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Marijuana Policy Project Calls on NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana
Following Release of Federal Report on Drug Use, the Marijuana Policy Project Calls on NIDA to Investigate Whether Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol and Cigarettes Could Produce Similar Reductions in Use Among Teens Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
U.S. Treasury May Give Guidelines to Banks Working with Marijuana Companies
Denver PostBy Eric Gorski and David Migoya The federal government may issue guidance giving banks a “yellow light” to work with marijuana businesses, possibly in the first quarter of 2014, a high-ranking state official said Thursday. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Assembly Health Committee Holds Long Island Hearing on Medical Marijuana in Advance of 2014 Legislative Session
NY Patients and Families Join Medical Experts in Calling on Legislature to Take Immediate Action to Pass Legislation Twenty States and D.C. Have Medical Marijuana Programs To End the Needless Suffering of Patients Mineola — Today, dozens of patients and caregivers of those living with cancer, multiple sclerosis, severe seizure disorders, and other serious, debilitating […]
Uruguay Becomes First Country In World to Legalize Marijuana
Uruguayan Senate Approves President Mujica’s Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Initiative Reflects Broad Political Shift as Latin American Countries Seek Alternatives to Drug Prohibition and the War on Drugs Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
California Field Poll: 55% Say Legalize Marijuana
CALIFORNIA — For the first time ever, California’s Field Poll is reporting majority support for marijuana legalization in the Golden State. The poll had support for generic marijuana legalization at 55% and, somewhat surprisingly, support for an actual initiative at 56%. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
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
Banking Fix for Marijuana Businesses Soon May be in the Works
Seattle PIBy Jake Ellison A key group of “high-level representatives from financial institutions, federal law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities and others from the private and public sector” met yesterday at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., to talk over the nation’s banking industry and one item on their agenda was what to do with money from […]
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in New York Senate
Public Opinion, Wasted Tax Dollars and Racially Discriminatory Arrests Push Legislators to Fix Broken Marijuana Policies Colorado, Washington, and Now Uruguay Offer Sensible Models and Precedent for Reform New York Today, New York State Senator Liz Krueger introduced a bill to tax and regulate marijuana for adult use. The bill would end the criminalization of […]
Marijuana Business License Requests in Washington Approach 1,700
By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Marijuana business license applications keep rolling in in Washington. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz