Tag: Medical Marijuana

Do states with legalized medical marijuana see an increase in employment related injuries or illnesses? You could probably argue the point either way, but what do the statistics show?

In Montana, where the state legislature all but repealed the state's medical marijuana laws this spring, the court battle has begun--as has the battle for public opinion. The Montana Cannabis Industry Association filed suit to block implementation of the law. Now, the state has responded with court filings of its own.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he will soon "clarify" his agency's position on medical marijuana. He didn't say when such clarification would come.

As every state with legal medical marijuana on the books now seems to have a letter from a U.S. Attorney saying, 'not so fast', Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has taken the whole thing one step beyond by filing suit against the United States Department of Justice in the hope of getting a judicial ruling that clarifies whether Arizona has the right to implement its medical marijuana law.

In March, The American Independent was first to report that the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), had acknowledged the medicinal benefits of marijuana in its online treatment database. Newly obtained documents showing the development of NCI’s summary over months of emails and text revisions now reveal not only how NCI database contributors arrived at their March 17 summary of marijuana’s medical uses, but also the politicking that went into quickly scrubbing that summary of information regarding the drug’s potential tumor-fighting effects.

Former Coors employee Paul Curry, fired earlier this year for being a medical marijuana patient--and for testing positive for the drug--has been awarded unemployment, his attorney Rob Corry told The Colorado Independent.

Colorado Rep. Jared Polis and two other members of Congress today introduced bills to improve Americans' access to medical marijuana.

American Express cards may no longer be used to purchase medical marijuana. The company has given no reason for the prohibition. Other credit card companies so far continue to allow their cards to be used for the purchase of medical marijuana where legal.

Paul Curry is out of work. His unemployment claim hasn't yet been ruled on. At least he still has his medical marijuana--of course that's why MillerCoors fired him.

On Friday, shortly after legislation essentially banning medical marijuana in Montana took effect, a judge said 'not so fast' and signed an order temporarily stopping some parts of the law from being enacted.