The Pennsylvania House Health and Human Services Committee will hold a satellite hearing on medical marijuana in Pittsburgh, PA on August 19, 2010. HHS Committee Chair Rep. Frank Oliver issued a memo yesterday: Please be advised that on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health […]
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 will be a day fondly remembered by many. It marks the very first time that US Congressmen have introduced a bill that would make marijuana completely legal under Federal law. US Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) are the primary sponsors of, the ‘Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2011’. […]
State Representative Mark B. Cohen has re-introduced a bill to regulate medical cannabis in the Keystone State. The legislation, HB1653, has a new name: The Governor Raymond P. Shafer Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. This refers to the Republican former governor (1967-1971) and PA party leader. In 1971 Shafer was picked by President Richard Nixon […]
Recently, our medical marijuana bill SB1003 was introduced into the PA Senate. Yesterday it was assigned to the Public Health and Welfare Committee, just as last session’s SB1350 was previously. Last time, we were never given a chance to hold a hearing or a vote in the Senate. This year, it is vital. As a physician, nurse, or […]
Recently, our medical marijuana bill SB 1003 was introduced into the PA Senate. Yesterday it was assigned to the Public Health and Welfare Committee, just as last session’s SB 1350 was previously. Last time, we were never given a chance to hold a hearing or a vote in the Senate. This year, it is vital. […]
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office is calling a new set of procedures for minor pot cases a success and plans to continue with the Small Amount of Marijuana (SAM) program. Last year the Pennsylvania Supreme Court worked with the new DA, Seth Williams, to make a pragmatic change in how the justice system deals with […]
by Mike Meno November 24, 2010 The DEA announced today that it will temporarily classify five synthetic chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana as Schedule 1 drugs, meaning they have no medical value, a high potential for abuse, and will be illegal to sell, purchase, or use. (Marijuana itself, as many of us are […]
I decided to start a thread to keep a list of 2010 candidates and their positions on HB 1393 and medical marijuana, plus their positions on recreational use, industrial hemp, and other related issues. This is all I have so far, but I will try and keeping adding to it. Gubernatorial Candidates: Dan Onorato – […]
According to the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System there were 25, 635 adult arrests for marijuana prohibition related offenses in 2009. About 75% were for possession. Sale and manufacturing accounted for 5,083 arrests and possession accounted for 20, 552. Men were arrested more than women at a rate greater than 6 to 1.* Whites were […]
PhillyNORML would like to extend a happy 4th of July to you and your friends and loved ones. We hope you all remember why we’re celebrating this! It’s not the fireworks, the food, or the music being belted out at the Parkway… it’s our Inalienable Rights to Life, Liberty, and Happiness which some fool who […]
