Tag: drug policy

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January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
Mamakind on Hunger Strike for Right to Use Meds in Hospital

Mamakind on Hunger Strike for Right to Use Meds in Hospital

Canadian medical cannabis patient and cannabis writer Mamakind is on a hunger strike, fighting for her right to use a vaporizer in the hospital.
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January 8, 2014
01/08/2014
Stoner App Review: Weed Laws

Stoner App Review: Weed Laws

With Colorado allowing businesses to sell marijuana recreationally (Washington soon enough) and many more allowing some form of medical marijuana, it’s understandable that many people would have...
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January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

The Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2013

What a year in drug reform! 2013 saw a historic breakthrough on the international front, as well as evidence that powerful currents are shifting inexorably away from...
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January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
Colorado State Medical Marijuana Card Fee Drop Will Help Patients Retain Fair Access

Colorado State Medical Marijuana Card Fee Drop Will Help Patients Retain Fair Access

A couple of weeks ago the state of Colorado announced that starting in February 2014, the fee to be on the medical marijuana registry and to purchase...
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January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Open for Business

Open for Business

It’s been exactly nine years since MPP provided me with a grant to move to Colorado and begin laying the groundwork for a future statewide ballot initiative...
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January 2, 2014
01/02/2014
Denver International Airport Bans Marijuana Possession on Property

Denver International Airport Bans Marijuana Possession on Property

As first reported Monday on the Denver Post, Denver International Airport has announced that they are the first city-owned area that has banned the possession of marijuana on...
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December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
Banking Regulations Will Mean Better Service for Cannabis Patients and (Now) Customers

Banking Regulations Will Mean Better Service for Cannabis Patients and (Now) Customers

Last week, a banking meeting took place in Washington DC regarding regulations that currently exist that make it difficult for medical marijuana business to have normal access to banking...
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December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
Reason: The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013

Reason: The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013

Jacob Sullum recounts 2013’s top 5 drug scares, from energy drink phobias to e-cigarette gateway theories.
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December 26, 2013
12/26/2013
Uruguay’s Neighbor Argentina Now Considering Legalization

Uruguay’s Neighbor Argentina Now Considering Legalization

Encouraged by Uruguay’s recent historic decision, Argentina is now considering legalization.
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December 24, 2013
12/24/2013
Savino to Resurrect Medical Marijuana Bill in NY Senate

Savino to Resurrect Medical Marijuana Bill in NY Senate

New York Senator Diane Savino plans to reintroduce a medical marijuana bill next year, after the last one was stomped by partisan politics.
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December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

Matt Ferner lists the 13 reasons 2013 has been the best year ever for marijuana (and it’s consumers).
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December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
AP Poll Finds Falling Resistance to Marijuana Legalization

AP Poll Finds Falling Resistance to Marijuana Legalization

A new poll found that resistance to marijuana legalization is continuing to fall.
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December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

Following the Wednesday release of a national survey on teen drug use, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) called...
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December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
The Media and Drugs: A Long Way Still to Go

The Media and Drugs: A Long Way Still to Go

One of our rituals in the United States is the annual release of two major national surveys of drug use — the National Survey on Drug Use...
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December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Beginning of The End: The Top 10 Drug Policy Stories of 2013

Beginning of The End: The Top 10 Drug Policy Stories of 2013

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...
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December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Daily Beast: The 2014 Candidates Who Want to Legalize Weed

Daily Beast: The 2014 Candidates Who Want to Legalize Weed

The Daily Beast names the 2014 candidates who want to legalize weed.
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December 13, 2013
12/13/2013
This Incredible Video Shows How Cannabis Really DOES Help Cerebral Palsy

This Incredible Video Shows How Cannabis Really DOES Help Cerebral Palsy

Add this video to the long line of evidence that marijuana does have medical value and really does help people in need. I’ll let Jacqueline Patterson, the...
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December 10, 2013
12/10/2013
Uruguay to Become First Nation to Legalize Marijuana

Uruguay to Become First Nation to Legalize Marijuana

The Uruguay Senate is expected to pass a bill Tuesday that would make it the first nation in the world to regulate the cultivation, distribution, and sale...
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December 6, 2013
12/06/2013
Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity

Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity

  The marijuana legalization movement needs to bank on the fact that Americans are currently pessimistic about the government and society in general, at least according to...
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December 4, 2013
12/04/2013
Jackson Police to Respect the Will of the Voters

Jackson Police to Respect the Will of the Voters

In November, voters in Jackson, Michigan voted to pass a city ordinance that decriminalized possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. The ordinance applies to those...
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