product tags from the state, and it's not clear when it will open.

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