June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
DC Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Open… Someday

DC Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Open… Someday

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington, DC have been ready to open for a month, but are still being delayed by the District Department of Health. The department has...
June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Texas Unemployment Drug Testing Bill Passes

Texas Unemployment Drug Testing Bill Passes

The Texas legislature last week approved a bill that would require some applicants for unemployment benefits to undergo drug testing, but another bill that would have required...
June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Oregon Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD

Oregon Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD

Last week, the Oregon House of Representatives voted 36 to 23 in favor of Senate Bill 281, which adds Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition...
June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
AB 473 Falls Short in California Assembly

AB 473 Falls Short in California Assembly

The California Assembly rejected AB 473 on Friday. The 35-37 vote means the effort by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano (D-SF) to regulate commercial medical cannabis activity in the state will...
June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Lobby Day – June 17, Washington DC

Medical Marijuana Lobby Day – June 17, Washington DC

Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Silver Tour will convene a medical marijuana lobby day and training session in Washington D.C. to encourage Congress and the Obama Administration to allow...
June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Vaporizer Company Wants Amanda Bynes for Spokeswoman

Vaporizer Company Wants Amanda Bynes for Spokeswoman

Grenco Science, the vaporizer brand with official models for Action Bronson and The Game, wants to make Amanda Bynes their newest endorsee, according to a letter nabbed by TMZ. “We think...
By: Andy Cush
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
Great Edibles Recipes: Gorgonzola Stuffed Lamb Burger

Great Edibles Recipes: Gorgonzola Stuffed Lamb Burger

It’s time for another installment of Chef Devilmonk’s favorite cannabis cuisine. Today’s treat is a bit of an amalgamation of some of my favorite burgers that I...
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
What It’s Like To Be High While Carl Sagan

What It’s Like To Be High While Carl Sagan

In this age of increasing marijuana acceptance, Huffington Post has revived the message of Carl Sagan. Carl Sagan was an avid marijuana advocate and, in my personal...
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
High Scientist: The Lives of Neanderthals

High Scientist: The Lives of Neanderthals

The discovery of the remains of human-like individuals millions of years old sparked a long-standing curiosity about the origins of humanity. Archaeological evidence has shed a ton...
By: Mercedys
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
UFC Raises Testing Threshold for Marijuana to WADA Standard

UFC Raises Testing Threshold for Marijuana to WADA Standard

UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, said the testing threshold in UFC for marijuana will be raised from 50ng/mL to 150ng/mL, in line with the new standard set...
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013

Decriminalization Now in Effect in St. Louis, Missouri

As of Saturday, those caught in St. Louis, Missouri with small amounts of marijuana will be given a court summons instead of a jail cell. This decriminalization...
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
3 Massachusetts Towns Are Open to Medical Marijuana Clinics

3 Massachusetts Towns Are Open to Medical Marijuana Clinics

While most south suburbs in Massachusetts are wary of medical marijuana dispensaries, at least three towns in this area might welcome them. Norwell and Randolph have each created new...
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
Starbucks of Weed, Brought to You by Ex-Microsoft Executive

Starbucks of Weed, Brought to You by Ex-Microsoft Executive

Someday, weed will be a major American industry. We’ve known that for a while. Now, one company hopes to be that industry’s first serious player. Dubbed Diego Pellicer, the...
By: Andy Cush
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
Former Mexican President, Vicente Fox, Pushing for Marijuana Legalization

Former Mexican President, Vicente Fox, Pushing for Marijuana Legalization

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox who once led a military crackdown on drug cartels now has a new pitch: creating a legal system to produce, distribute and...
June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
Colorado Legislature Must Have Been Smoking Something

Colorado Legislature Must Have Been Smoking Something

Colorado voters have legalized recreational pot smoking, but this week the governor signed an unconstitutional bill that prohibits marijuana-centric magazines from being sold except from under the...
May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Piece of the Week | Prism Glassworks Errlephant and Studio Showcase

Piece of the Week | Prism Glassworks Errlephant and Studio Showcase

This week’s Piece of the Week is a ton of fun and comes with unprecedented access to the artist and operation. Meet the Prism Glass Works Errlephant....
May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Sacred Cannabis Usage Throughout History

Sacred Cannabis Usage Throughout History

Despite its bad rep as a munchies inducing, motivation stealing recreational drug, cannabis is considered by many a sacred plant. Cannabis usage has played – and continues...
By: Mercedys
May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Cannabis Laws Take Another Victim – Yanira Maldonado

Cannabis Laws Take Another Victim – Yanira Maldonado

Yanira Maldonado had no idea when she got on the bus to come back home that she would be charged with smuggling nearly 12 pounds of cannabis...
May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
CannaBusiness: Brothers with Glass

CannaBusiness: Brothers with Glass

Brothers with Glass has  an online head shop that was founded in 2010 by two brothers; Jake and Jess in Beaverton, Oregon. From the “About Us” section of...
By: Anna Diaz
May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Marijuana Prohibition Puts Industry Women at Risk

Marijuana Prohibition Puts Industry Women at Risk

by Sabrina Fendrick, Director of Women’s Outreach, May 30, 2013 As more women are drawn to Humboldt County’s marijuana trade and off-grid lifestyle, a local battered-women’s shelter...