Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.10.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.10.30)

A Michigan couple get their child back, New Jersey gets its second dispensary, and Washington regulators get an earful over moves to do away with patient home...
November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
The Next States to Legalize Marijuana

The Next States to Legalize Marijuana

After last weekend’s International Drug Reform Conference in Denver, a clear picture is emerging of which states are likely to be the first to follow Colorado and Washington down...
November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
San Diego – Tijuana Drug Tunnel Found

San Diego – Tijuana Drug Tunnel Found

Authorities discovered a ‘sophisticated’ drug tunnel system connecting San Diego and Tijuana, along with tons of weed and lots of cocaine.
November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
NH House Refuses To Recommend Marijuana Legalization

NH House Refuses To Recommend Marijuana Legalization

Even though 60% of New Hampshire adults are in favor, a New Hampshire House committee has refused to recommend marijuana legalization.
November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
Boulder Marijuana Rules Would Delay Recreational Shops

Boulder Marijuana Rules Would Delay Recreational Shops

After a long and conflicted meeting, the city council set Boulder, Colorado’s marijuana rules. The conflicts of the meeting consisted mostly of over-strict regulations being revised, but...
November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
The Nation: Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

The Nation: Why It’s Always Been Time to Legalize Marijuana

The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel recounts the disaster that is the drug war, giving several reasons to legalize marijuana.
October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Alaska Growing Charges Dismissed

Alaska Growing Charges Dismissed

An Alaska couple’s cannabis growing charges were dismissed due to issues about a police officer’s honesty.
October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Corporate Interests in Maine Kill 2014 Legalization Effort

Corporate Interests in Maine Kill 2014 Legalization Effort

As we mentioned here previously, NORML has worked with Representative Diane Russell in Maine to draft and prepare for introduction a measure that would have legalized and...
October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Pro-Legalization Cop Files Complaint Against Department

Pro-Legalization Cop Files Complaint Against Department

Constable David Bratzer, President of the Canadian branch of LEAP, filed a complaint against his chief for discrimination based on political views.
October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
California Study Suggests Marijuana a Substitute for Alcohol

California Study Suggests Marijuana a Substitute for Alcohol

A New York Times article this week, Few Problems With Cannabis for California, reports that a pending study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management by Mark Anderson and...
October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Daily Beast: The Drug War Is Over (If Obama Wants It)

Daily Beast: The Drug War Is Over (If Obama Wants It)

Nick Gellespie of The Daily Beast explains that the drug war is over as a political issue, as most Americans now favor legalization.
October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Denver’s Ridiculous Proposed Weed Restrictions Revised

Denver’s Ridiculous Proposed Weed Restrictions Revised

Denver’s city council recently voted down a proposed weed restrictions that would have made marijuana illegal to carry in parks or the 16th Street Mall. The smell...
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Washington Prosecutor Drops Dispensary Cases

Washington Prosecutor Drops Dispensary Cases

Last week, Cowlitz County prosecutor Sue Baur dropped two Washington medical marijuana dispensary cases. Naturally Yours and Grass Rootz owners and employees charged in the cases are...
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Wisconsin MMJ Bill Would Legalize Dispensaries, Home Grows

Wisconsin MMJ Bill Would Legalize Dispensaries, Home Grows

Monday, a Wisconsin MMJ bill was introduced, signed on by 18 lawmakers.
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Banks Want to Work With Marijuana Business, Waiting on Feds

Banks Want to Work With Marijuana Business, Waiting on Feds

Reported this week in the Daily Herald: Community banks and credit unions are ready and willing to provide financial services to entrepreneurs in the state’s new legal...
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Canna-Pet: The First Cannabis Medicine for Pets Is Here

Canna-Pet: The First Cannabis Medicine for Pets Is Here

Canna-pet is new cannabis medicine for pets. It’s CBD-based, so it can be sold over the counter.
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Oregon Legalization Initiative Filed, Has $$$ Support

Oregon Legalization Initiative Filed, Has $$$ Support

Last Friday, Oregon activists organized as the New Approach Oregon political action committee filed a marijuana legalization initiative with the secretary of state’s office. Unlike the initiatives filed this year by...
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Medical Marijuana and Parents… on Dr. Phil?

Medical Marijuana and Parents… on Dr. Phil?

If there were any doubts that cannabis has gone mainstream, here’s an article about Cheryl Shuman talking medical marijuana and parents on Dr. Phil.
October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Arizona Parents File Suit for Access to Extracts

Arizona Parents File Suit for Access to Extracts

Parents of a medical cannabis patient filed a suit for legal access to extracts after their son began having difficulty eating.
October 29, 2013
10/29/2013
Petition – Change the SUNY New Paltz Marijuana Policy

Petition – Change the SUNY New Paltz Marijuana Policy

Please sign this petition to change the SUNY New Paltz marijuana policy if you think students shouldn’t be expelled for marijuana.