Despite the inability of the state to roll out a low-THC medical marijuana program for cancer and seizure patients in a timely fashion, not to mention the distinct possibility that voters will pass an initiative this November that will bring about a comprehensive medicina… Read article here: High Times
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Vermont Senate Gives Final Approval to Legal Marijuana, House Vote Is Next
Vermont is well on its way to making history by becoming the first state in the nation to end marijuana prohibition by way of the state legislature. Read article here: High Times
Michigan House Panel Approves Medical Marijuana Changes
Michigan’s medical marijuana program may finally be on its way to receiving a much needed overhaul sometime this year. Read article here: High Times
White House Confession: The War on Weed Is Racist
As more Americans learn that the origins of the War on Drugs are rooted in racism and are not necessarily in place to protect the interest of public safety, it appears the White House has decided to come clean—admitting that pot prohibition perpetuates the same leve… Read article here: High Times
The White House Responds to HIGH TIMES
Our editor-in-chief Dan Skye reached out to the White House when our August 2015 issue – featuring the President on the cover – and asked about the federal marijuana policy. To our delight, the White House officially replied. Below are the messages exchanged. Read article here: High Times
White House Lifts Research Restrictions on Medical Marijuana
Uncle Sam is finally offering researchers a more assessable approach to studying the medicinal benefits of marijuana. On Monday, the Obama Administration announced that it would no longer force the scientific community to endure some of the bureaucratic red tape that has … Read article here: High Times
Downtown Brooklyn May House New York’s First Pot Dispensary
Earlier this month, PalliaTech—a company vying for one of New York state's limited medical marijuana licenses—announced that it had signed a lease in Brooklyn for a dispensary that could open as soon as January. Read article here: High Times
Texas House Approves Worthless Medical Marijuana Bill, Likely Will Become Law
Texas may be on its way to legalizing medical marijuana, but many proponents say the bill is completely worthless in its current form. Nevertheless, the state’s House of Representatives put their preliminarily seal of approval on a measure earlier this week, aimed a… Read article here: High Times
TODAY: U.S. House Voting on Bipartisan Amendment Allowing Veterans Administration (VA) Doctors to Discuss Medical Use of Marijuana
36 States Allow Use of Some Form of Marijuana for Medical Reasons, but VA Doctors Prohibited from Recommending Medical Marijuana to Patients Amendment Comes as Support for Medical Marijuana Increases in Congress As early as this afternoon the U.S. House could vote on an amendment that would allow doctors that work for the Veterans Administration […]
Game Changing Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced to the House
The issue of federal cannabis reform took another step forward this week with the introduction of a proposal in the House of Representatives that aims to legalize medical marijuana across the nation. Read article here: High Times