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Denver Rental Cars Turning Into Pot Dumping Grounds
Denver International Airport rental cars appear to be increasingly used as a marijuana dumping ground for travelers. People who want...
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GOP-Led House Gives Marijuana Businesses Another Boost
The GOP-dominated House on Wednesday delighted cannabis advocates by voting to prohibit law enforcement from going after banks for doing business with state-licensed marijuana growers and sellers.
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Montana Cannabis Reform Efforts Gear Up for Victory
The Montana Project for Innovative Policy is working on a model for regulating medical cannabis in Montana and for the taxation and regulation of adult-use cannabis.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.16)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 16, 2014:
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Scientists to Produce THC in Yeast
Scientists are working to develop an innovative new method for effectively producing the primary compounds of marijuana without being forced to endure the lengthy cultivation process -- a manner by which they hope to genetically engineer cannabinoids using yeast.
Bill to Regulate California’s Medical Marijuana Businesses Continues in Assembly
A bill that would establish regulations and protections for a wide range of medical marijuana businesses in California continues to make progress in the legislature. Sen. Lou Correa’s bill SB 1262 recently emerged
Poll: Six Out Of Ten Americans Support Retail Marijuana Sales In Colorado
More than six out of ten Americans – including majorities of self-identified Democrats, Independents, and Republicans – support the regulation and retail sale of marijuana in Colorado, according to the findings of a nationwide HuffPost.com/YouGov poll released today.
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World’s First Marijuana Commercial Introduced by Canadian Company
A Canadian company recently released a sneak peek into what the owners are calling "the world’s first marijuana commercial."
In Ohio, Stances on Marijuana Are Changing
Ohio has recently seen increased support for allowing adults to choose to consume marijuana. In Ohio, possession of 99 grams or less is a non-criminal citation, and residents ...
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LA City Attorney Cracks Down on Medical Marijuana Farmer's Market
Less than two weeks after opening, Los Angeles' first medical marijuana farmer's market is under fire and LA City Attorney Mike Feuer wants to shut it down.
Sh%t The Feds Say: Weed Becomes More Dangerous When Legal
There is just something fundamentally unjust about demonizing a thing of which you have no experience. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, feels completely justified in vilifying legal cannabis.
The White House Opposes Congressional Attempts to Hinder DC Marijuana Reform
President Obama’s administration took a firm stance against recent efforts by Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) to restrict the District of Columbia from using any of its funds towards reducing the penalties for, or legalizing, marijuana for recreational use. The white house
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Missouri Governor Approves Cannabis Extract Law
Missourians with epilepsy that cannot be effectively treated by conventional means will now be able to use a cannabis extract under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
Chicago Committee to Implement Illinois’ Medical Marijuana Program
The Chicago Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will meet July 15th to discuss how they would implement the medical marijuana pilot program...
Study Explains How Marijuana Cures Cancer
Scientists in the UK have now traced marijuana’s ability to prevent the growth and spread of cancer to specific pathways found in tumor cells, known as cannabinoid receptors.
Benton Mackenzie: Terminal Cancer Patient Treated Like Cartel Boss
The American judicial system has displayed another staggering lack of humanity and compassion. Iowa resident and terminal cancer patient Benton Mackenzie faces up to three years in jail as a result of a police raid in 2013 that found him, along with his family, to be growing cannabis.
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NYPD Says It Will Continue to Make Pot Arrests Regardless of DA Memo
NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said he will not support the decriminalizing of pot even though pot was decriminalized back in 1977.
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Florida Men Facing Life in Prison for Colorado Pot Products
A couple of Florida men busted in Oklahoma City recently for transporting a substantial amount of hash and various other legal cannabis products purchased in Colorado are now facing life in prison.