Another day, another group trying to legalize marijuana in yet another state. Make that two groups, in two states. Efforts are underway in both Missouri and Idaho to get cannabis initiatives on the ballot in 2012 and bring the legalization question directly to voters....
Brace yourself for a barrage of attacks from the anti-MMJ crowd. And with good reason. A recent investigative report by Full Disclosure Network – a non-profit public affairs program that focuses on investigative pieces – claims that members of various drug cartels...
On Tuesday, we provided an update on the drive to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Colorado, reporting that pot proponents are well on their way to getting the required number of valid signatures to put the initiative to a vote. But the Centennial State...
One of the most common arguments against medical marijuana in communities across America is that legalization will lead to a spike in the number of teens using the drug. Pot will wind up in the hands of more youth, the thinking goes, because it is more prevalent,...
The lion's share of Montana residents support new laws meant to rein in the state's medical marijuana industry, according to a poll released this week. More than 60 percent of locals who took a Montana State University-Billings survey said they approve of the changes,...
Dispensary owners in San Jose, Calif., recently banded together to fight tough new medical pot regulations in the city, hoping to force a referendum on the issue. Little did they know it might cost them dearly from a financial perspective. The owners, who formed a...
It's been an interesting few days for medical marijuana in Colorado, with a host of developments both positive and negative. Here's a recap: - Residents in several Colorado cities went to the polls yesterday to vote on medical marijuana bans, and the results are...
There's some momentum in Washington D.C. to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II or III drug , a move that could help ease at least some of the pressure on the medical cannabis industry. A half-dozen members of Congress - mostly Democrats - recently sent President...
Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents will have to come out in force if a proposal to legalize medical marijuana stands any chance of seeing the light of day. The proposal's sponsors - a grassroots group called People United for Medical Marijuana (or PUFMM) -...
Tomorrow is a big day for medical marijuana supporters in Colorado, with nearly a dozen cities voting to either ban dispensaries or tax the industry. The cities considering bans include Fort Collins - a college town an hour north of Denver with about two dozen...
Lawmakers in Chicago will consider a plan to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana so that police can focus on more serious crimes. Under the proposal, individuals caught with up to 10 grams of marijuana would face a $200 fine and up to 10 hours...
These days, most cities with medical marijuana laws are issuing a moratorium on new pot operations, suspending dispensary licensing programs or backtracking on MMJ plans in general. Officials in Ann Arbor, Mich., however, are bucking the trend. Scratch that: they're...
