NORML Women's Alliance Wake and Bake
The NORML Women's Alliance is hosting a wake-n-bake to celebrate the launch their new foundation. Set for April 21st, 2013 in Denver Colorado, the event...
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Vandalized MPP Billboard Rises Again With a New Message
A Portland billboard put up by Marijuana Policy Project in March only lasted one night before being destroyed.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.04.10)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of April 10, 2013:
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Massachusetts to Test Medical Marijuana for Contaminants
Wednesday the Massachusetts Department of Public Health discussed medical marijuana draft regulations with the Public Health Council
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Marijuana Eradication by Law Enforcement Plummets Over 60 Percent
The number of marijuana plants eradicated by law enforcement has plummeted from a record high of over 10 million plants in 2009 to under 4 million plants in 2012.
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Colorado’s Recreational Marijuana Industry Starting to Take Shape
People who plan to sell legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado will be spared the hassle and expense of having to grow it themselves, thanks to the suggestion of an ad hoc committee of state lawmakers hammering together a workable bill for regulating legal pot.
Alabama, Pennsylvania See Marijuana Legalization Bills
And then there were eight. That is, as marijuana legalization bills have been formally introduced this month in in Alabama and Pennsylvania, the number...
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NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said Tuesday “For about 40 years, we've decided that [prison] is how we solve almost every problem, whether it’s homelessness..
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Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie Rolls into Theaters on April 18
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that Cheech & Chong's animated movie will hit theaters for the 4/20 weekend.
Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform
A coalition of more than 175 artists, actors, athletes, elected officials, and civil rights and civil liberties advocates urged President Obama to reform...
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Colorado: Pot Tour is Sold Out, But Company to Plan Others
Arthur Frommer's February prediction that pot tours would be a 2013 travel trend appears to be on the mark. My 420 Tours has sold...
Police Kill Texas Woman Fleeing Drug Warrants
A police officer in Richardson, Texas, shot and killed a woman with outstanding drug arrest warrants as she fled from an attempted traffic stop.
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Why Aren't DC Police Sharing Stats for Marijuana Arrests?
DC city council candidate Paul Zukerburg obtained data from police showing that marijuana arrests have been on the rise in Washington DC for years...
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Denver Mayor Pushing for Two-Year Marijuana Moratorium
Michael Hancock, Denver's Mayor, is urging the city council to adopt a 2 year marijuana moratorium on recreational sales.
Why I Am Going to Sacramento - Medical Cannabis Policy
Medical cannabis patients and other stakeholders are meeting in Sacramento May 4-6 for the California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit and Lobby Day.
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Study: Legal Marijuana Sales Could Quadruple by 2018
The Medical Marijuana Business Daily reports that legal marijuana sales could hit $6 billion by 2018, four times this years projected sales of $1.5 billion.
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Nevada Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced to Assembly
Joe Hogan introduced HB 402 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee Friday. HB 402 is a marijuana legalization bill that would treat marijuana like alcohol.
The 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference: Denver, CO
The International Drug Policy Reform Conference is a biennial event bringing together people who believe that the war on drugs is doing more harm than good.