Vermont has become the 17th state to get rid of criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a measure into law Thursday. The law replaces criminal penalties with civil fines similar to a traffic ticket for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or five grams of hashish. The law […]
Month: June 2013
New Study Claims Pot Impacts College Careers
The University of Maryland releases a new study titled "The Academic Opportunity Costs of Substance Abuse During College." High Times
Vermont Gov. Shumlin Aproves Decrim
Vermont becomes the 17th state to sign a cannabis decriminalization bill into law. High Times
Five Myths About Legalizing Marijuana
With 16 states having decriminalized or legalized cannabis for non-medical use and eight more heading toward some kind of legalization, federal prohibition’s days seem numbered. You might wonder what America will look like when marijuana is in the corner store and at the farmers market. In three years spent researching that question, I found some […]
Colorado Regulators Ditch ‘Absurd’ Rule
Marijuana-themed publications won’t be treated like pornography in Colorado, state regulators announced Thursday in the face of lawsuits. The rule would have forced stores to keep publications with a “primary focus” on pot away from shoppers under the age of 21, and was mandated by a package of legislature-approved marijuana regulations signed into law by […]
Greenboy: A Pot Parody of Dragnet
You may be too young to remember Dragnet, a TV cop show that provided anti-drug propaganda to America weekly. Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, the show's stars, were painfully straight and delivered some of the most memorably awful dialog in television history. Now, Mike U… High Times
Medical Marijuana Comes to Capitol Hill as U.S. Marijuana Industry Blooms
McClatchy D.C. By Rob Hotakainen WASHINGTON — As she prepares to open the Metropolitan Wellness Center above a Popeyes chicken restaurant a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, general manager Vanessa West isn’t worried that her medical marijuana shop will get raided. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Pot Magazines OK For Public Display in Colorado
Proposed Colorado law to keep cannabis publications out of public view is declared unconstitutional. High Times
It’s Time To End Failed War On Marijuana
Marijuana has become the drug of choice for police departments nationwide — a trend that is playing out with serious consequences here in Brown County. According to a new report released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union, police have turned much of their zeal for fighting the failed War on Drugs toward the enforcement […]
Medical Marijuana Inc.’s Dixie Botanicals Brand Launches Consumer Friendly Mobile App
Dixie Botanicals Hemp Oil Wellness Supplements releases a new smartphone app for health conscious consumers. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Medical Marijuana Inc.(MJNA), a leading hemp industry innovator, announced that its portfolio company, Red Dice Holdings, LLC’s brand Dixie Botanicals is launching its new mobile app. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz