House to Vote on Legalization of Pot in NH (via Nashua Patch)
There’s still time to weigh in with your legislator. We have their contact info here. A bill that wold legalize the personal use of marijuana in NH in small amounts is scheduled for a vote Jan. 15. House Bill 492, as amended, would legalize the personal…
Ralliers push for medical marijuana use in KS (via Repost Video News)
Ralliers at the statehouse Monday afternoon asked legislators to consider discussing the legalization of medical marijuana.
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Milford Ponders Medical Marijuana (via Milford Patch)
City officials contemplate new state law while under a two-month moratorium on accepting applications. City officials are mulling over the state’s new medical marijuana law and debating whether to draft new zoning regulations for prospective dispensers…
Stephen Colbert shreds ‘buzzkill’ David Brooks’s argument against legal weed (via Raw Story )
Stephen Colbert returned from his winter hiatus in fine form Monday night, attacking New York Times columnist David Brooks for his recent anti-legalization column. Colbert began by discussing the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado…
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First cannabis-derived drug authorised for France (via AFP)
France has for the first time approved prescription use of a drug derived from cannabis — a mouth spray used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, the government said Thursday. The medicine, called Sativex, is already authorised in several European…
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Marijuana Holdings Company Pursues Licensing for Medical and Recreational Marijuana Opportunities in Target U.S. Markets (via PR Newswire)
CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, January 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Marijuana Stocks are rapidly catching the attention of Wall Street as the restrictions loosen for the Cannabis industry Nationwide. Market news updates specific for marijuana sector: Alternative…
Mom: Medical marijuana saved my ill son (via CNN Video)
A mom says her 3-year-old son survived leukemia thanks to medical marijuana. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
NY governor authorizes medical marijuana (via AFP)
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday he will authorize the medical use of marijuana, making his the 21st US state to do so and one of the biggest. Cuomo, a Democrat who has in the past opposed such a measure, announced a limited pilot…
How does Colorado’s marijuana market work? (via The Economist)
ON JANUARY 1st, 420 days after the citizens of Colorado voted to legalise marijuana, around 37 pot shops across the state opened their doors to all-comers. Stoners in Denver and other cities braved freezing temperatures and two-hour queues to be part…
New York’s Puzzling Medical Marijuana, Weed, Pot Plan (via Wall Street Journal Digital Network)
In the wake of Colorado’s roll-out of retail marijuana comes news that New York is loosening its own marijuana policies. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is unveiling a plan to allow those suffering from serious illnesses access medical marijuana. Jacob Gershman reports…
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