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Former ICE Agent Makes a Case for Legalization in Alabama
Former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jamie Haase urges Alabama citizens to be the first southern state to embrace marijuana legalization.
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CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line
Since the passage of Colorado's Amendment 64, several non-profit cannabis collectives have emerged to provide marijuana to members.
CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities
The California Supreme Court ruled today that municipalities possess the legal authority to prohibit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries.
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Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana
One of the ideas that the Denver suburb is contemplating is banning all private recreational marijuana businesses and setting up 15 city-run facilities.
Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier
Veterinarian Doug Kramer has been investigating the beneficial effects of medical weed treatment for pets.
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California Marijuana DUI Case Results in Victory for USC Student
A USC senior recently beat marijuana DUI charges with a 9-3 verdict. Her defense attorney demonstrated she could operate a motor vehicle...
More Racial Profiling Claims in NYC, Marijuana Charges Abound
NYC police are racial profiling blacks and Latinos to "manufacture" marijuana offenses against them, five Bronx residents claim in Federal Court...
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Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana
The Pediatric Academic Societies' most recent study of 315 college students "supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana" because...
Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists' Kids
Idaho is officially not a marijuana-friendly state. Although it is bordered on most sides by medical marijuana states ...
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Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown
One of those targeted is a small medical marijuana collective in Ballard, The Only Natural, which has only 20 plants and 8 ounces kept for sale.
Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States
Last week Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in the “stoner” film franchise Harold & Kumar, spoke to Huffington Post Live about President Obama’s marijuana policies.
Ohio Lawmaker Introduces Marijuana Legalization Measure
Representative Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) has introduced a measure that would put marijuana legalization on the ballot before state voters.
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Obama Says No to Legalizing Marijuana
In a speech in Mexico City on Friday, President Obama shut the door on any possibility that he'll support efforts in his second term to legalize certain...
New Hampshire Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed
NH won't be the next state to decriminalize marijuana possession. The state Senate Thursday killed a decriminalization bill, calling it "deeply flawed."
San Diego Rally Against Federal Interference: May 6th
May 6th, 12pm: Join patients, professionals & concerned citizens for a rally at the San Diego Federal Courthouse against the continued federal interference
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Ohio Medical Marijuana and Legalization Bills Introduced
The first would legalize marijuana for medicinal uses and the second is a recreational marijuana legalization bill based on Colorado's Amendment 64.
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San Francisco Dispensaries Targeted by DEA
DEA agent David White requested the records of seven San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries, one of those dispensaries is being targeted by the DEA
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MN Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced for 2014
Rep. Carly Melin introduced her medical marijuana bill yesterday, but the proposal is little more than an informative placeholder for the 2014 session.