Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired

Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired

A Canadian woman who admitted to using marijuana before getting into her car has been acquitted of impaired driving, with the Saskatoon judge saying “I would have...
August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Latest Media Buzz Regarding Pot’s Potential Impact On IQ Misses The Bigger Issue

Latest Media Buzz Regarding Pot’s Potential Impact On IQ Misses The Bigger Issue

The mainstream press has been abuzz in recent days regarding the findings of a recent study suggesting that early-onset, persistent cannabis exposure by those under age 18 could potentially pose adverse...
August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow

Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow

Michael C. Clinton of Ohio was arrested on felony charges for a marijuana grow in his basement after his girlfriend turned him in, ignoring the pro growing...
August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Montana’s First Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Prison

Montana’s First Medical Marijuana Caregiver Dies in Prison

03:15pm The first person to register as a caregiver under Montana’s now gutted medical marijuana program has died in federal prison. Richard Flor, 68, died at...
August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
The Cannabis PAC is No Joke

The Cannabis PAC is No Joke

Leaders of the Cannabis PAC (National Cannabis Industry Association PAC), which officially formed Wednesday, say they’re stone-cold serious about navigating Washington D.C.’s corridors of power and money...
August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.29)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.29)

04:56pm The battle of Los Angeles continues, Arizona prosecutors don’t like their medical marijuana law, and a bill is pre-filed in Kentucky. There’s also lots more...
August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Marijuana Elimination Program Is Smaller but Still Helicoptering in California

Marijuana Elimination Program Is Smaller but Still Helicoptering in California

The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is dead. CAMP is indeed gone, but the helicopters — and the Drug Enforcement Administration agents, U.S. Forest Service wardens, and other...
August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban

Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban

With plenty of time to spare, medical marijuana advocates filed more than 50,000 signatures today in an effort to overturn a recently passed ban on dispensaries throughout the city. Despite...
August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary Closed by Feds to Reopen Down the Street

Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary Closed by Feds to Reopen Down the Street

Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s largest medical marijuana dispensary which industry insiders say sold about $15 million in weed a year before being forced to close by...
August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

The Huff Post challenges Democrats and Republicans to show the moral courage to support the people’s desire to end the one trillion dollar failed war on drugs...
August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Springfield, MO, Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, But…

Springfield, MO, Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, But…

03:03am The Springfield, Missouri, city council voted 6-3 Monday night to adopt an ordinance decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana, but immediately announced plans to...
August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Grandmothers Cultivate Cannabis in Time of Need

Grandmothers Cultivate Cannabis in Time of Need

In the country of Swaziland, Africa’s only constitutional monarchy, elderly women are turning to cannabis cultivation in times of economic hardship. A news report released by the...
August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
RNC vs. DNC – Will Medical Marijuana Decide the Election?

RNC vs. DNC – Will Medical Marijuana Decide the Election?

“Can Broken Promises Lose an Election? 1 Million Medical Marijuana Patients Will Decide.” ASA explores on the Huff Post if Obama’s stance on medical marijuana could cost...
August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: ‘Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’ Campaign Discusses Pot Prohibition Failure

Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: ‘Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’ Campaign Discusses Pot Prohibition Failure

The Huffington Post asks: Should marijuana be legalized for recreational use by adults? That is the question that voters in three states are considering this November. Colorado,...
August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Kentucky

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Kentucky

Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville) has pre-filed legislation for the 2013 legislative session that would add Kentucky to the growing list of states that allow patients whose...
August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Business Week expects the critical swing state Colorado to see strong voter turnout due to Amendment 64 for recreational marijuana legalization being on the ballot and analyzes...
August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Tests Boss-Worker Relations

Medical Marijuana Tests Boss-Worker Relations

In Arizona, Esther Shapiro claims she was fired from her new job because she uses medical marijuana for pain relief from fibromyalgia. The 17 states that permit medical marijuana...
August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

On November 6th Oregonians will vote on the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA), aka Measure 80, a proposal to regulate, tax, and manage marijuana for recreational use...
August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

While other New Jersey towns are trying to shut out medical marijuana clinics; in Woodbridge, Mayor John McCormac welcomes medical marijuana. One may be open in Woodbridge,...
August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Video: Young Turks Talk With StoptheDrugWar Founder On Obama Pot Raids

Video: Young Turks Talk With StoptheDrugWar Founder On Obama Pot Raids

In this six minute news segment, The Young Turks talk about the flurry of California medical pot raids, look back on four years of war on medical...