Boston medical marijuana school teaches principles of business entrepreneurship on Sat., May 11, 2013 BOSTON, Mass. — If Boston’s jam-packed marijuana class in March was of any indication – drawing nearly 60 prospective business owners – this brand new budding entrepreneur class is aimed at teaching you how to open and run, from scratch, your […]
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Lt. Gov Supports Medical Marijuana
Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon said she is in favor of a bill allowing the medical use of marijuana, explaining Sunday that testimony from seriously ill veterans and other patients helped change her mind. “As a former prosecutor my first reaction was, ‘I’m not interesting in changing our laws on medical marijuana,’” she told The Associated […]
Colorado to Become 1st State to Tax Recreational Marijuana Sales
Colorado Legislature Passes First Bills In History To Establish a Regulated Marijuana Market for Adults DENVER – The Colorado state legislature passed the first bills in history Wednesday to establish a regulated marijuana market for adults. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
The Marijuana Measures
The regulation of medical marijuana in Los Angeles is a mess and has been ever since Proposition 215 was approved by California voters in November 1996. Repeated state and city efforts to bring the chaotic situation under control have had little effect. A move by the City Council in 2007 to register medical marijuana dispensaries, […]
Illinois Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Bill; Full Senate Will Consider Measure
SPRINGFIELD — Following a hearing Wednesday, the Senate Executive Committee voted 10-5 to approve a bill that would allow Illinois residents with serious illnesses to use medical marijuana if their physicians recommend it. The full 59-member Senate will now consider the measure, which received approval from the full House of Representatives on April 17. Medical […]
Even in 2013, Parents Who Use Marijuana Risk Losing Their Kids
Reason.comBy Mike Riggs On April 23 Lindsey and Josh Rinehart were driving back to Boise, Idaho, after a hiking trip when they got a frantic phone call: Police were searching their house. By the time the Rineharts made it home, their babysitter was a mess, and their two children—along with the children of a friend […]
Colorado’s Premier Medical Marijuana Company, Dixie Elixirs & Edibles Turns 3!
THCbiz.com wants to congratulate cannabis industry pioneers, Dixie Elixirs & Edibles for 3 years of business excellence! Colorado’s premier medical marijuana company, Dixie Elixirs & Edibles is turning three years this week. The cannabis-infused edible brand company proudly provides delicious and refreshing alternative medicinal experiences to Colorado’s medical cannabis patients and community. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bans Upheld By High Court
California Supreme Court Rules Cities and Counties Can Use Zoning to Ban Pot Shops The state Supreme Court decisively ruled Monday that cities and counties have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within their territory, but leading activists say their fight for easy access is not over. “This is pretty much the […]
Medical Marijuana Developments Nationwide
This MMJ update includes 4 weeks of Medical Marijuana Latest Developments, News and THCbiz.com Editor’s Notes. Lots of action in California this past month, including more raids and more threat letters, plus action in various state legislatures and elsewhere. Let’s get to it: Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Amendment 64 Repeal Dies: Colorado Lawmakers’ Effort To Reverse Course On Marijuana Legalization Fails
A last-minute effort by some Colorado lawmakers to repeal Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for recreational use in the state last November, was abandoned late Monday night, dying on the calendar. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz