Recently, TMZ.com revealed that Whoopi Goldberg smoked cannabis (marijuana) before accepting her Oscar in 1991.  Was it medical marijuana for Whoopi? “I know you’re not supposed to admit that you smoke pot but I don’t drink alcohol!” “Smoking cigarettes and pot every now and then are my habits. And I thought, ‘I’ve got to relax.’ […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The D.C. Council gave final approval to legalized medical marijuana today, but only after members agreed to make it easier for qualified patients to obtain larger quantities of the drug. The bill, which now goes to Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), originally restricted chronically ill patients with a doctors’ recommendation to […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to allow chronically ill patients to receive a doctor’s prescription to use marijuana and buy it from a city-sanctioned distribution center. Under the bill, which passed without debate, a patient who suffers from HIV, glaucoma, cancer or a “chronic and lasting disease” may […]