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The best cannabis posts from around the web

June 26, 2014
06/26/2014
Regressive Measure Passed Blocking Marijuana Decriminalization in Washington, D.C

Regressive Measure Passed Blocking Marijuana Decriminalization in Washington, D.C

The House Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to the 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill intended to prevent the District of Columbia from implementing its...
June 26, 2014
06/26/2014
USDA Releases Official Workplace Policy on Marijuana, Highlights State and Federal Law Conflict

USDA Releases Official Workplace Policy on Marijuana, Highlights State and Federal Law Conflict

In a memo obtained by NORML, released in late May, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) clarified their drug policy in light of the growing number...
June 26, 2014
06/26/2014
Washington Prepares for Marijuana Retail Sales

Washington Prepares for Marijuana Retail Sales

Washington state’s Liquor Control Board will issue about 20 licenses for marijuana retail stores on July 7th and the stores that are ready can open the next...
June 26, 2014
06/26/2014
Philadelphia’s Top Cop: We’ll Ignore Weed Decrim

Philadelphia’s Top Cop: We’ll Ignore Weed Decrim

The Philadelphia City Council just voted 13-3 to end the criminalization of an ounce or less of marijuana, however the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Police Commissioner Charles...
June 25, 2014
06/25/2014
The Rand Paul-Cory Booker Amendment Runs Into Problems

The Rand Paul-Cory Booker Amendment Runs Into Problems

As MPP previously reported, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) cosponsored an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would...
June 25, 2014
06/25/2014
Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle

Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle

The medical cannabis community has recently received some major support from well known doctors, Dr. Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. This trend of physicians supporting medical cannabis...
June 25, 2014
06/25/2014
International Cannabis Update: Czech Republic, a Cannabis Mess

International Cannabis Update: Czech Republic, a Cannabis Mess

The Czech Republic has been seen in the past twenty years as a very liberal country in terms of attitude towards the cannabis plant and the laws...
June 25, 2014
06/25/2014
UK Edging Closer to Legalization of Cannabis as British Medical Association Debates ‘Health Issue’

UK Edging Closer to Legalization of Cannabis as British Medical Association Debates ‘Health Issue’

Delegates at the British Medical Association’s annual representative meeting in Harrogate are to debate whether cannabis should be legalized. “Existing drug policy is contradictory and ineffective. The...
June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Study: Habitual Marijuana Smoking Not Associated With Increased Risk of Lung Cancer

Study: Habitual Marijuana Smoking Not Associated With Increased Risk of Lung Cancer

Subjects who regularly inhale cannabis smoke possess no greater risk of contracting lung cancer than do those who consume it occasionally or not at all, according to...
June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Medical Marijuana 101: Mass. Doctors Head to the Classroom

Medical Marijuana 101: Mass. Doctors Head to the Classroom

“I’d like to start helping people get their mind wrapped around what are we talking about today with a case,” Dr. Alan Ehrlich said, looking out over...
June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Philadelphia Bill Seeks to End Arrests in Cases of Minor Marijuana Possession

Philadelphia Bill Seeks to End Arrests in Cases of Minor Marijuana Possession

A bill that would allow Philadelphia’s police department to cease arrests in minor marijuana possession cases has passed the City Council with a veto-proof majority, Reading Eagle...
June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Legalization Won’t Hurt Cartels… Much

Legalization Won’t Hurt Cartels… Much

An interesting piece was published on Cracked.com called “5 Insane Things I Learned About Drugs As An Undercover Agent.” While a good read taken as a whole,...
June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Group Marches Through NC in Support of Medical Marijuana

Group Marches Through NC in Support of Medical Marijuana

As lawmakers try to decide if they’ll legalize a form of medical marijuana, a group of men supporting a broadening of medical marijuana use is walking across...
June 24, 2014
06/24/2014
Alzheimer’s Caused by Loss of Cannabinoids, Study Shows

Alzheimer’s Caused by Loss of Cannabinoids, Study Shows

Early deficits in Alzheimer’s may be caused by blockage of the brain’s cannabinoids, according to new research out of Stanford University School of Medicine. These compounds are...
June 23, 2014
06/23/2014
Marijuana Considered for Looser Restrictions by U.S. FDA

Marijuana Considered for Looser Restrictions by U.S. FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is conducting an analysis at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s request on whether the U.S. should downgrade the classification of marijuana as a...
June 23, 2014
06/23/2014
Connecticut: Governor Signs Hemp Feasibility Measure Into Law

Connecticut: Governor Signs Hemp Feasibility Measure Into Law

014 Democrat Gov. Dannel Malloy this week signed legislation, House Bill 5476, to study the feasibility of establishing a regulated commercial hemp industry. The measure calls on...
By: NORML
June 23, 2014
06/23/2014
The Drug War is the Other War Bush-Era Neocons Can’t Quit

The Drug War is the Other War Bush-Era Neocons Can’t Quit

Reason’s Nick Gillespie calls out George W. Bush’s drug czar, John P. Walters, for his written delusion in Politico that the current drug war has victory around the corner. Walters peddles...
June 23, 2014
06/23/2014
Xternal Cannabis-Infused Mud Mask: Using Topical Cannabis

Xternal Cannabis-Infused Mud Mask: Using Topical Cannabis

This powerful cannabis-infused cosmetic from Xternal has a relaxing herbal aroma and with the help of bentonite clay and eucalyptus oil (tea tree) it not only draws toxins...
June 20, 2014
06/20/2014
Piece of the Week | Trippin’ Rainbow Owl Pipe

Piece of the Week | Trippin’ Rainbow Owl Pipe

‘Heady’ is the first word that comes to mind when I gaze into this hypnotic rainbow owl belly. I think I’m comin’ up just looking at it....
June 20, 2014
06/20/2014
Massive Cloud of Marijuana Smoke Hangs Over Albanian Village

Massive Cloud of Marijuana Smoke Hangs Over Albanian Village

Plumes of pungent smoke rise above the small but prosperous southern Albanian village of Lazarat, while gunfire and the occasional rocket-propelled grenade or even mortar greet the...