April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Colorado Marijuana Law Frustrates Nebraska Law Officers

Colorado Marijuana Law Frustrates Nebraska Law Officers

Some Nebraska law enforcement officers are increasingly frustrated that their agencies have to bear the cost of jailing and prosecuting people for drug violations tied to Colorado’s legalized...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
“Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands” Could Be Freed Under New Federal Clemency Rules

“Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands” Could Be Freed Under New Federal Clemency Rules

Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the Justice Department will soon release new, more expansive criteria for recommending federal prisoner clemency applications for President Obama to...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Increased Use By Adolescents

Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Increased Use By Adolescents

The enactment of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended use of cannabis therapy is not associated with increased levels of marijuana use by young people, according to data published online...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Minnesota: African Americans Six Times More Likely Than Whites to Be Arrested for Marijuana Possession

Minnesota: African Americans Six Times More Likely Than Whites to Be Arrested for Marijuana Possession

African Americans are arrested for marijuana possession offenses in Minnesota at a rate that is more than six-times higher than that of Caucasians, according to an analysis of 2011...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Arizona Court Rules on DUI Law for Marijuana Users

Arizona Court Rules on DUI Law for Marijuana Users

Authorities can’t prosecute Arizona motorists for driving under the influence of marijuana, unless the person is impaired at the time of the stop, the state Supreme Court...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Instafire: A Clockwork Argyle Munny by Coyle and M. Slinger

Instafire: A Clockwork Argyle Munny by Coyle and M. Slinger

Posted by @coylecondenser and @slingoner1 Any Clockwork Orange fans out there? More Instafire from B$’s #areyoufuckingkiddingme file; this rig is just bonkers. A Clockwork Argyle: a Munny collab...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Cannabis May Be Best Treatment for Fibromyalgia, Survey Finds

Cannabis May Be Best Treatment for Fibromyalgia, Survey Finds

A new National Pain Foundation survey suggests medical marijuana may top currently available pharmaceuticals for treating fibromyalgia. 62% of the patients surveyed found medical marijuana to be “very...
April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
German Law Professors Support Legalization

German Law Professors Support Legalization

A coalition of 122 German law professors, led by Lorenz Böllinger, professor of criminal law at Bremen University, are strongly pushing for the national legalization of cannabis...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Washington State Marijuana Retail Licenses Lottery Rolls Out This Week

Washington State Marijuana Retail Licenses Lottery Rolls Out This Week

The Washington State Marijuana Retail Licenses Lottery begins today with a total of 334 retail licenses to be awarded. Washington State University’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center will...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
How a Marijuana Derivative Stormed the Alabama State House

How a Marijuana Derivative Stormed the Alabama State House

A state historically as conservative as Alabama just legalized a marijuana derivative for medical research. The law authorizes the University of Alabama at Birmingham to begin researching CBD. The...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Five Medical Marijuana Patients From Washington State Proceed to Trial in Federal Court

Five Medical Marijuana Patients From Washington State Proceed to Trial in Federal Court

Family members from a rural area of eastern Washington are expected to go to trial next month on federal marijuana charges, despite the Obama Administration’s repeated claims...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Restrictions on Pot Edibles Clear Colorado House

Restrictions on Pot Edibles Clear Colorado House

Bills setting restrictions on marijuana edibles in Colorado have cleared the state House unanimously. The bills approved Monday would set possession limits for concentrated forms of marijuana such...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Meditate While You Medicate: Quiet Mind

Meditate While You Medicate: Quiet Mind

Meditation is an essential component for peace of mind and a healthy lifestyle. It facilitates healing and gives us a chance to see clearly. This series, Meditate...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Colorado Abandons Medical Marijuana Crackdown

Colorado Abandons Medical Marijuana Crackdown

Colorado appears to be giving up on its effort to crackdown on medical marijuana growers using a legal loophole to grow high numbers of pot plants without...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Prohibitionists Have Goregasm Over Student’s Death

Prohibitionists Have Goregasm Over Student’s Death

This is a follow up to my piece on Levi Pongi, the 19 year old student who tragically fell to his death in Denver a couple of...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
State Senate Panel Advances Medical Marijuana Regulations

State Senate Panel Advances Medical Marijuana Regulations

Medical marijuana dispensaries in California would have to get state Public Health Department licenses, and doctors who recommend pot would face new standards for examining patients under...
April 22, 2014
04/22/2014
Book Review: “Wake and Bake: a Cookbook”

Book Review: “Wake and Bake: a Cookbook”

Since marijuana began to be sold in legal retail stores in Colorado this year, one of the biggest demands has been for marijuana-infused edibles, which are much...
April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
NCAA Reduces Penalty for a Positive Marijuana Test

NCAA Reduces Penalty for a Positive Marijuana Test

The Legislative Council of the NCAA approved a measure that would reduce the penalty for a positive marijuana drug test. Currently, college athletes face a full year...
April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
With Sales Now Legal, Cannabis Lovers Take Denver’s 420 Weekend to New Highs

With Sales Now Legal, Cannabis Lovers Take Denver’s 420 Weekend to New Highs

Tens of thousands of visitors — by some estimates 80,000 — came to Denver to mark 420 (April 20), a date that’s emerged as a holiday among...
April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
NORML Responds to Latest Media Frenzy Over Pot and ‘Brain Damage’ Fears

NORML Responds to Latest Media Frenzy Over Pot and ‘Brain Damage’ Fears

The mainstream media launched into a reefer mad frenzy this week after researchers from Harvard University in Boston and Northwestern University in Chicago published the results of...