May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Humboldt County Considers MMJ Outdoor Grow Ordinance

Humboldt County Considers MMJ Outdoor Grow Ordinance

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is considering an outdoor grow ordinance for medical marijuana growers. The ordinance would require registered medical marijuana growers to identify their...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two more New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries may open soon, bringing the state’s total to three. In addition to the Montclair dispensary that opened last December, a...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Global Marijuana March – Like 4/20 Everywhere

Global Marijuana March – Like 4/20 Everywhere

Saturday, marijuana reform activists and supporters gathered to march the streets of the planet in support of marijuana reform. The global marijuana march was truly that, here...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Former ICE Agent Makes a Case for Legalization in Alabama

Former ICE Agent Makes a Case for Legalization in Alabama

In a great article on The Daily Chronic, former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Jamie Haase urges his fellow Alabama citizens to be the first...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line

CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line

Since the passage of Colorado’s Amendment 64, several non-profit cannabis collectives have emerged to provide marijuana to members. The non-profits are allowed to share their marijuana under...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

The California Supreme Court ruled today that municipalities possess the legal authority to prohibit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries. The unanimous ruling upheld a 4th District Court of...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana

Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana

The Aurora city council has scheduled a meeting for May 20 to discuss regulating marijuana in the city. One of the ideas that the Denver suburb is...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier

Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier

With weed being decriminalized in numerous states across the country, “man’s best friend” is not being left out of the movement. Veterinarian Doug Kramer has been investigating...
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Great Artwork While High: Vincent Van Gogh and The Bulldog in Amsterdam

Great Artwork While High: Vincent Van Gogh and The Bulldog in Amsterdam

When we here at Weedist started talking about expanding our on-going series on great music, TV, and other entertainment that’s great for when you’re high, it pretty quickly...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Butane Hash Oil, Vaporizer Pens and a Cheaper Option: e-Cigarettes

Butane Hash Oil, Vaporizer Pens and a Cheaper Option: e-Cigarettes

Times are a-changing for weed smokers, and at the epicenter of this change is hash oil (concentrates) and vaporizer pens. The advances that have been made in the...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Yesterday I was sitting outside my house here in Washington and I was taking a hit off my bong. I found myself still feeling a deep, yet...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
California Marijuana DUI Case Results in Victory for USC Student

California Marijuana DUI Case Results in Victory for USC Student

A USC senior recently beat marijuana DUI charges with a 9-3 verdict. Her defense attorney demonstrated she could operate a motor vehicle with the same caution characteristic...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
More Racial Profiling Claims in NYC, Marijuana Charges Abound

More Racial Profiling Claims in NYC, Marijuana Charges Abound

New York City police racially profile blacks and Latinos to “manufacture” marijuana offenses against them, five Bronx residents claim in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff Maurosol Felix sued New...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana

Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana

The Pediatric Academic Societies’ (PAS) most recent study of 315 college students “supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana” because they found tobacco...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists’ Kids

Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists’ Kids

Idaho is officially not a marijuana-friendly state. Although it is bordered on most sides by medical marijuana states (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana), it so far refuses...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown

Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown

Last week, 11 Seattle medical marijuana businesses received shutdown letters from the DEA. One of those targeted is a small medical marijuana collective in Ballard, The Only Natural,...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States

Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States

Last week, Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in the “stoner” film franchise Harold & Kumar, spoke to Huffington Post Live about President Obama’s marijuana policies. During the April 26th interview, Penn...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Ohio Lawmaker Introduces Marijuana Legalization Measure

Ohio Lawmaker Introduces Marijuana Legalization Measure

Representative Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) has introduced a measure that would put marijuana legalization on the ballot before state voters. House Joint Resolution 6 would place a...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Obama Says No to Legalizing Marijuana

Obama Says No to Legalizing Marijuana

In a speech in Mexico City on Friday, President Obama shut the door on any possibility that he’ll support efforts in his second-term to legalize certain recreational...
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
New Hampshire Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed

New Hampshire Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed

New Hampshire won’t be the next state to decriminalize marijuana possession. The state Senate Thursday killed a decriminalization bill, with senators calling it “deeply flawed.” Introduced by...