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New Jersey Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensary Loan
New Jersey's Economic Developmental Authority approved a loan of $357,000 to a dispensary that hopes to open in October.
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Long Beach To Draft Regulations To Allow Dispensaries
The city council of Long Beach, California unanimously voted to draft an ordinance to regulate and allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
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Medical Marijuana Commission Appointed In Maryland
Thursday, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley appointed the eleven members of the state's Medical Marijuana Commission.
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Aspen, CO Outlines Regulations For Marijuana Businesses
Aspen, Colorado has prepared recommendations for the city council for regulating marijuana businesses. The council will discuss the recommendations today.
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California Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Dies
California's AB 604, a bill to tighten medical marijuana regulation in the state, was not approved by the deadline Thursday night.
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Campaign To Legalize Cannabis In Portland, ME Underway
A campaign to legalize cannabis for recreational use in Portland, supported by MPP and the ACLU of Maine officially began yesterday.
Grassley Says Marijuana Prohibition Is Based on Science
Grassley's claim that marijuana prohibition is based on science is upsetting, but the fact that his opinion will be used by other uneducated folks is sad.
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Breckenridge, CO Bans Downtown Cannabis Dispensaries
The Breckenridge Town Council voted 4-1 (with 2 absent council members) to ban retail and medical cannabis dispensaries in its downtown area.
Free Joints Handed Out At Denver Protest Of Tax Proposal
Protesters gathered in Denver's Civic Center Park Monday to slam Proposition AA, the marijuana tax proposal that will be decided by voters in November.
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Cannabis Legalization Being Discussed In India
Not only is cannabis legalization being discussed in India, the government has already received reports detailing regions producing the highest quality bud.
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Colorado Marijuana Regulations Finalized, Ready To License
Monday, Colorado became the first state in the nation to finalize marijuana regulations for the recreational industry.
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Activist Targeted And Beaten By DEA Agents Faces Charges
Jose Gutierrez was targeted and beaten by agents, now faces charges of assault on a federal officer, apparently for hitting DEA agents' fists with his face.
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Policy Mic: This Should Be Obama's Next Step To Legalization
Jessie Bullock points out a valid plan for Obama to secure the legal marijuana industry without running afoul of the treaties that lock in the drug war.
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Business Insider: Cool Science In the Marijuana Industry
An article on Business Insider details the scientific side of the emerging marijuana industry. The technology and wide array of products are incredible.
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DOJ Memo Could Help Legalize Pot in Other Countries
Ethan Nadelmann, about efforts in Jamaica to legalize pot: "I was expecting a yellow light, but this light looks a lot more greenish than I had expected."
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Nevada MMJ Business Licenses Could Be Issued By April 2014
Nevada's Department of Health is preparing its MMJ business regulations, and officials say the state could be ready to issue licenses by April 2014.
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NY Times: Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s
New York Times details an operation between drug agents and AT&T, the Hemisphere Project, which grants access to phone data from as far back as 1987
DOJ Considering How To Allow Bank, Pot Shop Transactions
The Department of Justice states they are "actively considering" how to allow banks to accept transactions from legal marijuana businesses.