Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Pro-Legalization Senator Daylin Leach Takes Advocacy to DC

Pro-Legalization Senator Daylin Leach Takes Advocacy to DC

Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach has been an outspoken advocate on the issue of marijuana law reform during his tenure in Harrisburg. Senator Leach made a splash legislatively this...
June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire

Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire

New Hampshire is about to become the 19th state (unless the Illinois governor strikes first) to allow for the medicinal use of marijuana, as Gov. Maggie Hassan...
June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Don’t Impact Teen Use Rates

Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Don’t Impact Teen Use Rates

Another study has once again affirmed that the enactment of statewide medical cannabis laws is not associated with increased rates of adolescent marijuana consumption. According to data published this...
June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
The ‘Marijuana Moms of Beverly Hills’

The ‘Marijuana Moms of Beverly Hills’

A group of mothers in wealthy Beverley Hills, California, is trying to change the perception that drugs and parenting don’t mix.
June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Ex-Microsoft Marijuana Hopeful May Have Spoke Too Soon

Ex-Microsoft Marijuana Hopeful May Have Spoke Too Soon

Jamen Shively, an ex-Microsoft executive that recently announced plans to begin building a national marijuana brand, is facing lots of criticism. While some of this criticism may...
June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Judge Torches Colorado’s Marijuana Magazine Rule

Judge Torches Colorado’s Marijuana Magazine Rule

A federal judge in Colorado struck down a law that would require magazines about marijuana to be sold behind counters like pornographic magazines, following findings by state...
June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
2014 Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Gear Up in Three States

2014 Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Gear Up in Three States

The race to be the next state to legalize marijuana at the ballot box is on. Activists in three states — Alaska, Arizona, and Oregon — have...
June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Maine Lawmakers Expanding State’s Medicinal Cannabis Program

Maine Lawmakers Expanding State’s Medicinal Cannabis Program

House and Senate lawmakers last week gave final approval to legislation, LD 1062, to allow patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, and other debilitating disorders...
June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
MI Medical Marijuana Collective Tries New Business Model

MI Medical Marijuana Collective Tries New Business Model

Since dispensaries were outlawed in Michigan, one medical marijuana collective is trying to find a new way to help patients, earn a living and stay legal. Now,...
June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Marijuana Advocate Rolling His Way to the White House

Marijuana Advocate Rolling His Way to the White House

Curtis Kyle, a Michigan resident with cerebral palsy who has used a wheelchair his whole life, is “rolling to the White House” to talk to politicians about...
June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Four Marijuana Videos: Some Funny, Some Informative

Four Marijuana Videos: Some Funny, Some Informative

There are four new videos worth checking out, two provide comic relief…two provide contrasting views about cannabis prohibition. The same day last week, I caught a CNN...
June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Push for Legalization Underway in Alaska

Push for Legalization Underway in Alaska

Alaska’s Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell certified an application for a marijuana legalization initiative on Friday. The initiative would legalize the possession of up to an ounce. Supporters...
June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
ACLU: The War on Marijuana Has a Latino Data Problem

ACLU: The War on Marijuana Has a Latino Data Problem

In an article on Huffington Post, Lynda Garcia of the ACLU explains that the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports do not track ethnicity (only skin color?). This means...
June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Maine Medical Marijuana Bill Would Allow Pesticides on Plants

Maine Medical Marijuana Bill Would Allow Pesticides on Plants

Maine medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to treat plants with certain low-risk pesticides, if a bill enacted by the Maine Legislature on Friday makes it into...
June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Feds Expected to Back Monitor of New York Police

Feds Expected to Back Monitor of New York Police

With a federal judge expected to order sweeping reforms to the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program, the Justice Department reportedly plans to intervene. Trial completed in...
June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Colorado Governor Signs Law Regulating State Hemp Production

Colorado Governor Signs Law Regulating State Hemp Production

Governor John Hickenlooper has signed legislation, Senate Bill 241, into law creating a new program within the Department of Agriculture to oversee the regulation of commercial hemp production. Hemp is...
June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
DC Residents Can Finally Apply for Medical Marijuana Cards

DC Residents Can Finally Apply for Medical Marijuana Cards

The Department of Health in Washington, DC is finally accepting applications for medical marijuana cards, and the first dispensary could be open in just a few short...
June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars

The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars

Two reports came out today about the federal government’s attacks on medical marijuana providers. First, California NORML surveyed court records connected with medical marijuana cases, finding nearly 500...
June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
Seattle Visitors Bureau: Questions Remain About Pot Tourism

Seattle Visitors Bureau: Questions Remain About Pot Tourism

Visit Seattle knows that tourism (already big business in Seattle) will increase with the implementation of marijuana legalization, but says many questions will need answers before the...
June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
Nevada: Governor Signs Cannabis Dispensary Measure Into Law

Nevada: Governor Signs Cannabis Dispensary Measure Into Law

Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed legislation, Senate Bill 374, authorizing the creation of up to 66 not-for-profit  medical marijuana dispensaries. Under the new law, state...