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Biz, labor support tax on recreational marijuana
But medical pot attorney Corry is not high on proposal 8/26/2013 By Peter Marcus THE COLORADO STATESMAN With less than three months before Colorado voters decide whether to tax recreational marijuana for schools and enforcement, proponents are only just sparking the proposition. But the Committee for Responsible Regulation is not too worried. Its last polling in
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What to tell your child about marijuana
Marijuana-use issues for children should not be confused with the freedom-of-choice debate for adults. As with tobacco, most users start young, when they are vulnerable and don’t understand the risks. I never met a cigarette smoker who was glad he or she had that first butt. As parents, we want to protect our children, but
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Frankie got around smoking law; now he offers private pot spot
By JOHN M. GLIONNA — Los Angeles Times Olympia tavern owner Frankie Schnarr takes a long draw from his bottle of Coors Light and scans his sports bar, listening to billiard balls rattle and a pinball machine explode with points. Cassie Hickam smokes marijuana at Frankie’s Sports Bar and Grill in Olympia. State law makes it
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Marc Emery’s Prison Blog About Toking With Justin Trudeau
This prison blog is in response to the recent media coverage of Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau and his comments about smoking pot with Marc Emery (see links at bottom of post). The following is Marc’s clarification about what really happened. Back in summer 2009 I was going across Canada on a “Farewell
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America’s Stoned Kids: guinea pigs of cannabis legalisation
Denver, the setting of this spliffy documentary, is The Mile High City in more ways than one Professor John Marsden. Photograph: Unknown/BBC Marijuana use on TV has been growing like hydroponic plants under fluorescent light and a Baby Bio sprinkler. Back in finger-waggy 1990, we had a preachy one-off spesh called Cartoon All-Stars To The
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Delaware governor renews medical marijuana effort
DOVER, Del. — Gov. Jack Markell said Thursday that he is moving forward with a medical marijuana program in Delaware after halting plans last year over fears that state officials could be subject to federal prosecution. Markell signed a medical marijuana bill in 2011 but halted implementation after federal officials indicated that people involved in
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Lawyers Debate Best Ways To Sell Marijuana–No Joke
No joke. At the recently concluded American Bar Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco–as at most other gatherings–lawyers like to talk. They may be contentious or cooperative, but they do like to talk. Especially about something controversial, and especially about outsmarting the government. From that viewpoint, medical marijuana is a perfect storm. And the lawyers
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Ohio Attorney General Rejects Proposed Marijuana Legalization Amendment
COLUMBUS, OH — Ohio’s Attorney General Mike DeWine has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana saying the language in the bill was not “fair and truthful” and omitted key information. The petition for the proposed amendment, the End Ohio Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012 [sic], was submitted by Responsible Ohioans for Cannabis on August 2, with 2,304 signatures from registered
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Wet vs. Dry Cities for Weed in Washington
BELLINGHAM, WA — Last night the largest city in Whatcom County repealed a moratorium on legal pot stores enacted last month. In a 6-0 vote, the Bellingham City Council reversed course and approved zoning for legal pot, according to theBellingham Herald. The move comes as the Washington State Liquor Control Board plans to accept marijuana business
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Medical Marijuana Companies Will Conduct Research CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Now Endorses
08/13/13 — Dr. Sanjay Gupta may be best known for his work as CNN’s chief medical correspondent, but after his documentary Weed aired on the network this past Sunday night, he may now be best known for changing his mind. The good doctor was once an opponent of using marijuana for medicinal purposes, but now
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Alaska, Rhode Island Will Legalize Marijuana Next, Federal Pot Law Will Change In 2019: MPP’s Rob Kampia
As support for marijuana legalization continues to grow, Rob Kampia, the executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, believes that momentum will drive two more states to follow Colorado and Washington in legalizing recreational weed in 2014. In a recent interview with Reason, Kampia made several legal pot predictions. “I think the next state to legalize will
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Americans skeptical of value of enforcing marijuana laws
Attorney General Eric Holder’s proposal to rein in mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders comes at a time when American attitudes toward marijuana use are the most lax they’ve ever been and Americans are highly skeptical of the value of enforcing marijuana laws. A March Pew Research Center survey onchanging attitudes about marijuana found that nearly three-in-four
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Effort to legalize cannabis in Ohio up in smoke as DeWine rejects ballot issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An effort to put a constitutional amendment before voters that would make marijuana legal for adult use and clear the way for a hemp industry in Ohio suffered a setback today when Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected the group’s summary language for the ballot. DeWine rejected a petition for the proposed
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Today’s Buzz: Should Florida legalize marijuana?
