In an unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Colorado Senate approved “Jack’s Law,” a measure allowing children to use medical marijuana on school grounds. The law,
A man who spent more than 20 years in prison for weed is spending his newfound freedom out organizing to make the plant that got
Federal prosecutors are finally dropping their attempt to seize property from the trailblazing Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California, the dispensary and a city official announced Tuesday.
Marijuana businesses may have finally received some relief when it comes to banking, a recent report from the Associated Press indicates. The number of banks
A new study to be published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that, despite much hand-wringing over concern for kids, marijuana legalization had no
In a witty speech at the final White House Correspondents dinner of his presidency, President Barack Obama slipped in a weed joke that had the
The pro-legalization Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) in Arizona erected a pair of Mother’s Day billboards in Phoenix and Tucson on Monday. The
After three top Massachusetts officials —the governor, attorney general and mayor of Boston— penned an op-ed arguing against marijuana legalization in March, industry associations were
Since the brutal murders of eight relatives in Piketon, Ohio last week, authorities have launched an all-hands-on-deck investigation that prompted interviews with 60 persons of
The "booming" marijuana industry in Denver, Colorado will remain frozen at its current size. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a hotly-debated bill to
At a press conference last week, the Michigan State Police explained their rationale behind raids on ten marijuana dispensaries on a single day in March,
After an April smoke-in at the White House, the Obama administration invited Washington, DC marijuana legalization advocates in for a meeting that shocked even those
In an unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Colorado Senate approved “Jack’s Law,” a measure allowing children to use medical marijuana on school grounds. The law, which Governor John Hickenlooper supports, requires schools to establish policies for medical marijuana access, but does not require school administrators or nurses to administer it. Instead, it allows parents or caregivers to provide non-smokeable marijuana to
A man who spent more than 20 years in prison for weed is spending his newfound freedom out organizing to make the plant that got him locked up legal. Jeff Mizanskey, a 62-year-old grandfather and icon of the movement, has only been out of prison for six months, but wasted no time working to collect the signatures necessary to put medical marijuana on
Federal prosecutors are finally dropping their attempt to seize property from the trailblazing Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California, the dispensary and a city official announced Tuesday. The saga began in 2012, when former U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag served Harborside with a lawsuit and civil forfeiture notices. Now, the epic dispute with the Department of Justice has come to an end. “As of today, Harborside Health Center
Marijuana businesses may have finally received some relief when it comes to banking, a recent report from the Associated Press indicates. The number of banks and credit unions offering their services to weed businesses skyrocketed over the past two years, from just 51 in March 2014 to 301 in March of this year. This handy chart, from Marijuana Business Daily,
A new study to be published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that, despite much hand-wringing over concern for kids, marijuana legalization had no effect on teens’ access to the drug in Washington state. “There was virtually no change in the proportion of teens who reported it was ‘easy’ to access marijuana in 2010 (55 percent), compared to 2014
In a witty speech at the final White House Correspondents dinner of his presidency, President Barack Obama slipped in a weed joke that had the audience cheering and laughing. Referencing his rising approval ratings on his way out of the office, Obama said, “The last time I was this high, I was trying to decide on my major.” [Hear it
The pro-legalization Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) in Arizona erected a pair of Mother’s Day billboards in Phoenix and Tucson on Monday. The ads flip the classic “Have you talked to your children about drugs?” public service announcements by asking, “Have you talked to your parents about marijuana?” Targeting the the generational gaps in support for marijuana legalization,
After three top Massachusetts officials —the governor, attorney general and mayor of Boston— penned an op-ed arguing against marijuana legalization in March, industry associations were quick to follow suit, releasing statements expressing their opposition to the ballot initiative voters will decide in November. The Massachusetts Medical Association, Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Superintendents Association of School Superintendents and Associated Industries of
Since the brutal murders of eight relatives in Piketon, Ohio last week, authorities have launched an all-hands-on-deck investigation that prompted interviews with 60 persons of interest but yielded no arrests or hard leads. As officials search for answers to the grisly crime, the media has speculated that the drug war – and cartels in particular – may have been to
The "booming" marijuana industry in Denver, Colorado will remain frozen at its current size. On Monday, the Denver City Council approved a hotly-debated bill to ban new marijuana shops and grows, leaving a lock on the current number of stores. Applicants can apply to establish new marijuana businesses when the number of operations drops below the current cap, but the
At a press conference last week, the Michigan State Police explained their rationale behind raids on ten marijuana dispensaries on a single day in March, citing illegal sales to ineligible patrons and other violations of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. But rather than provide more opportunities for busts, more regulations could actually prevent police intervention, police and activists say. “Our
After an April smoke-in at the White House, the Obama administration invited Washington, DC marijuana legalization advocates in for a meeting that shocked even those invited. The “bud summit,” as it was called, would have been a historic signal of the federal government’s interest in marijuana policy reform, as well as their new penchant for catchy weed lingo. Instead, it
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