Despite rumors suggesting that the Ohio legislature pressured marijuana advocates to back down from their efforts to put a medical marijuana initiative on the November ballot, organizers withOhioansfor Medical Marijuana say thedecision to abandon the cam… Read article here: High Times
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Study: Feds and State Governments Missing out on Billions in Pot Revenue
An 80-year old tax policy research organization, theTax Foundation, concluded that the federal government—and most states—are denying themselves large chunks of yearly tax revenue by not legalizing pot. Read article here: High Times
Louisiana Set to Become 25th State to Legalize Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Program
Louisiana is now poised to become the twenty-fifth state in the nation to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Read article here: High Times
Colorado Cops Beg State Lawmakers to Stop Changing Marijuana Laws
In a recent letter unearthed byThe Denver Post, Colorado’s leading prosecutors and police officials are demanding that state lawmakers put a temporary hold on any additional legislative revisions to the state’s marijuana laws because they simply “c… Read article here: High Times
Maine Poised To Become 1st State To Approve MMJ To Treat Heroin Addiction
The amount of patients who claim that marijuana has helped them kick their addictions to painkillers, and even heroin, is on the rise and may soon be legitimized. The state of Maine is currently on the fast track to becoming the first state to make an addiction to opioid prescriptions and certain illegal narcotics such […]
State Department Says NIDA Marijuana Monopoly Is a Scam
In response to a recent inquiry by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the U.S. Department of State says there is nothing legally standing in the way of the United States distributing additional licenses for th… Read article here: High Times
The Kent State Shooting and Nixon’s Crackdown on Marijuana
How Richard Nixon used marijuana propaganda to justify a crackdown on activism. Read article here: High Times
Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Prevent DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
Vote Comes Just a Week After Committee Voted to Allow Veterans Administration Doctors to Recommend Marijuana to Veterans Nationwide Bi-partisan Momentum for Drug Policy Reform Grows Stronger In yet another huge victory for marijuana reform, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted today by 21 to 8 to approve an amendment offered by Senator Mikulski (D-MD) to […]
Pennsylvania Becomes 24th Medical Marijuana State
PennsylvaniaGovernor Tom Wolf took the necessary step over the weekend to end the suffering, once and for all, by signing a comprehensive medical marijuana program into law. Read article here: High Times
Pennsylvania Will Become 24th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Pennsylvania will inevitably become the twenty-fourth state in the nation to legalize a comprehensive program that allows patients suffering from with a variety of conditions to use medical marijuana. Read article here: High Times