Billboards to Run In Syracuse, Rochester, Albany and Other Media Markets Across the State On the Eve of Veterans Day, Patient Advocates Ask Cuomo Administration to Grant Veterans Suffering from PTSD Access to Medical Marijuana New York — Today, on the eve of Veterans Day, Compassionate Care NY and the Drug Policy Alliance launched a […]
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Bernie Sanders Plans to Remove Marijuana From Federal Drug List
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Non-Profits Becoming More Relaxed about Accepting Donations from Pot Companies
As marijuana legalization spreads across the land and the pot-smoking stigma relaxes, cannabis-related businesses are naturally becoming more involved in the communities around them—and some are even donating money and time to local charities. Read article here: High Times
California Market Forecast: News From the Emerald Triangle
The summer of 2015 has proved to be a dramatic growing season thus far in Northern California’s Emerald Triangle, where record heat and the worst drought in 500 years sparkedmassive wildfiresin areas concentrated with outdoor marijuana gardens. Since the… Read article here: High Times
Marijuana To Be Stocked In Uruguayan Pharmacies From 2016
Marijuana pioneer Uruguay said on Thursday it had granted licenses to two companies to grow the plant for commercial distribution, adding that the pot should go on sale in pharmacies next year. The South American country was the world’s first to legalize the cultivation and distribution of marijuana, aiming to wrest control of the trade […]
Med-Pot Patients Turn Away from Prescription Pills, Booze
Patients with access to pot typically reduce their consumption of prescription pills, booze and hard drugs. Read article here: High Times
Legislation Would Stop Next President From Shutting Down the Cannabis Industry
While the Obama Administration has been allowing legal marijuana states to operate without much federal interference, there are no concrete laws on the books to prevent the next president from closing down the cannabis industry as soon as he or she is handed the keys to t… Read article here: High Times
IRS Agent Busted for Extorting Money From Marijuana Dispensary Owner
An agent working in the Seattle branch of the Internal Revenue Service is now facing criminal charges after extorting money from the owner of a local cannabis dispensary in exchange for a lenient audit. Read article here: High Times
Hawaii Lawyers Forbidden From Assisting Medical Marijuana Licensee Hopefuls
According to a new formal opinion released by the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court, Hawaii lawyers are not allowed to provide legal services to clients applying for a medical marijuana license. Read article here: High Times
Department of Justice Threatens to Take Away Funds From States That Reform Asset Forfeiture Laws
While former Attorney General Eric Holder said at the beginning of 2015 that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had taken measures to prevent state and local police departments from seizing money, cars and other personal property without first charging a drug suspect with cr… Read article here: High Times