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The best cannabis posts from around the web

May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Educator Wants to Use Marijuana to Fund Schools

Educator Wants to Use Marijuana to Fund Schools

An idea on a school superintendent candidate’s platform is causing a bit of a stir in South Carolina. Education superintendent candidate Sheila Gallagher wants to legalize marijuana to...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Minnesota House Offers Unworkable “Compromise” on Medical Marijuana

Minnesota House Offers Unworkable “Compromise” on Medical Marijuana

A new proposal has been put forth in the Minnesota House of Representatives to gut the existing medical marijuana bill and replace it with language that would only allow for...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Denver Testing Labs Barred From Taking Samples From Individuals

Denver Testing Labs Barred From Taking Samples From Individuals

State regulators began informing marijuana testing labs that as a condition of holding a state license to test, they may only accept samples from licensed recreational pot...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Missouri Bill Would Keep Marijuana Users Out of Jail

Missouri Bill Would Keep Marijuana Users Out of Jail

On April 24, the Missouri House and Senate passed a bill that would eliminate the possibility of jail time for people caught with up to 10 grams...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
NORML PAC Endorses Neda Bolourian for Montgomery County Council

NORML PAC Endorses Neda Bolourian for Montgomery County Council

NORML PAC has endorsed Neda Bolourian in her campaign to represent District 2 on the Montgomery County Council in Maryland. “NORML PAC believes that Neda will bring a fresh...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Piece of the Week | Glass Chillum for the Road

Piece of the Week | Glass Chillum for the Road

Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner, it’s time to check your bag to make sure you have a glass chillum for the road....
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Treating Brain Diseases With Marijuana

Treating Brain Diseases With Marijuana

Multiple sclerosis sufferers may benefit from taking medical marijuana, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. MS patients who used marijuana either as a pill or as an...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Advocates Launch VoteMedicalMarijuana.org to Track Voting Records for Individual Members of Congress

Advocates Launch VoteMedicalMarijuana.org to Track Voting Records for Individual Members of Congress

The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) relaunched its VoteMedicalMarijuana.org website today, an interactive online tool that provides voting statistics and a report card for each...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Connecticut Allows Medical Marijuana, but Hurdles Keep It Off Market

Connecticut Allows Medical Marijuana, but Hurdles Keep It Off Market

CT’s law approving the sale of marijuana for medical purposes has been on the books for two years, but the drug is still not available. Among the challenges...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Medical Marijuana On the Move in Minnesota Senate

Medical Marijuana On the Move in Minnesota Senate

Once again, the medical marijuana bill authored by Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Carly Melin cleared another legislative hurdle. The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to refer the bill...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
DEA Chief Opposes Marijuana Legalization, Supports Mandatory Minimums

DEA Chief Opposes Marijuana Legalization, Supports Mandatory Minimums

DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday to warn of the dangers of marijuana legalization and affirm her support for mandatory minimum sentences.0 Leonhart’s testimony put...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
With Banks Wary of Pot, Colorado Mulls Marijuana Bank

With Banks Wary of Pot, Colorado Mulls Marijuana Bank

A Colorado plan to set up the world’s first financial system for marijuana survived less than 24 hours before state lawmakers changed course and shelved the idea. The...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.30)

Medical marijuana continues hot and heavy in state legislatures across the country, there’s a petition for a patient denied access to a liver transplant in California, two...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access in Vermont Gets Final Approval

Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access in Vermont Gets Final Approval

On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate gave final approval to a bill that will improve access to medical marijuana and remove the arbitrary cap of 1,000 patients who may benefit from...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.30)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.30)

It’s a veritable cornucopia of corrupt cops this week. Major corruption scandals wind down in the Chicago suburbs and the Rio Grande Valley, LA deputies get popped...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Marijuana Delivery to Your Door in 40 Minutes or Less

Marijuana Delivery to Your Door in 40 Minutes or Less

Fueling your pot habit isn’t always easy: You had to get your dealer on the phone (often not possible) and then, usually, go to him. With the...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Past Marijuana Convictions Could Be Sealed if SB 218 Becomes Law in Colorado

Past Marijuana Convictions Could Be Sealed if SB 218 Becomes Law in Colorado

Colorado could be sealing any past marijuana convictions that Amendment 64 would have rendered impotent. If Senate Bill 218 is passed, Coloradans could petition to have their...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Feds to Deny Water to Washington Marijuana Growers?

Feds to Deny Water to Washington Marijuana Growers?

Washington’s licensed marijuana grow operations have put the first wave of the state’s legal weed into the ground. These new cultivation centers are nervous about having insufficient...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Chronicle Review Essay: Marijuana Policy Past and Future

Chronicle Review Essay: Marijuana Policy Past and Future

A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition by Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian (2014, The New Press, 264 pp., $14.04 PB Amazon) After Legalization: Understanding the Future...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

SA Members helped stop another bad bill in the state legislature today! An assembly committee just rejected a measure that would have made it a crime to drive...