Pasadena Firefighters Hold Fundraiser for Cannabis
Pasadena firefighters recently held a fundraiser to help mitigate the medical costs of 3 year old Cecelia von Harz, the daughter of one of the county's fireman.
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Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado Over Marijuana Legalization
Two neighboring states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Colorado's laws legalizing recreational marijuana. Nebraska and Oklahoma filed the lawsuit directly with the nation's highest court on Thursday. The two states argue that, "the State of Colorado has created a dangerous gap in the federal drug control system."
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The Top Five Marijuana Data Points of 2014
The year 2014 may be looked back on as the watershed year that nationwide legalization of marijuana hit the tipping point. Aside from marijuana becoming legalized in two more states, here are five sets of data that seem to confirm that inevitability.
Seattle Teacher Accused of Buying Cannabis for a Student
A teacher in Seattle surrendered his teaching certificate after allegedly purchasing cannabis for a student after school hours at a medical clinic.
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Raids May Continue Under New Federal Spending Bill
Major media outlets are now claiming that a provision in the 1,603-page spending bill will effectively halt federal raids in medical marijuana states.
Israeli Company Wants to Grow "Designer" Cannabis
An Israeli company called KanaboSeed is in the early stages of developing so-called "designer" strains of medical cannabis that are genetically orchestrated to specific conditions and needs.
U.S. Grown Weed Being Smuggled Into Mexico
It turns out that the latest development in drug trafficking between the U.S., Mexico border is that cannabis grown in the United States is increasingly being smuggled into Mexico.
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Teen Marijuana Use Falls as More States Legalize
Teen alcohol and drug use -- including marijuana use -- was down across the board in 2014. That's the big take-home from the 2014 Monitoring the Future study by the University of Michigan and the National Institutes on Drug Abuse, which was released Tuesday morning. The MTF is an annual survey of 40,000 8th-graders, 10th-graders and 12th-graders.
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Uruguay Opens Its First Marijuana Fair
Uruguay's first marijuana fair, dubbed "Expocannabis" has opened in Montevideo, a year after the growing and sale of the drug was legalized in this country. The legalization was aimed for producers and users to exchange information about the medicinal, therapeutic and industrial possibilities of pot.
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Popular Decriminalization Bill Filed in Texas
Responding to popular demand in the Lone Star State, Texas State Representative Joe Moody (D–El Paso) has introduced a bill that would reduce state penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. The decriminalization bill, HB 507, was filed on December 15th.
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Marijuana Growers Sprout on Wall Street as Pot Goes Public
Terra Tech Corp., based in Irvine, California, won approval last week from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $6.8 million to build and operate medical marijuana operations in Nevada, where the company secured preliminary approvals.
House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Stop Legalization in D.C.
The House of Representatives passed a republican backed "cromnibus" spending bill just hours before the deadline, which will stop the legalization of cannabis voted for by the people of Washington D.C.
Native American Tribes Cleared to Grow Cannabis by DOJ
This week, the United States Department of Justice released a memo stating that Native American tribes are legally allowed to grow marijuana on their designated tribal lands.
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Congress Passes Historic Medical Marijuana Protections in Spending Bill
Congress dealt a historic blow to the United States' decades-long war on drugs Saturday with the passage of the federal spending bill, which contains protections for medical marijuana and industrial hemp operations in states where they are legal.
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White House to Congress: Stay Out of D.C.’s Marijuana Laws
The White House scolded Congress Thursday for meddling with the District of Columbia’s recent vote to legalize marijuana, saying federal lawmakers shouldn't “interfere” in the matter.
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Native Americans Granted Legalization of Marijuana on Reservation Lands
In a memorandum released Thursday, the Justice Department announced it will instruct all U.S. attorneys to NOT prevent Native American tribes from cultivating or selling marijuana on reservation lands in spite of any state laws that may be in place.
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Pot Has Gone Postal: The Risk of Mailing Marijuana
In the mass chaos of the legalization movement, some cannabis users have upgraded the ordinary driving delivery system and instead have taken to sending their product in the mail. In fact, the rate of intercepted packages alone has risen over 20% by the end of 2013 with a whopping 2,622 arrests and indictments.
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Congress to Block Marijuana Legalization in DC
The Republican-led US House is using a crucial spending bill in an effort to block marijuana legalization in Washington, DC. The appropriations bill was posted online late Tuesday with a section that says the legislation"prohibits both federal and local funds from being used to implement a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use in the District."