Michigan Rep. Jeff Irwin introduced a marijuana decriminalization bill yesterday. The bill would make possession of up to an ounce a civil infraction rather than a misdemeanor....
The first dispensary in Phoenix has opened, dispensaries in Washington, DC, are ready to go, and there has been more federal enforcement activity in California. Let’s get...
The Colorado House of Representatives is reviewing proposed regulations for recreational marijuana. Among the proposed regulations are a purchasing limit of a quarter ounce for non-residents, a...
Puerto Rico has become the latest US state or dependency to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. Sen. Miguel Pereira earlier this month filed Senate Bill...
PopSci.com (Popular Science) has released a great infographic and article by Katie Peek, who reports: “hile cocaine, heroin and alcohol are all responsible for enough deaths to...
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP — the drug czar’s office) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Wednesday. The strategy is being billed as a “21st...
Access to medical marijuana continues to expand as more and more states embrace the healing power of the herb. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of...
Manna Wellness, Inc. has contacted city officials in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to discuss its proposal to build a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. Manna Wellness is working...
California Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) has proposed a bill that would turn most of the state’s legal medical cannabis patients into criminals. SB 289 will make it a...
One on One Patient Association was shut down yesterday by the US Attorney’s office. The medical marijuana dispensary was being shut down as San Diego’s City Council...
A bill that would establish a National Commission on Marijuana Policy was introduced in the US Congress last week. Filed by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), House Bill 1635 seeks...
The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana. I believe the state senate will make the right decision and...
A Jamaican caught with a small amount of marijuana cannot be deported for an aggravated felony, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. Adrian Moncrieffe was about 26...
A study sponsored by the Regulated Dispensaries of Arizona Association estimates that 1,500 jobs will be created by Arizona’s new medical marijuana industry. Oregon’s medical marijuana industry...
Patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed recommended amendments today to draft regulations which were issued last month by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) in order to...
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents could go to prison for forcing drug smugglers to eat marijuana, burning their shoes and clothes, and stranding them in the desert....
Yesterday’s historic “420” rally in Denver, the first since Colorado voted to legalize marijuana last fall, was marred and cut short by violence. Two unidentified gunmen shot...
Boulder, Colorado city officials are waiting to see the tax rates that are adopted by the state for recreational marijuana sales, but are preparing to put additional...
Stonegate Pizza in Tacoma, Washington has a second-floor, members-only marijuana bar, where customers can rent vaporizers and enjoy their marijuana. Those with MMJ cards can purchase medicine...
