Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Cannabis Carbon Footprint: Marijuana Industry’s Environmental Impact

Cannabis Carbon Footprint: Marijuana Industry’s Environmental Impact

The Huff Post dives into the environmental impact and carbon footprint of cannabis, an often overlooked cost of marijuana prohibition which drives grow operations indoors.  
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Group Endorses Obama for Re-Election

Medical Marijuana Group Endorses Obama for Re-Election

Calling it the defining economic issue of the moment, The United States Medical Marijuana Chamber of Commerce which advocates for the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes,...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Oregon Medical Marijuana Backers Trying 3rd Time to Add PTSD

Oregon Medical Marijuana Backers Trying 3rd Time to Add PTSD

Oregon medical marijuana advocates are trying for the 3rd time to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions. Oregon has an estimated 300,000 veterans living in the...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
WI Teen Hit with Marijuana Possession After Mom Lets Cop Search Car

WI Teen Hit with Marijuana Possession After Mom Lets Cop Search Car

John W. Gemeinhardt, an 18 year old in WI, has been charged with marijuana possession after he didn’t allow a cop to search his car, but his...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Polling Very Well

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Polling Very Well

07:34pm It looks like Massachusetts is set to become a new medical marijuana state. According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, the medical marijuana initiative there...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Pot Legalization Campaigns in Two States Raise $3 Million

Pot Legalization Campaigns in Two States Raise $3 Million

Backers of pot legalization in Washington and Colorado have cumulatively raised $3 million dollars in campaigns, far surpassing their opposition. Part of the money has been used to...
By: Lateralus
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Vermont Update: Pro-Reform Candidate Gov. Shumlin Holds Massive Lead

Vermont Update: Pro-Reform Candidate Gov. Shumlin Holds Massive Lead

New polling data released this week from Castleton Polling Institute shows pro-reform incumbent Governor Peter Shumlin (D) holding a massive lead over his challenger, Randy Brock (R). A survey of 477...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives

NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives

03:59pm All three marijuana legalization initiatives on state ballots this year have won the endorsement of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) regional...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
DEA Sends Warning Letter to 23 Seattle Area Medical Pot Dispensaries

DEA Sends Warning Letter to 23 Seattle Area Medical Pot Dispensaries

Yesterday, the DEA sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area determined to be located within “1,000 feet of a school, playground or other...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum and Marijuana

Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum and Marijuana

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum surely would prefer to put the issue of marijuana behind her. No such luck. Marijuana will remain a hot topic throughout her...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Attorney General Files to Halt Licensing of Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Attorney General Files to Halt Licensing of Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Arizona Medical Marijuana Dispensaries are at risk as Attorney General Tom Horne argues that voters are legally powerless to authorize anyone to sell marijuana as long as it...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Do You Agree with Senator Rand Paul That Hemp = Jobs?

Do You Agree with Senator Rand Paul That Hemp = Jobs?

Nick Gillespie at Reason calls Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) a “a socially conservative Christian who wants to end the federal drug war, bring the troops home, and seriously cut...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot

California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot

The California Supreme Court dismissed review yesterday of an important appellate court ruling affecting medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. Specifically, the High Court threw out the...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Yale study: Alcohol Gateway Drug Effect Much Larger Than Marijuana’s

Yale study: Alcohol Gateway Drug Effect Much Larger Than Marijuana’s

A Yale study published Tuesday in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that the alcohol gateway drug effect is much larger than marijuana’s. People who used alcohol or tobacco...
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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
Blunt Force: San Diego Landlord Cleared to Evict Marijuana Dispensary

Blunt Force: San Diego Landlord Cleared to Evict Marijuana Dispensary

The US Bankruptcy Court in San Diego has granted the landlord of Mother Earth Alternative Healing Cooperative’s headquarters permission to move forward with evicting the medical marijuana...
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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
Arkansas Approves Medical Marijuana for November Ballot

Arkansas Approves Medical Marijuana for November Ballot

In a move many were anticipating, officials in Arkansas approved placing a proposal to legalize medical marijuana on the General Election ballot later this year on November 6th....
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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
Want to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in SF? The DEA Is Onto You

Want to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in SF? The DEA Is Onto You

DEA Special Agent David White in June requested and received the applications, including personal contact information, for all proposed San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries. Nine of the Bay...
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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.22)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.22)

05:46pm The feds strike again in California, this time in Orange County, and meanwhile, the battle over the LA dispensary ban heats up. There’s plenty more...
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August 22, 2012
08/22/2012
Legalizing Weed: 42 Percent More Popular Than Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan

Legalizing Weed: 42 Percent More Popular Than Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan

Only 35% of Americans support GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan’s budget plan versus 50% of Americans who want marijuana legalized. You’d have to go back to 2003 to...
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August 22, 2012
08/22/2012
Drought Makes Marijuana an Easy Mark for Indiana Eradication Effort

Drought Makes Marijuana an Easy Mark for Indiana Eradication Effort

State Police got an early start to the annual marijuana Indiana eradication effort season Tuesday morning, Sgt. Jerry Goodin said the browning of drought stricken corn makes...
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