September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

A poll released Friday finds a majority of Michiganders in favor of reforming the state’s marijuana laws, and nearly half in favor of legalizing and regulating the...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Indoor Growing: Dirty Fingernails, Better Life

Indoor Growing: Dirty Fingernails, Better Life

I have grown marijuana using three different types of methods : hydroponics, aquaponics, and dirt. Dirt is by far the easiest and most forgiving of all of...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Funny Dab Pun T-Shirts

Funny Dab Pun T-Shirts

Dabs and dab culture continue to spread exponentially around the MJ space. The scene is moving so quickly it’s tough to keep up. With new pipe styles...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
New Jersey Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensary Loan

New Jersey Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensary Loan

New Jersey’s Economic Developmental Authority approved a loan of $357,000 to a dispensary that hopes to open in October. The Compassionate Care Foundation hopes to serve about...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Long Beach To Draft Regulations To Allow Dispensaries

Long Beach To Draft Regulations To Allow Dispensaries

The city council of Long Beach, California unanimously voted to draft an ordinance to regulate and allow medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance will be drafted by the...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Commission Appointed In Maryland

Medical Marijuana Commission Appointed In Maryland

Thursday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley appointed the eleven members of the state’s Medical Marijuana Commission. The commission will oversee the implementation of Maryland’s new medical marijuana law.
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Forced Drug Tests for College Students a No-No, Judge Rules

Forced Drug Tests for College Students a No-No, Judge Rules

A US district court judge in Missouri ruled Friday that a technical college violated the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and seizures when it ordered all students...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Aspen, CO Outlines Regulations For Marijuana Businesses

Aspen, CO Outlines Regulations For Marijuana Businesses

Aspen, Colorado has prepared recommendations for the city council for regulating marijuana businesses. The recommendations are to limit the initial number of shops, prohibit private cannabis clubs...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
California Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Dies

California Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Dies

California’s AB 604, a bill to tighten medical marijuana regulation in the state, was not approved by the deadline Thursday night. The bill faced serious opposition from...
September 16, 2013
09/16/2013
Hemp in the Time of New Federal Marijuana Policy

Hemp in the Time of New Federal Marijuana Policy

It’s not just medical and legal marijuana states that watched the Justice Department’s announcement of its response to marijuana law reforms in the states with interest. Nine...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Piece of the Week | Sasquatch Glass Beehive

Piece of the Week | Sasquatch Glass Beehive

Sasquatch Glass Beehive This week’s Piece of the Week creator is not just a hometown artist— he is also the recipient of the Best Glass award from...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
My Favorite Strains: Durban Poison

My Favorite Strains: Durban Poison

Sativa fans probably already know about Durban Poison, a popular strain that can be found at many medical marijuana dispensaries. Named after the African city of Durban from...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Campaign To Legalize Cannabis In Portland, ME Underway

Campaign To Legalize Cannabis In Portland, ME Underway

A campaign to legalize cannabis for recreational use in Portland, supported by MPP and the ACLU of Maine, officially began yesterday. The city ordinance would allow the possession...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Reason for Optimism, But Work Remains After Senate Hearing

Reason for Optimism, But Work Remains After Senate Hearing

Tuesday’s historic hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary may not have marked the tipping point in ending the federal war on medical cannabis patients, but there...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Grassley Says Marijuana Prohibition Is Based on Science

Grassley Says Marijuana Prohibition Is Based on Science

“Marijuana’s continued presence on the statute’s list of illegal substances isn’t based on whim. It’s based on what science tells us about this dangerous and addictive drug....
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Study: Cannabis Plays Little Role in Global Disease Burden

Study: Cannabis Plays Little Role in Global Disease Burden

Cannabis use is not a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, according to an epidemiological review published in The Lancet. An international team of researchers from Australia and...
By: NORML
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Earl Blumenauer, Grover Norquist Push Marijuana Tax Reform

Earl Blumenauer, Grover Norquist Push Marijuana Tax Reform

In yet another case of people with disparate political ideas coming together to support marijuana policy reform, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) president...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Global Student Paper Competition Taking on Drug Policies

Global Student Paper Competition Taking on Drug Policies

The Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge (GDPPC) has chosen “Rethinking Drugs” for its 2013-2014 theme. GDPPC is a written and oral policy competition for undergraduate students...
September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
Dabbin Like Hell @ High Times Seattle Cannabis Cup 2013

Dabbin Like Hell @ High Times Seattle Cannabis Cup 2013

I must have dabbed so hard I missed Aeslip, talk about a good problem. Hopefully, you’ve already read his terrific account Adventures at the Cannabis Cup ....
September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
First NFL Season Sans Prohibition

First NFL Season Sans Prohibition

After what seemed an interminably long offseason (at least to football fans), the NFL is finally back into action. This marks the first year that cannabis is legal in...