India Police to Spray Maoist Rebels' Marijuana Crops
Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa said Friday they planned to use aerial spraying to eradicate marijuana crops cultivated by Maoists rebels.
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Virginia NORML Adopts a Highway
Last week, Virginia NORML posted the first NORML “Adopt-a-Highway” sign in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Nevada MMJ Business Licenses Could Be Issued By April 2014
Nevada's Department of Health is preparing its MMJ business regulations, and officials say the state could be ready to issue licenses by April 2014.
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"Jenny Kush", Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado
August 31, 2013, deeply respected medical marijuana activist and founding member of Moms for Marijuana International “Jenny Kush” was killed in a head-on collision from a drunk driver
DOJ Considering How To Allow Bank, Pot Shop Transactions
The Department of Justice states they are "actively considering" how to allow banks to accept transactions from legal marijuana businesses.
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Illinois MMJ Advocate Not Eligible Due To 2012 Possession Charge
Michelle DiGiacomo, an advocate that helped pass Illinois' MMJ law, will not receive her medication; she was found in possession of marijuana last year.
Police Groups Protest Holder's Marijuana Policy Memo, Threatens Their Gravy Train
A group of law enforcement officers slammed AG Eric Holder for releasing a marijuana policy memo stating the federal government will not block state laws...
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Hopes High For Dunedin 'South Pacific Cannabis Capital' Plan
New Zealand reform groups Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and Otago Norml are hoping to make the city of Dunedin the cannabis capital of the south pacific.
Someone Is Trying To Blame the Yosemite Fire On Marijuana
A SJ Mercury News story really rustled my jimmies, because it was entitled "Rim Fire: Did illegal marijuana growers start the blaze?" The Yosemite Fire...
Landon Riddle, One of the Cancer Patients That Changed Dr. Gupta's Mind On Cannabis
Landon Riddle was diagnosed with T Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in September 2012 and began chemotherapy and steroid treatments October 1, 2012.
Geraldo At Large: Mason Tvert VS Rehab Profiteer
Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project was recently on "Geraldo At Large" to talk about the "New Beer" ad that was pulled from a recent NASCAR event.
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Uruguay Sets Low Price for Marijuana at $2.50 Per Gram
Uruguay has set the price of their legal cannabis at $2.50 per gram. This will effectively annihilate the black market by removing the profitability of marijuana.
Study: Cannabis Gives Improvement in Palliative Oncology Care
The population of the prolonged users in the current study reported significant improvement in all aspects of supportive and palliative oncology care.
100,000 NYC Residents Could Benefit From Medical Cannabis
The report, entitled “100,000 Reasons: Medical Marijuana in the Big Apple,” finds that 8 out of 10 New Yorkers endorse patient access to medical cannabis.
AG Eric Holder Says Yes Weed Can to States that Legalized Recreational Cannabis
In what may come as a surprise to many weed advocates, Attorney General Eric Holder assured the governors of Washington and Colorado on Thursday that the...
Unexpected Consequences of Repealing Prohibition: Unemployed Wildlife
Drug dealers in Argentina have been training pigeons to deliver marijuana. Aside from a generating a stoner's dream headline, repealing prohibition...
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.28)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of August 28, 2013:
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Poll: Utah Voters Support Legalization of Medical Marijuana
A new poll of registered voters in Utah are opposed to the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, but are supportive of allowing the use of cannabis for medical situations. The poll also found that only 50 percent of the Mormons who took the poll support legalization for medical reasons.