Category: Best of the Web

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The best cannabis posts from around the web

April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Could Recreational Marijuana Business Surpass Ski Industry?

Could Recreational Marijuana Business Surpass Ski Industry?

Skiing pumps about $3 billion annually into Colorado’s economy, says Colorado Ski Country USA. Hunting, fishing and wildlife tourism brings in another $3 billion to the state, says...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
NORML Interviews: PA State Senator and US Congressional Candidate Daylin Leach

NORML Interviews: PA State Senator and US Congressional Candidate Daylin Leach

NORML recently interviewed Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach regarding marijuana law reform and the role it has played in state politics and his campaign. While serving in...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Colorado Orchestra Joins Pot Industry for Series of Concerts

Colorado Orchestra Joins Pot Industry for Series of Concerts

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra said  it will play a series of “cannabis-friendly” fundraising concerts sponsored by the state’s burgeoning pot industry. The orchestra hopes the unusual shows dubbed,...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
In Search of Greener Pastures, Techies Land in the Growing Marijuana Field

In Search of Greener Pastures, Techies Land in the Growing Marijuana Field

With more states weighing legalization of marijuana, weed is expected to flourish into a $10.2 billion market by 2018, according to the research arm of cannabis investment network ArcView...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Anonymous Tip From 911 Caller Now Probable Cause

Anonymous Tip From 911 Caller Now Probable Cause

American law enforcement can now forcibly pull motorists over based solely on the anonymous “911” tips they receive from highway rats. High Times reported the U.S. Supreme...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
NORML PAC Endorses Adam Ebbin for US Congress

NORML PAC Endorses Adam Ebbin for US Congress

Today, NORML PAC is pleased to announce its endorsement of Virginia State Senator Adam Ebbin in his campaign for U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District....
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Florida Senate Passes Low-THC Medical Marijuana Bill

Florida Senate Passes Low-THC Medical Marijuana Bill

The Florida Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal Monday legalizing a strain of marijuana that could stop life-threatening seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy. Supporters of...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Recent Quinnipiac Poll Shows Coloradans Still “Feel Good” About Legalizing Marijuana

Recent Quinnipiac Poll Shows Coloradans Still “Feel Good” About Legalizing Marijuana

On April 28, 2014, Quinnipiac University released poll data showing that Coloradans still “feel good” about legalizing marijuana. With a 14 percent margin (52-38 percent), voters believe marijuana legalization has been...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Medical Marijuana May Help Treat Symptoms of MS

Medical Marijuana May Help Treat Symptoms of MS

Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology reviewed more than 30 studies that compared the effects of medical marijuana to those of placebos in treating people with several conditions. They...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Move to Allow Medical Marijuana in Ohio

Move to Allow Medical Marijuana in Ohio

Ohio could be next to secure medical marijuana rights through an amendment being proposed to the state’s constitution called the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment.
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Medical Marijuana Could Be Legalized in New York This Spring

Medical Marijuana Could Be Legalized in New York This Spring

Bolstered by growing public acceptance and hints of support from Gov. Cuomo, proponents of pot as medicine believe newly re-drafted legislation will be approved in Albany this spring,...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Cannabis Causes Cardiovascular Apocalypse… Maybe.

Cannabis Causes Cardiovascular Apocalypse… Maybe.

Recently the folks over at Fox News (you know, that bastion of journalistic integrity) dropped a story with the following headline: “Marijuana use may lead to heart...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Report: Medical Marijuana Patients Face Many Barriers

Report: Medical Marijuana Patients Face Many Barriers

Leaf Science shares a report which followed 628 individuals who used cannabis for medical purposes during 2011 and 2012, revealing a pattern of systematic obstacles to accessing legal,...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Regulations Are Good for Patients

Regulations Are Good for Patients

Voters in California adopted the country’s first medical cannabis law in 1996, but the state has lagged behind in implementing it. The Medical Marijuana Program Act (SB...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Will Florida Gov. Scott Thwart Humane Bid for Limited Medical Marijuana?

Will Florida Gov. Scott Thwart Humane Bid for Limited Medical Marijuana?

Even if bills are approved by both chambers before the scheduled end of session next week, Gov. Scott of Florida might sink the effort with a veto. Scott signaled...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
I Can’t Stop Staring at These Vape Trick Videos

I Can’t Stop Staring at These Vape Trick Videos

The genus Selfie of the family Narcissus contains many species. There is the Selfie brunch and the Selfie drunk. But naturalists have only just begun to study a fascinating new breed, the...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Many Factors on the Road to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Many Factors on the Road to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Several factors converged on the road to marijuana legalization in CO: changing politics; the creation of strong medical marijuana regulatory structures; a smaller number of voters to...
April 25, 2014
04/25/2014
Two More Los Angeles Deputies in the Soup

Two More Los Angeles Deputies in the Soup

Two former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were charged with planting guns at a medical marijuana dispensary to support the arrest of two men in 2011, prosecutors...
April 25, 2014
04/25/2014
Colorado Enjoys Marijuana Legalization

Colorado Enjoys Marijuana Legalization

Legal marijuana sales began in Colorado on January 1, and now, just a few months in, Denver already appears to be well-placed to claim the title of...
April 25, 2014
04/25/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.23)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.23)

llinois patients can have guns, but New Hampshire patients can’t grow their own medicine. And California counties stay busy as the legislature ponders actually regulating medical marijuana...