Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Up in Smoke in Peabody, Massachusetts

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Up in Smoke in Peabody, Massachusetts

The Peabody City Council Legal Affairs Committee voted 4-1 against allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Governor Hickenlooper to Create Marijuana Task Force to Iron Out Laws for Legal Weed in Colorado

Governor Hickenlooper to Create Marijuana Task Force to Iron Out Laws for Legal Weed in Colorado

Colorado Governor Hickenlooper will create a marijuana task force to help iron out the new laws and policy regarding legal marijuana in the state.
November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says

Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says

Forfeiture proceedings against a medical marijuana dispensary should be stayed while a federal judge considers claims that such regulation belongs to the states, the city of Oakland...
November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
The Hill.com: “Voters Say ‘No’ To Pot Prohibition”

The Hill.com: “Voters Say ‘No’ To Pot Prohibition”

I have an op/ed today online at The Hill.com’s influential Congress blog (“Where lawmakers come to blog”). Read an excerpt from it below: Voters say ‘No’ to...
November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Indiana State Police Chief: If It Were Up to Me, I’d Legalize and Tax Marijuana

Indiana State Police Chief: If It Were Up to Me, I’d Legalize and Tax Marijuana

The scent of reform and rational marijuana policies must be drifting across the Rockies into distant areas of the country, as today the Indiana State Police Chief...
November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Cannabidiol Relieves Psychosis in Schizophrenia, Why Illegal?

Cannabidiol Relieves Psychosis in Schizophrenia, Why Illegal?

The administration of the non-psychotropic plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) is associated with a significant reduction in psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, according to clinical trial data...
November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Cannabis Makes Inmates Behave Says Danish Study

Cannabis Makes Inmates Behave Says Danish Study

Let’s be honest. If you thought prisons were drug free you weren’t really paying attention. But all drugs aren’t the same. Stimulants such as alcohol and cocaine...
November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Illinois: Veto Session Could Make Legal Weed a Reality

Medical Marijuana Illinois: Veto Session Could Make Legal Weed a Reality

It’s considered a lame duck session, but Illinois lawmakers will be scrambling to decide the fate of several hot-button issues, including possibly legalizing medical marijuana.
November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can’t Catch a Break With Landlords

Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can’t Catch a Break With Landlords

A medical marijuana dispensary has renewed pleas to stop its landlord from upending the business amid federal forfeiture proceedings. Harborside Health Center defended its Oakland location last...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Are Marijuana Stocks a New Bubble?

Are Marijuana Stocks a New Bubble?

Since the legalization of Marijuana in two states in the US, stocks such as Medbox Inc, have soared only to come crashing down. However, valuation levels are...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana

Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana

In the wake of the historic votes for marijuana law reform on November 6th, there has been a renewed focus on the topic and a shift in...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Legal Marijuana Is Not in Foreseeable Future in Pennsylvania

Legal Marijuana Is Not in Foreseeable Future in Pennsylvania

While voters in Colorado and Washington approved citizen-proposed referendums this month legalizing recreational marijuana use, Pennsylvania has a long way to go before such a question makes its...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Oregon Girl Mykayla Comstock, 7, is Medical Marijuana Patient

Oregon Girl Mykayla Comstock, 7, is Medical Marijuana Patient

Mykayla Comstock was diagnosed with leukemia last spring and the marijuana eases the effects of chemotherapy, according to her mother. The girl takes a gram of cannabis oil...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Dutch Plan to Ban Potent Marijuana from Cannabis Cafes

Dutch Plan to Ban Potent Marijuana from Cannabis Cafes

03:24pm Dutch Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten told parliament last week that the government intends to classify marijuana with a THC content of 15% or more as a Class...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Texas Support for Marijuana Legalization Growing

Texas Support for Marijuana Legalization Growing

Advocates of legalizing marijuana in Texas say they are optimistic that their message will begin to catch on with Texas voters after Colorado and Washington state voted...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
New Poll: Canadians Want Marijuana Law Reform

New Poll: Canadians Want Marijuana Law Reform

09:00pm Even as the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephan Harper institutes harsher penalties for some marijuana offenses, a new poll finds that nearly two-thirds of...
November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
25th High Times Cannabis Cup Amsterdam Results

25th High Times Cannabis Cup Amsterdam Results

Weedist was in Amsterdam last week to investigate the city’s best offerings and report from the front lines of High Times‘ Cannabis Cup. Well, the people have...
November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Argentine Politician Creates Uproar After Tweeting Picture of Pot Plant

Argentine Politician Creates Uproar After Tweeting Picture of Pot Plant

An Argentine politician’s political career is at risk after she tweeted a photo of a cannabis plant in her Buenos Aires home. Gabriela Cerruti is being called a “drug pusher,”...
November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Seattle Police Guide to Legal Marijuana Goes Viral

Seattle Police Guide to Legal Marijuana Goes Viral

SPD’s “Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use In Seattle” is the most-read news release in Seattle police history and is getting attention around the world.
November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed in Montana

Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed in Montana

11:00pm They’re back. Although a late effort to get on the ballot this year fell short, Montana marijuana activists are determined to get on the ballot...