More than a year after lawmakers approved allowing limited types of medical marijuana to be sold in Florida, a House Republican filed a bill Thursday that would overhaul the law. The proposal (HB 63), filed by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, will be considered during the 2016 session and comes as the Florida Department of Health […]
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Germany: Görlitzer Park Connects Marijuana Buyers And Sellers
Berlin’s Görlitzer Park is an open-air marijuana emporium. Every day, dozens of dealers – many of them undocumented migrants – offer weed for sale to passersby. Their trade is illegal, but seemingly unstoppable. Clusters of men – most of them migrants from western and northern Africa, many of them in Germany illegally – congregate in […]
Colorado: Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $50 Million In June
Summer seems to bring a spike in marijuana sales in Colorado. The State Department of Revenue reports recreational pot sales during the month of June topped $ 50 million for the first time since it was legalized. Medical marijuana sales also jumped in June. That was up nearly $ 3 million from May. Tax revenues […]
Colorado May Ban ‘Candy’ Name on Marijuana Treats
Edible marijuana products in Colorado may soon come labeled with a red stop sign, according to a draft of new rules released Wednesday by state marijuana regulators. The state may also ban the word "candy" from edible pot products, even if they're sweets suc… Read article here: High Times
Ohio Will Vote on Legalizing Marijuana This November
Despite a few major snags for ResponsibleOhio in the eleventh hour, it appears Ohio voters will get to decide later this year whether the state should legalize a recreational cannabis industry. Read article here: High Times
Daring America to Stop Marijuana Legalization
Remember the D.A.R.E. program? The acronym stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, and the program uses police officers to teach school kids about illegal drugs. These days it’s calledD.A.R.E. America, and their expanded mission is to teach “st… Read article here: High Times
Jeff Mizanskey: Marijuana Lifer Gets Parole
It has been three months since Missouri Governor Jay Nixon commuted the sentence of marijuana lifer JeffMizanskey, and now, he is being released on parole. Read article here: High Times
Did Marijuana Fuel Shakespeare’s Genius?
South African researchers used cutting edge forensics to analyze residue from 24 pipe fragments, including bowls and stems, found in William Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon garden to ascertain just what the bard was smoking – marijuana. Read article here: High Times
New York Times: Congress and Obama Are Wimps on Marijuana Reform
TheNew York Timeshas once againchastised the federal governmentfor its relentless effort to perpetuate the war on marijuana, arguing that even though support for legalization continues to swell across the nation, “Congress and the Obama Admin… Read article here: High Times
Better Late Than Never: The DEA Admits That Marijuana Is Safer Than Heroin
It’s official: the U.S. government’s top drug cop has acknowledged that marijuana is less dangerous than heroin. At a meeting with reporters yesterday at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration, acting chief Chuck Rosenberg said that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana,” Matt Ferner of the Huffington Post reports. This clarifies a statement […]