NC Bill Introduced to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties
Simple marijuana possession is currently classified as a Class 3 criminal misdemeanor and is punishable by a suspended sentence and a $200 fine.
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Coronation Street Soap Opera Star Stephanie Cole Discusses Cannabis Storyline
British soap opera Coronation Street character Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole) has turned to cannabis to help ease her arthritis in the latest storyline.
San Diego City Council Vote on Medical Marijuana Regulations
At the April 22nd San Diego city council meeting, the Mayor will be presenting his proposal and asking for Council's support.
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Hawaii Senator Rejects Resolutions to Free Pot Minister Roger Christie
Hawaii Senate judiciary committee Chairman Clayton Hee has shot down two resolutions asking federal authorities to release Roger Christie from federal prison on bail.
Modest Changes in Obama's FY 2014 Drug Budget
The Obama administration released its Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal Wednesday, including its 2014 federal drug budget.
Great TV While High: Game of Thrones
With Season 3 off to a great start, I thought it would be fitting to give my little stony recommendation to Game of Thrones. Both a book and a HBO show...
NORML Women's Alliance Wake and Bake
The NORML Women's Alliance is hosting a wake-n-bake to celebrate the launch their new foundation. Set for April 21st, 2013 in Denver Colorado, the event...
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Vandalized MPP Billboard Rises Again With a New Message
A Portland billboard put up by Marijuana Policy Project in March only lasted one night before being destroyed.
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.04.10)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of April 10, 2013:
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Massachusetts to Test Medical Marijuana for Contaminants
Wednesday the Massachusetts Department of Public Health discussed medical marijuana draft regulations with the Public Health Council
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Marijuana Eradication by Law Enforcement Plummets Over 60 Percent
The number of marijuana plants eradicated by law enforcement has plummeted from a record high of over 10 million plants in 2009 to under 4 million plants in 2012.
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Colorado’s Recreational Marijuana Industry Starting to Take Shape
People who plan to sell legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado will be spared the hassle and expense of having to grow it themselves, thanks to the suggestion of an ad hoc committee of state lawmakers hammering together a workable bill for regulating legal pot.
Alabama, Pennsylvania See Marijuana Legalization Bills
And then there were eight. That is, as marijuana legalization bills have been formally introduced this month in in Alabama and Pennsylvania, the number...
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NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said Tuesday “For about 40 years, we've decided that [prison] is how we solve almost every problem, whether it’s homelessness..
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.04.10)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of April 10, 2013.
Portable Vaporizer Pen Review, Update: O.Pen and Organa Labs Tank Refill Kit
In my last portable vaporizer pen review on the O.Pen Vape, I predicted that it would be the last pen I would need for awhile. This prediction has so far...
Growing the Green Rush
Without the companies who produce and sell the equipment growers depend on, the marijuana green rush would not even be possible.
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Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie Rolls into Theaters on April 18
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that Cheech & Chong's animated movie will hit theaters for the 4/20 weekend.