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Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot "green rush" despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led U.S. Congress over the new standards. The U.S. capital joined Washington state, Alaska and Colorado in making marijuana lawful for recreational use.
After many years of dialogue about the culturally entrenched drug, and emboldened by changes to drug laws in U.S. states, Jamaica's Parliament on Tuesday night gave final approval to an act decriminalizing small amounts of pot and establishing a licensing agency to regulate a lawful medical marijuana industry.
Councilman Jim Mulvihill of San Bernardino took the opportunity to spread a little fear mixed with a soupcon of bull-crap. The councilman was miffed about the Southern California Medical Cannabis Cup, a two-day expo held at the National Orange Show Events Center, right in San Bernardino.
Canadian man and godfather of BC cannabis, Don Briere, has opened 8 new cannabis retail stores in British Columbia. Why should we care? Don Briere makes Marc Emery look like an amateur.
Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America's wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings. Making Alaska the third state to legalize recreational marijuana was the goal of a coalition including libertarians, rugged individualists and small-government Republicans.
Michigan legislators are trying to get their state ready for cannabis legalization in 2016. Legalization activists and advocates gathered last weekend to discuss the specifics of a potential bill and the language it will be drafted with, as well as plan the fundraising effort for the project.
Pete Holmes, city attorney of Seattle, has come out in public support of cannabis lounges in Washington.
Friday, February 20th marked the introduction of two separate pieces of legislation in the US House that would put a regulatory framework into place for states that choose to legalize the cultivation and sale of cannabis.
Since 1976, authorities across the Netherlands have chosen to openly ignore that cannabis use is illegal here, and they prosecute no one in possession of less than five grams of marijuana for personal use. It’s why hundreds of “coffee shops” sprung up across Amsterdam and the Netherlands. But that’s no longer the case.
The federal government has dropped all charges against a Washington medical marijuana patient who was recently diagnosed with late-stage cancer, in a high-profile case that involves the patient and his family growing medical cannabis at their home.
A group of activists gathered in New Jersey's largest city today to announce a new coalition that will advocate for the legalization, taxation, and regulation of marijuana in the state. A string of speakers today officially launched "New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform" during a press conference in Newark.
Vermont could become the first state in history to legalize recreational marijuana via state legislature with a new bill submitted Tuesday that aims to end prohibition of the plant. Senate Bill 95 would legalize the possession, use and sale of recreational marijuana in the state for those 21 and older.
A Colorado cannabis oil manufacturer has already committed to shipping her goods to Georgia, if Georgia lawmakers ever decide to legalize CBD oil for seizure treatment.
Across the country, college students from Colorado to Ohio are clamoring to sign up for law school classes focusing on marijuana. At the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, Friday afternoon classes aren’t very popular. Unless it’s Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform.
Virginia lawmakers have passed House Bill 1445 which allows for the use of cannabis oil in the treatment of medical conditions, specifically seizures.
The NCAA (that organization that manages all aspects of collegiate sporting) announced that it has a plan in place to reevaluate the way they go about testing student athletes for recreational drug use.
More bad news for the hysterical anti-pot crowd: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a report stating that driving after using cannabis does not increase your chances of getting into an accident.
A federal judge hearing a case of nine men charged with illegally growing marijuana on federal land in California said Wednesday she was considering arguments that the federal government has improperly labelled marijuana as one of the most dangerous drugs.
