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House Backs Plan to Test for Pot Impairment for Drivers

Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:39:57 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The Montana House is endorsing a plan to start testing drivers to determine possible marijuana impairment. The chamber backed the bill Tuesday in a 68-31 vote before sending it to the appropriations committee to analyze a price tag of about $100,000 per year. Supporters say it will crack down on [...]

Bill Set to Define Marijuana DUI Proposed

Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:06:11 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A state representative from Missoula is introducing a bill to revise Montana’s DUI law to account for people driving under the influence of marijuana. Republican Rep. Doc Moore says his House Bill 168 provides a legal limit for the amount of THC – the active ingredient in marijuana – that [...]

Medical Marijuana Provider Trial Begins

Associated Press — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:52:24 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – The trial of a former medical marijuana provider charged in a federal crackdown is under way in Missoula. Jason Washington’s trial is only the second to be held in the long-running federal investigation into large medical marijuana providers in Montana. A jury was selected Monday and testimony got under way. Washington [...]

DPA's Ethan Nadelmann Drug Policy Speech In Bozeman From 2009 [VIDEO]

Michelle — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:31:15 +0000

Marijuana policy in Montana is far from clear. It's still illegal under Federal law but our state voted to legalize it for medicinal purposes. The Drug Policy Alliance's Ethan Nadelmann is compelling in his history of drug policy in this video from Bozeman in 2009.

Half of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:34:52 +0000

According to a new Gallup poll, 50 percent of American adults favor legalizing marijuana, the highest percentage in Gallup’s 42-year history of asking that question. Forty-six percent of Americans believe marijuana should remain illegal.

Pot Smokers Are Less Likely to Be Obese Than Non-Smokers

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:34:50 +0000

People who smoke pot once a week are about 25 percent less likely to be obese than non-smokers.

According to a study by French researchers, marijuana smokers have a 16 percent rate of obeseity, whereas those who don’t partake enjoy a rate of obesity between 22 and 25 percent.

Pot Luck! Bystanders Grab Weed Dropped By Crashed Truck

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:26:49 +0000

Do you know the way to San Jose? No seriously, do you, because there is free weed on the street but it’s not going to last very long.

The Mercury News explains that a truck, illegally carrying marijuana, crashed and ended up on its side sending large bags of pot throughout the intersection. The driver hightailed it out of sight and that’s when the real fun started.

Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! Now Megan Fox Free!

Riley — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:37:19 +0000

YES my friends, oh yes. Anyone who shares my condition as a nerdy man-child is probably just as excited and fearful as I. Look back over the last six years and one thing is evident: we Transformer fans have had a mixed bag of wins and losses. To clarify, I was born in 1986, the [...]

Congress Pondering Bill That Could Make Marijuana Legal

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:20:49 +0000

Marijuana legalization has two pretty high-profile friends in Congress. Republican Ron Paul of Texas and Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts are co-sponsoring a bill that would put an end to the federal criminalization of marijuana. If passed, the bill would allow the states to “legalize, regulate, tax and control marijuana without federal interference.” Here is [...]

Unsealed Warrants Shed Light On Montana Pot Raids

Michelle — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:13:33 +0000

Much confusion over the raids this week in Montana. Federal vs. state laws, businesses destroyed and what’s next? -Michelle HELENA – Recently unsealed warrants shed more light on the scope of this week’s raids on Montana medical marijuana businesses. The 26 search warrants and four civil seizure warrants executed as part of an 18-month investigation [...]

Montana House Backs Medical Pot Repeal

Michelle — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:10:27 +0000

No matter where you stand on the issue of medical marijuana use, Montana has become a hotbed for debate on a national level. -Michelle HELENA, Mont. — The Republican-led House backed full repeal Thursday of the state’s medical marijuana law, arguing it is time to undo the 2004 ballot initiative that spawned an industry few [...]