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California Citizens Support Marijuana Legalization

February 27, 2013 at 6:08 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—A poll released Wednesday has promising news for marijuana users who hope California will join the two other states that have voted to legalize recreational use of the drug. Richard Lee, founder of a pot-growing school in Oakland , led a 2010 initiative to legalize marijuana in California. (Manny Crisosotomo/Sacramento Bee/MCT via Getty Images) A Field Poll found that a solid majority of those surveyed this month—54 percent—support allowing weed to be sold and taxed like alcohol. That [...]

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New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Movement is Alive and Well

February 24, 2013 at 11:21 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

In recent years, 18 states have authorized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, principally for palliative care for dreadfully painful conditions, and nine more are now considering such a move. New Hampshire is in this latter group with House Bill 573, a piece of legislation that is carefully drawn and deserving of support. The bill is similar in many ways to legislation that’s become law in every other New England state: It calls for registration of patients and close [...]

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More Entrepreneurs Entertaining Ventures After Marijuana Legalization

February 23, 2013 at 2:22 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

Would legalizing marijuana lead to greater profits and a new business venture for many entrepreneurs? As states work out the battle to decriminalize marijuana, some say, this could be the next great business frontier. Likening it to the computer boom or the organic foods market, Troy Dayton, CEO of the ArcView Group, told HuffPost Live’s Alyona Minkovski that the profitability will only make the industry grow faster. “This is the next great American industry, and people are reasonably very excited [...]

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World’s Largest Pot Club Prevails in Legal Battle Against Feds [VIDEO]

February 21, 2013 at 11:28 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

Oakland’s Harborside Health Center, which is notoriously considered to be the largest medical cannabis dispensary in the world today, won a legal battle on Friday when a court judge ruled that their landlord can’t evict them from their premises. The respective decision was made on the grounds that the business didn’t violate a federal law. “We are heartened by the robust support provided to Harborside by our elected officials and the California courts,” Harborside’s co-founder and executive director Steve DeAngelo [...]

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Regulators OK Marijuana Tourism in Colorado

February 20, 2013 at 7:22 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

DENVER - Marijuana tourism is on the way to Colorado, under a recommendation made Tuesday by a state task force to regulate the drug made legal by voters last year. But Colorado should erect signs in airports and borders telling visitors they can’t take pot home, the task force recommended. Colorado’s marijuana task force was assembled to suggest regulations for pot after voters chose to flout federal drug law and allow its use without a doctor’s recommendation. Made up of [...]

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Study Shows Cannabis Provides Relief for Parkinson’s Disease Pain

February 19, 2013 at 2:42 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

As many as eight out of every 10 of those with Parkinson’s disease suffer from inexplicable pains that until now have been left untreated because they were thought to be an inevitable part of the progressive and eventually fatal neurological disease. Parkinson’s, a brain disorder that leads to tremors and difficulty with walking, coordination and movement, usually develops after age 50 and is one of the most common nervous system disorders of the elderly. But new research at the Rabin [...]

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Czech Republic President Legalizes Medical Cannabis

February 17, 2013 at 9:38 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

PRAGUE –According to the Associated Press, the president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, signed a bill into law 2 days ago that legalizes medical marijuana for the nation. The bill was signed after passing with flying colors in a 67-2 vote in the Czech Senate (on Jan. 30), Lower House in early December. Patients will need a prescription from their doctor in order to obtain medical cannabis; patients are not allowed to grow their own medicine. In addition, medical [...]

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Marijuana Legalization Supporters Advance on Capitol Hill

February 13, 2013 at 10:51 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Advocates for the legalization of marijuana plan to step up their political giving and lobbying efforts now that members of Congress are taking an interest in changing federal drug laws. The lobbyists say lawmakers who wouldn’t give them the time of day are suddenly interested in meeting with them and introducing legislation following the approval of ballot initiatives in Colorado and Washington that legalized recreational use of the drug. “These were folks who wouldn’t take a call five years ago [...]

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Virginia Attorney General Ponders Marijuana Legalization

February 10, 2013 at 11:09 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

WBTV reports: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is raising eyebrows saying he “may” support legalizing pot. Cuccinelli was speaking to Larry Sabato’s political science class at UVA and told the students that he was open to the idea of making marijuana legal. It may have caught the students at the by surprise, Cuccinelli’s answer came after a student asked what he thought about the drug being made legal in Colorado and Washington. “I don’t have a problem with states experimenting [...]

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