Montana Medical Marijuana News
Feb 20, 2012
Helena Independent Record, 19 Feb 2012 - The number of medical marijuana cardholders in Montana continues to plummet, while the number of legal marijuana providers is a fraction of its peak, as the industry faces an uncertain future here. The 2011 Legislature passed of a much more restrictive law, Senate Bill 423, which has reduced these numbers. Then there were several dozen federal raids of medical marijuana growing operations, along with the arrests and convictions of some owners.
Feb 19, 2012
The Billings Gazette, 19 Feb 2012 - MEDICAL MARIJUANA NUMBERS DROP AS UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS INDUSTRY HELENA -- The number of medical marijuana cardholders in Montana continues to plummet while the number of legal marijuana providers is a fraction of its peak, as the industry faces an uncertain future here.
Feb 19, 2012
The Billings Gazette, 19 Feb 2012 - The prohibitionist model is one of blind ignorance, abject failure and economic collapse. Its underlying ideology is one of fear, envy, greed and hate. Never have so many been endangered and impoverished by so few, so quickly! Do you wish to greatly reduce, even almost eliminate the market in illegal narcotics? Then please help us to dismantle prohibition enabling us to legalize, regulate and tax!
Feb 19, 2012
The Billings Gazette, 19 Feb 2012 - The use of synthetic marijuana is an unintended side effect of the war on natural marijuana. Military personnel and others who are drug tested are turning to potentially toxic drugs made in China and sold as research chemicals before being repackaged as legal incense. Expanding the drug war will only add to what is already the highest incarceration rate in the world. Chinese chemists will tweak formulas to stay one step ahead of the law and two steps ahead of the drug tests. Misguided efforts to protect children from drugs are putting children at great risk. A better solution is to legalize marijuana. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Taxing and regulating marijuana would eliminate the demand for synthetic marijuana, provide consumers with a comparatively safe alternative to alcohol and close the gateway to hard drugs by taking marijuana distribution out of the hands of violent drug cartels. Marijuana may be relatively harmless, but marijuana prohibition is deadly.
Feb 19, 2012
Missoulian, 19 Feb 2012 - HELENA-The number of medical marijuana cardholders in Montana continues to plummet, while the number of legal marijuana providers is a fraction of its peak, as the industry faces an uncertain future here. The 2011 Legislature passed of a much more restrictive law, Senate Bill 423, which has reduced these numbers. Then there were several dozen federal raids of medical marijuana growing operations, along with the arrests and convictions of some owners.
Feb 19, 2012
Missoulian, 18 Feb 2012 - When federal agents raided medical marijuana businesses around Montana last year, the consequences for those indicted as a result seemed dire. They faced mandatory minimum sentences of at least five years in prison on some charges, with maximum penalties of 40 years and fines ranging as high as $5 million.
Feb 9, 2012
The Billings Gazette, 06 Feb 2012 - While Montanans have been fiercely debating medical marijuana, another kind of marijuana has become a national trend. Nearly one in nine U.S. high school seniors has used "synthetic marijuana," according to a 2011 survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It was the first time the annual survey asked about synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or Spice. Until recently, these chemical concoctions designed to mimic the effects of marijuana were available in some Montana convenience stores. The NIDA survey found that 11.4 percent of students surveyed reported using Spice within the past year.
Feb 9, 2012
The Billings Gazette, 06 Feb 2012 - While Montanans have been fiercely debating medical marijuana, another kind of marijuana has become a national trend. Nearly one in nine U.S. high school seniors has used "synthetic marijuana," according to a 2011 survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It was the first time the annual survey asked about synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or Spice. Until recently, these chemical concoctions designed to mimic the effects of marijuana were available in some Montana convenience stores. The NIDA survey found that 11.4 percent of students surveyed reported using Spice within the past year.
Feb 8, 2012
Missoulian, 08 Feb 2012 - To The Editor: In regard to the petition to legalize marijuana. Well, here we go down the wrong road again. We legalized alcohol finally, and what happened? It was supposed to be in moderation and for social purposes. It really had no medicinal purpose that I know of other than a form of sterilization of a wound possibly. But, our government saw it was a way that it might as well collect tax on rather than let it continue to run out of control as something it couldn't stop.
Feb 8, 2012
Missoulian, 08 Feb 2012 - To The Editor: In regard to the petition to legalize marijuana. Well, here we go down the wrong road again. We legalized alcohol finally, and what happened? It was supposed to be in moderation and for social purposes. It really had no medicinal purpose that I know of other than a form of sterilization of a wound possibly. But, our government saw it was a way that it might as well collect tax on rather than let it continue to run out of control as something it couldn't stop.
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