Rural Oregon Counties Wrestle With Marijuana Restrictions
Fri / Aug 14th
Rural counties in Oregon are taking advantage of a state law that allows them to limit or ban the production… Read More
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ResponsibleOhio Says Legalization Proposal Headed to Ballot
Thu / Aug 13th
Backers of a push to legalize recreational and medical marijuana in Ohio say they’ve tallied up the required number of… Read More
State Legislatures Demand Congress Overhaul Federal Drug Laws
Wed / Aug 12th
The National Conference of State Legislatures, a nonpartisan organization that represents state legislatures across the country, demanded that Congress revise… Read More
Massachusetts Groups File Petitions For Legalization Ballot Measures
Tue / Aug 11th
Two marijuana advocacy groups in Massachusetts filed petitions Wednesday that would put recreational marijuana legalization measures on the 2016 ballot.… Read More
Michigan Groups Collect Signatures For Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure
Fri / Aug 7th
Marijuana advocacy groups throughout Michigan are collecting signatures to let the MI Legalize campaign put a marijuana legalization measure on… Read More
Memo Shows Justice Dept. Intentionally Misled Congress On MMJ Amendment
Fri / Aug 7th
An internal U.S. Justice Department memo reveals that department officials intentionally misled members of Congress about the legal ramifications of… Read More
Medical Marijuana Coming Soon to Israeli Pharmacies
Wed / Aug 5th
Medical marijuana will soon be available in Israeli pharmacies for patients with a doctor’s prescription, according to an Israeli Health… Read More
New York Announces Winners of State’s Five MMJ Business Licenses
Mon / Aug 3rd
The New York State Health Department announced Friday that it has awarded five licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana… Read More
Oregon Governor Signs Bill Allowing Early Recreational Sales by MMJ Dispensaries
Fri / Jul 31st
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill on Tuesday that will allow medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana in… Read More
Portland Dispensary Workers Sign First Marijuana Union Contract in Oregon
Thu / Jul 30th
Workers at a marijuana dispensary in Portland, Oregon have approved the first union contract for marijuana workers in the state.… Read More
Australian Political Parties Pushing for Medical Cannabis Program
Wed / Jul 29th
An Australian Senate committee comprising members from each of the country’s major political parties is working on a bill that… Read More
Bill Approved to Allow Washington D.C. Marijuana Sales
Tue / Jul 28th
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a Financial Services bill last week that would lift a ban on pot shops in… Read More
Gallup Poll Shows 44% of Americans Have Tried Pot
Mon / Jul 27th
In a newly-released Gallup poll, 44% of Americans admitted to having consumed marijuana at least once. This is the highest… Read More
Senate Committee Approves Marijuana Business Banking Services Bill
Fri / Jul 24th
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a measure that would protect banks that choose to provide services to marijuana businesses.… Read More
Willie Nelson’s Marijuana Strain to Debut in Colorado Retail Stores
Thu / Jul 23rd
Music legend Willie Nelson is planning to enter Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry this fall. In an interview with Texas TV… Read More
Plans for Colorado Marijuana TV Ads Tabled Indefinitely
Wed / Jul 22nd
Despite the marijuana industry’s growth in states across the country, the recreational cannabis business climate is still being hamstrung by… Read More
Sacramento County Declares Excess MJ Cultivation ‘Water Waste’
Wed / Jul 22nd
In light of California’s unrelenting drought, Sacramento County voted Tuesday to declare water use designated for marijuana cultivation a form… Read More
Italy Moves Toward Marijuana Legalization
Tue / Jul 21st
Italy took its first major step toward legalizing marijuana last week, putting it at the forefront of a European movement… Read More
ResponsbileOhio Given 10 Days to Close Ballot Measure Signatures Gap
Tue / Jul 21st
The pro-marijuana-legalization group ResponsibleOhio fell nearly 30,000 signatures short of the number it needs to qualify its legalization proposal for… Read More
White House Releases Report Acknowledging Racism Endemic to Marijuana Prohibition
Fri / Jul 17th
As a part of President Obama’s effort to draw attention to and address problems with the criminal justice system, particularly… Read More
Colorado Pot Taxes for Schools Jump Significantly in 2015
Thu / Jul 16th
The Colorado Department of Revenue has released marijuana tax numbers for May 2015, and the state’s education sector is celebrating.… Read More
Wyoming MMJ Initiative One Step Closer to Ballot Box
Wed / Jul 15th
A proposed initiative that would give Wyoming voters the opportunity to legalize medical marijuana is a step closer to getting… Read More
Obama Commutes Sentences of 46 Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Tue / Jul 14th
President Obama took another step on Monday toward mitigating the effects of the Drug War by announcing he will commute the… Read More
New Mexico Appeals Court Rules Injured Employee’s MMJ Treatment Must Be Reimbursed
Tue / Jul 14th
A New Mexico court of appeals has again upheld a workers compensation decision stating that an injured employee must be… Read More