Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
NC Medical Marijuana Bill Killed — With Extreme Prejudice

NC Medical Marijuana Bill Killed — With Extreme Prejudice

A bill that would legalize the use of medical marijuana in the Tarheel State is dead after a legislative committee killed it to avoid having to hear...
February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

The city of Castle Rock, a short drive south from Denver, Colorado, has finalized a ban that covers commercial marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing and sales within town limits. Luckily,...
February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
US Marijuana Laws – What Does the Future Hold?

US Marijuana Laws – What Does the Future Hold?

The Committee on Drugs & the Law invites the public to a discussion on the current state of domestic marijuana laws and the possibilities for the future,...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Washington Bill Would Forgive Minor Marijuana Convictions

Washington Bill Would Forgive Minor Marijuana Convictions

Washington Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, driven by the fact that prosecutors dropped pending marijuana offense cases after the passage of I-502, introduced a bill that would allow people...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
2013 LA High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Winners

2013 LA High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Winners

High Times has a great photo gallery of the winners from their 2013 Medical Cannabis Cup in Los Angeles. Tanj by Reserva Privada won Best Sativa, Godfather OG by Alpha...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Maryland Lawmakers Consider Regulating and Taxing Marijuana

Maryland Lawmakers Consider Regulating and Taxing Marijuana

Delegate Curt Anderson (D-Baltimore City) introduced a bill today in the Maryland House of Delegates that would make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and establish...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
UMass Professor Blocked From Growing Marijuana For Medical Research

UMass Professor Blocked From Growing Marijuana For Medical Research

Although Massachusetts is now the 18th state to allow medical marijuana, an agriculture professor at UMass Amherst who studies medicinal plants has been trying for over ten...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Most people understand that the key to drug abuse prevention is education, and Snoop Lion is no exception. Snoop will obviously be educating his own children about...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Maine Could Be Next State to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

Maine Could Be Next State to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

State Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) was joined by Rep. Aaron Libby (R-Waterboro) at a press conference Thursday to unveil the details of her new bill that would...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Senator Daylin Leach released the full text of the Regulate Marijuana Act. The bill is similar to Amendment 64 in that it legalizes possession for adults 21...
February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine

Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine

013 Just one day after announcing at his final State of the City address that he’d reduce the penalty for the possession of small amounts of weed, Mayor Bloomberg took...
By: Andy Cush
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
MMJ Advocates to Gather in DC for National Conference

MMJ Advocates to Gather in DC for National Conference

013 Father of ‘Superstring Theory’ Dr. John Schwarz to headline conference featuring scientists, medical and legal experts, policymakers The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for...
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
Grand Rapids, MI Waiting to Implement Decriminalization

Grand Rapids, MI Waiting to Implement Decriminalization

Voters in Grand Rapids, Michigan approved Prop 2 in November, a decriminalization initiative that would make possession of small amounts of marijuana punishable by a small fine....
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.20)

013 Most of the action was at statehouses this week, but there was also news from the Harborside Health Center battle in California and an announcement that...
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
CO’s Amendment 64 Task Force Recommends Marijuana Tourism

CO’s Amendment 64 Task Force Recommends Marijuana Tourism

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force has voted to recommend allowing tourists to buy marijuana, though the amount will be limited to curb resale attempts. The task force also...
February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana

ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana

013 State Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) will introduce a bill Thursday that would make possession of limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and...
February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough

The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough

Yesterday, conservative political blog The Daily Caller published a story about an industrial hemp bill introduced by Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, with a number of bipartisan...
February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review

Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review

According to a new Ipsos Mori poll, a majority of Britons favor either decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana and two-thirds support a comprehensive review of all the options for...
February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
MT Legislator: Marijuana, “The Most Dangerous Drug There Is”

MT Legislator: Marijuana, “The Most Dangerous Drug There Is”

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Alcohol causes violent behavior and deaths by liver cirrhosis and alcohol poisoning. People die...
February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Bipartisan Hemp and Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress

Bipartisan Hemp and Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress

It’s a marijuana policy trifecta on Capitol Hill now: recreational marijuana, medical marijuana, and hemp. Earlier this month, reformist House members filed bills to end federal pot prohibition...