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Texas State Rep Submits Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

February 23, 2017 at 10:50 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Recreational Marijuana

Thursday morning, Texas state Representative Joe Moody, surrounded by police officers and a retired judge, took a lectern at the Texas Capitol to argue for something he’s pushed hard for over the last two legislative sessions — the decriminalization of marijuana possession. “This discussion about marijuana policy in Texas has come a very long way in the last couple of years,” Moody said Thursday. “I think that our constituents and the people we represent want to see a reform in our [...]

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Texas Judge: Teachers Shouldn’t Be Punished for Consuming Marijuana

January 24, 2017 at 3:10 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

A Texas administrative law judge recently recommended that no disciplinary action be taken against a public school teacher who admitted eating a marijuana edible while visiting Colorado over Christmas vacation. In a January 10 decision that was published last Friday by the Austin American-Statesman, Judge William Newchurch likens the teacher’s cannabis consumption to gambling in Las Vegas. “Possession of a usable quantity of marijuana is a criminal offense in Texas—but so is gambling,” Newchurch writes. “The ALJ [administrative law judge] [...]

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Will the New US Attorney General Try to End Marijuana Legalization?

December 7, 2016 at 11:34 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states’ rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Trump Administration. A month after the election, marijuana legalization advocates still await some clear indication of President-elect Donald Trump’s official stance toward legal cannabis. Voters in eight states joined the legalization movement on Nov. 8. Those included two of the largest: California approved recreational marijuana while Florida expanded the use of [...]

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Veterans, Children Fighting for Medical Marijuana Legalization

November 28, 2016 at 12:15 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

(FOX 46) – A growing number of North Carolinians are fighting for medical marijuana in their state. Following the November 2016 election, 29 states and Washington D.C. either allow medical marijuana or have voted to allow it. Medical marijuana is illegal in North Carolina. “It’s a miracle drug to me,” U.S. military veteran Perry Parks said. Parks, who lives in Rockingham, N.C., uses marijuana to treat PTSD. “Most of the soldiers don’t talk about it because it’s too ugly to [...]

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Legalization of Marijuana Movement is Taking Over the U.S.

November 9, 2016 at 3:16 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Recreational marijuana measures passed Tuesday in: California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine. Medical cannabis has been legalized in North Dakota, Arkansas, Florida and Montana (again). The only “L” that was taken occured in the state of Arizona. Although there are already healthy medical marijuana laws in place, voters opted “no” on any further marijuana legislation. This brings the new total of recreational states to 8, plus DC, and raises the total number of medical marijuana states within the US to [...]

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Man Ate Marijuana Stashed in Butt Before Arrest

October 21, 2016 at 1:59 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Recreational Marijuana

An Australian man took disposing of evidence to a new level when he ate cannabis he had hidden up his butt before he could be properly searched by police. Hamish Macintyre-Cathles, 37, came before Nowra Local Court on drug supply charges on Wednesday, during which time the bizarre allegations were aired. Police were speaking with the occupants of a vehicle on the afternoon of May 16 this year when Macintyre-Cathles, a passenger in the car, was seen to hide two small brown containers between the seats. They [...]

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Big Pharma is Paying to Block Marijuana Legalization

October 6, 2016 at 12:47 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Big Pharma’s sponsorship of anti-cannabis campaigns have totaled over $800 million over the past decade. What are they so afraid of? (Big Pharma is Paying to Block Marijuana Legalization – Weed Finder® News | Video Credit: ATTN)

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The 5 States Most Likely to Legalize Recreational Cannabis in November 2016

September 20, 2016 at 4:34 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Nearly half of the US has already legalized marijuana for either medical or recreational use. This November, nine states could continue the trend. Of those nine states, five have ballot initiatives that could result in legal recreational use, including Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. Most significantly, California could legalize recreational use — thus making the entire West Coast a legal enclave for recreational cannabis. All the initiatives below will be voted on this November, alongside the presidential election. Here’s everything [...]

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3 Months for Sexual Assault vs 21 Years for Marijuana…Is This Justice?

September 3, 2016 at 7:15 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

While Brock Turner spent 3 months in jail for sexual assault, Jeff Mizanskey spent 21 years for marijuana. This is more than enough proof for us to acknowledge that the justice system is broken. (3 Months for Sexual Assault vs 21 Years for Marijuana…Is This Justice? – Weed Finder™ News | Article Credit: ATTN)

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