Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club
Shambhala Healing Center, a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary told a federal judge that the U.S. government may have bamboozled it in a forfeiture order against its landlord.
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Smarter Sentencing Act Picks Up More GOP Cosponsors
The Smarter Sentencing Act (House Resolution 3382/Senate Bill 1410) now has 26 cosponsors, including 10 Republicans. The Senate version of the bill...
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Eric Holder Testifies Before Congressional Committee, Fields Questions on Pot (Video)
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week faced tough questioning from the House Judiciary Committee about the federal government's marijuana stance.
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Mexican Marijuana Farmers Make Switch to Heroin as Pot Prices Fall
Mexican marijuana farmers in the remote valleys of the northern Sierra Madre have began to harvest opium poppies instead and distribute cheap $4 heroin to many rural areas in America.
Maine House and Senate to Vote on Putting Marijuana Legalization Before State Voters
Recently, Gov. LePage introduced a bill, LD 1811, that would address many of the hard-drug addiction issues Maine faces, while putting marijuana legalization on the ballot before Maine voters.
Kansas SWAT Raids Home for Cannabis, Finds Tea
In what will surely go into the annals of history as one of the most sterling examples of intelligent police work, a Kansas SWAT team raided the home of Bob and Addie Harte. The raid...
Ban Chocolate, Keep Dogs Safe
Surely Leonhart isn’t suggesting we ban chocolate in order to keep the dogs safe?
Guatemalan President Will Present Plan to Legalize Marijuana, Opium Production
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Wednesday his country could present a plan before year's end to legalize the production of marijuana and opium poppies.
Marijuana Potency Increasing, Project SAM Needs a Diaper Change
Lollies, Raspberry Bars, Truffles and Caramel Dipped Suckers all LOADED with activated THC. Shouts out to my good buddy Timmy over at TLC Edibles who continues to churn out the Instafire.
Study Finds Legalization of Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Crime, May Decrease Violent Crime
The 18-year-old question as to whether or not legalizing medical marijuana causes an increase in crime seems to be answered in a recent study by a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas this week.
Missouri Siblings Get 37 Years for 17 Plants (Mostly for Being Stupid)
A brother and sister from Missouri got exceptionally long sentences for growing 17 marijuana plants. I could understand a year in jail for being idiots, they deserve that at the very least.
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Legalising Cannabis: Uruguay's President Jose Mujica Asks World for Support
The South American country of Uruguay will become the first in the world to legalise, regulate and participate in the production and sale of marijuana.
Troopers 'License Plate Profiling' in Idaho for Marijuana
An Idaho state trooper arrested and searched a 70-year-old Washington man solely because of his license plate from Colorado, where marijuana is legal, the man claims in a federal lawsuit.
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How Racist Is Your State's War on Weed? Compare!
A new interactive website from the ACLU highlights how many lives are derailed and billions of dollars wasted fighting a racially biased war on drugs.
Illegal Weed Is Bad for the Environment
This video from Mother Jones provides an unusual argument for legalizing cannabis: illegal grow operations can be very, very bad for the environment.
Potcoin : Cryptocurrency for Mary Jane
It was only a matter of time before the cryptocurrency concept got swept up in the Green Rush. Introducing Potcoin, Bitcoin for weed it's that cut and dry (punny.)
NORML PAC Endorses Tommy Wells for Mayor of DC
NORML PAC announced its endorsement of Councilman Tommy Wells for mayor of Washington, DC.
Students Say Counselor Played Cop in Sting
A high school counselor enlisted students to uncover drug sales; when one of the students was arrested, school officials tried to cover up the sting.