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The Marijuana Policy Project, a U.S. marijuana advocacy group, took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement to the presidential election year.
Medical cannabis patients and industry teamed up to win an important victory in Nevada yesterday. A crowd of more than 100 patients, industry workers, lawmakers, and other stakeholders persuaded the state's Division of Public and Behavioral Health to abandon plans to limit the number of licensed cultivation facilities authorized under state law.
A bill to legalize the use of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania has cleared the state Senate and now heads to the state House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1182 would allow people with certain conditions to use medical marijuana...
It’s easy to see how the easily accessible retail marijuana market has made the Colorado police nervous, which has led to campaigns to inform the public about the consequences of driving impaired.
Albania's Interior Ministry says the country's authorities have destroyed 102 tons of marijuana and 530,000 cannabis plants since March with an estimated market value of 6.4 billion euro ($8.2 billion) this year
Greene finished her statement with a mic dropping sign off that can only be described as badass, "And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, fuck it, I quit."
Advocates of an effort to make marijuana legal for adults and regulated similarly to alcohol in Arizona in 2016 have filed paperwork with state elections officials, granting them permission to raise money to campaign for the citizen's initiative.
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel called on the General Assembly to decriminalize marijuana possession statewide and to reduce the penalty to a misdemeanor for those caught with 1 gram or less of any controlled substance.
Two New Mexico counties can poll voters about decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana on November's ballot, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled.
Money may not grow on trees, but it apparently does grow on marijuana plants. If all 50 states legalized cannabis today, they'd be collectively raking in more than $3 billion a year in tax revenue. That's according to NerdWallet, a personal finance site, which forecasts a total $3.1 billion ...
Recently, San Diego Padre's shortstop, Everth Cabrera, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. Really, this story is less about the MLB's stance on drugs and more about the strangely vague details of the arrest.
Last week, the D.C. Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously to support B20-467, legislation that would allow individuals to file a motion to seal records relating to offenses that were subsequently decriminalized or legalized.
From vaporizers to candy bars, liquid drops to pills and water pipes to gravity bongs, there are many creative ways to take your pot these days. Even by these standards, the newest way of consuming cannabis appears unconventional: through your skin.
The first of two important upcoming events is the "Students for Sensible Drug Policy 2014 Conference + Lobby Day," Sep 26-28 in Rosslyn, Virginia. The second event is "Crossroads & Intersections: the 10th National Harm Reduction Conference," taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, from Oct 23-26.
In a stark reminder that times and public opinions have changed, Fox's Facebook thread about the "dangers" of wax was bombarded with hilarious comments calling them out on the absurdity of their post.
In an article from CNN, they reference a new study that explores the relationship between teen cannabis use and later life developments including high-school completion, attainment of university degree, cannabis dependence, use of other illicit drugs, suicide attempt, depression and welfare dependence.
The Huffington Post reported that voters seem ready to make marijuana legal in the nation's capital, according to a new poll that puts support for Initiative 71 at 65 percent.
Younger voters overwhelmingly agree that marijuana is less damaging than alcohol, according to the findings of a Rare.us/Gravis Marketing poll released yesterday.
