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Vermont Senate Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana

May 9, 2013 at 4:58 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Today, with a strong 24-6 vote, Vermont’s full Senate voted to approve legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, making it a simple ticket, rather than an arrestable misdemeanor. The measure passed the full House in April with a 92-49 vote. Under current law, someone possessing up to an ounce in Vermont can be charged with up to 6 months in prison, making this effort a huge opportunity to free up prison space, as well as police [...]

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Study Shows Marijuana Eases Crohn’s Disease

May 9, 2013 at 2:16 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, Israel is recruiting Crohn’s Disease sufferers for a study on the ability of cannabis to treat the inflammatory bowel disease. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health’sClinicalTrials.gov, researchers with Meir are currently recruiting participants for phase 1 and 2 studies of the effectiveness of pot molecules THC and CBD on the painful, diarrhea- and vomiting-inducing GI tract illness, which affects 400,000-600,000 North Americans. There’s significant evidence cannabis treats Crohn’s Disease, though the United [...]

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Barack Obama Should Move to Legalizing Marijuana

May 9, 2013 at 10:21 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

What was your favorite badaboom in President Obama’s routine at the White House Correspondents dinner? Here’s mine, from when he was talking about how “the media landscape is changing so rapidly”: You can’t keep up with it. I mean, I remember when BuzzFeed was just something I did in college around two A.M. (Laughter.) It’s true! (Laughter.) Obama’s joke shows how far we’ve come since the not-so-long-ago days when standard operating procedure for a politician outed on pot smoking was to plead “youthful experimentation,” [...]

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Anonymous Team Vendetta Takes Down Site of Anti-Weed Lawmaker

May 8, 2013 at 5:55 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Anonymous Team Vendetta has taken down the website of hypocritical New York Assemblyman Steve Katz, who last year voted against medical marijuana for sick people who need it, but in March got busted for smoking weed after he got pulled over for speeding. Members of the hacktivist collective temporarily took down Katz’s site, katz4ny.com, on Wednesday morning. The site was still down as of 1:42 p.m. Pacific. Katz was hit with a pot possession charge when an officer smelled weed after stopping [...]

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Tommy Chong Cancer Free From Using Cannabis Oil

May 8, 2013 at 4:28 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Last year activist and comedian Tommy Chong announced that he was battling prostrate cancer – he was diagnosed in 2012, eight years after feeling initial symptoms. Now, with great joy (and it puts a big smile on our face too), Tommy Chong has announced that he’s entirely cancer-free. “I brought my PSA numbers down drastically and eliminated the cancer threat… That’s right, I kicked cancer’s ass! So the magic plant does cure cancer with the right diet and supplements. I’m due for [...]

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Colorado Legislature Gives Final Approval To Rules For Legal Marijuana

May 8, 2013 at 12:46 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

History was made on Wednesday as the Colorado Legislature gave final approval to a bill asking voters to tax recreational marijuana, moving the Mile High State closer to becoming the first in the the U.S. to pass laws regulating legal cannabis. The Colorado Senate on Wednesday morning approved the tax measure and another bill spelling out rules for marijuana stores and sent both the the House, reports John Ingold atThe Denver Post. The House then quickly passed House Bill 1318, [...]

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Medical Marijuana Renews Hope for Epileptic Kids [VIDEO]

May 8, 2013 at 9:00 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana Renews Hope for Epileptic Kids

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Grand Rapids Marijuana Decriminalization Stands

May 7, 2013 at 5:25 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A Kent County, Michigan judge on Monday ruled that the voter-approved decriminalization of marijuana in Grand Rapids is valid. Judge Paul Sullivan dismissed Kent County Prosecutor William Forsyth’s attempt to nullify the charter amendment, approved by voters last November, reports John Tunison at Mlive.com. Judge Sullivan ruled that possession of less than 2.5 ounces of cannabis in Grand Rapids can, indeed, be handled as a civil infraction, just as voters had already decided. Prosecutor Forsyth unsuccessfully argued that the amendment conflicts [...]

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Louisiana Marijuana Penalty Reduction Bill Advances

May 7, 2013 at 2:05 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

In a state with a reputation for having some of the harshest marijuana laws in the country, a bill that would reduce mandatory minimum penalties for some marijuana possession offenses has been approved by a unanimous committee vote. House Bill 103, sponsored by Rep. Austin J. Badon, Jr. (D-New Orleans), would reduce penalties and incarceration time for those convicted more than once of possessing marijuana, and removes cannabis possession as an offense that qualifies for mandatory minimum sentences under the state’s habitual [...]

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