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MI Medical Marijuana Collective Tries New Business Model
Since dispensaries were outlawed in Michigan, one medical marijuana collective is trying to find a new way to help patients, earn a living and stay legal.
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Texas to Drug Test Some Unemployment Applicants
A bill that would require some people seeking unemployment to undergo drug tests has become law. But critics say it is a waste of time and taxpayer dollars.
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Marijuana Advocate Rolling His Way to the White House
Curtis Kyle, a Michigan resident with cerebral palsy who has used a wheelchair his whole life, is "rolling to the White House” to talk to politicians...
Big Sentencing Ruling from the Supreme Court
There was a big Supreme Court ruling today. A 5-4 majority extended an important sentencing reform that began with in the 2000 case Apprendi v. New Jersey.
Four Marijuana Videos: Some Funny, Some Informative
There are four new videos worth checking out, two provide comic relief…two provide contrasting views about cannabis prohibition.
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Push for Legalization Underway in Alaska
Alaska's Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell certified an application for a marijuana legalization initiative on Friday.
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ACLU: The War on Marijuana Has a Latino Data Problem
Latino folks, rather than being counted separately, are likely counted with white folks. This means that those numbers are even more out of whack.
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Maine Medical Marijuana Bill Would Allow Pesticides on Plants
Medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to treat plants with certain low-risk pesticides if a bill enacted by the Maine Legislature on Friday makes it into law.
Feds Expected to Back Monitor of New York Police
With a federal judge to order sweeping reforms to the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk program, the Justice Department plans to intervene.
Colorado Governor Signs Law Regulating State Hemp Production
Governor Hickenlooper signed legislation into law creating a new program within the Department of Agriculture to oversee the commercial hemp production.
DC Residents Can Finally Apply for Medical Marijuana Cards
The Department of Health in Washington DC is finally accepting applications for medical marijuana cards, and the first dispensary could open in a few weeks.
The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars
Two reports came out today about the federal government's attacks on medical marijuana providers.
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Seattle Visitors Bureau: Questions Remain About Pot Tourism
Visit Seattle knows that tourism will increase with marijuana legalization, but says many questions need answers before they can count pot tourism dollars.
Nevada: Governor Signs Cannabis Dispensary Measure Into Law
Senate Bill 374 imposes limits on the home cultivation of cannabis if patients reside within 25-miles of an operating dispensary.
Moving Toward Legal Marijuana Commerce in Washington State
It is now legal in Washington to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, but a full-blown marijuana commerce industry doesn't happen overnight.
Feds Raid Another 103 SoCal Marijuana Stores
Federal agents raided 103 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles County. The U.S. Attorney's Office called the targets "illegal marijuana stores."
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Arizona Legalization Effort Collecting Signatures for 2014
An initiative for marijuana legalization that would amend Arizona's constitution, much like Colorado's Amendment 64, was filed yesterday.
Drug Prohibitions Hurt Science, Researchers Charge
A group of scientists argue that global drug prohibition has not only compounded the harms of drug use, but also produced the worst censorship of research.