Tag: Washington DC

(114 posts)
February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Lawmakers that used to avoid marijuana lobbyists are now seeking them out. Now that many members of Congress are working to reform federal marijuana laws, groups like...
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February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
ASA Announces National Conference in DC, Feb. 22-25

ASA Announces National Conference in DC, Feb. 22-25

Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to advance public health policy reforms. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), formally announced...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Is It Time for Another DC Marijuana Initiative?

Is It Time for Another DC Marijuana Initiative?

In the wake of the legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and medical marijuana in Massachusetts, activists are talking about where the next marijuana reform...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Washington D.C. Elites Are Worried About Marijuana Smoking Etiquette, Not So Much About the Drug War

Washington D.C. Elites Are Worried About Marijuana Smoking Etiquette, Not So Much About the Drug War

In Washington D.C., marijuana users are not worried about how to explain their arrest records or how to regain custody of their children from the state, they...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

By spring, the townhouse at 1334 N. Capitol St. will make a bold statement by becoming a symbol for Washington DC’s leap into the growth and sale...
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
First Marijuana Growers in Washington D.C. Clear Regulatory Hurdles

First Marijuana Growers in Washington D.C. Clear Regulatory Hurdles

Fifteen years after voters gave the green-light to a medical marijuana program in the nation’s capital, a pair of locations approved to grow or sell the drug...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
DC Department of Health to Educate Prospective Medical Marijuana Patients in Dec Town Hall Meeting

DC Department of Health to Educate Prospective Medical Marijuana Patients in Dec Town Hall Meeting

Forum and survey will help gauge patient needs and guide their participation in new program District voters overwhelmingly passed the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Discussion of Synthetic Marijuana to Be Held at District of Columbia Public Library

Discussion of Synthetic Marijuana to Be Held at District of Columbia Public Library

The District of Columbia’s representative in Congress is hosting a discussion on the use of synthetic marijuana in the city.
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November 22, 2012
11/22/2012
Weedist is Thankful For…

Weedist is Thankful For…

Happy Thanksgiving Have a smoke, snack on some edibles, or hit the vaporizer and reflect with us on the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us...
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August 21, 2012
08/21/2012
Washington, DC Medical Marijuana Moving Slowly

Washington, DC Medical Marijuana Moving Slowly

Months after 10 firms were given the go-ahead for Washington, DC medical marijuana dispensaries, none have acquired the regulatory documents needed to begin the program.
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Has Congress Defied Federal Law On Medical Marijuana?

Has Congress Defied Federal Law On Medical Marijuana?

“When examining these two conflicting ideologies, what else can be assumed but that the U.S. Congress defied federal law by approving a legal medical marijuana program in...
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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
Drug Smuggling Diplomat Denied Diplomatic Immunity and Jailed

Drug Smuggling Diplomat Denied Diplomatic Immunity and Jailed

KUNA reports Amelework Wondemagegne, an Ethiopian Embassy official, attempted to claim diplomatic immunity after being caught trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK . The Washington DC based, 36...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Sign Up For Camp Wakeupobama, Help ASA Send a 2012 Election Message

Sign Up For Camp Wakeupobama, Help ASA Send a 2012 Election Message

Americans For Safe Access has launched Camp Wakeupobama in an effort to mobilize medical cannabis supporters into a formidable voting bloc to be courted in the 2012 POTUS election....
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July 30, 2012
07/30/2012
“You Can’t Stop AIDS Without Ending the Drug War”

“You Can’t Stop AIDS Without Ending the Drug War”

12:46pm The XIX International AIDS Conference took place in Washington, DC, this week, bringing more than 20,000 scientists, activists, government officials, and journalists to assess the science and...
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