Category
The best cannabis posts from around the web
4087 articles
Alaska Common Ground is hosting a free public forum on the Alaska's marijuana legalization initiative, ballot measure 2. The forum will present a balanced panel with experts discussing the pros and cons of the initiative...
On Thursday of last week, Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray took the bold step of putting physicians in charge of determining which of their patients should use medical marijuana therapy, quietly signing B20-0876, the Medical Marijuana Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2014.
Colorado is the 2nd most active in issuing state and federal wiretap authorizations, and 9 out of 10 such wiretaps concern drug offenses. DailyFinance speculates if the number of wiretaps..
The newly formed department charged with creating and regulating the national cannabis market in Uruguay, the Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA), is accepting bids from cannabis cultivators until August 18th.
The New York Times had its first-ever full-page marijuana-related ad run on the heels of its editorial board calling for the drug's legalization. The ad, from a company called Leafly, ran on page 17 in the paper's A section, and featured the tagline "Just Say Know."
The passage of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended possession and consumption of cannabis by qualified patients has not led to an increase in adolescents’ use of the plant,
The New York Times publicly endorsed the legalization of weed last week, and followed up with numerous articles supporting its position. The paper addressed some of the xenophobic and medically inaccurate reefer madness myths surrounding the plant...
Ever since recreational marijuana sales got started earlier this month in Washington state, some residents have been complaining that they cannot relax in their backyard without having their olfactory receptor assaulted by their neighbor’s burning nugs. As of right now, residents have no choice but to deal with the smell.
Faced with growing concern about the use of marijuana "edibles" and taking preemptive steps toward industry self-education and self-regulation, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) announced...
Florida pot dispensers could truck their product to patients, under a revised rule proposed by health regulators in advance of a workshop Friday about the state's move to a limited type of medical marijuana.
A Southern California-based, pro-weed, anti-government activist who goes by the name Reverend Bud Green has claimed responsibility for replacing two American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge with two bleached white last week.
A CBD-only (THC < 0.3%) bill introduced in Congress that would create an exemption to the CSA may seem like a great thing, but the THC percentage is extremely low and some worry it will limit not only the availability of strains, but also their effectiveness.
After a decade and a couple hundred thousand dollars, I have learned that although it worked to an extent, the Big Pharma drug was likely sending me to an early grave while fueling record profits for the drug companies, doctors and hospitals I trusted with my health.
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 30, 2014:
On July 22, the federal government initiated "Operation Shattered" with the stated intention of cracking down on individuals involved in causing butane hash oil-related explosions in Washington State. As part of Operation Shattered, the feds charged eight individuals...
Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that the majority of Americans believe that the adult use of the plant ought to be legal.
The Primary Children's Hospital in Utah is recruiting a total of 25 children with intractable epilepsy, age 2-17. The cannabis extract study, led by Neurologist Francis Filloux, has yet to be assigned a start date, pending approval from the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.
The good news: South Portland, Maine officials have informed us that we collected enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would make marijuana legal for adults.
