Idaho: Boise County Marijuana Bust Yields 40,000 Plants, Five Arrests
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsState and federal law enforcement said they've destroyed more than 40,000 marijuana plans and arrested five people suspected of running an illegal growing operation in two...
View ArticleWest Virginia: Legislators Debate Medical Marijuana
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWest Virginia lawmakers started a fact finding mission during a hearing on medical marijuana at the state Capitol in Charleston on Wednesday.Matt Simon, a legislative analyst...
View ArticleColorado, Washington Governors Ask Feds To Allow Marijuana Banking
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe governors of Colorado and Washington on Wednesday asked the federal government to change bank regulations to allow marijuana businesses to do banking, and to allow the...
View ArticleArkansas: Medical Marijuana Proposal Cleared To Gather Signatures
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe wording of a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas was approved on Thursday by state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, and supporters are now gathering...
View ArticleColorado: The Fight Is On Over Marijuana Taxes
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsNot everyone in Colorado is happy with the proposed sales and excise taxes on recreational marijuana, which, if approved, will kick in on January 1 when sales begin.A few...
View ArticleNew Jersey: Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary Will Soon Open
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe second state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey will soon be open for business.The Compassionate Care Foundation, in Egg Harbor Township, is due to open...
View ArticleUruguay: Government Will Sell Legal Marijuana For $1 Per Gram
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsUruguay's government will sell legal marijuana for $1 per gram, according to the country's drug czar, though Julio Calzada has given higher estimates in the past.A law already...
View ArticleVietnam: Canadian Marijuana Finds Export Market
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsYoung Vietnamese cannabis users like imported marijuana better than the local product; their taste for Canadian and American cannabis goes along with their penchant for and...
View ArticleWashington: City Returns 6 Pounds of Marijuana to Patients
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsA group of medical marijuana patients in Lynnwood, Washington, this week got more than six pounds of cannabis back from the police after it was seized more than a year ago....
View ArticleMichigan: Legislators Propose Selling Marijuana Through Pharmacies
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsSome Michigan lawmakers want medical marijuana -- legalized by state voters five years ago -- to be sold through pharmacies.Claiming it's time to bring cannabis "into the fold...
View ArticleMichigan: Senate Approves Sale Of Marijuana At Pharmacies - With A Big 'If'
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Michigan Senate on Wednesday approved the sale of marijuana through pharmacies, but with a big "if": if the federal government reclassifies cannabis as a Schedule II drug....
View ArticleCzech Republic: Medical Marijuana Still Unavailable 6 Months After Legalization
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Czech Republic legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes six months ago, but illogically kept strict limits on growing, selling and importing it. But an estimated 20,000...
View ArticlePennsylvania: Medical Marijuana Bill Has Bipartisan Support
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsTwo Pennsylvania state senators on Monday said they plan to introduce a bill to legalize high-CBD marijuana for medicinal use in an effort to help children who suffer...
View ArticleArizona: Border Officers Seize 10 Tons Of Mexican Marijuana
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWhat's being called the largest ever load of marijuana seized on Arizona's border with Mexico was found by authorities in Nogales, officials said Tuesday.The weed was hidden...
View ArticleMassachusetts: Activists Push For Full Marijuana Legalization
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsMassachusetts voters have already approved medical marijuana, and have decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for recreational use by adults. Now activists are...
View ArticleWashington: Study Says State Marijuana Users Smoked 6 Million Ounces In 2013
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWashington state marijuana users smoked more than 6 million ounces of pot this year, according to an official government study.The RAND Corp. study, aimed at figuring out how...
View ArticleU.S.: Fewer Than One Third of Americans Oppose Marijuana Legalization
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsFewer than one third of Americans oppose the legalization of cannabis, according to a new poll from the Associated Press. Just 29 percent of respondents said they opposed...
View ArticleUruguay: Marijuana Legalization Law Signed By President Jose Mujica
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPresident Jose Mujica has signed into law Uruguay's plan to create a legal, regulated market for marijuana, according to a spokesman.Mujica signed the law Monday night, the...
View ArticleWashington: More Than 3,700 Marijuana Business Applications Filed In State
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsUpwards of 3,700 marijuana business license applications have now been filed in Washington state, including 867 proposed retail stores which will sell cannabis to adults, the...
View ArticleMaine: DHHS Says Medical Marijuana Can't Be Used For Tourette's
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPatients in Maine won't be legally allowed to use medical marijuana to treat Tourette's syndrome, state public health officials decided this week.The Maine Department of...
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