Activism

16th Street Mall in Downtown Denver. Image: Pcharles via Wikimedia Common

Denver activists put public pot use ballot measure on hold

Keith Coffman ~ Reuters ~

Supporters of a Denver ballot initiative to allow marijuana use at bars and other establishments have pulled the measure after city leaders and business groups agreed to discuss a compromise, the pro-pot group said on Thursday.

Activism 04 September 2015

Customers waited for the first medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts to open in Salem, on June 24. Image: Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Demand soaring at lone marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts

Kay Lazar ~ The Boston Globe ~

Facility in Salem reports 1,500 patients in 2 months.

Activism 03 September 2015

Aubrie Hill, left, with her mother, Vicki. Image via AL.com

From Alabama to California: Family moves to obtain medical marijuana

Paul Gattis ~ AL.com ~

Some Alabama families have headed west, seeking access to various forms of medical marijuana that are unlawful to possess in their home state.

Activism 27 August 2015

Co-owners of the recreational marijuana store, Bud Nation, strive to maintain a diverse set of employees in an industry that is predominantly white. Image: Courtesy Bud Nation.

Does the legal marijuana industry have a race problem?

Emily Muirhead ~ Seattlepi.com ~

For decades, people of color have paid a heavy price for the war on drugs. It’s well known that minorities are arrested and jailed at disproportionate rates on marijuana-related charges.

Activism 24 August 2015

Steve DeAngelo at a protest in Oakland, California. Image: Glenn Halog/Flickr

Adventures of a Pot Pioneer

Josh Harkinson ~ Mother Jones ~

The author of the Cannabis Manifesto dishes on racist drug laws, hemp jewelry, and California's weed-fueled world domination.

Activism 18 August 2015

Beverly Love, who suffers from lupus and multiple sclerosis, uses CBD oil to ease her pain. (Photo: Shawn Weismiller via AL.com)

Medical marijuana laws taking root across the South

Quint Forgey ~ News21 via Al.com ~

Only recently, as the marijuana movement sweeps through statehouses, have previously forgotten and failed laws become political tinder for a new debate in the South.

Activism 16 August 2015

A 14-week online course offered by a B.C. university will teach students how to produce and distribute marijuana legally under new Canadian rules. Image via CBC.

Canadian university to offer course on growing and selling cannabis

CBC News ~

With only 25 licensed distributors in Canada, teacher Tegan Adams says education a must for industry.

Activism 14 August 2015

Arizona Medical Marijuana Milestone: 80,000 Patients and Caregivers

Ray Stern ~ Phoenix New Times ~

Arizona has reached a marijuana-legalization milestone, with more than 80,000 people now qualified to legally possess, grow, or sell pot for medicinal purposes.

Activism 13 August 2015

Demonstrators outside Alaska Marijuana Control Board meeting. Image via KTVA.com

Public comment sought in shaping marijuana regulations in Alaska

Shannon Ballard ~ KTVA.com ~

ANCHORAGE – Outside of Monday’s Marijuana Control Board meeting in Anchorage, people held signs that said things like: “respect the vote,” “cannabis is not spice,” and “support small growers.”

Activism 11 August 2015

Hundreds of Colorado veterans waited in a long line in Denver for free cannabis products. Image: CBS

Hundreds Of Colorado Veterans Line Up For Free Marijuana In Show Of Protest

CBS4 Denver ~

DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of Colorado veterans waited in a long line in Denver on Saturday for free cannabis products.

Activism 02 August 2015