New York Senator Diane Savino plans to reintroduce a medical marijuana bill next year, after the last one was stomped by partisan politics.

A prominent group of Australian doctors and experts want cannabis reintroduced as medicine.

Matt Ferner lists the 13 reasons 2013 has been the best year ever for marijuana (and it’s consumers).

A new poll found that resistance to marijuana legalization is continuing to fall.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Salinda Dissanayake, announced that he will introduce a bill to legalize marijuana.

Kind Love, a Colorado dispensary, is setting up a water treatment system to recover 97% of its waste water, making it far more sustainable.

Cannabis Culture reports that Colorado’s medical marijuana patient annual registration fee will drop from $35 to just $15 early next year. The fee was $90 in 2011.

Jacob Sullum recounts the story of a New Mexico woman that was taken against her will and fruitlessly probed by drug warriors and their ‘medical’ helpers.

Time reports that Washington residents smoke more weed than officials estimated, with new numbers more than doubling the old estimates.

Washington’s Liquor Control Board released its official recommendations for medical cannabis regulations.

RFID Journal gives a great description of Colorado’s RFID (radio frequency identification) system for tracking marijuana from seed to sale.

Canadian regulations are restricting industry growth, according to the Hemp Trade Alliance.

A new poll finds that higher education is linked to higher support for cannabis legalization.

Last Thursday’s marijuana banking meeting in Washington DC has industry leaders in Colorado hopeful, but anxious.

BuzzFeed’s Rachel Zarrell describes 7 big advocates that have been working hard for marijuana reform in New York City.

New York lawmaker Steve Katz, who voted against MMJ then got a ticket for possession, has joined the ArcView Group of investors.

Young adults (18-21) will no longer face criminal penalties for possession of cannabis in Denver, Colorado, though fines remain.

The State of Illinois has launched a website to inform residents about its medical marijuana law.

Tony Newman recounts the top 10 drug policy stories of 2013, stating that this year will be remembered as the beginning of the end of the drug war.

The Smell the Truth Blog’s David Downs announces the winners of the 10th annual Emerald Cup.