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North Carolina Bill Could Decriminalize Marijuana

April 11, 2013 at 6:15 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A bill introduced by State Rep. Kelly Alexander, Jr. (D-Mecklenburg) to downgrade the penalty for simple possession of marijuana in North Carolina passed first reading Wednesday and was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary. House Bill 637 is being co-sponsored by Rep. Carla Cunningham (D-Mecklenburg), Rep. Beverly Earle (D-Mecklenburg), Rep. Susan Fisher (D-Buncombe), Rep. Susi Hamilton (D-Brunswick, New Hanover), Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Rep. Rodney Moore (D- Mecklenburg), and Rep. Bobbie Richardson (D-Franklin). HB 637 would replace criminal penalties for [...]

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California: Researchers Hope To Test Cancer Fighting Marijuana Compound

April 11, 2013 at 3:15 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The pain-relieving and nausea-relieving effects of medical marijuana and its chief psychoactive ingredient, THC, are becoming well known for those fighting cancer and other serious diseases. But for more than five years now, a group of researchers in California has been focusing on another of the cannabinoids found in marijuana, cannabidiol (CBD). “Cannabidiol is a non-toxic agent from cannabis that is not psychoactive,” said Sean McAllister, Ph.D., a lead researcher in the recent study at California Pacific Medical Center in [...]

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New Poll Says 81% in Oregon Believe Marijuana Legalization Inevitable

April 11, 2013 at 9:35 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Recently lawmakers approved a measure legalizing marijuana for adults, sending it through its initial committee with a strong 6-3 vote. New polling released Friday indicates that the public is in support of such a move, and the majority of those who aren’t still see it as an inevitability. The polling, which was conducted by DHM Research and initiated by New Approach Oregon, found that 50%, compared to 45%, support the idea of legalizing marijuana for adults. House Bill 3371 would do just that, including legalizing the [...]

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As marijuana goes legit, investors rush in

April 9, 2013 at 8:29 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Brendan Kennedy and Michael Blue are nice boys. Really. They’re bankers. Yale MBA classmates. Wearers of ties. And, if luck and changing laws cooperate, they’ll be drug barons of a certain kind. Kennedy, 40, and Blue, 34, are in the vanguard springing up to seize the market for legal marijuana, which is accelerating with last fall’s legalization of most personal pot consumption in Colorado and Washington state. They’re running a Seattle private-equity fund, Privateer Holdings, designed to buy up the [...]

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HR 499 Pot Bill Could Finally Legalize Marijuana In America

April 9, 2013 at 3:13 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The long, hard fight by marijuana advocates to make some headway toward legalizing, or at least decriminalizing, pot at the federal level is experiencing a glimmer of hope this year in the U.S. Congress in the form of the HR 499 bill, which is gaining supporters by the week. The proposed legislation, officially known as the Ending Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, proposes a range of changes to federal law regarding marijuana, including directing the federal government to decriminalize weed and remove it [...]

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Colorado marijuana tourism company launches after pot legalization

April 9, 2013 at 3:00 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Welcome to canna-ful Colorado. Two Denver entrepreneurs with ties to the medical-marijuana industry have started the nation’s first marijuana tourism company. For several hundred bucks — prices vary betweenVIP and economy levels— My 420 Tours will pick visitors up at the airport, connect them to a pot-friendly hotel, set up hash-making demonstrations and dispensary-grow tours, and provide them with tickets to cannabis-themed events and concerts. The company’s first package is built around April 20, a date cannabis enthusiasts regard as [...]

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Maryland Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana

April 8, 2013 at 8:40 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The Maryland legislature approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes on Monday, and Governor Martin O’Malley has said he would sign the measure and make Maryland the 20th state to legalize medicinal cannabis. The Democratic-controlled state Senate passed the bill by a 42-4 vote. The House of Delegates had approved it last month. The measure allows seriously ill residents to obtain medical marijuana via state-regulated programs administered by academic medical centers. O’Malley, a Democrat and seen as a potential [...]

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Marijuana Super PAC Started By Brothers To Push Weed Legalization

April 5, 2013 at 3:11 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Super PACs, independent-expenditure committees that can raise unlimited campaign contributions, conjure up images of political heavyweights like Karl Rove and the Koch brothers. But two marijuana-growing brothers from Eugene, Ore., have decided to use the fundraising platform to fight to legalize weed. They’re accepting donations now at theLegalize Marijuana Super PAC.com. Mark and Dennis Rogers submitted a super-PAC application to the Federal Election Commission on March 11 and were approved on March 25, Mark Rogers told The Huffington Post. “We do a [...]

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Oaksterdam University On The Green Miniature Golf Tournament

March 29, 2013 at 9:40 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Oaksterdam University will be taking over Subpar Mini Golf and the Student Union from noon to 8PM on April 2, 2013 for “Oaksterdam on the GREEN”! There will be cannabis tasting & a hash bar at the Student Union, and a patient-friendly mini-golf tournament at SubPar Mini Golf in Alameda with shuttles in between. Please get your tickets and blast this out on Facebook and Twitter! We will be testing and tasting strains for the People’s Choice Challenge. Horticulture Masters can submit their [...]

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