America’s newly legalized marijuana industry is attracting corporate cash and entrepreneurs who want to transform the business from plants in plastic bags sold on street corners to branded experiences in well-outfitted stores. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
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Jamaica: Legal Ganja?
Jamaica's Justice Minister Mark Golding says his office is preparing an initiative to legalize cannabis in the island nation — pointing to the successful state initiatives in the US, traditionally the chief opponent of such efforts by Caribbean countries. High Times
Uruguay Expected To Sell Legal Marijuana For $1 A Gram
The El Pais newspaper reported Sunday that Uruguay’s drug chief Julio Calzada says the country plans to sell legal marijuana at a price of $ 1 per gram with sales to start as early as the second half of 2014. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Legal or Not, Industrial Hemp Harvested in Colo.
Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn’t hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it. Loflin is among about two dozen Colorado farmers who raised industrial hemp, marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin that can’t be grown under federal drug law, and bringing in the […]
Seattle City Council Passes Legal Pot Zoning Law
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an historic recreational marijuana zoning law Monday. The Council voted 8-0 to designate specific neighborhoods and streets for legal pot retail and cultivation locations. The ordinance, which had been considered for months,… High Times
10 Reasons Marijuana Should Be Legal
The readers of HIGH TIMES want marijuana legalized, nationwide, and now. Here are our top ten reasons marijuana should be legalized: High Times
Legal Marijuana: Will Most States Head That Way?
Is it possible that most US states will legalize marijuana for recreational use? Already, Washington State and Colorado are working out detailed regulations for such use after voters last year approved the possession and consumption of personal amounts of pot. And 20 states, plus the District of Columbia, have allowed marijuana for medicinal purposes. It’s […]
Alaska Could Soon Have Legal Weed… Again
Before Colorado and Washington, Alaska became the first US state to legalize recreational marijuana under certain circumstances in the1970s. However, the law was overturned by ballot initiative in the1990s. Now, nearly 40 years later, Alaska may once again leg… High Times
Fans of Legal Marijuana Cheer
The pros and cons of marijuana will take center stage Tuesday in Washington, D.C., when the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a landmark hearing on legalization. Requested by committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the hearing was triggered by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement last month that federal authorities no longer will interfere as states […]
Feds Won’t Sue Over Legal Cannabis In Colorado & Washington
In a dramatic change in drug policy, the Justice Department said Thursday that it won’t sue to stop the states of Colorado and Washington from allowing recreational marijuana use as it issued a sweeping national policy statement that outlines its top priorities for pot enforcement. The action, welcomed by supporters of legalization, could set the stage […]