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Tommy Chong on marijuana legalization: Everyone is waking up to the truth

Tommy Chong on marijuana legalization: Everyone is waking up to the truth (via Raw Story )

Comedian Tommy Chong is excited about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state, which goes into effect on New Year’s Day. “It’s incredible because everybody is waking up to the truth,” he told CNN on Monday. “The truth is that…

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Wilson Family to Leave NJ After Fight For Medical Marijuana For Toddler Comes Up Empty

Wilson Family to Leave NJ After Fight For Medical Marijuana For Toddler Comes Up Empty (via Scotch Plains-Fanwood Patch)

The family has officially decided to move to Denver, where they can more easily obtain the strains of marijuana needed to treat their two-year-old daughter. After a long fight to loosen the state’s medical marijuana laws, the Wilson family of Scotch…

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Pueblo County retail pot sellers are preparing for Jan. 1

Pueblo County retail pot sellers are preparing for Jan. 1 (via Repost Video News)

Pueblo County recreational marijuana sellers are preparing for the New Year’s rush. Jan. 1 is the first day retail pot can be sold legally in Pueblo County. People are split over recreational marijuana being sold in Pueblo County.

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Marijuana Initiative Enters Circulation

Marijuana Initiative Enters Circulation (via YubaNet.com)

By: Secretary of State Debra BowenSACRAMENTO, Dec. 24, 2013 – Secretary of State Debra Bowen today announced that the proponents of a new initiative may begin collecting petition signatures for their measure. The Attorney General prepares the legal…

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Uruguay’s neighbors now considering legalization of pot

Uruguay’s neighbors now considering legalization of pot (via GlobalPost)

LIMA, Peru — Argentina has given the first sign that Uruguay’s groundbreaking cannabis reform just may have started a domino effect across Latin America. Following the momentous vote by its smaller neighbor’s senate this month — making it the…

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Drive-Thru Windows Approved for Naperville Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Drive-Thru Windows Approved for Naperville Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (via Naperville Patch)

Naperville City Council has approved regulations for medical marijuana facilities within the city including the option to have drive-thru windows, according to the Chicago Tribune.  Dispensaries will have the option to have a drive-thru window at…

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Legal pot is imminent in Colorado and Washington. Are they ready?

Legal pot is imminent in Colorado and Washington. Are they ready? (via The Christian Science Monitor)

A few days from now, in January, people in Colorado will be able to walk into shops and buy marijuana – no doctor’s prescription required. In the state of Washington, they’ll be able to do the same thing by March or April. Thus, 2014 will mark a radical…

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Drug Czar Challenged Ahead of White House Conference

Drug Czar Challenged Ahead of White House Conference (via YubaNet.com)

By: Marijuana Policy ProjectWASHINGTON, D.C. Dec. 9, 2013 – The Marijuana Policy Project is challenging U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske to explain the self-contradicting statement he included in an invitation to the first-ever White House Drug Policy…

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