Mayor Nutter Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
Starting October 20th, people possessing small amounts of marijuana in Philadelphia will no longer be subject to arrest.
Most People With Addiction Simply Grow Out of It: Why Is This Widely Denied?
The idea that addiction is typically a chronic, progressive disease that requires treatment is false, the evidence shows. Yet the "aging out" experience of the majority is ignored by treatment providers and journalists.
Proposed Vancouver By-law Changes Could Be Used To Ban Marijuana Vapor Lounges
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marijuana activists are raising red flags about proposed changes to Vancouver by-laws that could be used to ban and shut down vapor lounges in the city.
One in Twenty California Adults Have Used Medical Marijuana. 92 Percent of Those Patients Said It Helped
Long-term public health data shows medical marijuana's prevalence in California for the first time.
California Fair Sentencing Act Signed Into Law
CANNABIS CULTURE - California Gov. Jerry Brown Sunday signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act, which will undo racial disparities in the sentencing of cocaine offenders under laws passed during the crack cocaine hysteria of the 1980s.
Does Using Marijuana as a Teen Make You Dumber?
Major advocates on both sides of the marijuana legalization debate agree that teens shouldn't use marijuana, but
California Defelonization Initiative Appears Poised for Victory
CANNABIS CULTURE - While the nation focuses on marijuana legalization initiatives in Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Oregon, a California initiative that would turn drug possession felonies into misdemeanors is quietly heading for a likely victory
Pennsylvania Senate Expected To Pass Medical Marijuana Bill
Legislation to permit the medical use of marijuana in Pennsylvania is poised to clear the state Senate, but movement is expected to slow -- perhaps to a halt -- if the measure reaches the House.
Justice Lawyers to File Stay of Proceedings Against Medical Marijuana Grower
The federal Crown has decided to file a stay of proceedings in the case against Terry Wood
Budshot: Crumbly Hash
CANNABIS CULTURE - A big bag of crumbly hash.
