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Marijuana Oil Bill Passes Kentucky Senate
The Kentucky Senate unanimously approved a bill Wednesday to make the controversial extract available to treat children with uncontrollable seizures.
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Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of March 12, 2014.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.12)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of March 12, 2014:
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Anti-Pot Group Complains Coloradans Not Buying Enough Pot
Is Project SAM right that tax revenue from the Coloradan marijuana business will be more like $24 million than $118 million next fiscal year? Probably not.
New Hampshire House of Representatives Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Marijuana Decriminalization
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 215 to 92 in favor of House Bill 1625. This legislation to significantly reduce marijuana penalties in New Hampshire.
California Democrats Officially Add Marijuana Legalization to Platform
California Democrats approved adding support of taxing and regulating marijuana to the party’s platform Sunday, despite opposition from Gov. Jerry Brown-D.
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Iowa Board Rules Against Medical Marijuana
Stories of children suffering from epilepsy and other ills weren't enough to convince an Iowa board to recommend a medical marijuana program for the state.
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WSJ Poll Results: Weed Is Less Harmful Than Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar
A new NBC News / WSJ poll asked Americans which one of the these four substances is most harmful for your health. The answers in order of most harmful
Project Propaganda: SAM's Real Agenda
Our friends over at High Times recently put out an article detailing some of the glowing orbs of shit that Project SAM is disseminating. It got me thinking about their true motives,…
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Minnesota Medical Marijuana Bill Hits Stalemate
A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Minnesota was put on hold Tuesday at the Capitol after negotiations with law enforcement hit a stalemate.
DC Marijuana Legalization Initiative Approved for Signature-Gathering
The District of Columbia announced it had approved a marijuana legalization initiative for signature-gathering. The capital could free the weed in November.
Cannabis Not to Blame for Idiocy
Some cannabis users through their actions risk the larger reform movement by being the mascot of the prohibitionist, the poster-child for why marijuana should be illegal.
"The New Jim Crow" Author Michelle Alexander Talks Race and Drug War
On Thursday, Michelle Alexander, author of the bestselling The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness sat down with Asha Bandele.
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Spending Minimal So Far for August Alaska Marijuana Initiative
The upcoming August 19 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana under Alaska state law has seen little early campaign spending by advocates and none by opponents.
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Colorado Collects $2M in Recreational Pot Taxes for January
Colorado made roughly $2 million in recreational marijuana taxes, based on $14.02 million in sales, for the month of January, state revenue officials...
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How Much the War on Drugs Impacts Our Overcrowded Prisons
America's prisons are dangerously overcrowded, and the war on drugs is to blame. Over 50 percent of inmates in federal prison are there for drug offenses.
Bad Medical Bill Progresses in Michigan
In Michigan on Tuesday, Sen. Rick Jones’s SB 783 passed the Senate with a vote of 31 to 7. This bill, which is now pending in the House Judiciary Committee
Limited Georgia Medical Marijuana Bill Passes House
In a landslide vote of 171-4 Monday, the Georgia House of Representatives passed “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” sponsored by Rep. Allen Peake and over 90 others to legalize medical cannabis.