Cannabis News

Cannabis plants at a Denver grow facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com

The Next 11 States to Legalize Marijuana

 
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 11 states where by law residents in possession of small amounts of the drug are not punishable by jail time, and medical marijuana use is permitted.
Demonstrators outside Alaska Marijuana Control Board meeting. Image via KTVA.com

Public comment sought in shaping marijuana regulations in Alaska

 
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.”
An outdoor cannabis garden. Image: Cannabis Training University via Wikimedia Commons

Marijuana Legalization in Colorado Leads to First Weedery

Stuart Miller ~ New York Times ~
 
Wineries and breweries should brace themselves for some unusual competition. Colorado, which legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2012, will get its first “weedery” in early 2016.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg

Marco Rubio Says He'd Crack Down on Marijuana If Elected President

 
Marco Rubio says that, if elected president, he will crack down on states that have legalized marijuana. He plans to enforce federal law, which prohibits pot.
Glass artist Mark Nowicki displays his handmade bongs at the O.G Tubes booth at the marijuana expo at the Hawaii Convention Center on July 19. Image: Cory Lum, Civil Beat.

Pakalolo and Profits: The Emerging Medical Marijuana Industry in Hawaii

Competition will be fierce for Hawaii’s eight licenses to grow and sell medical cannabis. Many other types of businesses are looking for a piece of the action as well.

19th annual "Hanfparade" (hemp parade) in Berlin. Image via Deutche Welle.

Cannabis parade draws in thousands for 'joint' effort in Berlin

 
Thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin to advocate the legalization of cannabis. The 19th annual "Hanfparade" (hemp parade) has also found support among some politicians.
People share marijuana seeds at the swap event at Libertine, in Adams Morgan. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

For D.C. pot enterprises, business is booming

 
WASHINGTON — Pot-related businesses in the District are starting to meet expectations, growing steadily since last February when marijuana became legal for private and personal use.
A warden with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife hacks down pot plants found growing in a deep ravine in the Sierra Nevada foothills. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

California Gov. Jerry Brown signs law targeting illegal marijuana grows

 
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law a measure allowing steep civil fines against marijuana farms that damage the environment by dumping wastewater and chemicals, removing trees and killing wild animals.
Hagerstown City Park Historic District. Photo: Heather Holman via Wikimedia Commons

Rural Maryland sees jobs, not vice, in medical marijuana

Michael Dresser ~ Washington Post ~
 
A proposal to build a medical marijuana production plant could provide a local economic boost to the region.
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A new Florida marijuana initiative would legalize the plant for adults

 
Florida marijuana activists have launched a voter initiative called “Regulate Florida,” which would amend the Florida constitution to legalize and regulate adult use of marijuana in the Sunshine State.

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