Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Researchers Say Natural Brain Chemical Could Reduce High From THC in Cannabis

Researchers Say Natural Brain Chemical Could Reduce High From THC in Cannabis

A French research team says pregnenolone, a precursor to all steroid hormones that was thought to be otherwise inactive,  appears to reduce THC intoxication, memory loss and increased...
January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Open for Business

Open for Business

It’s been exactly nine years since MPP provided me with a grant to move to Colorado and begin laying the groundwork for a future statewide ballot initiative...
January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Artist Rendering of First Marijuana Sale Goes Viral

Artist Rendering of First Marijuana Sale Goes Viral

The eyes of the world news were focused on Colorado the other day as the first fully state-legal marijuana sales to adults in the U.S.A. for almost...
January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Pot Prices – December 2013

Pot Prices – December 2013

Pot Prices from High Times: US prices and kind prices rose slightly, while mids held steady and schwag dropped.
January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Dutch Clampdown Drives Cannabis Farms East

Dutch Clampdown Drives Cannabis Farms East

Since 2011, Dutch law enforcement has been cracking down on cannabis farms, causing an increase in grows in neighboring Germany.
January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.01)

The dispensary and cultivation wars continue in California, dispensaries are delayed in Nevada, a bill moves in New Jersey, and more. Let’s get to it: California On...
January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Love Flies Out the Door When Money Comes in the Window

Love Flies Out the Door When Money Comes in the Window

Old Hippie discusses the aggression against the cannabis movement, from within as well as from outsiders, and the money that motivates the aggressors.
January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Raw Story: Colorado Lets You Smoke Pot, Your Boss Might Not

Raw Story: Colorado Lets You Smoke Pot, Your Boss Might Not

Raw Story’s Travis Gettys explains that while Colorado lets you smoke pot, employers still have the right to fire employees for it.
January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Compare California 2014 Legalization Initiatives

Compare California 2014 Legalization Initiatives

Compare the four different California 2014 legalization initiatives with this nifty chart from California MCLR 2014.
January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Denver International Airport Bans Marijuana Possession on Property

Denver International Airport Bans Marijuana Possession on Property

As first reported Monday on the Denver Post, Denver International Airport has announced that they are the first city-owned area that has banned the possession of marijuana on...
December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Video: 2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

Video: 2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

2013 Year in Review (MPP) This 2013 Year in Review video from the Marijuana Policy Project highlights many major marijuana accomplishments achieved over the past 12 months. From the...
December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Leaf Science: 5 Politicians That Fought for Marijuana in 2013

Leaf Science: 5 Politicians That Fought for Marijuana in 2013

Leaf Science lists five of the world’s politicians that fought for marijuana reform in 2013.
December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Fight Like a Girl: Dahlia’s Journey

Fight Like a Girl: Dahlia’s Journey

Ladybud reports the ongoing story of Dahlia, a little girl with brain cancer who is relocating to Colorado for medical marijuana.
December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Nevada Officials Will Miss Medical Marijuana Deadline

Nevada Officials Will Miss Medical Marijuana Deadline

Nevada officials say that regulations will not be in place by April 1, the date applicants were supposed to be able to file for licenses for medical...
December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
Celeb Stoner: The Stoniest TV Shows of 2013

Celeb Stoner: The Stoniest TV Shows of 2013

Celeb Stoner lists the stoniest TV shows of 2013.
December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
Yes on 64 to Host First Legal Marijuana Sale in Colorado

Yes on 64 to Host First Legal Marijuana Sale in Colorado

Leaders of the campaign that made marijuana legal in Colorado will gather January 1 at 3-D (Denver’s Discreet Dispensary) — a licensed retail marijuana store with on-site...
December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
NJ Family Gets $10,000 Gift to Move to Colorado for MMJ

NJ Family Gets $10,000 Gift to Move to Colorado for MMJ

A New Jersey family received a $10,000 gift to help move to Colorado for MMJ for their young daughter.
December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
Brave North Carolinian Arrested in Defiance of Prohibition

Brave North Carolinian Arrested in Defiance of Prohibition

A North Carolinian man that openly grows his own medical cannabis alerted law enforcement of his activities in defiance of prohibition.
December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
Banking Regulations Will Mean Better Service for Cannabis Patients and (Now) Customers

Banking Regulations Will Mean Better Service for Cannabis Patients and (Now) Customers

Last week, a banking meeting took place in Washington DC regarding regulations that currently exist that make it difficult for medical marijuana business to have normal access to banking...
December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
Ashley Kilroy Becomes Denver Marijuana Czar Jan 1 as Recreational Sales Begin

Ashley Kilroy Becomes Denver Marijuana Czar Jan 1 as Recreational Sales Begin

When recreational marijuana sales in Colorado become legal next week, Denver’s new marijuana czar will be ready. Ashley Kilroy was appointed Denver’s Executive Director of Marijuana Policy by...