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Colorado Joint Committee Sets First Meetings
The committee will be taking recommendations of the task force and turning them into laws. The joint committee is set to finish their work by March 29.
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Are Ex-DEA Reform Opponents Profiting from Prohibition?
Two of the former DEA officials who came out against new pot laws are facing criticism for running a company that may profit from keeping marijuana illegal.
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Copenhagen, Denmark Wants to Import Cannabis from Washington and Colorado
City officials in the capital of Denmark are anxious to legalize marijuana there and import cannabis supplies from Washington, Colorado or both, says...
NM Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes House
A decriminalization bill for possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults and depenalize the possession of up to a half pound narrowly passed.
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New Company to Begin Sales of Self-Contained Growing Systems
Anything Technologies Media Inc. and Quaestus Advisors have formed Whole Earth Systems LLC, which will build, market and sell self-contained growing systems
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CU Boulder to Shut Down 4/20 Smoke-Out Again
The University of Colorado - Boulder, once famed for its 4/20 smoke-out, has announced that it will once again be closing the campus to visitors on 4/20.
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Texas Marijuana Penalty Reduction Bill Hearing Today
House Bill 184 is scheduled for a hearing today, and would reduce penalties for marijuana possession in Texas.
UN Report Slams Cruel Drug Treatment as "Torture"
Referred to as drug treatment centers or 'reeducation through labor' centers, these are commonly run by police or security forces, or private companies.
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Maryland Health Secretary Backs Medical Marijuana Bill
Joshua Sharfstein, Maryland's health secretary, expressed support for Dan Morhaim's medical marijuana bills.
Here's Your Official Spring Breakers Vaporizer
For those of us who aren’t in Austin watching the Spring Breakers premiere: A24 Films and Silver Surfer Vaporizer are releasing official paraphernalia:
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Medical Marijuana Bill in Montana Would Ease Over-Regulation
Montana MMJ patients have dropped by about 75% and providers have dropped by more than 90%. A new medical marijuana bill would stop the stranglehold.
Portland (ME) Greens in Marijuana Legalization Referendum
There is a marijuana legalization bill pending in Maine legislature, but some activists in the state's largest city aren't waiting for elected officials.
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DC Marijuana Arrests Have Increased Over the Last Decade
In 2011, there were 4,300 marijuana arrests for possession in DC, doubling the 2,150 arrests in 2001. That's a 100% increase...
Bees Can Get Addicted to Caffeine-laced Nectar
Science is now telling us that bees will repeatedly go back to a plant to collect nectar, if the nectar is laced with caffeine. So bees are kind of like us!
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Grand Rapids Marijuana Dispensaries, Raided Wednesday, Still in Business
Grand Rapids police raided three medical marijuana dispensaries last Wednesday seizing nearly everything in sight; the Mid-Michigan Compassion Club, the...
Drug War Symposium, Cardozo Law School, NYC - 3/13
I am presenting at a symposium, "The War on Drugs: Working Toward a Ceasefire," this Wednesday 3/13 at Cardozo Law School in NYC. The event includes a...
Massachusetts Medical Society Calls for Study of Marijuana
The Massachusetts Medical Society, which steadfastly opposed the medical marijuana ballot question approved by voters in November, called on Friday for...
Reddit Cannabis Community R/Trees Celebrates 420,000 Members With NORML Fundraiser
R/Trees is closing in on 420,000 members. To celebrate, they offered to run a fundraiser to benefit NORML’s work to legalize marijuana in the United States.