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Is the DEA Preparing to Reclassify Cannabis this Summer?

April 7, 2016 at 2:18 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to decide whether marijuana should reclassified under federal law in “the first half of 2016,” the agency said in a letter to senators. DEA, responding to a 2015 letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and seven other Democratic senators urging the federal government to facilitate research into marijuana’s medical benefits, doesn’t indicate whether it will reclassify marijuana as less dangerous. The U.S. has five categories, or schedules, classifying illegal drugs or chemicals that can be [...]

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Could Changing Laws Turn the Cannabis Industry Corporate? [VIDEO]

March 25, 2016 at 3:55 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

(Could Changing Laws Turn the Cannabis Industry Corporate? – Weed Finder™ News | Video Credit: NowThis Weed)

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Washington and Colorado to Remove Residency Requirements for Cannabis Investors

March 24, 2016 at 4:36 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board this week introduced a rule that will allow investors from around the U.S. to help finance the state’s exploding legal marijuana industry. Oregon approved a similar practice last month, and Colorado is expected to follow suit, eliminating its two-year residency requirement for financiers. Though the change comes with risks of Big Marijuana or criminal cartels entering the markets, the states are moving quickly to attract more investors in expectation that California, with a [...]

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Supreme Court Refuses to Consider States’ Lawsuit Against Recreational Cannabis

March 22, 2016 at 12:33 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a lawsuit from Nebraska and Oklahoma against Colorado’s regulated sales of marijuana for recreational use, removing a major threat to the multibillion-dollar state-legal cannabis industry. Possession of marijuana for any reason outside limited research remains a federal crime, and marijuana reform advocates feared an unfavorable ruling would take a wrecking ball to laws in four states that allow recreational pot sales and medical marijuana laws in many others. Colorado’s neighbors argued [...]

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Australia Legalizes Medical Marijuana

March 7, 2016 at 5:36 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The Australian Parliament passed a measure Wednesday legalizing medical marijuana. The amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act will allow cannabis to be legally grown for medical and scientific purposes for the first time in Australia. “This is a historic day for Australia and the many advocates who have fought long and hard to challenge the stigma around medicinal cannabis products so genuine patients are no longer treated as criminals,” Minister for Health Sussan Ley said in a statement. “This is [...]

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Parenting with Marijuana via BuzzFeed News

February 27, 2016 at 4:56 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

A group of women who say smoking marijuana makes them better parents meet every month for a cannabis infused dinner party in Beverly Hills, California. (Parenting with Marijuana via BuzzFeed News | Weed Finder™ News)

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Oprah Gave Away Marijuana to Her Audience?

February 25, 2016 at 3:27 am / Cannabis Events, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Easily one of the most hilarious marijuana memes of 2015! (Oprah Gave Away Marijuana to Her Audience? – Weed Finder™ News)

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Doctor Says Cannabis Safer than Every Prescription Drug

February 24, 2016 at 1:56 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

With the debate over medical marijuana heating up, some argue that cannabis is safer than most prescription drugs. Dr. Michael Hart of London, Ontario is one of a few physicians in Canada that have chosen to voice their support for medical marijuana. Under a new nationwide program introduced in April, doctors can write cannabis recommendations for patients who they feel might benefit from the drug. Some, like Dr. Hart, have already set up practices centered around the alternative treatment. However, [...]

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U.S. Marijuana Legalization will Generate $8.7 Billion in Tax Revenue

February 22, 2016 at 2:05 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

As Washington lawmakers struggle to find ways to balance the national budget, a significant source of revenue may be burning away right before their eyes. The federal legalization of marijuana would offer a large new revenue stream, according to research from the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. “We don’t know the size of the marijuana market right now, and we certainly don’t know what would happen to the price and the demand for marijuana under different levels of legalization,” [...]

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