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
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The Top Five Marijuana Data Points of 2014
The year 2014 may be looked back on as the watershed for nationwide legalization of marijuana hit the tipping point.Aside from marijuana becoming legalized in two more states, here are five sets of data that seem to confirm that inevitability. Read article here: High Times
California’s Bay Area Sees First Marijuana Dispensary Billboard
Drivers in California’s Bay Area may notice a black billboard with the words Magnolia Oakland in large green font. If they look a bit closer, they’ll notice something new: Openly advertising a cannabis dispensary on a highway billboard. Read article here: High Times
Medical Marijuana Draft Regulations Released – Regulations Do Not Include Provision for Emergency Access
Friday: One Week After Death of Eight Year Old Donella Nocero, Patients and Caregivers Rally Outside Governor Cuomo’s NYC Office to Demand Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Critically Ill Patients and Their Families Ask Cuomo to Grant Their Holiday Wish — Access to Lifesaving Medication Before More Children Die New York – Today, the NY […]
Colorado Funds Medical Marijuana Research, A First
Colorado awarded more than $ 8 million for medical marijuana research Wednesday, a step toward addressing complaints that little is known about pot's medical potential. High Times
Congress Ends Federal Government’s Ban on Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana is now legal in 32 states and the District of Columbia without threat of federal prosecution, reports the Los Angeles Times: Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government’s prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy. The bill’s passage […]
Anarchist Initiative to Legalize Marijuana in Missouri
A group of Missouri activists wants to let the “monster” of marijuana out of its cage and allow it to roam freely by legalizing the plant under anarchist philosophies. Last week, Mark Pedersen and Kansas CityNORMLintroduced a proposal aimed at lega… High Times
Congress: Tax Marijuana on a Federal Level?
While it is painfully obvious the US government is in no hurry to repeal prohibition and establish a taxed and regulated marijuana market, that hasn’t stopped a handful of progressive lawmakers from introducing legislation aimed at making the concept a reality in th… High Times
Congress Effectively Ends The Federal Ban On Medical Marijuana
Along with jeopardizing Washington DC's legal marijuana, it seems Congress' $ 1.1T spending bill will end the federal prohibition of medical marijuana. High Times
Final Year-End Federal Spending Bill Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws
Spending Bill Allows Legalization of Marijuana Possession in Washington, D.C. to Move Forward, but Prevents Taxing and Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol Momentum Builds Nationally to End the Failed War on Drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. – The final “cromnibus” federal spending bill that Congress passed over the weekend contains historic language prohibiting the U.S. Justice Department from […]