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Hamilton Man Charged in Grow-Op Sting
A Hamilton man with a licence for medical marijuana has been charged in a wide-ranging undercover police investigation that the RCMP says resulted in the shutdown of a marijuana grow-op network.
Montana Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owners Sentenced On Drug Charges
A Bozeman couple that operated medical marijuana dispensaries in Dillon, Big Sky and Bozeman were sentenced in federal court this week.
Attorney General Eric Holder Cited by Committee
A House committee Wednesday voted along partisan lines to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt for failing to turn over documents on the Justice Department's handling of Operation Fast and Furious.
It’s Nail-Biting Time for the Oregon Marijuana Initiatives
In Oregon, two separate marijuana regulation and legalization initiatives that appeared poised to make the ballot a month ago are now on pins and needles after having unprecedented numbers of voter signatures invalidated by state election officials. With just two weeks to go before the July 6 deadline to hand in signatures, both campaigns need to come up with tens of thousands of signatures in a hurry.
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Bill
As promised, Gov. John Lynch has vetoed a bill that would legalize the home cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes.
10 Great Reasons to Kill Our Absurd Ban on Growing Hemp
The only people who oppose the cultivation of industrial hemp are anti-cannabis bureaucracies, politicians, drug-testing companies and U.S. law enforcement.
San Leandro in California Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries for One Year
After several motions failed, the City Council has agreed on a one-year ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities.
Medical Marijuana Outdoor-Ad-Ban Decision in Denver Delayed Until August
Two competing medical marijuana advertising bans have been proposed by Denver City Council members, and their concepts are very different in scope.
Uruguay Government Reportedly Plans to Sell Marijuana to Registered Users
Uruguay's government apparently plans to take a step beyond legalizing marijuana: It wants to sell it.
Republicans Kill Marijuana Decriminalization Bill in New York
The Democrats who control the State Assembly, many of them black or Latino residents of New York City, saw a proposal to decriminalize the open possession of small amounts of marijuana as a simple matter of justice: too many black and Latino men were being arrested because, after being stopped by the police, they were forced to empty their pockets.
