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Have you ever been inside a marijuana (cannabis) dispensary? Ever wondered what a model medical cannabis facility looks like? Now’s your chance! Take an inside peek at the world’s largest and most reputable medical cannabis dispensary (with two locations in the San Francisco Bay area) serving as a model for the responsible distribution of cannabis [Continue Reading]

Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill New York - Mayor Bloomberg ran afoul of medical science and the opinions of more than 600 New York physicians when he called medical marijuana “one the great hoaxes of all time”. The statement [Continue Reading]

Mason Tvert has long been one of my heroes. I have met him a handful of times, and I am always humbled to be in his presence. For those of you that have been living under a rock since 2012, Mason Tvert led the campaign in Colorado to legalize marijuana. He is a very smart, [Continue Reading]

By Doug Fine I missed out on an $8,000 one-day profit several weeks ago when I declined an opportunity to invest in British-based GW Pharmaceuticals, which subsequently went public as GWPH on NASDAQ. I could’ve got in at $1. The stock ended its first day of trading around $9, which is about where it’s trading [Continue Reading]

Last week social media and blogs were inundated with comments and articles about a former Microsoft Executive’s (Jamen Shively) announcement that he is planning to jump into the marijuana industry. “At a press conference in downtown’s tallest skyscraper, Shively said he and business partners will begin in Washington State and Colorado, where rules for legal [Continue Reading]

I will say it over and over until my fingers can’t type anymore, I LOVE STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY. They do outstanding work, and it’s important work too, as college students provide a vital voice to the marijuana reform movement. In my home state of Oregon and beyond, I have personally witnessed members of [Continue Reading]

By Robert Platshorn Imagine, if you will, a hundred angry senior citizens storming Capitol Hill demanding safe access to medical marijuana. With your support, that will happen. — at a crucial time. Plans are set for the first-ever senior marijuana rally and lobbying event in Washington, D.C., on June 17. The event is produced by [Continue Reading]

www.bluegrassnaturalremedies.com a leading cannabis company, announced that it is now the wholesale representative of Dixie Botanicals in both Michigan and Kentucky. Bluegrass Natural Remedies, a subsidiary of Grand Rapids Compounding & Recycling has forged a relationship with Dixie Botanicals, a company that offers innovative hemp oil products to health conscious consumers. Bluegrass Natural Remedies has negotiated a distribution [Continue Reading]

According to a survey published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 76% of physicians approve of the use of medical marijuana, despite its illegality in most countries, indicating that they’re in support of legalizing the substance for medical purposes. The study included responses from 1,446 doctors from 72 different countries including from every state [Continue Reading]

By John Payne, Show Me Cannabis Regulation The following is a review of Keith Stroup’s new memoir It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The 40-Year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights written by Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Executive Director John Payne. The review appeared on Reason Magazine’s website last Saturday, May 25. When the states of Colorado and Washington legalized the adult use [Continue Reading]

Below is a passionate post that I read on Marijuana.Com’s forum, and I figured it was worth passing along. Happy Memorial Day from The Weed Blog. I want to thank all veterans, living and passed, for protecting my freedoms: By John J Walters When T.J. Thompson returned from serving in Iraq, the Veterans Administration put [Continue Reading]

We are honored and excited to bring you coverage of this summer’s Western tour for The Effinays.  This six-piece band out of Dallas is a solid funky/irie/rock group that strongly supports the end of adult marijuana prohibition.  They have been stalwart supporters of DFW NORML and this summer decided to put even more emphasis on [Continue Reading]

Several Michigan Medical Marijuana Patients Surrender to Federal Authorities to Serve Lengthy Prison Sentences Advocates hold Detroit press conference Tuesday at Noon to draw attention to federal attacks on state lawful operations Detroit, MI — Several Michigan medical marijuana patients and caregivers are being forced to surrender to federal authorities over the next few days [Continue Reading]

An important new Huffington Post / You Gov poll has found that nearly half of all Americans support the legalization of private marijuana cultivation, as well as the legalization of industrial hemp. According to the polling, 47% support a move towards legalizing the home-cultivation of cannabis, while only 37% oppose such a move. In regards to industrial [Continue Reading]

By Phillip Smith Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has introduced an amendment to the pending federal immigration bill that would create harsher penalties for anyone growing marijuana on public federal lands. The amendment has already won the approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Hatch announced in Tuesday statement. The committee is expected to vote on the overall [Continue Reading]

Study will base operations in Denver; $240,000 in funding already secured DENVER- Medical professionals and interested parties have announced the start of Stage 1 of a new and highly ambitious study involving Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and cannabis use designed to answer a singe question: “Do Veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress benefit from the [Continue Reading]

I attended last year’s High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in the Bay Area. It was definitely fun, but not as awesome as the events in Southern California and Denver in my opinion. It’s still a worthwhile event to check out though if you are in the area. It’s going to be hard to top the [Continue Reading]

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The consumption of legal hemp seed nutritional oil, in conjunction with the intake of evening primrose oils and a restricted diet high in Hot-natured foods (such as pepper) and low in saturated fats and sugars, is associated with “significant improvement” in symptom management and immunological characteristics in subjects with [Continue Reading]

By John Payne The last day of the 2013 legislative session, the House Downsizing State Government Committee gave a very sympathetic hearing to HB 512, which would have eliminated arrest, jail time, and lifelong criminal records in most cases of possession of under 35 grams of marijuana. I traveled down to the capitol to testify [Continue Reading]

The Colorado Hemp Network is announcing the “Hemp for Victory” Party on Tuesday, May 28 in Denver. The Party will celebrate the signing of Senate Bill 13-241, sponsored by Gail Schwartz (D-Snowmass Village), which creates the Colorado Industrial Hemp Program. The bill will allow Colorado farmers to grow up to 10 acres of industrial hemp [Continue Reading]