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
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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
Proposed U.S. Senate Bill Would Grant Marijuana Businesses Bank Access
Tue / Jul 14th
A bill that would grant banking access to legal marijuana businesses has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, paving 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
Oregon Hemp Farming to Continue After Senate Blocks Moratorium Bill
Fri / Jul 10th
The Oregon Senate put a stop to a bill Monday that would have suspended hemp growing operations in the state… Read More
Maryland Company Seeks Medical Cannabis Grow License Ahead of MMJ Program Schedule
Fri / Jul 10th
Although Maryland has yet to put the final touches on its medical marijuana program, one local business has already bought… Read More
Washington Marijuana Business Owners Defying Local Bans
Thu / Jul 9th
In 2012, when Washington state voters legalized recreational cannabis, it was witnessed around the world as a landmark voter initiative.… Read More
California Governor Signs MMJ Patient Organ Transplant Bill
Wed / Jul 8th
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Monday a bill that will protect medical marijuana patients from being denied… Read More
Denver Activists Campaigning to Allow Marijuana Consumption in Bars
Wed / Jul 8th
Marijuana activists in Denver are gathering signatures for a ballot measure that would allow marijuana consumption in bars and other… Read More
Florida’s Largest County Partially Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
Tue / Jul 7th
Commissioners of Florida’s largest county voted on Tuesday to allow police officers to issue a civil fine instead of arresting… Read More
Setting Up the Framework: Alaska’s New Marijuana Control Board
Tue / Jul 7th
As of February 2015, recreational marijuana is legal in Alaska. Just over half of voters voted in favor of Ballot… Read More
Washington Collects $70 Million in Taxes During First Year of Legal Marijuana Sales
Mon / Jul 6th
Since Washington launched its recreational marijuana market a year ago, some 160 pot shops have opened up across the state,… Read More
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Industry Attracts New Wave of Entrepreneurs
Fri / Jul 3rd
Massachusetts’ first medical cannabis dispensary opened last week in Salem, and now more than 50 dispensary license applications have been submitted… Read More
New Recreational Marijuana Reform Bill Takes Effect in Washington
Thu / Jul 2nd
Washington state — often criticized for having the weakest of the legalized states’ recreational marijuana laws — is making major… Read More
Free Weed Offered in Portland to Celebrate Legalization Day
Wed / Jul 1st
There’s a new party standard in freshly-legalized Oregon: it’s not a real celebration unless there’s free weed involved. Last night, Portland marijuana enthusiasts… Read More
Minnesota Medical Cannabis Market Launches
Tue / Jun 30th
Minnesota has become the latest U.S. state to allow the legal distribution of medical cannabis as of July 1, 2015. Under the restrictive… Read More
Vancouver Becomes First Canadian City to Regulate Cannabis Sales
Tue / Jun 30th
Vancouver’s city council has passed a new set of rules to make it the first Canadian city to establish regulations and a licensing… Read More
Photos and Adventures from the 2015 High Times NorCal Medical Cannabis Cup
Mon / Jun 29th
The Bay area hosted this year’s NorCal High Times Medical Marijuana Cannabis Cup. Vendors with a wide range of vaporizers,… Read More
Denver County Fair Removes Cannabis Exhibits
Fri / Jun 26th
The Denver County Fair — a wild celebration of the “creativity and personality of Denver” — will not feature any… Read More
Oregon Lawmakers Considering an Interim Recreational Cannabis Marketplace
Fri / Jun 26th
An Oregon legislative committee has unanimously approved a bill that would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to sell recreational cannabis as… Read More