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Supporters of a recreational marijuana ballot initiative in Oregon have raised $1 million in their effort to legalize, regulate and tax use of the drug by adults, campaign finance documents showed on Monday.
It is nearly impossible to detect the precise moment when support for a change in social policy reaches the "tipping point", but for the marijuana legalization movement, that time was likely July 26, 2014, when the editorial board of the New York Times published...
As an old farm boy, it has always seemed strange to me that most states, and the federal government, treat someone who grows a few marijuana plants for personal use as a more serious offender than someone who buys cannabis from the black market.
Despite a recent decree from Pope Francis admonishing marijuana use, the Catholic Church of the Philippines has come out in support of medical marijuana.
The Minnesota Department of Health has issued draft rules governing applications and oversight for two medical marijuana manufacturers. These rules are provisional...
Alaska Common Ground is hosting a free public forum on the Alaska's marijuana legalization initiative, ballot measure 2. The forum will present a balanced panel with experts discussing the pros and cons of the initiative...
On Thursday of last week, Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray took the bold step of putting physicians in charge of determining which of their patients should use medical marijuana therapy, quietly signing B20-0876, the Medical Marijuana Expansion Emergency Amendment Act of 2014.
Colorado is the 2nd most active in issuing state and federal wiretap authorizations, and 9 out of 10 such wiretaps concern drug offenses. DailyFinance speculates if the number of wiretaps..
The newly formed department charged with creating and regulating the national cannabis market in Uruguay, the Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA), is accepting bids from cannabis cultivators until August 18th.
The passage of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended possession and consumption of cannabis by qualified patients has not led to an increase in adolescents’ use of the plant,
When it comes to throwing huge festivals which feature well known classic stoner favorites such as Furthur and more, we'd hope that festival organizers would keep the safety of the thousands of attendees in mind. However there are simply some states which it's just not smart to hold such a festival in.
Ever since recreational marijuana sales got started earlier this month in Washington state, some residents have been complaining that they cannot relax in their backyard without having their olfactory receptor assaulted by their neighbor’s burning nugs. As of right now, residents have no choice but to deal with the smell.
Ray Rice, running back for the Baltimore Ravens, was doled out a two game suspension for beating his then fiance, Janay Palmer, unconscious and dragging her across the floor by her hair.
A Southern California-based, pro-weed, anti-government activist who goes by the name Reverend Bud Green has claimed responsibility for replacing two American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge with two bleached white last week.
A CBD-only (THC < 0.3%) bill introduced in Congress that would create an exemption to the CSA may seem like a great thing, but the THC percentage is extremely low and some worry it will limit not only the availability of strains, but also their effectiveness.
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 30, 2014:
On July 22, the federal government initiated "Operation Shattered" with the stated intention of cracking down on individuals involved in causing butane hash oil-related explosions in Washington State. As part of Operation Shattered, the feds charged eight individuals...
Law enforcement in many states are making a greater number of marijuana arrests than ever before despite polling data showing that the majority of Americans believe that the adult use of the plant ought to be legal.
