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March 11, 2013
03/11/2013
Rand Paul: Relax Marijuana Penalties, Allow States to Determine Pot Policy

Rand Paul: Relax Marijuana Penalties, Allow States to Determine Pot Policy

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has stated although he doesn’t personally believe cannabis should be legalized, the current penalties are overly harsh, and he supports I-502 & Amendment...
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March 8, 2013
03/08/2013
US Attorney General to Respond “Relatively Soon” to Cannabis Legalization

US Attorney General to Respond “Relatively Soon” to Cannabis Legalization

United States Attorney General Eric Holder told members of the US Senate that the Obama administration is still formulating its policy in regards to states that have legalized the...
By: NORML
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March 6, 2013
03/06/2013
More Overreaching Arguments Against Marijuana Legalization by DEA Chiefs and the UN

More Overreaching Arguments Against Marijuana Legalization by DEA Chiefs and the UN

The International Narcotics Control Board, a UN agency, and eight former DEA administrators came out swinging this week against marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. The INCB says the...
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March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force finished its work as February came to a close. After months of work and several public meetings, the task force has done...
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March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Boulder Council Poised Tuesday to Tackle Recreational Marijuana Rules

Boulder Council Poised Tuesday to Tackle Recreational Marijuana Rules

The Boulder City Council will consider recreational marijuana regulations proposed by city officials at its regular meeting Tuesday, covering topics such as recreational pot stores and 21 being the...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield’s City Council voted 7-3 to ban marijuana businesses in the city until January, 2015. The ban could be made permanent afterward with a public vote. Since...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedists: Meet Mason Tvert “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Mason Tvert is largely credited with the...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

Castle Rock, CO Bans Commercial Marijuana Operations

The city of Castle Rock, a short drive south from Denver, Colorado, has finalized a ban that covers commercial marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, testing and sales within town limits. Luckily,...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Senator Daylin Leach released the full text of the Regulate Marijuana Act. The bill is similar to Amendment 64 in that it legalizes possession for adults 21...
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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
CO’s Amendment 64 Task Force Recommends Marijuana Tourism

CO’s Amendment 64 Task Force Recommends Marijuana Tourism

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force has voted to recommend allowing tourists to buy marijuana, though the amount will be limited to curb resale attempts. The task force also...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force – Employers Choose Own Policies

Amendment 64 Task Force – Employers Choose Own Policies

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force recommendeds that employers may choose to keep existing policies regarding marijuana use for employees or write their own company policies. This means...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legal Pot Boosts Tourism Revenue

Legal Pot Boosts Tourism Revenue

Even without retail stores for legal recreational marijuana, many Canadians have already begun taking their vacations in Washington and Colorado. This influx of tourism is due to...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Two states have already legalized marijuana, bills to do the same have been or will be filed in a half-dozen more this year, a federal bill to...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Drug Czar: Feds Will Target Marijuana Suppliers in CO and WA

Drug Czar: Feds Will Target Marijuana Suppliers in CO and WA

Gil Kerlikowske, the U.S. drug czar, told a Canadian magazine that federal prosecutors will target recreational marijuana suppliers and growers, even in states that have legalized marijuana....
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

Billygoatgreen MMJ, the Colorado Springs delivery service that offered free marijuana in exchange for a delivery charge, has been raided by police. The owners now face serious...
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February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the latest of many CO cities adopting ’emergency’ ordinances to prevent the formation of private marijuana clubs. Most CO cities banning marijuana clubs...
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February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Backs Marijuana DUI Regulation

Amendment 64 Task Force Backs Marijuana DUI Regulation

Unfortunately, the Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force recommended a marijuana DUI regulation that is similar to Washington’s. On the plus side, the task force recommends giving warnings...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Weedist Destinations: Crested Butte, CO

Weedist Destinations: Crested Butte, CO

Now that Amendment 64 has passed in Colorado, there are plenty of opportunities for cannatourism and the exploration of the state’s cool cities and ski towns. Colorado squashes...
By: Lateralus
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Free Marijuana? Craigslist Ads Offer Free Weed with a Twist to Comply with Colorado Pot Laws

Free Marijuana? Craigslist Ads Offer Free Weed with a Twist to Comply with Colorado Pot Laws

Under Colorado”s Amendment 64, an adult 21 and over can gift up to an ounce of pot to another adult, legally. So some Coloradans are getting creative with...
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February 5, 2013
02/05/2013
Marijuana Policy Project’s Steve Fox on CNBC Power Lunch

Marijuana Policy Project’s Steve Fox on CNBC Power Lunch

MPP director of government relations Steve Fox was interviewed on CNBC’s Power Lunch on Wednesday about the implementation of Washington State’s new legal marijuana market regulations. Here’s the clip:...
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