World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity
When the World Series shifts to Detroit, California medical marijuana patients will be able to follow to Detroit with their medicine. Why? Reciprocity.
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Initiative Watch (2012.10.24)
We're getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is hot and heavy. Let's get to it:
Bruce Springsteen Works 'Marijuana' Into Obama Campaign Song
Bruce Springsteen has been campaigning for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Check out this video where The Boss works in 'marijuana' to his ditty...
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Montclair Pot Dispensary: New Jersey's First Marijuana Storefront Lands Pot License
Across New Jersey, most communities approached about hosting one of the state's first legal medical marijuana dispensaries in out-of-the-way industrial zones have just said no, after outpourings of public opposition. Montclair is a different story.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of October 24, 2012.
Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case
Fourth District Court of Appeal rejects requirement that all California medical marijuana collective members must be actively involved in cultivation.
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Medical Marijuana Advocate Christ Banned from University of Montana Campus
Former medical marijuana entrepreneur Jason Christ has been banned from the University of Montana campus after allegedly smoking marijuana in the law school.
When Losing Means Winning: The Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative
Last year wasn't a good year for medical marijuana in Montana. Between the federal raids in the spring of 2011 and the Republican-dominated legislature's...
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Indian National Jailed in Singapore for Smoking Cannabis
Karan Vijay Chetan, an Indian national working as auditor in Singapore has been jailed for six months for smoking banned drug cannabis.
Mainstream Media Cast Attention To Marijuana Legalization
The past few days affirm that the mainstream media is now starting to cast serious light and attention on the numerous state cannabis legalization ballots.
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Massachusetts Marijuana Critics Call Ballot Question Flawed
Lawmakers, doctors, and others opposing a ballot question to legalize marijuana for medical use contended Monday that the question’s wording is flawed and would enable widespread recreational use of the drug.
Police Arrest 9 People, Seize Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana in Hawaii
Police last week in Hawaii searched 6 properties over 3 days, arresting 9 people and seizing over 100 pounds of marijuana from indoor grow operations.
Governor Cuomo: No Pay Increase for Legislators Until They Decriminalize Marijuana
NY Governor Cuomo has redoubled his efforts to decriminalize the possession of marijuana in public view after state legislators failed to act on...
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Uruguay Plans to Legalize Marijuana Under State Monopoly
The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has announced plans to legalize the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly, triggering a lively controversy in Montevideo.
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Washington Marijuana Legalization Leads in New Polls, but Not a Lock
A recent poll by Strategies 360 finds a 54-to-38 lead for I-502, with about 7 percent undecided (rounding errors cause it not add up to 100 percent). A larger poll last week,…
Medical Marijuana Advocates File Brief with DC Circuit Alleging Federal Policy Harmful to Patients
DC Circuit Appeals court issued rare order last week for supplemental briefing on "standing" in landmark federal case.
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Matt Riddle Says Positive Marijuana Test from Legitimate Medical Usage
MMA fighter Matt Riddle says the positive drug test that resulted in a brief suspension was more the result of bad timing than malice as he's a medical...
English Philanthropists Jailed for Growing Cannabis
Michael Foster and Susan Cooper spent most of their cannabis fortune helping poor children in Africa, and now they're in jail for it.