Those New Yorkers who remember the Rockefeller drug laws may be amazed to learn that Governor Andrew Cuomo is about to sign an executive order that will permit medical marijuana in New York State. The New York Times has the details: Joining a growing group of states that have loosened restrictions on marijuana, Gov. Andrew […]
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Colorado Issues First Marijuana Business Licenses; Legal Marijuana Sales for Adults Set to Begin January 1
Amendment 64 campaign leaders to hold January 1 news conference at 3-D in Denver — a licensed marijuana retail store with on-site cultivation facility — to recognize first-ever adult marijuana retail sales Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Guatemala Considers Legal Opium Cultivation
Guatemala has emerged as a major opium producer in recent years, and now President Otto Pérez Molina — a conservative who is increasingly breaking with the US-led "drug war" consensus — is considering legalized and regulated cultivation of the poppy as … High Times
Edibles, Topicals Almost Legal in Michigan
Michigan lawmakers recently passed a number of bills that will serve to relax the state’s medical marijuana laws. High Times
Legal Marijuana Sales Will Be Spotty in Colorado
Associated PressBy Kristen WyattDENVER — Legal marijuana sales in Colorado are set to start on Jan. 1, or so the law says. Knowing when the recreational pot shops will actually open, however, is anyone’s guess. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Former DEA Officer Heads to Private-Equity Firm Focused on Legal Marijuana
Wall Street JournalBy Ryan Dezember Government officials regularly leverage their public-sector experience into more lucrative jobs in high finance. One former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor is giving that track a new twist. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Dr. Stoner Know-It-All: 5 Shocking Facts About Legal Pot
Every stoner known to man has a cornucopia of useless knowledge tucked away inside their brains, ready to be unleashed on the masses like a starving animal, at the first sign of conversational lag. And while it is encouraged to use your friend’s catatonic response t… High Times
BioTrackTHC Named Washington State’s Legal Marijuana Traceability System
OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) has selected BioTrackTHC, a division of Bio-Tech Medical Software, Inc., to provide a legal marijuana traceability system to the agency. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Banks To Get Guidance On Doing Business With Legal Marijuana Shops
Reuters by Brett Wolf Banks, worried about running afoul of federal money-laundering law in dealing with state-authorized marijuana businesses, may soon receive some much-needed guidance from U.S. agencies. Because a federal prohibition of marijuana is still in place, most banks do not work with marijuana businesses in states that have legalized them for fear they […]
YouGov Poll: Pot Use in Legal States Should Not Cost Your Job
By a 3-to-1 margin, Americans polled recently by Huffington Post / YouGov stated that the use of marijuana by adults in a state where marijuana is legal should not be the basis for firing an employee. High Times