A new public policy course is changing the face of the curriculum at Oregon State University. Students at the OSU campus in Corvallis, OR will have a chance to help shape policies related to marijuana legalization in Oregon as part of a new sociology course entitled &ldqu… Read article here: High Times
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Your Homeowners’ Policy Might Not Cover Marijuana Plants
As legalization of marijuana expands to more than half the states in America, new and important questions for home owners who grow their own are being asked – like are their precious plants, expensive equipment and materials needed to grow covered by their insurance polic… High Times
National Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Federal and State Policy Change to Increase Access to Medical Marijuana
Foundation Support Adds to Growing Number of Organizations Calling for Passage of the Compassionate Care Act, including Upstate and Long Island Cancer and MS Support Groups Doctors, Patients and Parents of Children with Epileptic Disorders Applaud Foundation and New York Groups, Call for New York Senate to Vote on the Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill New […]
Holder Announced A Major Shift On U.S MJ Policy
U.S. treasury and law enforcement agencies will soon issue regulations opening banking services to state-sanctioned marijuana businesses even though cannabis remains classified an illegal narcotic under federal law, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday. Holder said the new rules would address problems faced by newly licensed recreational pot retailers in Colorado, and medical marijuana […]
10 Unprecedented Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy In 2013
#1 Public Support For Legalizing Marijuana Hits Historic Highs An unprecedented 58 percent of Americans believe that marijuana ought to be “made legal” for adult consumption, according to survey data reported in October by Gallup. The percentage is the highest level of support ever recorded by Gallup, which has been inquiring on the issue since […]
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
Drug Policy Reform Conference
Activists, scholars, researchers, politicians, and elected officials met at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver, Colorado, for the biennial conference of the Drug Policy Alliance. Slated for three full days, Day One featured an opening plenary session, numerous afternoo… High Times
Brooklyn DA Nominee to Alter Pot Policy
Brooklyn’s marijuana policy may get adecrimupdateif Ken Thompson is elected district attorney in the upcoming election. Thompson has said that as DA, he would order his prosecutors to drop nearly all cases involving 15 grams of pot or less, and iss… High Times
US Policy Clouds Approvals of Medical Marijuana
Doctors at Massachusetts community health centers have been advised not to authorize any of their more than 638,000 patients to obtain marijuana for medical purposes because the centers fear they would lose their federal funding. The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers has advised its 36 federally funded facilities to hold off on issuing patient […]
Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users Named By the Nation’s Largest Marijuana Policy Organization
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A list of the “Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users” in the United States was released Wednesday by the nation’s largest marijuana policy organization. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz