Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Idaho Medical Marijuana Activists Kids Returned

Idaho Medical Marijuana Activists Kids Returned

Last Friday, medical marijuana activists Lindsey and Josh Rinehart’s two sons were returned to them after 17 days. The children were taken after police found marijuana ‘within...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Uncle Sam is seizing a San Francisco property that houses a medical marijuana dispensary. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint against the property at 2441 Mission...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Public Health Experts Make I-502 Suggestions to WA Liquor Control Board

Public Health Experts Make I-502 Suggestions to WA Liquor Control Board

A group composed of substance abuse, law and public health experts have sent a 16-page letter to Washington’s Liquor Control Board, making recommendations for the implementation of I-502....
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Colorado Home to Nation’s First Hemp Crop

Colorado Home to Nation’s First Hemp Crop

As reported in the Denver Post yesterday, Colorado is now the first state in the United States to have a legal hemp operation. Farmer Ryan Loflin is...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Kentucky – Public Support for Medical Marijuana Almost 80%

Kentucky – Public Support for Medical Marijuana Almost 80%

While public support for marijuana legalization in Kentucky is only about 25%, almost 80% of residents think medical marijuana should be legal and accessible for those that need it....
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

Don DeZarn, libertarian candidate for the New Jersey Senate, smoked a joint in Veteran’s Park in Hamilton, New Jersey. He said “This is for all my brothers...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Laughable Marijuana Opposition – Kids Will Inject Marijuana

Laughable Marijuana Opposition – Kids Will Inject Marijuana

Dr. Christian Thurstone, board member of marijuana opposition group Project SAM and rehab profiteer, recently wrote about the teens in his facility turning up with more cannabinoids...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Reduces Crohn’s Symptoms

Study: Inhaled Cannabis Reduces Crohn’s Symptoms

Inhaling cannabis reduces symptoms of Crohn’s disease compared to placebo in patients non-responsive to traditional therapies, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Tempe, AZ Opens First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Tempe, AZ Opens First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Harvest of Tempe is the city’s first medical marijuana dispensary to open since Arizona adopted medical marijuana laws in 2010. The focus of the dispensary is clearly...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Vermont Approves Measure to Decriminalize Marijuana

Vermont Approves Measure to Decriminalize Marijuana

State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a measure that will decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana in Vermont. The bill will now be transmitted to...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Republic of Georgia Could Legalize Marijuana

Republic of Georgia Could Legalize Marijuana

The government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia is considering legalizing marijuana, the country’s Labor, Health, and Social Affairs minister said Friday. “As far as drugs...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Good News, Seattle Bus Riders: You Can Now Recover Lost Marijuana

Good News, Seattle Bus Riders: You Can Now Recover Lost Marijuana

Rejoice Seattle bus riders… bus drivers will now treat legal amounts of lost marijuana (up to 1 ounce) as they would forgotten cell phones and iPods: as...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Illinois Lt. Gov. Hears from Patients, Now Supports MMJ Bill

Illinois Lt. Gov. Hears from Patients, Now Supports MMJ Bill

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon says that after hearing from people that could benefit from medical marijuana, she now supports HB-1, Illinois’ MMJ bill. HB-1, which allows doctors...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
California Supreme Court Ruling Puts the Ball in Our Court

California Supreme Court Ruling Puts the Ball in Our Court

The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that medical cannabis dispensaries are legal under state law, but cities and counties can still ban them. The decision in City of Riverside...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Marijuana Advocates Rally in Seattle, Hear from Police Chief

Marijuana Advocates Rally in Seattle, Hear from Police Chief

Marijuana advocates called it an historic day – one of Seattle’s top cops is taking part in the cannabis freedom march at Westlake Park–as they spread their...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
MMJ Advocates Protest US Attorney General Holder’s Speech

MMJ Advocates Protest US Attorney General Holder’s Speech

Fly-over action sends message to Holder, launches advocates’ Peace for Patients campaign As U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a commencement speech this morning for UC Berkeley...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Study Claims Marijuana Tied to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk

Study Claims Marijuana Tied to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk

A new study compared the risk of bladder cancer in more than 83,000 men who smoked cigarettes only, marijuana only, or both substances. More frequent marijuana use —...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Study: No Association Between the Cumulative Consumption of Cannabis Smoke and the Risk of Lung Cancer

Study: No Association Between the Cumulative Consumption of Cannabis Smoke and the Risk of Lung Cancer

In a recent presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles, provided the latest...
May 10, 2013
05/10/2013
Taxes on Cannabis to Be Squandered in Colorado

Taxes on Cannabis to Be Squandered in Colorado

Gaining support With House Bill 1318 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 Colorado lawmakers sought to blackmail voters into approving exorbitant taxes on cannabis.  The Colorado legislature recently approved House...
By: Mercedys
May 10, 2013
05/10/2013
Arizona Universities Can Now Conduct Marijuana Research

Arizona Universities Can Now Conduct Marijuana Research

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer quietly signed legislation allowing marijuana research on campuses. The only reason this legislation exists is that another bill was passed last year to...