May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
Popular Marijuana-Growing Game Pulled From the App Store

Popular Marijuana-Growing Game Pulled From the App Store

You can find places to buy weed in the app store. You can rate strains of weed. You can download apps that teach you more about marijuana,...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.21)

Jail guards break bad in Mississippi and Delaware, a Missouri cop gets in trouble for protecting his snitch, and a Georgia cop gets ready to go to...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
FBI Director Clarifies ‘Funny’ Marijuana Comments

FBI Director Clarifies ‘Funny’ Marijuana Comments

FBI Director James Comey clarified Wednesday that he has no intention of changing the bureau’s current marijuana policy, which bans employing anyone known to have used pot in...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
California’s Latinos Are Ready for Sentencing Reform, Poll Finds

California’s Latinos Are Ready for Sentencing Reform, Poll Finds

A bill that would significantly reform California’s drug sentencing laws is poised for approval in the state Senate, and a new poll showing strong support for sentencing...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
So Close, Yet So Far: The Kentucky Cannabis Oil Conundrum

So Close, Yet So Far: The Kentucky Cannabis Oil Conundrum

Earlier this year, Kentucky law makers passed a bill (with incredible cooperation and speed, relatively speaking) that would allow for the first legally approved medicinal use of...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison Over Hash Brownies

Texas Teen Faces Life in Prison Over Hash Brownies

Jacob Lavoro, a 19-year-old from Round Rock, Texas, was charged with a first degree felony because he used hash oil instead of marijuana, allowing the state to...
May 22, 2014
05/22/2014
Great Movies While High: Don Peyote

Great Movies While High: Don Peyote

Existential crises have been great material for stories for about as long as people have been writing them, with personal journeys being fodder for great literature and...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Growing Medical Marijuana in Florida

Growing Medical Marijuana in Florida

Florida set strict parameters for growing low grade medical marijuana. Some eligible farms see it as a potential economic boost, and the department of agriculture says the...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Marijuana Town Hall Meeting in Lewiston, Maine

Marijuana Town Hall Meeting in Lewiston, Maine

Tim Smale, founder and executive director of the Remedy Compassion Center in Auburn, said, “From the limited research we have available on the matter, I would tend...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

Stay Lifted in San Francisco Medical Pot Club Seizure Case

014 The federal government can move forward with seizure proceedings against a medical-marijuana dispensary that lost its appellate bid. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint more than...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Marijuana-Epilepsy Trials Proposed in Scotland

Marijuana-Epilepsy Trials Proposed in Scotland

According to Leaf Science, researchers in Scotland hope to conduct clinical trials on an experimental drug derived from marijuana. A team at Edinburgh University is applying for permission...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
South Carolina: Lawmakers Sign Off on Hemp Cultivation Measure

South Carolina: Lawmakers Sign Off on Hemp Cultivation Measure

014 South Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 839, reclassifying varieties of cannabis possessing minute quantities of THC as an industrial crop rather than a controlled substance. The measure...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
FBI ‘Grappling’ With Hiring Policy Concerning Marijuana

FBI ‘Grappling’ With Hiring Policy Concerning Marijuana

FBI Director James B. Comey said Monday that if the FBI hopes to continue to keep pace with cyber criminals, the organization may have to loosen up...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
NFL Players and Cannabis: Why Risk It?

NFL Players and Cannabis: Why Risk It?

While reading some NFL stories, I found this article from Mike Freeman, who I generally enjoy reading and is a pretty well-known writer in the NFL world. With...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
NY Senate Health Committee Passes Comprehensive Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill

NY Senate Health Committee Passes Comprehensive Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill

New York State Senate Health Committee passed (S.4406-B/Savino) by a bipartisan vote of 9 – 8. The bill, known as the Compassionate Care Act, would alleviate the suffering...
May 21, 2014
05/21/2014
Instafire: Dabby Goes to Disneyland

Instafire: Dabby Goes to Disneyland

Posted by @evolglass Now that’s what I call heady. Shouts out to Evol Glass and Luda Glass who threw down on this straight Instafire: Dabby Goes to Disneyland. This...
May 20, 2014
05/20/2014
Marijuana Stocks Could Be Scams, Warns SEC Watchdogs

Marijuana Stocks Could Be Scams, Warns SEC Watchdogs

Medical marijuana looks to have a bright future, and if marijuana is ever legalized on the federal level, there will be marijuana stocks that will benefit. But...
May 20, 2014
05/20/2014
Proposed New Mexico Marijuana Rules Would Add, Increase Fees

Proposed New Mexico Marijuana Rules Would Add, Increase Fees

New rules proposed by state officials would require New Mexico’s 11,000 medical marijuana users to pay a new $50 annual fee to renew their state registry cards,...
May 20, 2014
05/20/2014
Minnesota: Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Compromise Measure

Minnesota: Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Compromise Measure

  Minnesota House and Senate lawmakers, along with Democrat Gov. Mark Dayton, agreed late last week to legislation that seeks to provide access to limited preparations of cannabis to...
May 20, 2014
05/20/2014
In Chicago, Arrests Still Likelier Than Fines Despite Law

In Chicago, Arrests Still Likelier Than Fines Despite Law

Despite enacting legislation that is supposed to decriminalize carrying small amounts of marijuana, the city of Chicago and state of Illinois continue to have a high number...