People United for Medical Marijuana, an Orlando-based group led by high-profile Orlando lawyer John Morgan, is gearing up its push to ask Florida voters to bless marijuana for medical purposes. The final language of a proposed 2014 ballot initiative would free doctors to prescribe marijuana to treat severe symptoms or side effects from drugs related
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Long-Term Cannabis Use May Blunt the Brain’s Motivation System
Long-term cannabis users tend to produce less dopamine, a chemical in the brain linked to motivation, a study has found. Researchers found that dopamine levels in a part of the brain called the striatum were lower in people who smoke more cannabis and those who began taking the drug at a younger age. They suggest
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Huge Selection of Nevil and ReeferMan Medical Marijuana Seeds Now Available Online From R.M.S.S. Medical Marijuana Seed Sales
R.M.S.S. is now offering their giant selection of the world’s most popular medical marijuana seeds including Reeferman and Nevil weed seeds online at http://medicinalmarijuanaseedssales.co.uk. Vancouver. British Columbia (PRWEB) July 01, 2013 R.M.S.S. medical marijuana seeds, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, is now carrying large selection of the popular Reeferman medical marijuana seeds. Reeferman seeds
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First Medical Marijuana Festival in RI Held in Providence
Rhode Island saw its first medical marijuana festival Sunday. It was held in Providence in a parking lot on Kinsley Avenue. About two dozen vendors sold marijuana paraphernalia and growing equipment. It was sponsored by the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition, a group that fought to legalize medical marijuana in the state. Enlarge image
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Retail marijuana labels in Colorado will have to include potency, expiration dates, safety warning
DENVER – Colorado has announced detailed rules for how recreational pot should be grown and sold starting next year. The state department that will regulate marijuana released more than 60 pages of rules Monday for how marijuana sales will be licensed and regulated. The Colorado Legislature set broad parameters earlier this year, but the nitty-gritty
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Vet recommends medical marijuana for pets in pain
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Until she introduced “magic cheese” to her sick and aging bulldog, Laura Bugni-Daniel watched him suffer for two years. He’d spend his days lying down or throwing up. Today, at age 12, he plays like a puppy through the day, his fur is soft and he sleeps at night, soothed not
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Colorado Regulators Ditch ‘Absurd’ Rule Treating Marijuana Publications Like Porn
A photo of President Barack Obama, a former marijuana user, is seen on the cover of ‘Cannabis Now’ magazine at the HempCon medical marijuana show, May 24, 2013, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Marijuana-themed publications won’t be treated like pornography in Colorado, state regulators announced Thursday in the face of lawsuits. The rule
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Marijuana Venture Capital Fund Launches As Ganjapreneurs Go Mainstream
In the latest sign of marijuana’s continued evolution from contraband to legitimate commodity, two California entrepreneurs on Wednesday unveiled an investment fund aimed at providing seed capital to pot-related ventures. The fund, Emerald Ocean Capital, plans to steer clear of growing operations and retailers, instead investing in business that support those industries, such as online
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Vermont Marijuana Decriminalization Signed Into Law, Reduces Penalties For Possession Up To An Ounce
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed a bill on Thursday decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The new law, which goes into effect on July 1, will remove criminal penalties on possession of up to an ounce of cannabis and replace them with civil fines. “I applaud the Legislature’s action to decriminalize the
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