John Morgan, a prominent attorney in Orlando, is putting $3.5 million into legalization efforts for medical marijuana in Florida in memory of his father. Morgan’s father used...
I recently wrote about the biggest recommendations made by Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force. The task force’s full report has since been made public,...
As of Tuesday, there will be limited legal protections for people who witness or experience a drug overdose in the District of Columbia and summon medical assistance....
Authorities in Santa Barbara County found about 2,000 pounds of marijuana next to a panga boat that washed ashore at Arroyo Quemada Beach. The pot was wrapped...
Mayor Filner Proposed 2% tax, 5k annual licensing fee, and collectives / cooperatives in limited commercial and industrial zones Over the years, medical marijuana patients in San Diego have...
NORML will be among a number of advocacy groups in Annapolis tomorrow to testify in favor of House Bill 1453, which seeks to legalize and regulate adult marijuana...
Regular readers of Weedist probably already know about AJ the Hashman, owner of At Home Baked and head honcho of the Colorado MMJ Meet and Greets. AJ...
I am honored and delighted to be able to publish here for the first time a new comprehensive piece written by Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Emeritus Professor of...
Bills to allow for the use of medical marijuana in Minnesota have popular support and may still be introduced this year, but will be little more than...
Chronic cannabis consumers may test positive for trace, residual levels of THC in blood for several weeks after ceasing their marijuana use, according to clinical trial data published in...
Vermont has become the latest state to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. House Bill 499, “An Act Relating to Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana,” was introduced...
A recent report by the UN special rapporteur on torture charged that compulsory drug treatment centers in some countries, particularly Vietnam and Thailand, constitute “forced labor” camps...
Children residing in homes where marijuana is cultivated do not suffer from adverse health effects at any greater rate than do comparable children in cannabis-free environments, according...
Meet Assemblyman Steve Katz, New York’s Ted Haggard — or Gary Aldridge — of cannabis. In June, the Republican lawmaker voted no on a bill that would give doctors the right to prescribe weed...
It is increasingly clear that the “war on drugs” has failed and there needs to be room for new approaches, the head of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)...
While most people are gearing up to drink themselves into oblivion this weekend and a “bong” has the connotation of a “beer bong”, we give a nod to the true die-hard...
Yesterday was declared “Cannabis Day” in Georgia as activists lobby outside the state capital. Moms For Marijuana made a giant quilt, with patches containing various cannabis facts...
Nevada Assemblyman Joe Hogan will introduce a bill today legalizing marijuana in Nevada. The bill is being cosponsored by fellow Assemblymen Andrew Martin and Paul Aizley. Hogan is...
According to a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, nearly two-thirds of Minnesota voters support changing state law to allow people with serious and terminal illnesses to use medical...
