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Vermont Governor Supports Legalization of Cannabis

January 9, 2016 at 2:41 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin said on Thursday he would seek to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, instead of through the ballot box, for the first time in the United States. In his State of the State address, the Democratic governor said more than 80,000 Vermonters reported using marijuana last year, contributing to a black market. He said legislators needed to proceed step by step to regulate marijuana. “That’s why I will work with you to craft the right bill [...]

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Did Legal Marijuana Just Come to Texas?

December 24, 2015 at 11:48 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Oh happy day. Texas now has a legal marijuana market, in which marijuana can be grown and sold without the feds swooping in all stealth-like. But unfortunately — at least for most of you Texas’ potheads — that Lone Star legal weed will only be permitted on Native American reservations. (It’s okay — still we’re secretly hopeful, too.) In one of the coolest marijuana moves by the feds to date, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that Native [...]

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Federal Marijuana Prohibition Ended by Congress

December 17, 2015 at 9:45 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Hidden away deep in the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a clause that stops the federal government’s banning of medical marijuana which is a huge change regarding drug policies. The bill was passed over the weekend, and this is the first time that Congress has approved of a nationwide legislation supported by cannabis reformers. This stops about twenty years of strain between states and the government over medical marijuana. Now, because of the bill, states that have legalized medical marijuana [...]

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New Jersey School Denies Cannabis Oil Treatments for Child’s Epilepsy

December 17, 2015 at 8:18 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Hemp, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

In a precedent-setting case, a state judge ruled this month that the mother of a New Jersey teenager with epilepsy, who is also her legal medical caregiver, cannot go to her school to administer her daughter’s cannabis oil. The oil treatments, which are legal in the state, control the young girl’s seizures and allow her to function normally in school, according to her parents. In its opinion, the court reasoned that state and federal laws prohibiting drug possession on school [...]

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MEXICO: Supreme Court Ruling Sets Stage for Recreational Marijuana

November 5, 2015 at 2:09 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

A narrow ruling by Mexico’s Supreme Court could eventually clear a path to make recreational use of marijuana legal. Four people in the Mexican Society for Responsible and Tolerant Personal Use will now be permitted to grow and smoke their own marijuana. Marijuana still cannot be sold in Mexico but some say the court’s ruling could lead to full legalization. Mexico has long struggled with violent conflict from drug cartels. The advocacy group first brought the case forward in 2013, [...]

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Colorado Monthly Cannabis Sales Top $100 Million

October 20, 2015 at 1:23 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Monthly marijuana sales in Colorado have soared past the $100 million mark for the first time, according to the August recreational and medical marijuana sales data from the state Department of Revenue released Friday. Once again, marijuana sales surpassed the previous month’s numbers with recreational marijuana coming in at $59.2 million and medical marijuana tallying $41.4 million. The combined $100.6 million in marijuana sales continues the month-to-month record-setting trend for 2015. Recreational cannabis sales began on Jan. 1, 2014 in [...]

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OREGON: Recreational Cannabis Sales Total Over $11 MILLION in First Week

October 8, 2015 at 1:37 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

PORTLAND, Ore. — After just one week of recreational marijuana sales, Oregon dispensaries have raked in an estimated $11 million. That figure could mean the state’s estimate is shockingly low for how much money it’ll make when pot taxes kick in this January. At Nectar on Northeast Sandy Boulevard and 33rd Avenue, they’re restocking the shelves a lot this week. “We’re seeing about 500 people a day,” said Nectar owner Jeff Johnson. Dispensary owners and customers are reporting Oregon’s first week has gone very well. “It’s exciting,” [...]

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National Cancer Institute Proves Cannabinoids Cause Cell Death in Tumors

October 8, 2015 at 12:52 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Cannabis and Cannabinoids–for health professionals (PDQ®) Laboratory/Animal/Preclinical Studies Antitumor Effects Appetite Stimulation Analgesia Cannabinoids are a group of 21-carbon–containing terpenophenolic compounds produced uniquely by Cannabis species (e.g., Cannabis sativa L.) .[1,2] These plant-derived compounds may be referred to as phytocannabinoids. Although delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary psychoactive ingredient, other known compounds with biologic activity are cannabinol, cannabidiol (CBD), cannabichromene, cannabigerol, tetrahydrocannabivarin, and delta-8-THC. CBD, in particular, is thought to have significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity without the psychoactive effect (high) [...]

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Cops Face Charges for Eating Marijuana Edibles During Dispensary Raid

October 7, 2015 at 1:37 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

At least three Santa Ana Police officers allegedly did partake of medibles during a dispensary raid at Sky High Holistic. After failed attempts from the Santa Ana Police Department to hide a surveillance video, an Orange County Judge ruled that the video can and will be used. The video shows at least three cops eating cannabis edibles in the shop without doctor’s recommendations and needlessly taunting patients that were present. The Santa Ana Police Officers Association recently filed a restraining [...]

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