Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

October 25, 2013
10/25/2013
Pharmacy Group Announces Medical Marijuana Task Force

Pharmacy Group Announces Medical Marijuana Task Force

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) has announced its intent to establish a task force to better educate pharmacists to the management of cannabis therapy. “Medical...
By: NORML
October 25, 2013
10/25/2013
Washington State Liquor Board Goes for MMJ’s Throat

Washington State Liquor Board Goes for MMJ’s Throat

The Washington State Liquor Board is in the process of issuing its recommendations for how to regulate recreational marijuana use. This is, more or less, following the...
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Huffington Post: Canada’s Marijuana Popular in Asia

Huffington Post: Canada’s Marijuana Popular in Asia

Tokers in Vietnam prefer the US or Canada’s marijuana to their locally grown tropical sativas, paying up to 10x the price for western bud.
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Heidi Fleiss Busted Again for Pot

Heidi Fleiss Busted Again for Pot

Heidi Fleiss was arrested for intent to sell marijuana for the second time this year.
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
MPP’s Dan Riffle Debates Kevin Sabet on Marijuana Policy

MPP’s Dan Riffle Debates Kevin Sabet on Marijuana Policy

Leading up to November’s election, marijuana policy is an increasingly hot topic in Maine. Voters in the city of Portland will soon decide whether or not possessing...
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Marijuana Acceptance Varies Across Hemisphere

Marijuana Acceptance Varies Across Hemisphere

While marijuana acceptance is growing in Latin America as well as here in the US, there it is generally the leaders that favor legalization while the people...
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
NorCal Outdoor Marijuana Harvest Arrives

NorCal Outdoor Marijuana Harvest Arrives

The main 2013 outdoor marijuana harvest has arrived in Northern California, bringing low prices and wide selection.
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Morgan Spending Big for Florida Medical Marijuana Measure

Morgan Spending Big for Florida Medical Marijuana Measure

Orlando attorney John Morgan and his firm have contributed $400,000 so far to help put a Florida medical marijuana measure on the 2014 ballot.
October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Dan Riffle on CNN: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol

Dan Riffle on CNN: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol

In an excellent article on CNN, MPP’s Dan Riffle explains that marijuana is safer than alcohol, and describes the folly of cannabis prohibition.
October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
Oregon Grow Busted With Google Earth

Oregon Grow Busted With Google Earth

A medical marijuana garden was busted after police used Google Earth to follow up on a tip about the number of plants being over the limit.
October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
DC MMJ Oversight Hearing Highlights Problems Facing Patients

DC MMJ Oversight Hearing Highlights Problems Facing Patients

For the first time since creating the District Medical Marijuana Program more than three years ago, the D.C. Council Committee on Health convened an oversight hearing on...
October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
Do Not Donate Giant Bags of Weed to Thrift Stores

Do Not Donate Giant Bags of Weed to Thrift Stores

An employee of a Seattle thrift store was emptying a donation bin only to find a large garbage bag “containing 2.5 pounds of marijuana.” Consequently, the Seattle Police Department decided to...
October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
Marijuana Legalization Returns to Center Stage in Maine

Marijuana Legalization Returns to Center Stage in Maine

Earlier this year, we came within just 4 votes on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives on legislation that would have put marijuana legalization before...
October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
MPP Recommends Revising DE Compassion Center Regulations

MPP Recommends Revising DE Compassion Center Regulations

The Marijuana Policy Project submitted comments today recommending revisions to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ proposed medical marijuana compassion center regulations. MPP is particularly...
October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
Historic High: 58% of Americans Want Marijuana Legalized

Historic High: 58% of Americans Want Marijuana Legalized

Gallup released new polling data today that shows an overwhelming majority of Americans want marijuana to be legalized. According to their survey, 58% of Americans support legalizing...
October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Pediatric Epilepsy Cannabis Treatment Attracts Parents to CO

Pediatric Epilepsy Cannabis Treatment Attracts Parents to CO

Many parents are bringing their children to Colorado to receive cannabis treatment for pediatric epilepsy and cancer. The number of minor patients on the MMJ registry nearly...
October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Uruguay to Legalize Marijuana, Sets Price at $1 Per Gram

Uruguay to Legalize Marijuana, Sets Price at $1 Per Gram

Not only is Uruguay all set to legalize marijuana, but it has just set the price at $1 per gram. That’s about $450 for a pound. Go,...
October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Cannabis Breathalyzers May Be On The Way

Cannabis Breathalyzers May Be On The Way

A study has found that examining breath for cannabinoids could be far more useful than the blood tests currently used to set the standard for impairment. The...
October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Houston Texans Cut 3 Players for Marijuana Use

Houston Texans Cut 3 Players for Marijuana Use

Sam Montgomery, Cierre Wood and Willie Jefferson were cut from the Houston Texans Monday, allegedly for marijuana use.
October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
MMJ Advocates Mobilize Stakeholders for Input on I-502

MMJ Advocates Mobilize Stakeholders for Input on I-502

Medical marijuana advocates will hold stakeholder meetings across Washington State next week in advance of submitting written public comments on regulations being developed for I-502, the state’s...