Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce “Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act”
A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in Congress to clarify how Colorado and Washington may fully implement the new marijuana laws.
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Poll: Solid Majority of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis
Nearly six out of ten Americans support legalizing cannabis, according to a just released Public Policy Polling automated telephone survey of 1,325 voters, commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project.
First Non-Violent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36
It didn't take long. Voters in California last month approved Prop 36, which amends CA's draconian Three Strikes law to require that a third strike...
Medical Marijuana Advocates Urge Mendocino County Officials to Fight Federal Subpoena for Records
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and County Counsel to hold closed-door meeting Tuesday after 9am public comment period...
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Marijuana’s Fate May Hinge on Raisins and Wheat
Marijuana's future under federal law may hinge on the fate of two much less controversial agricultural products: raisins and wheat.
Colorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws
Some 20 Colorado business organizations wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday urging him to enforce federal laws barring the sale...
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Legal Marijuana: a $46 Billion Industry?
The Medical Marijuana Business Daily, an industry new service, projects that if marijuana were legalized nationwide t would result in a market...
Coast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers
A US Coast Guard member was killed in the line of duty early Sunday when his vessel was rammed by smulggers in a panga boat carrying Mexican marijuana...
Amendment 64 Allows Home Grows - Let's Get Growing, Colorado
A single grow area can be set up with a single light. 3 clones can be purchased and grown to harvest, then 3 more clones are purchased for the next set.
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University Bans Student NORML Chapter From School Logo Use On T-shirts
Iowa State University has banned NORML ISU, its campus chapter, from using the Cy logo (school mascot) on its T-shirts.
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Washington Set to Legalize Marijuana Use Without Justice Department Guidance
Adults in Washington state will be able to smoke cannabis legally on Thursday, even though the Justice Department has offered no guidance on the conflict...
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Marijuana Advocates Hope to Rise from 'Prohibition'
However pot's future is going to play out in this country, its recent path to limited legalization has interesting parallels to alcohol, which was banned by the federal government in the 1920s and early 1930s (prohibition).
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Legal Marijuana May Give NFL a Headache
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks play in states where marijuana is now legal, a massive potential legal and public relations headache for the NFL...
Spottedcrow Flies Free
Patricia Spottedcrow, an Oklahoma woman who was sentenced to 12 years for selling $31 worth of pot, with no prior convictions, was released from prison...
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High
A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Halt Federal Interference In State Marijuana Laws
US Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress, House Bill 6606, The Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2012 , to amend...
Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada
A new Angus-Reid Public Opinion poll has majorities favoring marijuana legalization in both Canada and the US. According to the poll...
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TSA Says Flying Between Colorado and Washington With Marijuana Will Be Okay... Sort Of
According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), if medical marijuana patients' paperwork checks out, they can board a flight with meds in tow as long as they are headed to a medical marijuana state that offers reciprocity.