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The best cannabis posts from around the web

May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
St. Louis Mayor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Measure

St. Louis Mayor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Measure

Yesterday, St. Louis mayor Francis Slay signed a marijuana decriminalization measure into law. The new law will make possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana punishable...
May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
NH Senate Panel Removes Home Grow Option from MMJ Bill

NH Senate Panel Removes Home Grow Option from MMJ Bill

New Hampshire’s medical marijuana bill, House Bill 573, was approved by a Senate committee by a 5-0 vote. Unfortunately, since they also removed the home grow option from the...
May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
Congress Forms “Over-Criminalization” Task Force

Congress Forms “Over-Criminalization” Task Force

Ten members of the House Judiciary Committee have agreed to form an Over-Criminalization Task Force to review the expansion of the federal criminal code and make recommendations...
May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
San Francisco Considers Allowing More Dispensaries

San Francisco Considers Allowing More Dispensaries

In response to a new proposal to clamp down even more on locations for medical marijuana dispensaries, San Francisco medical marijuana advocates are asking the city to...
May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
Full Vermont Senate Gives Initial Approval to Marijuana Bill

Full Vermont Senate Gives Initial Approval to Marijuana Bill

The Vermont Senate voted 24-6 Tuesday to give initial approval to a bill that would decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana. After the Senate gives its...
May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
5 Nanogram Marijuana DUI Bill Passes in CO

5 Nanogram Marijuana DUI Bill Passes in CO

Despite the fact that a 5 nanogram THC limit has been shown to be a faulty method to show impairment, Colorado lawmakers have still passed HB 1325,...
May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
Woman Sues, Calls ‘American Weed’ Cop a Publicity Hound

Woman Sues, Calls ‘American Weed’ Cop a Publicity Hound

City police in Colorado invaded a woman’s privacy by bringing along a TV crew that filmed an abusive home raid on her medical marijuana plants, for which...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Humboldt County Considers MMJ Outdoor Grow Ordinance

Humboldt County Considers MMJ Outdoor Grow Ordinance

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is considering an outdoor grow ordinance for medical marijuana growers. The ordinance would require registered medical marijuana growers to identify their...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two more New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries may open soon, bringing the state’s total to three. In addition to the Montclair dispensary that opened last December, a...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Global Marijuana March – Like 4/20 Everywhere

Global Marijuana March – Like 4/20 Everywhere

Saturday, marijuana reform activists and supporters gathered to march the streets of the planet in support of marijuana reform. The global marijuana march was truly that, here...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Former ICE Agent Makes a Case for Legalization in Alabama

Former ICE Agent Makes a Case for Legalization in Alabama

In a great article on The Daily Chronic, former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Jamie Haase urges his fellow Alabama citizens to be the first...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line

CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line

Since the passage of Colorado’s Amendment 64, several non-profit cannabis collectives have emerged to provide marijuana to members. The non-profits are allowed to share their marijuana under...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

The California Supreme Court ruled today that municipalities possess the legal authority to prohibit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries. The unanimous ruling upheld a 4th District Court of...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana

Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana

The Aurora city council has scheduled a meeting for May 20 to discuss regulating marijuana in the city. One of the ideas that the Denver suburb is...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier

Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier

With weed being decriminalized in numerous states across the country, “man’s best friend” is not being left out of the movement. Veterinarian Doug Kramer has been investigating...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
California Marijuana DUI Case Results in Victory for USC Student

California Marijuana DUI Case Results in Victory for USC Student

A USC senior recently beat marijuana DUI charges with a 9-3 verdict. Her defense attorney demonstrated she could operate a motor vehicle with the same caution characteristic...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
More Racial Profiling Claims in NYC, Marijuana Charges Abound

More Racial Profiling Claims in NYC, Marijuana Charges Abound

New York City police racially profile blacks and Latinos to “manufacture” marijuana offenses against them, five Bronx residents claim in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff Maurosol Felix sued New...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana

Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana

The Pediatric Academic Societies’ (PAS) most recent study of 315 college students “supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana” because they found tobacco...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists’ Kids

Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists’ Kids

Idaho is officially not a marijuana-friendly state. Although it is bordered on most sides by medical marijuana states (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana), it so far refuses...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown

Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown

Last week, 11 Seattle medical marijuana businesses received shutdown letters from the DEA. One of those targeted is a small medical marijuana collective in Ballard, The Only Natural,...