Lawmakers from Mexico's left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) introduced legislation last week to decriminalize cannabis in an effort to curb cartel violence. One bill, introduced in the Federal Congress, builds on the partial decrim passed in 2009, incre… High Times
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Republican Support for Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill Continues to Grow
Republican State Senator, Joe Robach, and Former U.S. Senator Al D’Amato, Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act Patients, Families, Doctors, Advocates: No More Delays, It’s Time for the State Senate to Vote NEW YORK: Today, in meeting with the Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, Senator Joseph Robach (R, C, IP – Rochester) stated his support […]
Colorado To Generate $1 Billion in Marijuana Revenue Annually
All of the naysayers waiting for the demise of Colorado’s recreational marijuana market have just lost a billion dollar bet. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper presented a budget proposal on Wednesday that predicts the state’s newfound stoner commerce is set … High Times
The Agency Division of Verde Media Group, Inc. to Service Growing Legal Marijuana Market
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Agency Division of Verde Media Group Inc., (OTC: VMGI) is pleased to announce rapid plans to service the growing legal marijuana market and will be expanding its operations to Denver, Colorado. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
How The One Percent Will Legalize Marijuana
The federal government, along with anti-drug groups, would like to paint a portrait for the American public that stoned supporters of the legalized marijuana movement are all saggy-pants thugs and unemployed hippies — nothing could be further from the truth. High Times
Cops Claim Contact High From Impounded Marijuana
Police in the French city ofRoubaixare claiming to be the recipients of one hell of a contact high. Roughly 100 pounds of confiscated pot is being held at the station. And, according to the cops, it’s getting them stoned. Officers even claim they’v… High Times
National Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Federal and State Policy Change to Increase Access to Medical Marijuana
Foundation Support Adds to Growing Number of Organizations Calling for Passage of the Compassionate Care Act, including Upstate and Long Island Cancer and MS Support Groups Doctors, Patients and Parents of Children with Epileptic Disorders Applaud Foundation and New York Groups, Call for New York Senate to Vote on the Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill New […]
CBD-Only Medical Marijuana Bills Spark Activist Backlash
Kentucky and South Carolina today joined Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Utah* in pressing medical marijuana bills that only legalize marijuana plants high in cannabidiol (CBD) and low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive constituent of mari… High Times
Study Suggests Marijuana Could Prevent The Spread Of HIV
Should weed be part of AIDS prevention? Daily marijuana use by the HIV-positive could block them from infecting others, the Daily Beast reports: The study itself was fairly simple. For 17 months, Dr. Molina and her team at Louisiana State University administered a high concentration of THC to 4-to-6-year-old male rhesus monkeys who were RIV-positive […]
Marijuana May Prevent Blindness
Marijuana may prevent blindness, at least that is the consensus of a new study that finds tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive, stoner cannabinoid often referred to as THC, has the capacity to slow down the progress of a genetic eye condition that can lead to major visi… High Times