OP ED: Rhode Island is Ready to Legalize Marijuana (via Newport Patch)
An op-ed about their bill to legalize and tax marijuana by Rep. Edith H. Ajello and Sen. Joshua Miller. By Rep. Edith H. Ajello and Sen. Joshua Miller Marijuana policy reform is a hot topic these days in Rhode Island and across the country. Over the…
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Growing medical marijuana is big business in Canada (via AFP)
An hour’s drive south of Canada’s capital, past snow-covered pine forests and farmland, Chuck Rifici is growing marijuana at an old Hershey’s factory. He plans to sell it for medical use under a new government scheme starting on April 1 that will ban…
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New Federal Bank Rules Crack Open Legal Marijuana Industry (via EcoLocalizer)
The US Justice Department gave pot users a big wet kiss this week, when it released new regulations for financial institutions conducting business with our country’s expanding legal marijuana industry. These federal reforms remove the biggest practical…
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Why Legal Recreational Marijuana in Washington is Good for Public Health (via PR Newswire)
Regulation and compliance will help keep the substance out of the hands of children SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Kush Bottles, North America’s largest wholesale distributor of child-resistant packaging and Philips bottles for the…
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Bill Introduced to Legalize, Tax Marijuana in Rhode Island (via Newport Patch)
Will Rhode Island lead the way to legal recreational pot in New England? Is it an answer for some of the state’s financial woes? Could Rhode Island be the next state to legalize recreational use of marijuana? If it did, would Rhode Island see a tax…
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Research into Cancer-Killing Effects of Cannabis Extracts (via NewsCanada-Plus)
Leading Medical Cannabis Advocate United Patients Group Calls for New Research into Cancer-Killing Effects of Cannabis Extracts United Patients Group points to growing evidence that cannabis extracts kill cancer cells, and calls on powerful individuals…
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Democrat blasts irrational federal government for spreading misinformation about marijuana (via Raw Story )
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on Tuesday railed against the nation’s “dishonest” federal marijuana laws, describing them as a symbol of government irrationality at its worst. “During a hearing with the deputy director of the Office of Drug Policy…
Sparks medical marijuana (via Repost Video News)
The Sparks City Council is closer to draft plans for medical marijuana dispensaries.
Florida’s first cannabis college set to open (via CNN Video)
The director of Florida’s first cannabis college says the school offers training for jobs in the medical marijuana field.
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Legalizing pot would be good for NJ: Opinion (via NJ.com)
By Sabrina Fendrick The only thing worse than Edward M. Henderson’s vitriolic criticism of state Sen. Nicholas Scutari’s public support for recreational marijuana legalization (“Scutari must be high to recommend legalizing pot,” Feb. 5) is the…
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