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The best cannabis posts from around the web

September 4, 2013
09/04/2013
DOJ Memo Could Help Legalize Pot in Other Countries

DOJ Memo Could Help Legalize Pot in Other Countries

An article on High Times explores the potential global effects of last week’s memo from the US Department of Justice stating that state-legal, strictly regulated marijuana enterprises will...
September 4, 2013
09/04/2013
India Police to Spray Maoist Rebels’ Marijuana Crops

India Police to Spray Maoist Rebels’ Marijuana Crops

Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa said Friday they planned to use aerial spraying to eradicate marijuana crops cultivated by Maoists rebels, the Times of India reported....
September 4, 2013
09/04/2013
Virginia NORML Adopts a Highway

Virginia NORML Adopts a Highway

A huge congratulations is due to NORML’s state chapter in the Old Dominion. Last week, Virginia NORML joined the ranks of the Kiwanis Club and the Cub Scouts when they...
September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
Nevada MMJ Business Licenses Could Be Issued By April 2014

Nevada MMJ Business Licenses Could Be Issued By April 2014

Nevada’s Department of Health is preparing its MMJ business regulations, and officials say the state could be ready to issue licenses for commercial growers and dispensaries by...
September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
“Jenny Kush”, Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado

“Jenny Kush”, Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado

On August 31, 2013, medical marijuana activist and founding member of Moms for Marijuana International “Jenny Kush”, 34, was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver going...
September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
NY Times: Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s

NY Times: Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s

An article on New York Times details an operation between local and federal drug agents and AT&T, the Hemisphere Project, which grants access to phone data from...
September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
Illinois MMJ Advocate Not Eligible Due To 2012 Possession Charge

Illinois MMJ Advocate Not Eligible Due To 2012 Possession Charge

Michelle DiGiacomo, a 53-year-old Chicago advocate that helped pass Illinois’ medical marijuana law, will not be eligible to receive her medication of choice because she was found in...
September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
Hopes High For Dunedin ‘South Pacific Cannabis Capital’ Plan

Hopes High For Dunedin ‘South Pacific Cannabis Capital’ Plan

Two New Zealand reform groups, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and Otago Norml, are hoping to make the city of Dunedin the cannabis capital of the South Pacific. The groups...
August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
Piece of the Week | Gummy Bear Pipe

Piece of the Week | Gummy Bear Pipe

I think most kids have a soft spot in their heart for gummy bears and if you share that memory, this gummy bear pipe should be in...
August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
Uruguay Sets Low Price for Marijuana at $2.50 Per Gram

Uruguay Sets Low Price for Marijuana at $2.50 Per Gram

In an approach completely different from what we’re seeing in Washington, and to a lesser extent, here in Colorado, Uruguay has set the price of their legal...
August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
Study: Cannabis Gives Improvement in Palliative Oncology Care

Study: Cannabis Gives Improvement in Palliative Oncology Care

The consumption of cannabis is effective in treating symptoms associated with cancer and conventional anti-cancer therapies, such as nausea, weight loss, pain, and fatigue, according to observational...
By: NORML
August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
Forbes: Should Your Aging Parent Try Medical Marijuana?

Forbes: Should Your Aging Parent Try Medical Marijuana?

In an article on Forbes, Carolyn Rosenblatt describes the experience of her 91-year-old mother-in-law using medical marijuana for the first time: What we see so far is that...
August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
100,000 NYC Residents Could Benefit From Medical Cannabis

100,000 NYC Residents Could Benefit From Medical Cannabis

More than 100,000 New York City residents suffering from serious medical conditions, such as cancer and chronic pain, could benefit from legal access to cannabis therapy, according...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
AG Eric Holder Says Yes Weed Can to States that Legalized Recreational Cannabis

AG Eric Holder Says Yes Weed Can to States that Legalized Recreational Cannabis

In what may come as a surprise to many weed advocates, Attorney General Eric Holder assured the governors of Washington and Colorado on Thursday that the federal government will...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.28)

Dispensaries are on the march in various states, even as in some places, localities fight rear-guard efforts. And there’s more medical marijuana news, too. Let’s get to...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Poll: Utah Voters Support Legalization of Medical Marijuana

Poll: Utah Voters Support Legalization of Medical Marijuana

A new poll of registered voters in Utah are opposed to the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, but are supportive of allowing the use of cannabis...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
John Hanger: Marijuana Reform Can Elect the Next PA Governor

John Hanger: Marijuana Reform Can Elect the Next PA Governor

While the general election for governor is still a little over a year away, things are heating up in Pennsylvania as Democrats vie for their party’s nomination...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Jennifer May is a devout Mormon and mother of 3, living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Stockton, has Drevet Syndrome and has suffered through...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Oregon 2014 Marijuana Legalization Initiative Likely

Oregon 2014 Marijuana Legalization Initiative Likely

Oregon activists organized as New Approach Oregon will try to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November 2014 ballot, the leader of the group told the Willamette...
August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.28)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.28)

by Phillip Smith, August 28, 2103 Two Texas cops lose their jobs, a California jail guard gets busted at the playground, a Tennessee sheriff’s lieutenant cops to...