?An attorney and marijuana advocate from southwestern Nebraska is suing the state Department of Motor Vehicles after his application for a personalized license plate was denied because state officials claimed it would “promote illegal drug use.”The Nebraska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of...

?A probation officer says the state of Arizona and Mohave County fired him illegally to retaliate because he signed a letter in support of a California ballot measure to legalize marijuana. The ACLU of Arizona on Thursday filed a suit on his behalf.Joe Miller, who lives in Needles, California, was one of 32 law enforcement officers and retired officers who...

?After initially saying no, the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles relented on Monday, agreeing to issue pro-marijuana license plates to a Holbrook man.Frank Shoemaker had sued the state Thursday in federal court, saying Nebraska’s refusal to grant him “NE420″ plates violated his Constitutional right to free speech, reports Peter Salter at...

?Resolutions to let Florida voters decide on an amendment to the state constitution which would legalize marijuana have now been proposed in both chambers of the state Legislature.Sen. Larcenia Bullard (D-Miami) dropped Senate Joint Resolution 1028 in the hopper on Friday, and Rep. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) had already introduced House Joint Resolution 353,...

?Results Underscore Cannabinoid’s Potential as Basis of Safe PainkillersResearchers have discovered a new way to enhance the effects of anandamide, a natural marijuana-like chemical in the body that provides pain relief.A team of University of California at Irvine and Italian researchers, led by Daniele Piomelli of UC Irvine, identified an...