Tag: legalization

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September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Louisville, CO Approves Moratorium on Recreational Cannabis

Louisville, CO Approves Moratorium on Recreational Cannabis

Another Colorado city has approved a moratorium on recreational cannabis shops. The Louisville City Council approved a moratorium Tuesday rather than passing rules that would have regulated...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Tolerating Pot With a Frown – the Feds Had Little Choice

Tolerating Pot With a Frown – the Feds Had Little Choice

In a great article on Reason, Jacob Sullum explains that the federal government had little choice but to accept the legalization of cannabis in Washington and Colorado....
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Interim Zoning Rules: A Smarter Alternative to Moratoriums

Interim Zoning Rules: A Smarter Alternative to Moratoriums

Bainbridge, Washington is considering interim zoning rules for retail marijuana shops, primarily because they know a moratorium sends the wrong message to voters that approved legalization. The...
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
DOJ Memo Taken as Green Light for Hemp Production in Oregon

DOJ Memo Taken as Green Light for Hemp Production in Oregon

Senator Floyd Prozanski, a Democrat from Eugene, co-sponsored Senate Bill 676 which permits the industrial production and processing of hemp. Although the law made Oregon one of...
By: Mercedys
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Denver City Council Passes Regulations for Retail Cannabis

Denver City Council Passes Regulations for Retail Cannabis

Monday night Denver’s city council passed its regulations for retail cannabis dispensaries in the city. The regulations determine where dispensaries can be located and set the application...
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In DC

Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In DC

A bill that would legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults over 21 and set up a system of regulated marijuana commerce was introduced in...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Where Are the Cannabis Movement’s Young Women?

Where Are the Cannabis Movement’s Young Women?

Women voters tend to vote unfavorably on cannabis initiatives. This may change. Earlier this year, Brookings Institute published a study concerning voting numbers for various cannabis issues....
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Help NORML Win a Commercial During the Super Bowl

Help NORML Win a Commercial During the Super Bowl

If the cannabis community will unite, NORML could win a free commercial during the Super Bowl. That’s right, if each of us cannabis supporters will take just...
By: Mercedys
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Vermont Health Commissioner Talks Regulation

Vermont Health Commissioner Talks Regulation

Last week brought new hope for making marijuana legal in Vermont, a state that just decriminalized marijuana possession this past summer. Harry Chen, Vermont’s Health Commissioner, indicated...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

A poll released Friday finds a majority of Michiganders in favor of reforming the state’s marijuana laws, and nearly half in favor of legalizing and regulating the...
September 13, 2013
09/13/2013
Campaign To Legalize Cannabis In Portland, ME Underway

Campaign To Legalize Cannabis In Portland, ME Underway

A campaign to legalize cannabis for recreational use in Portland, supported by MPP and the ACLU of Maine, officially began yesterday. The city ordinance would allow the possession...
September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
Legal Marijuana States Move Forward With Rules

Legal Marijuana States Move Forward With Rules

Colorado this week became the first legal marijuana state to set its final rules for pot commerce, but Washington state isn’t far behind. Voters in the two...
September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Fund Raiser for the Rinehart Family, Medical Cannabis and CPS

Fund Raiser for the Rinehart Family, Medical Cannabis and CPS

Two powerhouse cannabis community collaborators, The World Famous Cannabis Café and SKUNK Magazine have joined forces again to raise money to help another family in need and...
By: Anna Diaz
September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Cannabis Legalization Being Discussed In India

Cannabis Legalization Being Discussed In India

Not only is cannabis legalization being discussed in India, the government has already received reports detailing regions producing the highest quality bud, with the best soil and...
September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Feds Reaffirm They Will Not Likely Challenge Legalization

Feds Reaffirm They Will Not Likely Challenge Legalization

Speaking today before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General James Cole reaffirmed that the Justice Department is unlikely to challenge statewide marijuana legalization efforts, provided...
September 10, 2013
09/10/2013
The Next Ten States to End Marijuana Prohibition

The Next Ten States to End Marijuana Prohibition

The Marijuana Policy Project announced Monday it will support efforts to end marijuana prohibition in 10 more states by 2017. The announcement comes one day before the...
September 10, 2013
09/10/2013
Senate Holds Hearing on Federal Enforcement of Cannabis Laws

Senate Holds Hearing on Federal Enforcement of Cannabis Laws

Following the hearings, patient advocates will host Google Hangout panel at 5pm ET to discuss reaction to testimony Less than two weeks after the Department of Justice...
September 10, 2013
09/10/2013
Private Plane Pilots Face Warrantless Drug Searches

Private Plane Pilots Face Warrantless Drug Searches

Private plane pilots, especially those traveling to or through states with relaxed marijuana laws, are being subjected to warrantless searches by state and federal law enforcement, the Toledo...
September 9, 2013
09/09/2013
John McCain Ready for Legalization?!?

John McCain Ready for Legalization?!?

According to Talking Points Memo, Sen. John McCain made some comments Thursday that some may find surprising: McCain’s comments could not have been better timed. Next week,...
September 6, 2013
09/06/2013
Support for Marijuana Legalization Blooming in the South

Support for Marijuana Legalization Blooming in the South

It is often said that the South will be the last region in the United States to take up marijuana legalization, but, as support grows nationwide, it...