Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Federal MMJ Court Support, Press Conference with Bob Filner

Federal MMJ Court Support, Press Conference with Bob Filner

Who:         Federal defendant Ronnie Chang and his atty Michael J. McCabe Esq. What:        Gag Order Hearing in Federal Medical Marijuana Case, then Press Conference...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Poll: What Do You Think of the New Washington State Marijuana Logo?

Poll: What Do You Think of the New Washington State Marijuana Logo?

Yesterday was the public’s first look at the new Washington State marijuana logo, as well the state’s first draft of marijuana laws. Let other Weedists know in this...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
WA Releases Draft Rules for Marijuana Industry

WA Releases Draft Rules for Marijuana Industry

Washington’s Liquor Control Board released draft regulations for the state’s legal marijuana industry yesterday. The draft regulations include: Tracking marijuana from seed to store, most likely setting...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Linked to Spikes in Hard Drug Use

Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Linked to Spikes in Hard Drug Use

Schools that institute student drug testing programs are likely to experience a rise in students’ consumption of ‘hard’ drugs, according to observational trial data published this week in the Journal...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
‘Remedy’ Witness Takes Stand in Street Stop Case

‘Remedy’ Witness Takes Stand in Street Stop Case

An accountability expert described a possible way to reform New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy as the evidence phase in a trial on the issue wound down...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
San Diego Judge Not Convinced Medical Marijuana Case Will Result in Guilty Verdict

San Diego Judge Not Convinced Medical Marijuana Case Will Result in Guilty Verdict

Robert “O.J.” Hudson is a forty-something medical cannabis patient who suffers from a host of sleep disorders leaving him debilitated and looking for non-chemical answers to his...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Stopping the IRS War on Medical Marijuana Providers

Stopping the IRS War on Medical Marijuana Providers

Dispensaries providing marijuana to doctor-approved patients operate in a number of states, but they are under assault by the federal government. SWAT-style raids by the DEA and...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
LA Has 3 Medical Marijuana Regulation Measures Up for Vote

LA Has 3 Medical Marijuana Regulation Measures Up for Vote

We all know what a mess California’s medical marijuana regulations are, unless we are in denial about it. The city of Los Angeles now has 3 different...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
DC Mayoral Candidate Drafting Decriminalization Bill

DC Mayoral Candidate Drafting Decriminalization Bill

Washington DC council members Tommy Wells, mayoral candidate for the District of Columbia in 2014, and former mayor Marion Barry are drafting a marijuana decriminalization bill. The...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Study: Why Pot Smokers Are Skinnier

Study: Why Pot Smokers Are Skinnier

“Marijuana use is associated with an acute increase in caloric intake,” goes the clinical jargon for popular lore. Still, despite eating more while high, marijuana users’ extra...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

The feds stay on the attack in California, and fallout from last week’s state Supreme Court decision allowing local dispensary bans mounts. There’s news from other states...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
This Marijuana Security Firm Struck Gold After Solving One of the Toughest Problems in Legalization

This Marijuana Security Firm Struck Gold After Solving One of the Toughest Problems in Legalization

Canna Security America, led by Dan Williams, might be the furthest thing you think of when you hear the term “marijuana business.” Williams and his partners have...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Study: Cannabis Use Reduced Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

Study: Cannabis Use Reduced Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

Subjects who regularly consume cannabis possess favorable indices related to diabetic control as compared to occasional consumers or non-users, according to trial data published today online in the American Journal of...
May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Dabs: World’s Most Powerful and Sought After Weed Product

Dabs: World’s Most Powerful and Sought After Weed Product

Across the country, from legal 21-and-over Denver dispensaries to black-market NYC delivery services, steeply priced strains of “killer bud”—so thick with tricome crystals they shimmer like snow-covered...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
San Diego City Attorney Sends Marijuana Ordinance to Mayor

San Diego City Attorney Sends Marijuana Ordinance to Mayor

DRAFT MARIJUANA ORDINANCE SENT TO MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL On April 23, the City Council provided direction to the Mayor and City Attorney with respect to medical marijuana...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
WA Pigs Eating Medical Marijuana Plant Leftovers

WA Pigs Eating Medical Marijuana Plant Leftovers

BB Ranch in Washington uses medical marijuana plant leftovers from a growers co-op to feed 4 pigs. The stems, leaves and undesirable small buds are fed to...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
NYC Marijuana Possession Arrests Declining, But Still Sky High

NYC Marijuana Possession Arrests Declining, But Still Sky High

Thanks to aggressive policing strategies, New York City has for more than a decade been the world’s leader in marijuana possession arrests, but now those numbers are...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Garden Grove, CA Orders Dispensaries to Close

Garden Grove, CA Orders Dispensaries to Close

The city of Garden Grove, California sent cease-and-desist orders to over 60 medical marijuana dispensaries last week. The action comes after a California Supreme Court ruling to...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Representative Corey Wilson wants to amend Maine’s marijuana legalization bill to limit statewide marijuana growing to 10 centers, and one single distribution service. The worst part; he...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
56% Support for Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona

56% Support for Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona

Recent nationwide polls have shown that a majority of all Americans support marijuana legalization. Survey data released this week by Behavior Research Center shows even stronger support at the...