Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
New Mexico Doc Appeals Suspension Over Medical Marijuana

New Mexico Doc Appeals Suspension Over Medical Marijuana

Doctor Nicholas Nardacci has written about 10% of the medical marijuana recommendations in New Mexico, and is a medical marijuana patient himself. He has had his license...
September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
Majority for Marijuana Legalization in California

Majority for Marijuana Legalization in California

Support for marijuana legalization is above 50% among Californians, and even higher among likely voters, according to a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll released...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
NORML Advances to Round 2 of Super Bowl Ad Contest

NORML Advances to Round 2 of Super Bowl Ad Contest

Thanks to NORML members and supporters who pushed NORML’s proposed Super Bowl ad in an ongoing Intuit ad contest to the number one position. This morning, Intuit...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Jamaican Lawmakers Debate Cannabis Decriminalization

Jamaican Lawmakers Debate Cannabis Decriminalization

Jamaican lawmakers gathered Tuesday to debate a cannabis decriminalization proposal. A 2001 decriminalization effort stalled because of fear of angering the US. Now that the feds have...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Can the United Nations Block US Marijuana Legalization?

Can the United Nations Block US Marijuana Legalization?

Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford, tackles four fundamental questions on Huffington Post to determine whether marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington puts the US...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.25)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.25)

Oregon begins moving toward a regulated dispensary system, Massachusetts advances down the dispensary path, New Jersey’s governor signs a medical marijuana bill, and much, much more. Let’s...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Texas Lawmen Want to Be Stars

Texas Lawmen Want to Be Stars

Texas lawmen broke into a woman’s house without a warrant to arrest her on bogus marijuana charges, and filmed it for a constable’s YouTube reality show, the...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.25)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.25)

We have a doozy of a corruption tale out of West Virginia, a pair of Kentucky deputies get caught peddling pills, and a Georgia deputy gets nailed...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
NORML Women’s Alliance at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe

NORML Women’s Alliance at the World Famous Cannabis Cafe

This Sunday at The World Famous Cannabis Cafe, the NORML Women’s Alliance Foundation is hosting a fundraiser. Guests will be treated to a meal and guest speakers,...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
ME Medical Marijuana Users Fear Loss of Subsidized Housing

ME Medical Marijuana Users Fear Loss of Subsidized Housing

Medical marijuana patients in Maine could lose their federally subsidized housing if a state moratorium allowing patients to grow and use their medicine in subsidized housing properties...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
MMJ Job Experts to Offer Tips During Chicago Seminar

MMJ Job Experts to Offer Tips During Chicago Seminar

California’s Cannabis Career Institute is holding a seminar this weekend in Chicago to discuss business options and strategies for those interested in entering Illinois’ new medical marijuana...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Canada Grants Monopoly To Historically Terrible MMJ Producer

Canada Grants Monopoly To Historically Terrible MMJ Producer

Prairie Plant Systems once held a monopoly over commercial MMJ in Canada. The product they produced received an enormous number of complaints, even after being delayed by...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Rastafarian Teen Cleared to Carry Pipe in Minnesota

Rastafarian Teen Cleared to Carry Pipe in Minnesota

A 15-year-old rastafarian has successfully argued for his religious right to carry a pipe in Minnesota. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the enforcement of paraphernalia laws...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Marijuana Users Face Plenty Of Unknowns

Marijuana Users Face Plenty Of Unknowns

In a great article on The Spokesman-Review, Adrian Rogers describes the warning labels that will appear on Washington recreational marijuana. He notes the lack of studies about...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Cannabis Legalization: Proceed With Caution

Cannabis Legalization: Proceed With Caution

Cannabis legalization has the momentum it needs; will it be preserved from commercialization and the free market? As the legalization movement makes leaps and bounds stateside and...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Deny Organ Transplants to Marijuana Users?

Deny Organ Transplants to Marijuana Users?

In a video and article on Medscape, Arthur L. Caplan, PhD notes that organ transplant centers routinely deny organ transplants to patients that test positive for drugs...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Free Joints Given Away In Boulder, Colorado

Free Joints Given Away In Boulder, Colorado

At an event organized to squash support for Colorado’s retail marijuana tax proposal, free joints were handed out to adults yesterday in Boulder. The event was pushed...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
NJ: Governor Signs Legislation Amending Medical Cannabis

NJ: Governor Signs Legislation Amending Medical Cannabis

Republican Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation, Senate Bill 2842, into law modifying aspects of the state’s medical marijuana regulations. Specifically, the law amends requirements that state-licensed...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Legal Marijuana Should Cost $4.44 A Pound

Legal Marijuana Should Cost $4.44 A Pound

A great article on Beyond Chronic describes the fair market price of legal marijuana before the dawn of prohibition; up to a whopping $0.33 per pound in...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Pressure Mounts for Marijuana Reform in Bermuda

Pressure Mounts for Marijuana Reform in Bermuda

For Americans, mention “Bermuda” and “marijuana” and the first thing that comes to mind is a vision of vacationing cruise ship passengers arrested and fined in large...