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Obama Says No to Legalizing Marijuana
In a speech in Mexico City on Friday, President Obama shut the door on any possibility that he'll support efforts in his second term to legalize certain...
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Bill Would Force Super PACs to Reveal Their Donors
Legislation sponsored by Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Lisa Murkowski of Alaska would require Super PACs to reveal their sources of money.
Denver 420: High Times Cannabis Cup Demand Strong, Too Strong
Denver 420 High Times Cannabis Cup: As much as I love the cannabis scene home in the Bay Area, three of us were lucky enough...
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Pot Prices - March 2013
March 2013 Pot Prices from High Times: The US Price, Kind, and Mids indices all finished March below their previous month’s average...
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UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less
UNICEF's "Report Card 11" found that countries with more liberal drug laws had lower rates of youths who smoked marijuana than nations with stricter...
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Report: No Easy Options for Feds in Legal Marijuana States
A new report prepared for Congress from the CRS concludes the feds have no easy options to fight Washington and Colorado on legal marijuana, determining...
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NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said Tuesday “For about 40 years, we've decided that [prison] is how we solve almost every problem, whether it’s homelessness..
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Colorado: Pot Tour is Sold Out, But Company to Plan Others
Arthur Frommer's February prediction that pot tours would be a 2013 travel trend appears to be on the mark. My 420 Tours has sold...
Vet Wants to Legalize Pot for Dogs
Veterinarian Doug Kramer thinks that the THC in marijuana could help dogs and other pets with painful conditions that don't respond to other treatments...
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Marijuana Taxes in Colorado Could Exceed 30 Percent
Will Colorado voters choke on marijuana taxes at this level, even if the first $40 million goes towards school construction?
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Seattle Police Return Marijuana Taken from Street Dealers
In what the Seattle Police Department described as its “first time ever” event, authorities let go street dealers picked up during a police investigation...
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Rocky Mountain High: Marijuana Law May Lift State Economy
Colorado's tax receipts over the last fiscal year totaled $186 million from the more than 500 state medical marijuana businesses. Next year...
Washington DC Medical Marijuana Dispensary Hopes to Open Soon
After three years of waiting, The Takoma Wellness Center hopes to be one of the first medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington DC to open in mid-April.
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Former MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan Thanks Marijuana Growers for Hydroponics
Former MSNBC host, now kale & basil hydroponic farmer, Dylan Ratigan; “I’d like to issue a letter of gratitude to Tommy [Chong] & all the hydroponic marijuana...
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Canadian Biotech Firm Eyes Boulder for Marijuana-infused Tea Factory
Canadian biotech firm Abattis Bioceuticals plans to open a Boulder, Colorado plant to produce kombucha tea containing marijuana-based cannabidiol, or CBD...
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Forbes: Medical Marijuana Goes Even More Corporate
While the IRS assaults the medical marijuana industry via the abuse of Section 280E, Wall St is taking notice of all the M&A activity & ensuing green rush.
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Pot Prices - February 2013
February 2013 Pot Prices from High Times: US Price, Kind, and Mids indices all finished...
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New York City: 39,218 Low-level Marijuana Arrests in 2012
New York City: The NYPD made 39,218 low-level marijuana possession arrests in 2012 (and over 440,000 in past decade), each consuming an estimated...