Colorado Amendment 64 Signed Today by Governor Hickenlooper
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has quietly signed Amendment 64 into law today. Hickenlooper has signed the amendment early and with no advance notice
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Washington Could Become Pot Source for Neighbors
As Washington state sets up a cannabis supply system (barring the Feds stepping in), it could become a greater source of pot for users in...
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New York Times: A Big Business in Getting High
New York Times: "Glorifying marijuana has arguably turned out to be shrewd public relations moves" for under-30 female singers Rihanna, Lady Gaga and...
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Obama's Pot Problem
Now that states have started legalizing recreational marijuana, Rolling Stone explores if President Obama will continue the government’s war on weed...
Majority Says Feds Should Stay Out of Marijuana Legalization States
Marijuana legalization: Some 51% of respondents said the federal government should "exempt adults who follow state law from enforcement."
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A History of Pot, From George Washington to Legalizing Ganja
The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana.
Is 12/6 the New 420? Reflections on Being Legal in Olympia, WA
I feel an intense liberation after living clandestinely under prohibition so long & I want to describe some of the luxuries that I experience living in WA.
Marijuana NewsLink
Ithaca Mayor: Legalize Marijuana in New York
Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick has called on New York lawmakers to allow medical marijuana and consider legalizing marijuana in general.
Cannabis Is Now Legal in Washington State
History was made in Washington on Election night when 55 percent of voters decided in favor of Initiative 502, legalizing cannabis. And at 12am this...
Washington State’s Cannabis Legalization Explored in Detail on NPR
NPR: On what sounded more like ‘National Pot Radio’ than good ol’ National Public Radio, a two-part series today on the morning and afternoon shows...
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How to Sell Marijuana Legally, In Four Inconvenient Steps
John Davis, who runs a legal medical marijuana business in Washington, shares with NPR 4 key steps in trying to operate in the cannabis industry...
Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization "Just a Matter of Time"
The third different poll in less than a week to report a majority favoring marijuana legalization was released Wednesday, with the pollster saying the...
CannabusinessLink
Jamen Shively: Microsoft Executive Turned Marijuana Entrepreneur
James Shively, a former Microsoft executive, has decided to enter the marijuana gold rush about to occur in Washington state “by creating the category...
Marijuana NewsLink
Seattle Feds Warn Public: Don't Bring Weed to Our Buildings and Parks
One day before Initiative 502 goes into effect in Washington, feds in Seattle gave the public a warning about bringing pot into locations of federal land.
Prohibition Repealed 80 Years Ago Today -- and Again One Day from Now
On December 5, 1933, the 21st amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing federal prohibition of alcohol & sending regulation back to the states.
Poll: Solid Majority of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis
Nearly six out of ten Americans support legalizing cannabis, according to a just released Public Policy Polling automated telephone survey of 1,325 voters, commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project.
Colorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws
Some 20 Colorado business organizations wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday urging him to enforce federal laws barring the sale...
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Colorado Cannabis Coffeeshops?
Even if the law can be interpreted to allow cannabis clubs, the Post says, letting people smoke pot in such a social setting would be needlessly provocative... for now.