Category Archives: Politics

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Virginia Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

By Andrea Swalec Anyone who gets caught with a small amount of marijuana in Virginia [...]

13
Feb
Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Sheffield, at the lectern on the left, argues against a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Alabama. At the right lectern is Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, sponsor of the bill. (Mike Cason/mcason@al.com)
Medical marijuana bill introduced in Alabama

By Amy Yurkanin Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, introduced a bill Tuesday to authorize medical marijuana [...]

13
Feb
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Missouri petition seeks legalization of recreational marijuana

BY JAMES DORNBROOK – KANSAS CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Even before Missouri [...]

03
Feb
Cannabis Cup 2016. (Cannabis Reports)
Portland Couple Sues Cura Cannabis, Demanding Return of Proceeds From Mislabeled Vape Cartridges

Those vape pen cartridges claimed to contain only cannabis oil, but in fact included botanical [...]

03
Feb
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Adult-Use Bill Introduced In Tennessee

An adult-use cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Tennessee; the bill calls on lawmakers [...]

28
Jan
WeedNews.co
Low-Level Marijuana Offenders Eligible For Pardons In North Dakota

State officials have approved procedures permitting those with low-level marijuana possession convictions to seek unconditional pardons. Republican [...]

27
Jan
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Washington state lawmakers bring bill to ban most cannabis concentrates

By Ben Adlin Citing concerns about a suspected connection between cannabis and psychosis, a group [...]

21
Jan
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Illinois cannabis dispensaries open New Year’s Day for adult-use sales

By David Downs Freedom rings in the New Year, as tens of thousands of cannabis [...]

26
Dec
Cannabis Wafer Tablets for medical purposes from the Rangsit University laboratory seen being display at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
House-Passed Marijuana Amendments Stripped From Congressional Spending Bills

By Kyle Jaeger House Democrats failed to get a number of marijuana-related provisions attached to [...]

18
Dec
U.S. Virgin Islands Considering Cannabis Legalization

Gov. Albert Bryan of the U.S. Virgin Islands is considering adult-use cannabis legalization as a [...]

04
Dec
Despite Republicans’ opposition to cannabis, 11 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational usage, while medical marijuana is legal in 33 states plus D.C. PHOTO BY ANDREW LICHTENSTEIN/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES
House Panel Approves Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

By Lisette Voytko Topline: A Congressional committee approved a landmark billWednesday that would decriminalize and [...]

20
Nov
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White House Signs Off On Proposed Hemp Rules From USDA

By Kyle Jaeger The White House approved plans to regulate hemp and its derivatives on [...]

28
Oct
Mexico Plaza
Mexico Legalization Plan Unveiled, Vote Expected Soon

Mexican lawmakers are poised to pass adult-use legalization legislation as early as this week; an [...]

22
Oct
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Banning legitimate vaping is ‘absolute madness’

By Anthony L. Fisher, Business Insider US All panics begin with a rational fear that [...]

21
Oct
Former FDA head Scott Gottlieb called for legalization to solve the vape crisis, but Wall Street Journal editors blamed legalization for causing the crisis—over Gottlieb's own story. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
How mainstream media botched the vape lung story

In 1989, a mysterious figure known as Dr. Lunglife sent High Times a set of [...]

17
Oct