Cannabis News

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Group starts fight to keep legal pot out of N.J.

Jessica Mazzola ~ NJ.com
 
NEWARK — A New Jersey Assemblywoman said that in light of the formation of a group that launched last week to fight for the legalization of recreational marijuana use in New Jersey, she is planning a group that will actively advocate against it.
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Jamaica decriminalizes marijuana, adding to international trend

 
Island nation legalizes possession of two ounces of pot, use of the plant for religious purposes
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Fancy pot shop in Colorado is like Whole Foods for marijuana

Brian Koerber ~ Mashable
 
Some people like things a little fancier, and marijuana is no exception.
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Why conservative Alaska legalized marijuana. Who's next?

Husna Haq ~ The Christian Science Monitor
 
On Tuesday, Alaska became the first red state to legalize the smoking, growing, and owning of small amounts of marijuana. But smoking in public and buying and selling marijuana is still illegal. 
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Iowa Mom says cannabis oil helping QCA girl with cancer in Colorado

Brian Boesen ~ KWQC
 
DENVER, Co. – When Jessica Eberhart realized she couldn’t treat her daughter’s cancer with cannabis oil in Iowa, she and her family packed their bags and moved to Colorado.
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Marijuana vending machine makes debut in Seattle's International District

Nick Wong ~ The International Examiner 
 
 
Seattle Caregivers, a medical marijuana dispensary located on South Jackson Street, debuted the country’s first marijuana vending machine and has plans to take the trend nationwide.
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7 Dizzying GIFs of Spinning Cannabis Strains

Josh Raab ~ Time Magazine
 
This new approach to cannabis photography was created by the San Diego based company Nugshots.
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Cannabis More Than 100 Times Safer Than Alcohol, Study Finds

Conor Gaffey ~ NewsWeek
 
You are 114 times more likely to die from overdosing on alchohol than you are from cannabis, a recent study has found.
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Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana

 Molly Dischner ~ AP
 
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America's wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings.
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DC Activists Prepare For Marijuana Legalization To Take Effect

Matt Cohen ~ DCist
 
By all accounts, marijuana legalization will take effect at the end of this week. At least, that's what Adam Eidinger is expecting.

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