December 9, 2013
12/09/2013
Nigerian Farmers ‘Abandon Food Crops for Cannabis’

Nigerian Farmers ‘Abandon Food Crops for Cannabis’

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency claims that most farmers are abandoning food crops for cannabis.
December 9, 2013
12/09/2013
Medical Marijuana: A Community of Voices – WA Event 12/21/13

Medical Marijuana: A Community of Voices – WA Event 12/21/13

An indoor rally is planned on December 21, 2013 in Seattle to draw the cannabis community together, as we gear up for a battle which will determine...
By: Mercedys
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Piece of the Week | Spine With Organs Glass Pipe

Piece of the Week | Spine With Organs Glass Pipe

I will be the first to admit that this spine with organs glass pipe is very strange, some may call it obscene (to any offended, I redirect...
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Scientist Who Discovered THC Receives Honorary Degree

Scientist Who Discovered THC Receives Honorary Degree

Raphael Mechoulam, the scientist who first isolated and synthesized THC, received an honorary degree.
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Think Tank Issues Guidebook: “How To Regulate Cannabis”

Think Tank Issues Guidebook: “How To Regulate Cannabis”

“Cannabis policy should be built on evidence of what will minimize the potential harms and maximize the potential benefits associated with the use of the drug,” according...
By: NORML
December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Portland’s Legalization Takes Effect Today

Portland’s Legalization Takes Effect Today

Portland, Maine’s marijuana legalization takes effect today.
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
The Virtues of Restraint: Delayed Cannabis Consumption

The Virtues of Restraint: Delayed Cannabis Consumption

At my previous place of employment, I was under challenged and overqualified for the job. I’m not knocking the position, it was a fine job, in a...
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 5, 2013
12/05/2013
Miley Cyrus: The New Face of Marijuana?

Miley Cyrus: The New Face of Marijuana?

Like it or not, Miley Cyrus is a weedist. She was not one of our original Celebrity Weedists, but who has brought cannabis into the public eye more...
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...