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The best cannabis posts from around the web

January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Program Has $23,000,000 Surplus

Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Program Has $23,000,000 Surplus

Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Program (MMP) has a surplus of $23,534,952.42, accumulated over the Program’s almost 5-year existence, from overpayment of fees. MI’s legislature approved in this year’s budget...
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Rhode Island Poll Finds Strong Support for Marijuana

Rhode Island Poll Finds Strong Support for Marijuana

Earlier today, MPP released a new poll finding that a clear majority of Rhode Islanders support “changing Rhode Island law to regulate and tax marijuana similarly to...
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Wyoming Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Sponsored

Wyoming Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Sponsored

Wyoming Rep. James Byrd has sponsored House Bill 49, which would decriminalize up to an ounce of cannabis in the state. Someone caught with up to a half...
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Wisconsin Bill Introduced to Treat Marijuana Like Alcohol

Wisconsin Bill Introduced to Treat Marijuana Like Alcohol

Wisconsin State Representative Melissa Sargent (D – Madison) is asking her colleagues to sign on to her bill to replace Wisconsin’s marijuana prohibition with a system that...
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Marijuana Contests to Join Denver County Fair

Marijuana Contests to Join Denver County Fair

This year, the Denver County Fair will host several marijuana-related contests, granting awards for fine plants, joint-rolling and even Dorito-eating.
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Pro-Marijuana Billboards to Surround the Super Bowl

Pro-Marijuana Billboards to Surround the Super Bowl

With teams from each state that legalized marijuana going to the Super Bowl, MPP has sprung for billboards in the area.
January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Study: Illness Caused by Synthetic Pot on the Rise

Study: Illness Caused by Synthetic Pot on the Rise

New research from the Colorado School of Medicine, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, highlights the dangers of using synthetic marijuana, marketed under such brands...
January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Will Go to the Voters!

Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Will Go to the Voters!

Just moments ago, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion approving a medical marijuana initiative for the November ballot. The initiative, the Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions constitutional amendment,...
January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Seeking Alpha: Is CannaVest’s Sky-High Valuation Justified?

Seeking Alpha: Is CannaVest’s Sky-High Valuation Justified?

Seeking Alpha reports the meteoric rise of CannaVest, Inc. over the past year, asking if the sky-high valuation and 37-fold increase in market cap, is justified.
January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol

Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol

Patrick Kennedy, chairman of anti-pot crusading Project SAM, has finally admitted that marijuana is safer than alcohol. He still argues in favor of prohibition.
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
Weed Friendly Bed and Breakfast Opens in Denver

Weed Friendly Bed and Breakfast Opens in Denver

New York Times reports that a clothing optional, weed friendly bed and breakfast opening in Denver.
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
German Cannabis Activist George Wurth Wins a Million Euros!

German Cannabis Activist George Wurth Wins a Million Euros!

Big congratulations are in order for our German brethren. They have scored a major publicity and resource coup that will definitely help them advance the cause. Cannabis...
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
With Legalization, Garden State Would Get a Lot Greener

With Legalization, Garden State Would Get a Lot Greener

Senator Scutari of New Jersey plans to introduce legislation similar to Colorado’s Amendment 64, rightly claiming that legalization would generate and save millions.
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!

Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!

The Florida Department of Elections reported today that the Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions initiative has more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The department...
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
Holder Says Marijuana Banking Rules Coming Soon

Holder Says Marijuana Banking Rules Coming Soon

Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the Obama administration would soon announce regulations that would allow banks to do business with legal marijuana businesses. Financial institutions have been scared...
January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Piece of the Week | Smoking Garden Gnomes: Chillum and Pipe

Piece of the Week | Smoking Garden Gnomes: Chillum and Pipe

Who could resist a garden gnome pipe or chillum? I would suggest pulling out one of these pieces when your friends are good and baked, or even...
January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Repeat After Me: Marijuana Is Not Poisonous to Pets

Repeat After Me: Marijuana Is Not Poisonous to Pets

Steve Elliott slams ignorant mainstream reporters for repeatedly reporting marijuana poisoning in pets. Marijuana is not poisonous to pets, or any mammal.
January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
For First Time, CBS News Poll Has Majority for Marijuana Legalization

For First Time, CBS News Poll Has Majority for Marijuana Legalization

For the first time since the CBS News Poll first asked the question back in 1979, a slim majority of Americans support marijuana legalization. In the latest CBS...
January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Louisiana Citizens to Lawmakers: We Want Medical Marijuana

Louisiana Citizens to Lawmakers: We Want Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana advocates gathered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to tell lawmakers to legalize the plant for medicinal uses.
January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Book Review Essay: The Drug War Past, Present, and Future

Book Review Essay: The Drug War Past, Present, and Future

Drugs, Crime, and Violence: From Trafficking to Treatment by Howard Rahtz (2013, Hamilton Press, 141 pp., $25.98 PB Amazon) The Drug Wars in America, 1940-1973 by Kathleen Frydl (2013,...