While some advocates of the drug policy reform movement have made it their lifelong mission to convince the population that legalizing the leaf is the only way to end the racial disparity that exists in relation to marijuana-related arrests, a recent study shows that lega… Read article here: High Times
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Can California’s Cannabis ‘Nuns’ Save Medical Marijuana Despite Harassment and Local Bans?
Sister Kate and her apprentice Sister Darcy are not really nuns, but they do have a real mission—to grow and produce medical marijuana for those in need. Read article here: High Times
Despite Staggering Public Support for Medical Pot, Illinois Lawmakers Continue to Restrict Usage
Exceeding national polls, a staggering 80 percent of Illinois voters said that they support allowing patients to use medical marijuana as recommended by a doctor. Read article here: High Times
Texas Preparing to Hire Pot Growers Despite a Non-Existent Cannabis Industry
Although the state’s attempt at launching a medicinal marijuana market is destined to provide limited opportunities for those gunning to get in on the green rush, Texas is reportedly on the verge ofhiring pot growersto produce low-THC strains of cannabis… Read article here: High Times
Despite Federal Law, Colorado Pot Shops Are Accepting Credit Cards
While the cannabis industry has been touted as a “cash-only” enterprise since medical marijuana was first legalized in California nearly 20 years ago, recent reports indicate that the recreational sector has become fed up with handling massive stacks of cash a… Read article here: High Times
U.S. Justice Department Says It Will Ignore Federal Law and Prosecute People for Medical Marijuana Despite Congressional Spending Ban
Congress Passed One-Year Amendment in December Prohibiting Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws; Members of both Parties Sought to Stop Prosecutions and Let States Set Their Own Medical Marijuana Policies Drug Policy Alliance Calls on President Obama to Rein in Out-of-Control Prosecutors A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the […]
DC Legalizes Pot in Capital, Despite Threats from Congress
Despite last-minute threats from Republican leaders in Congress, the District of Columbia moved forward Thursday with legalizing possession of marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Mass. Dispensary Granted License Despite Lies?
During a recent investigation process in which the state of Massachusetts conducted extensive background checks on parties filing for licenses to operate medical marijuana dispensaries, the state weeded out nearly half of the applicants after they discovered many of them … High Times
Chiefs Receiver Bowe to Start Sunday Despite Pot Bust
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced on Wednesday that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe will start on Sunday night in Denver against the Broncos despite Bowe'sarrest for marijuana possessionin Riverside, Missouri on November 10. Riverside p… High Times
Despite Legalization, Not Much Known About Effects
Even though 20 states, including Illinois, have passed laws legalizing medical marijuana, swayed in part by thousands of personal testimonies, current research hasn’t nailed down exactly if, and how, marijuana alleviates all the specific diseases the drug is being legalized to treat, experts say. A number of proponents believe marijuana could benefit people with everything […]