Although marijuana supporters suffered last minute anxiety over the strength of the initiatives to legalize the leaf across the United States, by the time the curtain closed on the 2014 midterm election, it was one of the most successful campaigns in the history of Americ… High Times
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Why Oregon Is About To Be The Poster Child For How To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana
At the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Portland last month, the atmosphere was that of a winning NASCAR pit crew during the victory lap. Bullish is too weak a word to characterize the 700 vape pen purveyors and cannabis attorneys in attendance (they’d come from as far as Alabama and India). The vibe was […]
Voters Lit Up For Marijuana In The Midterms
“You did it! Isn’t this amazing?” Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer said to a room full of supporters in Portland on Tuesday night after being reelected. But he wasn’t celebrating his own win, he was celebrating another victory for legal pot. “You knew we could do better than the failed policy of prohibition,” Blumenauer said. Voters […]
Medical Marijuana: Florida Parents Fight To Help Children Suffering With Seizures
Nicolas Peruyero was 8 years old, blind and unable to walk or talk when his mother saw a documentary about the benefits of medical marijuana and its promise to reduce seizures. For a few moments, Nancy Peruyero imagined what Nicolas’ life might be like without the relentless myoclonic seizures every day. And for the first […]
5 Ways Alcohol is More Dangerous than Marijuana
HIGH TIMES friend,JohnLadarolaput together thisvidthat adeptly illustrates how alcohol is more dangerous that marijuana. Watch, then share! High Times
First Marijuana Planted For Medical Use In Chile
A Chilean municipality planted the country’s first medical marijuana on Wednesday as part of a pilot program aimed to help ease the pain of cancer patients. The 850 seeds were imported from the Netherlands, and oil extracted from about half of the plants will be given to 200 patients selected by a municipality in the […]
HIGH TIMES Predicts Marijuana Election Night 2014
The day is upon us — Tuesday, November 4, 2014 — Marijuana Election Night 2014. Millions of Americans are casting their votes for 83 marijuana ballots at the state, territory, district, county, and city level and we're here to bring you up-to-the-minute covera… High Times
The Ten Questions Police Use To ‘Lock In’ Medical Marijuana Patients
Sometimes it pays to just shut up. This October, advocacy group Americans for Safe Access posted the latest training article from one the main opponents of medical cannabis in the state — the California Narcotics Officers Association. In the summer 2014 edition of the group’s quarterly magazine, The California Narcotics Officer, an article detailed some […]
Florida Becomes First State in the South to Vote in Favor of Medical Marijuana
Loses Despite Clear Majority Support, Thanks to Unique Florida Law Requiring 60% for Ballot Initiatives and $ 5 Million Opposition Campaign National Implications: Majority Support Sends Strong Message, Regardless of 60% Florida Requirement Today, a large majority of voters in Florida approved Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that makes Florida, with its huge population and […]
Marijuana Votes Across the Nation
While most eyes are focused on the big prizes of legalization in Washington DC, Oregon and Alaska, and medical marijuana in Guam (PASSED 56.4 percent) and Florida, and evendefelonizationin California, there are 77 other county and city votes on marijuana issue… High Times