Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

January 15, 2014
01/15/2014
HuffPost Canada: Stop Pretending Prohibition Protects Kids

HuffPost Canada: Stop Pretending Prohibition Protects Kids

Michael Bolen encourages politicians and media to stop pretending cannabis prohibition protects kids.
January 15, 2014
01/15/2014
DC Pols Move Toward Marijuana Decriminalization, but a Legalization Initiative Looms

DC Pols Move Toward Marijuana Decriminalization, but a Legalization Initiative Looms

The possession of small amounts of marijuana in the nation’s capital could soon be no more than a ticketable offense. A decriminalization bill is set to move...
January 15, 2014
01/15/2014
WI: Marijuana Legalization to Appear on Dane County Ballot

WI: Marijuana Legalization to Appear on Dane County Ballot

Dane County, Wisconsin is putting a non-binding question to voters this spring, asking residents if they want marijuana legalized.
January 15, 2014
01/15/2014
Entrepreneur: Hopes and Truths for Legal Marijuana Market

Entrepreneur: Hopes and Truths for Legal Marijuana Market

Entrepreneur’s Brian Patrick Eha describes the history, hopes and truths of America’s legal marijuana market.
January 14, 2014
01/14/2014
Bill Introduced in Washington State to Protect Patient Rights and Preserve Medical Cannabis Program

Bill Introduced in Washington State to Protect Patient Rights and Preserve Medical Cannabis Program

Representative Sherry Appleton Joins With Coalition of Patient Advocates to Defend Washington’s Medical Cannabis Law Patients, doctors and caregivers have formed a powerful coalition to keep medical...
January 14, 2014
01/14/2014
Jamaican Pot Growers to Form Association

Jamaican Pot Growers to Form Association

Growers in Jamaica are coming together to form the Cannabis Future Growers and Producers Association, launching January 18.
January 14, 2014
01/14/2014
Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Don’t Work

Study: Student Drug Testing Programs Don’t Work

The imposition of student drug testing programs is not effective in limiting students’ consumption of controlled substances, according to survey data published in the January edition of...
January 14, 2014
01/14/2014
Colorado Dispensary Taps Bitcoin to Evade Federal Laws

Colorado Dispensary Taps Bitcoin to Evade Federal Laws

A Colorado dispensary has begun accepting bitcoin. Banking laws prevent dispensaries from accepting credit card payments, so they are otherwise cash-only.
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
NFL Commissioner Might Be Open to Medical Marijuana Use for Players

NFL Commissioner Might Be Open to Medical Marijuana Use for Players

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told ESPN he could envision players using medical marijuana in states where it’s legal. “I don’t know what’s going to develop as far as...
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
LA Cracks Down on Marijuana Shops

LA Cracks Down on Marijuana Shops

Los Angeles’ city attorney obtained an injunction against a real estate business that brokered a deal for a medical marijuana dispensary, and said he would step up...
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
Hawaiian Teacher Owed Back Pay After Pot-Fueled Firing

Hawaiian Teacher Owed Back Pay After Pot-Fueled Firing

  A teacher who was fired and then reinstated amid accusations that she drank wine and smoked marijuana is entitled to back pay with interest, a Hawaiian...
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
Cruz Attacks Obama for Not Locking Up CO Marijuana Users

Cruz Attacks Obama for Not Locking Up CO Marijuana Users

Texas Senator Ted Cruz criticized Obama for not locking up Colorado marijuana users for violating federal law.
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
Colorado Replaces Mile Marker 420 With 419.99 to Stop Theft

Colorado Replaces Mile Marker 420 With 419.99 to Stop Theft

The Colorado Department of Transportation has replaced the 420 mile marker with 419.99 in an effort to stop theft.
January 13, 2014
01/13/2014
Colorado Sushi Joint Teases Cannabis Pairing Menu

Colorado Sushi Joint Teases Cannabis Pairing Menu

I knew it was only a matter of time! Colorado’s Hapa Sushi restaurant, in what I assume is an effort to both a) support the legal cannabis...
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Tennessee Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced

Tennessee Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced

Rep. Sherry Jones has taken an important step for seriously ill patients in Tennessee and introduced a medical marijuana bill, HB 1385. The bill, known as the Koozer-Kuhn Medical...
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Could NYC Get Its Own Medical Weed Bill?

Could NYC Get Its Own Medical Weed Bill?

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to bring medical cannabis to 20 hospitals around New York, announced this week, has been criticized by activists for being too narrow and too reliant on...
By: Andy Cush
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
France’s Ministry of Health Approves Cannabis-Based Sativex Medicine

France’s Ministry of Health Approves Cannabis-Based Sativex Medicine

France’s ministry of health announced Thursday that it has approved Sativex, a cannabis-based mouth spray produced by GW pharmaceutricals. Sativex will be available in France in 2015...
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Scientists Explain Why Marijuana Users Never Overdose

Scientists Explain Why Marijuana Users Never Overdose

Leaf Science reports on a study that found a hormone released when THC is used also inhibits THC receptors, explaining why marijuana users never overdose.
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)

Regulated dispensaries are coming to Oregon, it’s looking increasingly likely that a medical marijuana initiative is coming to Florida, New York’s governor sticks a toe in the...
January 10, 2014
01/10/2014
Alaska Closer to Becoming 3rd State to Legalize Marijuana

Alaska Closer to Becoming 3rd State to Legalize Marijuana

CNN reports Alaska’s Campaign to Regulate Marijuana submitted 45,000 signatures in support of a measure to legalize marijuana.