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The best cannabis posts from around the web

May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.07)

A bid to ease access to medical marijuana for vets failed in Congress, but not by much; California continues to grapple with local regulation issues, limited CBD...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Autistic Boy Thrives With Custom Strain of Marijuana

Autistic Boy Thrives With Custom Strain of Marijuana

Marijuana is contributing to a better quality of life for many patients suffering from serious, debilitating medical conditions. Mieko Hester-Perez’s nine-year-old son, Joey, was diagnosed at an early age...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.07)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.07)

More jail guards gone bad, a Florida cop slinging steroids heads for prison, a California cop stealing pain pills from the elderly does too, and so does...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Cannabis as Currency

Cannabis as Currency

The use of cannabis as a de facto currency predates the founding of the United States and may be found in the historical record in the early 17th century. Hemp:...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Federal Government to Increase Its Supply of Marijuana for Clinical Research

Federal Government to Increase Its Supply of Marijuana for Clinical Research

Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the US government’s production of research-grade cannabis. Last week, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) publicly announced in the Federal...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Federal Judge Denies Washington Family’s State Law Defense

Federal Judge Denies Washington Family’s State Law Defense

U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle of the Eastern District of Washington rejected the planned medical marijuana defense of Larry Harvey, 70, his wife Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, 55,...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Nevada High Court Delays Marijuana Advice for Lawyers

Nevada High Court Delays Marijuana Advice for Lawyers

Members of the Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for more time before deciding on a request from the State Bar to provide legal protections for lawyers...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
London School of Economics Report Calls for New Approaches to Drug Policy

London School of Economics Report Calls for New Approaches to Drug Policy

A report from the London School of Economics released Monday night outlines the enormous negative outcomes and collateral damage from the war on drugs and calls for...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
New Rules in Uruguay Create a Legal Marijuana Market

New Rules in Uruguay Create a Legal Marijuana Market

Uruguay has published regulations for a new, legal marijuana market, a measure approved by lawmakers there in December. The law and the new regulations make Uruguay the...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Over 2,000 Texans Protest Unjust Marijuana Laws With DFW NORML

Over 2,000 Texans Protest Unjust Marijuana Laws With DFW NORML

On Saturday, over two thousand Texans joined DFW NORML in Ft. Worth to rally against the prohibition of marijuana. The rally was part of an all day event hosted...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Minnesota Senate Passes Medical Pot Legislation

Minnesota Senate Passes Medical Pot Legislation

By a vote of 48-18, senators approved the legislation that would make Minnesota the first state to prohibit patients from smoking marijuana to ease their symptoms. Twenty-one...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Florida Poll: Majority of Voters Back Legalization, Super-Majority Endorse Medical Cannabis

Florida Poll: Majority of Voters Back Legalization, Super-Majority Endorse Medical Cannabis

Nearly nine out of ten Floridians support legalizing the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and a majority support allowing adults to possess the plant for any...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Larry Harvey Goes to Washington DC to Lobby Congress Ahead of May 12th Trial

Federal Medical Marijuana Defendant Larry Harvey Goes to Washington DC to Lobby Congress Ahead of May 12th Trial

  Medical marijuana patient Larry Harvey, 70, is traveling to Washington, D.C. this week to persuade Congress to stop funding unnecessary federal prosecutions like his. Harvey is...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Marijuana Changes Advance in Colorado Legislature

Marijuana Changes Advance in Colorado Legislature

The Colorado legislature neared agreement Monday on a series of marijuana spending and regulation plans, all modest proposals compared with last year’s splashy set of pot bills...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Florida House Approves Cannabidiol Bill

Florida House Approves Cannabidiol Bill

On Thursday, the Florida House voted 111-7 in support of a bill that will exempt a limited group of very sick people from criminal laws for using...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Ripples of Hope: Pennsylvania Parents Seek Broader Cannabis Legislation

Ripples of Hope: Pennsylvania Parents Seek Broader Cannabis Legislation

Ladybud reports several Pennsylvania families received emails from the office of  Governor Tom Corbett, announcing he wants new legislation to implement a program to research cannabis oil at...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Uruguay’s Mujica Is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay’s Mujica Is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay will formally unveil the regulations for its legal marijuana commerce next week, although the broad outlines are already known. The stuff will be genetically tracked from seed to sale and...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
The Largest Marijuana March Ever? 150,000 Protest in Buenos Aires!

The Largest Marijuana March Ever? 150,000 Protest in Buenos Aires!

Good Golly, Miss Mary Jane! I’ve been watching marijuana legalization marches for a long time and I’ve never seen a crowd like this. The organizers of the Argentine...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
A $300 Blunt, The Cannabis Titanic, and Other Insane Things Made of Weed

A $300 Blunt, The Cannabis Titanic, and Other Insane Things Made of Weed

Animal New York reports that the artisan known only as Afgoo_Head may be the world’s greatest cannabis craftsman. While others are content to simply wrap their blunts in increasingly...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Medical Marijuana Patients Claim Pot Shop Limits Increase Pollution

Medical Marijuana Patients Claim Pot Shop Limits Increase Pollution

Medical marijuana patients sued San Diego, claiming its restrictions on the number of pot shops in the city exacerbate pollution by increasing the number of people who...