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The best cannabis posts from around the web

March 17, 2014
03/17/2014
Colorado Residents May Get a Refund for Pot Tax

Colorado Residents May Get a Refund for Pot Tax

Budget advisers for Colorado crunched the numbers and revealed the state could be forced to refund as much as $100 million to taxpayers. The state’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Piece of the Week | Lizard Pipes

Piece of the Week | Lizard Pipes

This week we step back to the hobbyist world of Etsy and take a look at some fun Lizard Pipes. Lizard Pipes These pipes are handcrafted by...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Marijuana Hearings Reflect Public Opinion Shift

Marijuana Hearings Reflect Public Opinion Shift

Roughly 100 people rallied outside the State House to support a Colorado-style system to legalize marijuana, an idea that got a hearing later in the day. A committee...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Colorado Dispensary Honors CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta With New Strain, Joint Specials

Colorado Dispensary Honors CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta With New Strain, Joint Specials

Last year, the Boulder-based dispensary Helping Hands Herbals named a strain of weed in honor of CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, after the high profile physician reversed his...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Why Marijuana Is Still Off-Limits for Researchers in Colorado

Why Marijuana Is Still Off-Limits for Researchers in Colorado

Researchers at Institutions of higher education have an obligation to comply with federal drug laws as a condition of receiving grant funding or other financial assistance under...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Does Medical Marijuana Equal Bad Parenting?

Does Medical Marijuana Equal Bad Parenting?

“Your baby doesn’t need to be subjected to marijuana,” an officer says, in an audio recording. The couple have legal prescriptions for the marijuana in their home. “I told...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Say What? UNODC Panel Says Criminalizing Drug Use “Not Beneficial”

Say What? UNODC Panel Says Criminalizing Drug Use “Not Beneficial”

Yep, you read that right. The global anti-drug bureaucracy doesn’t think it’s a good idea to criminalize drug use. As the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) notes: Today, a...
March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Marijuana Oil Bill Passes Kentucky Senate

Marijuana Oil Bill Passes Kentucky Senate

Lawmakers might make marijuana oil legal in Kentucky; the state Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would make the controversial oil available to treat children with uncontrollable...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
First-Ever Marijuana Job Fair May Draw 1,000

First-Ever Marijuana Job Fair May Draw 1,000

A groundbreaking job fair in Colorado is expected to attract at least 15 potential employers catering to the state’s burgeoning pot business. Smoking marijuana is not a prerequisite to getting...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)

Marijuana and epilepsy are in the news, Sanjay Gupta strikes again, and state houses across the country are grappling with medical marijuana and CBD bills. Let’s get...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.12)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.12)

More prison guards gone bad, another Philadelphia cop gets in trouble, a Kentucky narc has problems, and a DC-area cop gets her hand slapped. Let’s get to...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Anti-Pot Group Complains Coloradans Not Buying Enough Pot

Anti-Pot Group Complains Coloradans Not Buying Enough Pot

But is Project SAM right to suggest that annual tax revenue from the Coloradan recreational marijuana business will be more like $24 million than $118 million next...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
New Hampshire House of Representatives Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Marijuana Decriminalization

New Hampshire House of Representatives Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Marijuana Decriminalization

  Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 215 to 92 in favor of House Bill 1625. This legislation to significantly reduce marijuana penalties in New...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
California Democrats Officially Add Marijuana Legalization to Platform

California Democrats Officially Add Marijuana Legalization to Platform

California Democrats approved adding a position in support of taxing and regulating marijuana to the party’s platform Sunday, despite opposition from Gov. Jerry Brown (D). This is a major shift...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Iowa Board Rules Against Medical Marijuana

Iowa Board Rules Against Medical Marijuana

Stories of children suffering rare forms of epilepsy and other ailments weren’t enough Wednesday to convince an Iowa board to recommend a medical marijuana program for the...
March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
WSJ Poll Results: Weed Is Less Harmful Than Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar

WSJ Poll Results: Weed Is Less Harmful Than Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar

A new NBC News / WSJ poll asked Americans which one of the these four substances is most harmful for your health. The answers, in order of...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Minnesota Medical Marijuana Bill Hits Stalemate

Minnesota Medical Marijuana Bill Hits Stalemate

A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota was put on hold Tuesday at the Capitol after negotiations with law enforcement hit a stalemate. Rep. Carly Melin...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Marijuana Pipe Makers Won’t Chill Out

Marijuana Pipe Makers Won’t Chill Out

A Minneapolis businessman breached an agreement to sell the trade name for a ceramic smoking pipe called Hive even after he received a $50,000 check in the...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Medical Marijuana and ‘The Entourage Effect’

Medical Marijuana and ‘The Entourage Effect’

Mechoulam believes all the components of the cannabis plant likely exert some therapeutic effect, more than any single compound alone. Marijuana may offer its most profound benefit as...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Google Hangout Tonight 8pm EDT on Sanjay Gupta’s “Weed 2” and Epilepsy

Google Hangout Tonight 8pm EDT on Sanjay Gupta’s “Weed 2” and Epilepsy

New Scientific Review of Epilepsy and Medical Marijuana Provides Scientific Foundation for Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s Claims “Cannabis in the Treatment of Epilepsy” comes as demand grows for...