Cannabis News

A vendor weighs marijuana for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market in Los Angeles, July 4, 2014.

These Five States Could Legalize Marijuana in 2016

 
Nevada's vote is set and advocates believe they can get similar measures on the ballot in four other states
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DC Brau and Oskar Blues Release IPA With - Aromas of Cannabis -

Jessica Sidman ~ Washington City Paper ~
 
DC Brau is looking to make a political statement with a new beer collaboration with Colorado's Oskar Blues Brewery.
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Rhode Island - Most Medical Marijuana Patients Substitute Cannabis for Prescription Drugs

By Paul Armentano |  NORML Deputy Director ~
 
PROVIDENCE, RI — The majority of qualified patients in Rhode Island who obtain cannabis from a state-licensed dispensary report having used it as an alternative to conventional prescription drugs, according to a demographic review of patient characteristics published in The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.
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Sixty Italian Lawmakers Sign Motion Calling For Marijuana Legalization

Johnny Green ~ TheWeedBlog
 
The marijuana reform movement is sweeping across the globe.
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Obama On Marijuana Legalization - Congress Could Reschedule Pot As More States Decriminalize

Philip Ross ~ International Finacial Times ~
 
U.S. President Barack Obama offered some encouraging words for advocates of marijuana reform: Look for change at the federal level.
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Legal Weed Is On Its Way To New South Wales Australia

Published by THE HOUSEMATES on March 16, 2015 ~
 
The medicinal marijuana debate was thrown wide open today by the ABC’s Vote Compass Poll. Nearly 80% of the 35,000 people surveyed were in favour of marijuana being legal for medical purposes.
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The Weed Life Network for Cannabis Officially Launches On-line and Already Finds Pent-Up Demand for Its Services

Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) March 16, 2015 ~
 
Founded by a venture capital firm, The Weed Life Network brings together consumers and businesses drawn to the rapidly-growing legal marijuana sector
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Marijuana activists ramp up legalization efforts in N.J.

Steve Wood, South Jersey Courier-Post ~
 
A group of pro-cannabis activists plan to march to the State House in Trenton on Saturday, to speak out and smoke out.
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Medical Marijuana Bill Defeated in Utah Senate

William Sumner ~ MJI News ~
 
Senate Bill 259, a bill aimed at legalizing medical marijuana in the state of Utah, has been narrowly defeated in the state Senate
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Legal Marijuana Growers Are Moving From Warehouse To Greenhouse, And Technology Firms Are Capitalizing On The Shift

 ~ International Business Times ~
 
During the past two decades, the Ambient Water Corp. has used its clean-water technology in everything from fracking operations in shale-rich states to household drinking supplies in the Middle East. Now, the company is expanding its reach to a new but rapidly growing sector: legal marijuana.

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