D.C. Medical Marijuana One Step Closer
The District’s Department of Health finally released patient application forms for medical marijuana on Tuesday—the last hurdle for patients seeking the substance.
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California Senate Unanimously Asks Feds’ Permission to Legalize Hemp
After a veto from Governor Jerry Brown in 2011, another hemp legalization bil unanimously passed the California Senate on Tuesday, June 4.
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Obama Administration Has Spent Nearly $300 Million Cracking Down On Medical Marijuana
An analysis from pro-medical marijuana group Americans For Safe Access found that President Barack Obama's administration has spent nearly $300 million on combatting medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug.
Moving Toward Legal Marijuana Commerce in Washington State
Voters approved the marijuana legalization initiative I-502 in Washington state last November, and it is now legal to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, but a full-blown marijuana commerce industry doesn't just happen overnight.
Feds Bust 103 Medical Pot Dispensaries in SoCal, Delivering Major Blow to Patients in Area
Another day in the war on weed.
Drug Prohibitions Hurt Science, Researchers Charge
In a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience, a group of leading scientists argue that global drug prohibition has not only compounded the harms of drug use, but also produced the worst censorship of research in centuries.
Marc Emery Released From Solitary Confinement
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canadian marijuana crusader Marc Emery, currently serving a five year sentence in US prison for his political activism, has been released from solitary confinement after being cleared of false charges by prison officials.
America’s Baby-Boomer Potheads Are Toking More—and More Openly
Laxer laws and attitudes make it easier for 60-somethings to be open about "dope," though some still hide it from their kids.
Marc Emery in Solitary Confinement in US Prison
Canadian marijuana seed magnate and political dissident Marc Emery, who is about four years into a five-year US prison sentence for selling pot seeds over the Internet, has been sent to solitary confinement at the Mississippi federal prison where he's doing his time.
Marc Emery Locked Indefinitely in Solitary Confinement Over False Charges
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marc Emery, the Vancouver businessman and political dissident currently imprisoned in the US for his marijuana activism, has been locked in solitary confinement for an indefinite period over false charges.
