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Wildfires Cause Problems for Marijuana Stores in Vancouver

July 21, 2014 at 8:08 pm / Cannabis News

Yet another supply issue has been causing shipment delays and problems for marijuana stores in Vancouver and around the state — this one, though, isn’t related to a lack of licensed growers. Wildfires have destroyed plants at some grower’s facilities and reduced shipment amounts at others as employees have struggled to protect businesses and their homes from the growing threat in several parts of the state. The fire cut one shipment from Riverside grower CannaSol Farms to Vancouver retailer New [...]

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Illinois Legalizes Medical Marijuana For Children With Seizures

July 20, 2014 at 8:23 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Illinois children and adults with epilepsy will soon be allowed to use marijuana to ease their symptoms under a law signed on Sunday by Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, the latest in a series of measures loosening restrictions on cannabis by U.S. states. The move to add epilepsy and other seizure disorders to the list of conditions legal to treat with marijuana or its extracts comes as numerous states have made medical use of the drug legal. Two states, Colorado and [...]

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Hemp Biofuels to Save The World

July 20, 2014 at 7:17 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

As a previous post discussed, hemp is the term for cannabis that has been breed specifically for a high fiber content, seeds, or for other industrial purposes. The legal distinction in America for what qualifies as hemp is any cannabis plant containing less than 0.3% THC. Recently the Hemp Industries Association, a national hemp lobbying group, issued a press release clarifying their position on what technically can be called hemp. The HIA has raised a red flag on the Stanley Brothers in Colorado, and numerous others across the country, [...]

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Congress’ Latest Anti-Pot Crusader Misleads On Weed

July 19, 2014 at 3:59 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

If there’s one thing Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) wants you to know about his crusade to block the District of Columbia’s marijuana decriminalization statute — which officially went into effect on Thursday — it’s this: He’s doing it for the kids. “There is no question in anyone’s mind, nor should there be, that teenage drug use will go up due to D.C. decriminalization laws,” Harris said on Bill Bennett’s radio show this week. In fact, studies show that scholars [...]

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Pot Edibles Taking the Cake Now That Medicinal Marijuana is on the Books

July 19, 2014 at 7:41 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Those days of sprinkling a bit of weed into a brownie is being put to shame, as a new cottage industry focused on edible marijuana products is fast becoming the next greatest business. We’re talking cooking oil to candies and even cookbooks sprouting up thanks to new state laws that are making marijuana easy to get for medicinal purposes and those needing the drug are looking for other options than smoking a joint or lighting up the bong. “You’re seeing [...]

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If Legalizing Marijuana Was Supposed To Cause More Crime, It’s Not Doing A Very Good Job

July 17, 2014 at 8:05 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

When Colorado legalized weed more than a year ago, opponents of the move warned that crime would rise. But half a year after the first sales of recreational marijuana began, the state’s biggest city has yet to see an increase in criminal activity. During the first six months of 2014, violent crime in the city and county of Denver was down 3 percent from the same period in 2013, according to the most recent available data. Three of the four main [...]

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Decriminalization Arrives, D.C. Police Prepare for Sea Change in Marijuana Laws

July 17, 2014 at 7:51 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

On Wednesday, a D.C. police officer who caught someone carrying a small amount of marijuana was required to launch his suspect on an onerous journey through the criminal justice system — possibly involving handcuffs, fingerprinting and forensic analysis. On Thursday, that same officer faces the simpler task of pulling out a ticket book and checking a box: littering, or possession of marijuana? A lengthy civic debate over how to handle the most minor of drug offenses culminated at midnight Wednesday when a [...]

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House Votes to Allow Marijuana-Related Banking

July 16, 2014 at 8:28 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The House voted Wednesday in support of making it easier for banks to do business with legal pot shops and providers of medical marijuana. The 236-186 vote rejected a move by Rep. John Fleming, R-La., to block the Treasury Department from implementing guidance it issued in February telling banks how to report on their dealings with marijuana-related businesses without running afoul of federal money-laundering laws. Marijuana dealing is still against federal law, so banks who do business with marijuana dispensaries [...]

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Breaking News: ASA Members Score Two More Victories in Congress!

July 16, 2014 at 8:00 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Members of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) scored two more victories for medical cannabis patients and providers in Congress today. The US House just approved a last-minute amendment to next year’s spending bill that will further prevent federal interference with cannabis and medical cannabis businesses in states where they are legal. And in a related vote, the House defeated a sneaky amendment that would have blocked progress on allowing legal cannabis and medical cannabis organizations from having bank accounts. ASA [...]

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