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Chronicle Review Essay: More on Marijuana
Book reviews of Smoke Signals by Martin Lee and Super-Charged by Tim Rendon, both about marijuana.
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Poll: Iowans Support Medicinal Marijuana
The latest Des Moines Register poll shows 58% of Iowans polled support medical marijuana, down six points from a 2010 poll...
California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2014 Needs Volunteers (CCHI 2014)
Our initiative is simple -- make Cannabis Hemp 100% legal the way it used to be -- and save our economy and our environment.
Oregon Legislature Looks to Legalize
The Oregon State House Revenue Committee has introduced House Bill 3371 to the legislature which will end cannabis prohibition for adults.
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Cannabis Is Part of Our Society
Felicity @ BeyondChronic grapples with most cannabis prohibitionists' excuse to keep alcohol and tobacco legal because they’re “part of our society,” yet...
Oklahoma State Lawmakers Holding Hearing Today On Medical Marijuana Bill
Oklahoma: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is holding a hearing today on a bill that would allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain...
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Time: Will High Marijuana Taxes Encourage Black Markets?
Figuring out an appropriate marijuana tax policy is more complicated than it sounds.
CT Towns Pay Out Big for Deadly SWAT Drug Raid
Five Connecticut towns whose SWAT team killed an unarmed man during a drug raid agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the man's family.
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project
Mason Tvert is largely credited with the legalization of marijuana in CO. He founded SAFER, co-directed the Amendment 64 campaign and now works with MPP.
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$8,750 Cost to B.C. Taxpayers for Each Pot Conviction, Most for Simple Possession
It costs BC taxpayers about $8,750 per pot conviction, the overwhelming amount of which is for simple possession. It's estimated...
North Dakota Welfare Drug Testing Bill Defeated
A bill that would have required welfare recipients to undergo drug testing died Friday in the North Dakota House. North Dakota becomes the 2nd state to...
Missouri Marijuana Reform, Hemp Bills Filed
Members of the Missouri legislature have introduced three different marijuana law reform bills this month, including decriminalizing pot and legalizing hemp
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Nevada Senator Working on Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill
Senator Segerblom wants to authorize medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada. They would be regulated as tightly as casinos by the Gaming Control Board.
NC Medical Marijuana Bill Killed -- With Extreme Prejudice
A bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the Tarheel State is dead after a committee killed it to avoid hearing any more about it.
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Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations
Castle Rock, Colorado, has finalized a ban on commercial marijuana operations that covers commercial cultivation, manufacturing, testing and sales.
US Marijuana Laws - What Does the Future Hold?
The Committee on Drugs & the Law invites the public to a discussion on the current state of domestic marijuana laws and the possibilities for the future.
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Washington Bill Would Forgive Minor Marijuana Convictions
Washington Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon introduced a bill that would allow people to have their records cleared of minor marijuana convictions.