NORML’s Keith Stroup, Erik Altieri on The Bob Edwards Show
NORML Founder/Legal Counsel Keith Stroup and NORML Communications Director, Erik Altieri, sat down with Bob Edwards on his SiriusXM talk radio program.
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Seattle Marijuana Grow Zoning Rules Up for Council Vote
The proposed marijuana grow zoning rules would keep grow operations away from the city's waterways and set the maximum area for a single grow op.
Colorado Governor Signs Marijuana Bills
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed four bills to establish a legal, marijuana market and begin the development for industrial hemp production.
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Portland, ME Legalization Effort Exceeds Signature Threshold
A marijuana legalization effort in Portland, Maine has gathered more than twice the required signatures to put the question before voters.
Fail: Drug Czar Tries to Link Marijuana and Crime
The nation’s so-called ‘drug czar’, Gil Kerlikowske, convened a press conference last week to release new government data on drug use in America.
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Nevada Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Moves to Senate
Nevada's medical marijuana dispensary bill passed a final hearing in the Senate Finance Committee and now moves to the senate for a third reading and vote.
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Forbes: Hemp a Win-Win for Economy and Environment
A comprehensive article on Forbes explains the history of hemp prohibition, the usefulness of the hemp plant and economic reasons for the US to legalize it.
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CA Assembly Considers Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill
The bill would set up a division in the department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for medical marijuana regulation and licensing.
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Louisiana House OKs Bill to Lessen Some Marijuana Sentences
Yesterday, the Louisiana House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to reduce harsh marijuana sentences for possession.
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Jerry Duval, Medical Marijuana Patient, Headed to Same Federal Prison Facility as Boston Bomber
In the face of public pressure, the Department of Justice will allow Jerry Duval, a seriously ill medical marijuana patient with both a kidney and a pancreas transplant, to serve his 10-year sentence for marijuana-related offenses in a federal facility capable of meeting his medical needs.
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Arizona Mom, Yanira Maldonado, Mexico Marijuana Drug Arrest 'About Money,' Husband Says
The family of an Arizona mother of seven, Yanira Maldonado, being held in a Mexican jail vehemently denies charges that she was trying to smuggle about 12 pounds of marijuana back into the United States.
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Time: How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Marijuana
For nearly a century, the United States has been one of the fiercest advocates and practitioners of marijuana prohibition in the world. At the height of the America’s anti-pot fervor in the 1950s and ’60s, one could even receive life imprisonment for simple possession of the drug.
MI Medical Marijuana Patients Surrender for Prison Sentence
Several Michigan medical marijuana patients and caregivers are being forced to surrender to federal authorities to serve out lengthy prison terms.
British Columbia Seniors Are Using Medical Marijuana to Get a Good Night's Sleep
Before Cherie Scott goes to sleep every night, the 86-year-old has a sweet bedtime snack: a marijuana cookie.
Brookings Webcast: The Politics of Marijuana Legalization
Governance Studies at Brookings, Washington Office on Latin America will host a public forum to discuss changing attitudes towards marijuana legalization.
Cannabis and Diabetes | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference
Here is a very comprehensive list of research articles, abstracts, news stories and other references about cannabis and diabetes.
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Michigan Forming Marijuana Panel - 3 Years Late
The marijuana panel finally formed in December 2012, achieved nothing, and was recently disbanded. A new panel is now being formed.
Oregon Raids on Patient Resource Centers Target Activists for Medical Marijuana
Lori Duckworth, Leland Duckworth, Dave Bond and Michael Schanno were arrested in Southern Oregon; Chelsea Hopkins and Jill Tanner were arrested in Eugene according to the Register-Guard in a coordinated search warrant execution targeting the medical marijuana resource centers.