420 Policies and Laws

[Roo]

That is an interesting map with a lot of surprises: legal in Peru and Bhutan, decriminalized in Iran and most of S. America, often unenforced in Estonia and Romania (Kev or Precious care to comment?), unenforced in Ethiopia and also Pakistan (India not a surprise), no data on Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (why no data?) ... cool find Crow. I love maps like that.

[Nuusku]

Lucky bastards... that's all I got to say

[halocog]

You guys have a pretty good business opportunity there. Commercial hemp anyone?

[Crow]

The World's Cannabis Laws (as of 20. November 2012)

[Crow]

One more for you...

Gravity Hash (Low Cost Method)

[Crow]

I LOVE "Budder," which is something like 90%+ THC and I've gotten so mega stoned off this stuff it feels like some psychedelic experience...next favorite thing is some bubble hash using hot knives...kicks my ass!

You ask, I deliver...

Bubble Hash

[JudasPriest]

I LOVE "Budder," which is something like 90%+ THC and I've gotten so mega stoned off this stuff it feels like some psychedelic experience...next favorite thing is some bubble hash using hot knives...kicks my ass!

[Crow]

[RECIPE] Cannabis Butter

[Crow]

Will Illinois Become The 19th State To Allow For The Medical Use of Marijuana?

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Illinois state lawmakers are expected in the coming days to once again consider legislation that seeks to allow for the limited use of cannabis by authorized patients.

During a special ‘veto session’ to be held later this month, House members are expected to vote on House Bill 30, which seeks to establish a pilot program to allow for the state-authorized distribution of cannabis to patients with qualifying medical conditions. Previous roll calls have demonstrated legislative support in the House to be just shy of a majority. That said, today’s political landscape is far different now than it was in 2011 — the last time Illinois House members debated this issue.

Eighteen states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia — have enacted laws qualified protecting medical marijuana patients from state prosecution. Seriously ill citizens in Illinois are only a handful of votes away from gaining this same protection.

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[Crow]

I'm all for legalization...this is awesome.

One question, where can you buy from now that it's legal? Will it be specialty shops or is every gas station gonna sell the herb like cigs?!

For Washington, it goes like this:

Effective 6. December, possession of cannabis becomes legal for all adults 21 and over. You may possess up to 28,35 grams (1 ounce) of dried cannabis flowers, 2,13 L (72 fluid ounces) of cannabis-infused liquids, and 453,6 grams (1 pound) of cannabis-infused solids, or 'any combination' of all three.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board is setting up the system (they have said it will take about a year to complete). State-licenced cannabis shops should be available by December 2013. Up-to-date information is available at http://liq.wa.gov/marijuana/I-502

For King County and Pierce County (the two largest counties in Washington):

The above mentioned provisions for possession was put into effect immediately. The prosecutors from both counties have retroactively dropped all charges against those charged with cannabis possession, and have stated that they will no longer prosecute those charged with possession within the guidelines (allowing a buffer for scale inaccuracy).

For medical cannabis patients, the law (RCW 69.51a) has not been affected by I-502. This means that if you're cultivating medicine for your own use, you will still be allowed to grow up to 15 plants, and possess up to 24 ounces. Or, if you have formed a collective with other patients; you can grow and possess your limits collectively [maximum 10 patients]. No licence is required, however you will still need an authorisation from your doctor (or applicable health care professional).

[Snotgifff]

I'm all for legalization...this is awesome.

One question, where can you buy from now that it's legal? Will it be specialty shops or is every gas station gonna sell the herb like cigs?!

[Crow]

send me seeds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://sensiseeds.com/en

But to be honest... You're better off with a well-established cutting (saves you a lot of time).

However, if you're planning on making your own strain (or you just want to start from the ground up); seed is the way to go.

[Premium Parrots]

send me seeds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... and this

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Super Skunk

Type: Sativa-dominant hybrid
Method: Vaporiser

[Crow]

... and this

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Super Skunk

Type: Sativa-dominant hybrid
Method: Vaporiser

Skunkorama! Especially developed for Skunk lovers, this variety reeks with dank skunk odor. Sensi has crossed one of their best skunk lines back to Afghani ancestors, the Afghani T, to create Super Skunk: a variety with body and beautiful flower formation that is quick and easy to grow.

[Crow]

I'll start things off with this...

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MOMENTUM: Post Election, Marijuana Law Reform Bills to be Introduced at Both State and Federal Level

by Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director

The message from our big wins on Election Day has already begun to reverberate around the nation. Right on the heels of the votes in Washington and Colorado, several other states (and countries!) are already beginning to consider similar measures in their legislature.

Last week, representatives from Maine and Rhode Island announced their intentions to introduce legislation that would tax and regulate marijuana in their respective states. Rep. Diane Russell of Maine and Rep. Edit Ajello from Rhode Island will be submitting these bills soon. Reports from Marijuana Policy Project indicated that Vermont and Massachusetts intend to follow suit.

Reform is spreading as far as Iowa. Today, Rep. Bruce Hunter announced his intentions of not only reintroducing his medical marijuana measure, but also a bill that would decriminalize the possession of cannabis.

The push for sensible reforms does not end at the state level, this week 18 members of the House of Representatives cosigned a letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and Drug Enforcement Administrator Michele Leonhart urging them to respect states that chose to experiment with new approaches to marijuana. You can read the full text of the letter here.

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) also declared that she will soon introduce legislation, entitled the “Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act,” which would exempt states where voters have legalized cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act provisions related to the substance.

Leaders outside of the United States have also been following these recent reform efforts closely. Uruguay has just introduced legislation into their congress that would legalize the possession, cultivation, and state-controlled production of marijuana. In Mexico, lawmaker Fernando Belaunzaran of Party of the Democratic Revolution has introduced legislation that also aims to legalize the production, sale and use of marijuana.

Now that two states have legalized marijuana, the floodgates of reform have opened and each day more Americans, and people around the globe, are waking up to the reality that the prohibition of marijuana has been an utter failure. The statement delivered by the voters of Colorado and Washington is that we must regulate marijuana and do away with the societal ills caused by prohibition. Further, it showed that if the government isn’t willing to take the first step, the people will do it for them. We can only hope this recent wave of reform measures is just the beginning and we must work diligently to spread these rational policies nationwide. If history is any indication, like the end of alcohol prohibition before it, the one on marijuana will continue to crumble as more Americans continue to stand up, in growing numbers, and demand sensible marijuana policy.

Ruminating on the ‘domino effect’ of change, President Eisenhower once stated, “You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly.”

May it be so with marijuana legalization.

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