August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban

Medical Marijuana Advocates File Signatures for Referendum to Overturn Los Angeles Dispensary Ban

With plenty of time to spare, medical marijuana advocates filed more than 50,000 signatures today in an effort to overturn a recently passed ban on dispensaries throughout the city. Despite...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary Closed by Feds to Reopen Down the Street

Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary Closed by Feds to Reopen Down the Street

Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s largest medical marijuana dispensary which industry insiders say sold about $15 million in weed a year before being forced to close by...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
100+ Professors Agree, It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana

100+ Professors Agree, It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana

NORML is reposting this message on behalf of our allies at The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol: More than 100 members of the academic community from across...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
California Drug Overdose Prevention Bill Passes

California Drug Overdose Prevention Bill Passes

04:18pm A bill aimed at saving the lives of drug overdose victims by protecting those who would come to their assistance from prosecution on drug charges...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

The Huff Post challenges Democrats and Republicans to show the moral courage to support the people’s desire to end the one trillion dollar failed war on drugs...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Weedist Destinations: Barcelona, Spain

Weedist Destinations: Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona Cannabis Spain is rapidly becoming the most cannabis friendly place in Europe, especially with the conservative government passing the unfriendly tourist laws in the Netherlands. If...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Springfield, MO, Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, But…

Springfield, MO, Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, But…

03:03am The Springfield, Missouri, city council voted 6-3 Monday night to adopt an ordinance decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana, but immediately announced plans to...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Grandmothers Cultivate Cannabis in Time of Need

Grandmothers Cultivate Cannabis in Time of Need

In the country of Swaziland, Africa’s only constitutional monarchy, elderly women are turning to cannabis cultivation in times of economic hardship. A news report released by the...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
RNC vs. DNC – Will Medical Marijuana Decide the Election?

RNC vs. DNC – Will Medical Marijuana Decide the Election?

“Can Broken Promises Lose an Election? 1 Million Medical Marijuana Patients Will Decide.” ASA explores on the Huff Post if Obama’s stance on medical marijuana could cost...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: ‘Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’ Campaign Discusses Pot Prohibition Failure

Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: ‘Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’ Campaign Discusses Pot Prohibition Failure

The Huffington Post asks: Should marijuana be legalized for recreational use by adults? That is the question that voters in three states are considering this November. Colorado,...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Kentucky

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Kentucky

Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville) has pre-filed legislation for the 2013 legislative session that would add Kentucky to the growing list of states that allow patients whose...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Business Week expects the critical swing state Colorado to see strong voter turnout due to Amendment 64 for recreational marijuana legalization being on the ballot and analyzes...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Tests Boss-Worker Relations

Medical Marijuana Tests Boss-Worker Relations

In Arizona, Esther Shapiro claims she was fired from her new job because she uses medical marijuana for pain relief from fibromyalgia. The 17 states that permit medical marijuana...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

On November 6th Oregonians will vote on the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA), aka Measure 80, a proposal to regulate, tax, and manage marijuana for recreational use...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Autoflowering Marijuana: What It is and What It’s for

Autoflowering Marijuana: What It is and What It’s for

Autoflowering marijuana strains are a fairly recent development in the marijuana community. Cannabis Ruderalis is a type of cannabis that originates in the former Soviet Union, where...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

While other New Jersey towns are trying to shut out medical marijuana clinics; in Woodbridge, Mayor John McCormac welcomes medical marijuana. One may be open in Woodbridge,...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Video: Young Turks Talk With StoptheDrugWar Founder On Obama Pot Raids

Video: Young Turks Talk With StoptheDrugWar Founder On Obama Pot Raids

In this six minute news segment, The Young Turks talk about the flurry of California medical pot raids, look back on four years of war on medical...
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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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