In speech to rally, Jewish Home party’s Yinon Magal says current drug policy turns law-abiding Israelis into ‘criminals’

er a thousand people gathered Saturday in Tel Aviv for a march and demonstration against the prohibition on marijuana use in Israel as well as the harshness of measures taken by authorities against recreational users of the drug.

The event was attended by several Knesset members from right and left, including MK Tamar Zandberg of Meretz, Jewish Home’s MK Yinon Magal and Likud’s MK Miki Zohar, as well as former Likud MK Moshe Feiglin.

Canna Care Docs in Dennis holds an open house Saturday, May 2, to give free services to veterans wanting to obtain a medical marijuana card.

YARMOUTH - Michele Olem, a substance abuse counselor in Wellfleet, traveled to the Mid-Cape Saturday with her husband with two stops in mind.

First they went to Canna Care Docs on Route 134 in South Dennis, which was having an open house for veterans, offering free medical marijuana qualifying paperwork.

Next they traveled one town away to the Cape’s first Cannibis Convention, which was held at the Colonial Inn on Route 6A in Yarmouthport.

Olem’s husband, a Vietnam veteran, has cancer.

“He lost 30 pounds in one month. He couldn’t stand the sight of food,” Olem said.

Linn County officials are encouraged by a unanimous 60-0 vote by the Oregon House Judiciary Committee for HB 2313 which will allow schools to deal with students who have consumed marijuana the same as those who come to school intoxicated.

“This all got started after I talked with West Albany Principal Susie Orsborn,” explained Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist. “She told me about the challenges schools face when it comes to dealing with kids who come to school with marijuana in their systems.”

Currently, schools can suspend the students, but they can’t push the matter into the legal system or get the student help through the local Juvenile Department.

When Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, we started getting calls from local companies wanting to lease equipment as we appear high in the search engines for equipment leasing. I immediately realized that there was an underserved industry that could not get banks to even take their money, let alone lend them with the capital they needed to grow. So, I started working with some of these businesses that had the characteristics that we were looking for to get them the funding that they were seeking. We added working capital and real estate loans to our service offerings and through the syndication partners that we work with, we can now provide the full spectrum of debt based financing.

LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas on May 2 has the entire world riveted. Whoever emerges victorious everyone will win at the Mega Fight After Party with Nicki Minaj and Funkmaster Flex. Now Weedmaps has joined FilmOn TV, Moet USA, MYX Fusions and Red Bull to sponsor the party of the year.

The Marijuana March became a total carnival. In its seventh year and as in previous years, participants stressed the need to take the step to legalization.

The event brought people together to promote cannabis reform in Iowa. Des Moines, IA (WOI) - Nearly a hundred people gathered at the statehouse today to take part in the global marijuana march.

The event brought people together to promote cannabis reform in Iowa.

Organizers say the march has happened at the capitol on the first Sunday in May since the late 1990's.

Some event goers say change is desperately needed in the Hawkeye state.

"Help us, please," says David Letsch, a supporter of the cannabis reform. "We need help. We're suffering. When I had marijuana, I lived. When I'm on medications, I survive. I'm sick of surviving. If they don't get it done in one year, I'm going to Colorado."

A small crowd gathered around a stage set up on the far corner of Pioneer Courthouse Square. People dressed in marijuana-themed outfits, some wore small green ribbons on their shirts, a few held signs: "Free the Weed," "Help End Marijuana Prohibition," "F*** the DEA."

It was Portland's local demonstration in a worldwide day of protest called the Global Cannabis March. This year marks the 16th for the event, which is expected to go on in nearly 300 other cities.

A planned 2016 ballot initiative would ask Arizona voters to legalize marijuana for recreational use and establish a network of licensed cannabis shops where sales of the drug would be taxed, in part, to fund education.(Photo: Nick Oza/The Republic)

First marijuana, then meth? ... At a lively debate last week on the proposed legalization of marijuana, an attorney who supports the 2016 ballot initiative told the audience the measure is the "first step" toward full legalization of drugs in Arizona.

CORPUS CHRISTI - Buc Days wasn't the only draw for crowds this weekend.

About 120 people, including members of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Law's Corpus Christi chapter, marched at McCaughan Park Saturday.

Attorney Kyle Hoelscher, NORML Corpus Christi chapter president, said the group has been active for a year and this is the first time they join in the global marijuana march.

The organization's mission is to promote an understanding of the current laws concerning marijuana in Texas, and in the United States .

"This march is happening everywhere around the planet," Hoelscher said. "We discuss how we can get the law changed and what we can do as citizens to make a change and we plan on doing this march every single year," he said.