Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)

05:08pm It’s been relatively quiet week on the medical marijuana front, with the big news being the DC Circuit Court’s interest in determining whether Air Force...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case

Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case

Fourth District Court of Appeal rejects requirement that all collective members must be actively involved in cultivation. The Fourth District Court of Appeal for California issued a...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocate Christ Banned from University of Montana Campus

Medical Marijuana Advocate Christ Banned from University of Montana Campus

Former medical marijuana entrepreneur Jason Christ has been banned from the University of Montana campus after allegedly smoking marijuana in the law school, cursing someone upon being...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
When Losing Means Winning: The Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative

When Losing Means Winning: The Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative

11:51pm Last year wasn’t a good year for medical marijuana in Montana. Between the federal raids in the spring of 2011 and the Republican-dominated legislature’s efforts...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Indian National Jailed in Singapore for Smoking Cannabis

Indian National Jailed in Singapore for Smoking Cannabis

Karan Vijay Chetan, an Indian national working as auditor in Singapore has been jailed for six months for smoking banned drug cannabis. Defense lawyer Subhas Anandan told the court that Chetan suffered from epilepsy...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Mainstream Media Cast Attention To Marijuana Legalization

Mainstream Media Cast Attention To Marijuana Legalization

The past few days affirm that the mainstream media is now starting to cast serious light and attention on both the numerous state cannabis legalization ballots pending...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Massachusetts Marijuana Critics Call Ballot Question Flawed

Massachusetts Marijuana Critics Call Ballot Question Flawed

Lawmakers, doctors, and others opposing a ballot question to legalize marijuana for medical use contended Monday that the question’s wording is flawed and would enable widespread recreational...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Police Arrest 9 People, Seize Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana in Hawaii

Police Arrest 9 People, Seize Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana in Hawaii

Police were very busy last week in Puna, Hawaii, searching 6 properties over 3 days, arresting 9 people and seizing over 100 pounds of marijuana from indoor...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Governor Cuomo: No Pay Increase for Legislators Until They Decriminalize Marijuana

Governor Cuomo: No Pay Increase for Legislators Until They Decriminalize Marijuana

While the discussion of marijuana policy may be noticeably absent from the current dialogue in the presidential race, one prominent Democratic Party member is not backing down...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Uruguay Plans to Legalize Marijuana Under State Monopoly

Uruguay Plans to Legalize Marijuana Under State Monopoly

The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has announced plans to legalize the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly, triggering a lively controversy in Montevideo.
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Washington Marijuana Legalization Leads in New Polls, but Not a Lock

Washington Marijuana Legalization Leads in New Polls, but Not a Lock

A recent poll by Strategies 360 finds a 54-to-38 lead for I-502, with about 7 percent undecided (rounding errors cause it not add up to 100 percent)....
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates File Brief with DC Circuit Alleging Federal Policy Harmful to Patients

Medical Marijuana Advocates File Brief with DC Circuit Alleging Federal Policy Harmful to Patients

Less than a week after oral arguments in the landmark federal case to reclassify marijuana for medical use, the plaintiffs filed an additional brief late yesterday at...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
Matt Riddle Says Positive Marijuana Test from Legitimate Medical Usage

Matt Riddle Says Positive Marijuana Test from Legitimate Medical Usage

MMA fighter Matt Riddle says the positive drug test that resulted in a brief suspension was more the result of bad timing than malice, as he’s a medical...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
English Philanthropists Jailed for Growing Cannabis

English Philanthropists Jailed for Growing Cannabis

The most unusual cannabis growing case of its type. That’s how prosecutor Jon Dee described the life of Michael Foster and Susan Cooper. The couple recently received three...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
Teen Drug Dealer Tyler Pagenstecher Gets at Least 6 Months in Juvenile Prison

Teen Drug Dealer Tyler Pagenstecher Gets at Least 6 Months in Juvenile Prison

Tyler Pagenstecher of Mason, Ohio is convicted of selling up to $20,000 worth of high-grade marijuana a month to high school students in southwestern Ohio was sentenced Monday...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
Marijuana Initiative 502 a Tough Sell in Eastern Washington

Marijuana Initiative 502 a Tough Sell in Eastern Washington

While marijuana Initiative 502’s call for marijuana legalization was conceived with Seattle sensibilities, the campaign is trying to woo Eastern Washington voters with conservative and libertarian messages....
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Amendment 64 Campaign Finance Reports: Download Spreadsheets

Amendment 64 Campaign Finance Reports: Download Spreadsheets

Denver Post has downloadable campaign finance reports on 9 of the 10 groups for and against Colorado’s Amendment 64. See the funders of the $3 million put to work so far...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Obama Administration Speaks Out on Marijuana Ballot Measures: Federal Raids Are Here to Stay

Obama Administration Speaks Out on Marijuana Ballot Measures: Federal Raids Are Here to Stay

The Obama administration finally acknowledged and responded to the ballot initiatives in CO, OR and WA that would legalize marijuana for recreational use on CBS’ 60 Minutes....
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Dilbert Cartoonist Rips Obama Over Medical Marijuana

Dilbert Cartoonist Rips Obama Over Medical Marijuana

Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams is taking issue with Obama’s medical marijuana policy and Aaron Sandusky’s recent conviction; “I assume the President is clamping down on California dispensaries for political...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
World Famous Cannabis Cafe’s Monthly Cannabis and Hemp Expo

World Famous Cannabis Cafe’s Monthly Cannabis and Hemp Expo

The World Famous Cannabis Café hosts a monthly Cannabis and Hemp Expo on the first Sunday of every month.  It features a variety of services for Oregon Medical...
By: Anna Diaz
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