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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

February 16, 2015
02/16/2015
Virginia Politicians Approve CBD Oil Bill

Virginia Politicians Approve CBD Oil Bill

Virginia lawmakers have passed House Bill 1445 which allows for the use of cannabis oil in the treatment of medical conditions, specifically seizures.
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February 16, 2015
02/16/2015
NCAA to Revise Drug Testing Policy

NCAA to Revise Drug Testing Policy

The NCAA (that organization that manages all aspects of collegiate sporting) announced that it has a plan in place to reevaluate the way they go about testing...
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February 16, 2015
02/16/2015
Study: Cannabis Doesn’t Lead to Increased Car Accidents

Study: Cannabis Doesn’t Lead to Increased Car Accidents

More bad news for the hysterical anti-pot crowd: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a report stating that driving after using cannabis does not increase...
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February 13, 2015
02/13/2015
Judge Weighs Whether U.S. Marijuana Law Is Unconstitutional

Judge Weighs Whether U.S. Marijuana Law Is Unconstitutional

A federal judge hearing a case of nine men charged with illegally growing marijuana on federal land in California said Wednesday she was considering arguments that the...
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February 12, 2015
02/12/2015
Koch Backed Group Seeks to Help Drug War Victims

Koch Backed Group Seeks to Help Drug War Victims

Thanks to mandatory sentencing laws, Weldon Angelos, a father of two, has been sentenced to 55 years in jail for selling cannabis. But a Koch-brother backed group,...
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February 11, 2015
02/11/2015
Missouri Legalization Group Sues State Drug Task Forces

Missouri Legalization Group Sues State Drug Task Forces

The report, Secret, Dangerous and Unaccountable: Exploring Patterns of Misconduct in Missouri’s Drug Task Forces is the culmination of years of research and “Sunshine Requests”, Missouri’s equivalent...
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February 11, 2015
02/11/2015
Millionaire Seeks to Control Washington State Cannabis Laws

Millionaire Seeks to Control Washington State Cannabis Laws

Pending legislation in Washington may put the unregulated medical cannabis market under the looming eye of the state and one man in control of medical cannabis.
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February 11, 2015
02/11/2015
Virginia House Allows Marijuana Oils for Epilepsy

Virginia House Allows Marijuana Oils for Epilepsy

Virginia’s Republican-dominated House of Delegates voted Tuesday for a bill that would protect users of a form of medical marijuana from state prosecution. The legislation, which passed...
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February 11, 2015
02/11/2015
Cannabusiness: Alaska Still Figuring Out Legal Pot

Cannabusiness: Alaska Still Figuring Out Legal Pot

Although Alaska will now join Washington, Oregon and Colorado among the ranks of the enlightened, the ink was barely dry on the new law before local governments...
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February 10, 2015
02/10/2015
Jamaican Senate Says Yes to Marijuana on Bob Marley’s Birthday

Jamaican Senate Says Yes to Marijuana on Bob Marley’s Birthday

Jamaica took one step closer to decriminalizing marijuana for medical, religious and scientific purposes, and it couldn’t have happened on a more fitting day — the birthday...
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February 9, 2015
02/09/2015
Billboards Touting the Dangers of Cannabis Pop Up in New Jersey

Billboards Touting the Dangers of Cannabis Pop Up in New Jersey

A New Jersey anti-cannabis campaign aims to convince people that marijuana is a dangerous substance akin to underage drinking and prescription drug abuse.
By: Rae Lland
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February 9, 2015
02/09/2015
2016 GOP Presidential Contenders Admit to Smoking Weed

2016 GOP Presidential Contenders Admit to Smoking Weed

This new admission puts Senator Cruz among the ranks of Republican politicians who admitted to smoking weed, such as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush who was apparently...
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February 9, 2015
02/09/2015
Drug Czar Michael Botticelli Supports DC’s Ability to Legalize Marijuana

Drug Czar Michael Botticelli Supports DC’s Ability to Legalize Marijuana

U.S. drug czar Michael Botticelli, though banned from supporting marijuana legalization due to federal law, says that the nation’s capital should be able to implement its own...
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February 6, 2015
02/06/2015
U.S. Surgeon General Warms to Medical Marijuana

U.S. Surgeon General Warms to Medical Marijuana

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy expressed optimism about the medical benefits of marijuana use in a Wednesday television interview. Speaking on CBS This Morning, Murthy said there...
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February 6, 2015
02/06/2015
HR 667: New Bill Would Protect VA Doctors Recommending Cannabis

HR 667: New Bill Would Protect VA Doctors Recommending Cannabis

In yet another signal of the eroding federal war against medical marijuana, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) along with eight bipartisan cosponsors has introduced HR 667: The Veterans...
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February 5, 2015
02/05/2015
New York Medical Marijuana Plan Is a Joke

New York Medical Marijuana Plan Is a Joke

New York’s upcoming medical marijuana program will look nothing like California’s, where “green cards” may be issued for everything from insomnia to headaches. Instead, as advocates argued...
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February 5, 2015
02/05/2015
Virginia: Lawmakers Quash Decriminalization Effort

Virginia: Lawmakers Quash Decriminalization Effort

By a margin of nearly 3 to 1, voters in the Old Dominion state say that they support amending Virginia’s marijuana penalties—penalties that rank among the toughest...
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February 4, 2015
02/04/2015
2 Chainz vs. Nancy Grace: Fight!

2 Chainz vs. Nancy Grace: Fight!

Recently, Nancy Grace invited famous rapper, 2 Chainz, on her show to discuss marijuana.
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February 4, 2015
02/04/2015
Washington Lawmakers Face Medical and Recreational Cannabis Conundrum

Washington Lawmakers Face Medical and Recreational Cannabis Conundrum

The main issue is how to reconcile the medical community with the recreational community. Medical cannabis has been legal in Washington for nearly 20 years, recreational pot...
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February 4, 2015
02/04/2015
Anchorage, Alaska Votes to License Hash Cafes

Anchorage, Alaska Votes to License Hash Cafes

In one of the earliest moves to resolve a central contradiction of US cannabis legalization laws, the Anchorage, Alaska city council has reiterated its opposition to cannabis...
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