Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
Drive-Through Dispensaries Coming to Chicago

Drive-Through Dispensaries Coming to Chicago

Naperville, Illinois has approved drive-through dispensaries in the city.
December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
Wisconsin Politicians Stall Medical Marijuana Progress Despite Unprecedented Backing

Wisconsin Politicians Stall Medical Marijuana Progress Despite Unprecedented Backing

Elizabeth Onheiber dives deep into Wisconsin medical marjuana politics, covering politicians such as state Senator Leah Vukmir who blocked MMJ bills in 2009 and 2012, saying “I’ve...
December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
2013: The Year in Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

2013: The Year in Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

NORML and NORML Foundation are supported by cannabis consumers and other caring citizens. Please see our annual report and help us to keep going strong into 2014 by making...
By: NORML
December 26, 2013
12/26/2013
Uruguay’s Neighbor Argentina Now Considering Legalization

Uruguay’s Neighbor Argentina Now Considering Legalization

Encouraged by Uruguay’s recent historic decision, Argentina is now considering legalization.
December 26, 2013
12/26/2013
Alaska Marijuana Legalization Petition Passes Goal

Alaska Marijuana Legalization Petition Passes Goal

With nearly a month to go before their signature-gathering deadline, organizers of an Alaska marijuana legalization initiative are well-placed to qualify for the ballot, but it’s not a sure...
December 26, 2013
12/26/2013
Colorado Issues First State Retail Marijuana Licenses

Colorado Issues First State Retail Marijuana Licenses

The Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division mailed out almost 350 retail marijuana licenses Monday.
December 26, 2013
12/26/2013
Merry Christmas! Uruguay President Signs Marijuana Law

Merry Christmas! Uruguay President Signs Marijuana Law

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has signed into law legislation making Uruguay the first country to create a legal, state-regulated marijuana industry. Mujica quietly signed the bill Monday...
December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
Delaware Governor Needs to Ease Plant Limits

Delaware Governor Needs to Ease Plant Limits

MPP welcomed Delaware Gov. Jack Markell’s August announcement that he would implement the compassion center program, but our enthusiasm was tempered by the fact that he did...
December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
Savino to Resurrect Medical Marijuana Bill in NY Senate

Savino to Resurrect Medical Marijuana Bill in NY Senate

New York Senator Diane Savino plans to reintroduce a medical marijuana bill next year, after the last one was stomped by partisan politics.
December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
Australian Doctors, Experts Join Call for Medical Marijuana

Australian Doctors, Experts Join Call for Medical Marijuana

A prominent group of Australian doctors and experts want cannabis reintroduced as medicine.
December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
Prohibitionist Crusaders React to Teen Drug Use Survey

Prohibitionist Crusaders React to Teen Drug Use Survey

Resident breastplate-nipple Gil Kerlikowski and Prohibitionist Jr. Woodchuck Kevin Sabet have reacted in truly glorious form to the new teen drug use survey, citing a statistically miniscule...
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
California Police Chief, DA File Defelonization Initiative

California Police Chief, DA File Defelonization Initiative

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and San Diego Police Chief William Landsdowne filed an initiative with state officials Thursday that would defelonize most drug possession and...
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

Matt Ferner lists the 13 reasons 2013 has been the best year ever for marijuana (and it’s consumers).
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
Fourth California Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed

Fourth California Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed

And then there were four. Famed marijuana cultivation expert Ed Rosenthal, the “Guru of Ganja,” announced Friday that he was filing The Cannabis Policy Reform Act of...
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
AP Poll Finds Falling Resistance to Marijuana Legalization

AP Poll Finds Falling Resistance to Marijuana Legalization

A new poll found that resistance to marijuana legalization is continuing to fall.
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
Sri Lanka May Legalize Marijuana

Sri Lanka May Legalize Marijuana

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Salinda Dissanayake, announced that he will introduce a bill to legalize marijuana.
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
The Season of Giving Abounds in the Cannabis Community

The Season of Giving Abounds in the Cannabis Community

As the holiday season ramps up, the cannabis community has stepped up to help those less fortunate, too. We have certainly mainstreamed as can be evidenced by...
By: Anna Diaz
December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
Mainstreaming Marijuana – Monday Night Football Dabs

Mainstreaming Marijuana – Monday Night Football Dabs

I’ve seen people talking about it in Seattle and Denver and even in Southern California. Monday Night Football and Dabs (of hash oil, that is), being offered...
December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
Dispensary to Utilize Water Treatment for Sustainable Grows

Dispensary to Utilize Water Treatment for Sustainable Grows

Kind Love, a Colorado dispensary, is setting up a water treatment system to recover 97% of its waste water, making it far more sustainable.
December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

Following the Wednesday release of a national survey on teen drug use, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) called...