Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Maral v. Live Oak – Local Politics Matter

Maral v. Live Oak – Local Politics Matter

A local ban on all medical cannabis cultivation stands, after the California Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Wednesday in Maral v. Live Oak, an appellate...
March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Caribbean Countries Consider Loosening Marijuana Laws

Caribbean Countries Consider Loosening Marijuana Laws

In the Caribbean, marijuana is illegal, yet it is widely used, freely sold and openly puffed. Now, for the first time, Caribbean leaders — much like a...
March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Congressional Research Service Discusses Dangers of Marijuana Prohibition

Congressional Research Service Discusses Dangers of Marijuana Prohibition

It’s a sobering thing to hear the Congressional Research Service accurately talk about the penalties of violating federal marijuana laws. Usually, they try to sugar coat things and act...
March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse

Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse

Medical marijuana has been in the US since 1996 and is now legal in twenty states & DC. Yet reported teen marijuana use has remained essentially flat....
March 28, 2014
03/28/2014
PPIC Poll: Slim Majority of California Voters Say Legalize Weed

PPIC Poll: Slim Majority of California Voters Say Legalize Weed

Public Policy Institute of California released survey results yesterday; 53% of California voters favor marijuana legalization and 44% oppose. 60% of independents and 57% of Democrats favor legalization,...
March 27, 2014
03/27/2014
As California Moves To Ban Dabs, Washington Wants To Legalize

As California Moves To Ban Dabs, Washington Wants To Legalize

Last week, we learned that a bill in California’s state legislature could ban dispensaries from legally selling high-THC cannabis concentrates, and now, it appears Washington is taking the opposite...
By: Andy Cush
March 27, 2014
03/27/2014
Pre-Paid Weed Smart Cards Are Coming

Pre-Paid Weed Smart Cards Are Coming

Since recreational marijuana sales began in Colorado, dispensaries have been forced to operate as a cash-only business. This has created a risky situation, a veritable crapshoot that...
March 27, 2014
03/27/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.26)

Whew! Busy, busy, busy at the statehouse, with both traditional medical marijuana bills and newfangled CBD medical marijuana bills getting lots of attention. And more. Let’s get...
March 26, 2014
03/26/2014
Study: Medical Marijuana May Alleviate Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

Study: Medical Marijuana May Alleviate Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

The journal Neurology recently published new guidelines stating some forms of medical marijuana may help alleviate certain symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis. Researchers found that cannabis...
March 26, 2014
03/26/2014
Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

After a whirlwind beginning, Parents 4 Pot founders have taken their next steps. Articles of Incorporation have been filed and approved. The group is now an official Nonprofit...
By: Anna Diaz
March 25, 2014
03/25/2014
5-Year-Old Arizonan Gets His Medical Pot

5-Year-Old Arizonan Gets His Medical Pot

A 5-year-old Arizonan boy with severe seizures may use medical marijuana extracts, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday. Zander Welton’s parents, Jacob and Jennifer Welton, sued...
March 25, 2014
03/25/2014
Hickenlooper’s Economic Fear of Legal Cannabis Not Realized

Hickenlooper’s Economic Fear of Legal Cannabis Not Realized

In a revelation that should surprise absolutely no one in the cannabis community, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado recently stated that, despite his fears, the legalization of...
March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
Marijuana Industry Finds Unlikely New Allies in Conservatives

Marijuana Industry Finds Unlikely New Allies in Conservatives

The work is largely about the federal government unnecessarily stifling an industry’s growth. Conservatives should be troubled when companies can’t claim tax deductions or keep cash in...
March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
California Could Ban Dabs

California Could Ban Dabs

California, utopia of quasi-legal cannabis, could soon ban the super-potent cannabis extracts known as dabs. A bill in the state legislature aimed at regulating the state’s medical industry would...
By: Andy Cush
March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America

24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America

You thought your pot came from environmentally conscious hippies? Think again. The way marijuana is grown in America, it turns out, is anything but sustainable and organic. Check...
March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana

Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana

In normal shit-peddler fashion, the visionaries over at Project SAM recently tweeted the following: Spike in MJ use seen in Seattle public schools: http://t.co/BiUKGFVIDX — Project SAM...
March 21, 2014
03/21/2014
Las Vegas to Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Las Vegas to Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Las Vegas City Council took a stand for medical marijuana last Wednesday, voting to allow dispensaries and directing staff to bring back final regulations for a...
March 20, 2014
03/20/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.19)

A federal agency has given the okay for researchers to buy marijuana from NIDA for a PTSD study, which is a first, those CBD medical marijuana bills...
March 20, 2014
03/20/2014
Indiana: Lawmakers Approve Legislation Reclassifying Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity

Indiana: Lawmakers Approve Legislation Reclassifying Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity

Indiana House and Senate lawmakers have signed off on legislation, Senate Bill 357, to reclassify and regulate industrial hemp. Members of the Senate had initially approved the legislation by...
March 20, 2014
03/20/2014
Michigan: Regulators Expand State’s Medical Marijuana Law To Include Patients With PTSD

Michigan: Regulators Expand State’s Medical Marijuana Law To Include Patients With PTSD

Michigan physicians may now authorize cannabis for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. Members of the Medical Marihuana Review Panel voted 6 to 2 to expand the state’s list of qualifying...