Legalizing cannabis farms to make clothes, building materials and beauty products could be part of the solution to South Australia’s looming post-Holden manufacturing crisis, a hemp industry expert and state politician say. The newly formed Industrial Hemp Association of SA and Greens MLC Tammy Franks say hemp farms would create new jobs and inject much-needed […]
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Rhode Island: Legalizing Hemp
The Rhode Island House has approved legalizing the growth of hemp. The House on Thursday approved a bill that would allow hemp cultivation and establish guidelines for it. Hemp can be used to make textiles, lotions and other products. It is a type of cannabis plant and resembles marijuana, but it’s non-intoxicating. House Speaker Nicholas […]
Louisiana Close to Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Better Legislation than Texas
Louisiana, which is, perhaps, the most infamous state in the nation for its strictness for all things pertaining to pot, is on the verge of resurrecting a medical marijuana program that has set idle for over two decades. Read article here: High Times
Utah: Governor Herbert Says He’s Considering Legalizing Medical Marijuana
Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he’s open to legalizing marijuana in Utah for medical use. “I’m open to the idea of medical marijuana and the discussion of how it can be used as a medicine based on science, and making sure we have good, collaborative efforts so we can answer the questions that are out […]
The Next Step To Legalizing Marijuana In California
Marijuana legalization proponents are gathering in San Francisco this weekend to hear about efforts to add the nation's most populous – and arguably most pot-infused – state to the four others where it is now legal for adults to buy and use the drug recreationally. Read article here: High Times
New York Senator Holds Public Hearing on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
New York could be well on its way to legalizing a recreational marijuana market. Earlier this week, State Senator Liz Krueger teamed up with Assembly Member Crystal People-Stokes to hold a public hearing over a piece of legislation entitled the “Marijuana Regulation… Read article here: High Times
Why Legalizing Marijuana Is A Win-Win For Citizens, NYPD
New York City's Bills stood side by side on Tuesday to tout the city's latest crime statistics and to highlight the record low crime levels throughout all five boroughs. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton proudly told the city that crime was… High Times
Why Legalizing Medical Marijuana Will Make Investors Extremely Wealthy
So-called pot stocks have been a hot investment theme for a while in the OTC (Over The Counter) market, but with articles like this one in Forbes claiming that it’s the next get rich quick idea, perhaps the incentive to legalize will become unstoppable for lawmakers: I never thought I’d see more people invest in […]
How Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Will Help the Sick
In the Minnesota Senate they have a fairly standard post-2010 Box Canyon-style medical marijuana law, and in the House they have a highly restricted, can-only-use-plant-if-vaporizing-with-a-nurse-present model of medical marijuana. High Times
Big Pharma Blocking Feds From Legalizing Marijuana?
While most of America is still struggling to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes, a handful of large pharmaceutical companies are already generating a substantial amount of revenue from prescription drugs based on cannabis medicine. High Times