Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Jamaican Scientist Launches Medical Marijuana Firm

Jamaican Scientist Launches Medical Marijuana Firm

A Jamaican scientist is launching a medical marijuana firm to conduct research on the plant.
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed

Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Filed

Activists with Show-Me Cannabis Reform have been crisscrossing Missouri to lay the groundwork for marijuana legalization, and now, they’ve taken the next step. Columbia-based attorney Dan Viets, the group’s...
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Dispensary Owner Named Mayor in Sebastopol, California

Dispensary Owner Named Mayor in Sebastopol, California

Medical marijuana dispensary owner Robert Jacob was named Mayor of Sebastopol, California on Tuesday.
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity

Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity

  The marijuana legalization movement needs to bank on the fact that Americans are currently pessimistic about the government and society in general, at least according to...
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
ACLU: DC, New York Highest Likelihood of Arrest for Pot

ACLU: DC, New York Highest Likelihood of Arrest for Pot

According to the ACLU of Maryland, Washington DC and New York State have the highest likelihood of arrest for pot.
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
WA: Over 1,300 Applications So Far for Marijuana Businesses

WA: Over 1,300 Applications So Far for Marijuana Businesses

Washington state regulators are presently reviewing over 1,300 applications from would-be entrepreneurs seeking to engage in the state-licensed production and/or sale of cannabis and cannabis-infused products to...
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
Bill Clinton: ‘I Never Denied That I Used Marijuana’

Bill Clinton: ‘I Never Denied That I Used Marijuana’

In an interview on Fusion, Bill Clinton denies that he denied using marijuana.
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.04)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.12.04)

Arkansas Baptists reject medical marijuana, and so do some California communities. New Jersey’s governor mouths off, and Illinois and Massachusetts communities move to regulate soon-to-arrive medical marijuana...
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
Chemist, MMJ Tester Conducting Study on Strains

Chemist, MMJ Tester Conducting Study on Strains

A chemist that works testing medical marijuana for contaminants wants to conduct a study on strains, with hopes of establishing a standard naming system.
December 5, 2013
12/05/2013
Colorado MMJ Business Application Backlog Persists

Colorado MMJ Business Application Backlog Persists

Colorado’s MMJ business application backlog still persists, but is down from over 900 to just 96, since last year. The MED hopes to clear the backlog this...
December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Colorado Governor Puts Cannabis Research in the Budget

Colorado Governor Puts Cannabis Research in the Budget

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper put over $7 million in his proposed 2014 budget for medical research on cannabis.
December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Jackson Police to Respect the Will of the Voters

Jackson Police to Respect the Will of the Voters

In November, voters in Jackson, Michigan voted to pass a city ordinance that decriminalized possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. The ordinance applies to those...
December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Sabina Rose, 2012-2013

Sabina Rose, 2012-2013

Ladybud published the story of Sabina Rose, a little girl in New Jersey with Dravet Syndrome who is no longer with us.
December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Maine: Help Make Marijuana Legalization a Reality

Maine: Help Make Marijuana Legalization a Reality

Despite experiencing setbacks when it came to reintroducing marijuana legalization legislation for the 2014 Maine legislative session, efforts are already underway to prepare for 2015. The primary...
December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Denver Council Flips: Yard Smoking Is OK… Again

Denver Council Flips: Yard Smoking Is OK… Again

After months of flip-flopping and criticism, and at the last possible moment, Denver’s City Council decided not to write an unenforceable rule banning yard smoking.
December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Study: Cannabis Can Treat Osteoarthritis

Study: Cannabis Can Treat Osteoarthritis

A new study reveals that cannabis can treat osteoarthritis.
December 3, 2013
12/03/2013
Christie Says Expanding MMJ Program Leads to Legalization

Christie Says Expanding MMJ Program Leads to Legalization

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says advocates fighting for better access to medication simply want to legalize pot.
December 3, 2013
12/03/2013
Morocco MPs to Study Benefits of Looser Cannabis Laws

Morocco MPs to Study Benefits of Looser Cannabis Laws

Morocco is set to study the potential benefits of looser cannabis laws.
December 3, 2013
12/03/2013
Final Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Vote Set for Next Week

Final Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Vote Set for Next Week

It looks like the fat lady is about to sing. According to the Drug Policy Alliance, which has an operative in Montevideo, the Uruguayan Senate will vote next week,...
December 3, 2013
12/03/2013
Federal Judge Grants Bond to Colorado Raid Suspect

Federal Judge Grants Bond to Colorado Raid Suspect

A federal judge granted a $25,000 bond to the only person arrested in Colorado’s recent raids.