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Senate’s MMJ Legalization Bill Gains Support

California Democrat Barbara Boxer is the latest U.S. Senator to jump on the medical marijuana legalization bandwagon. Boxer on Tuesday added her name to the list of sponsors for the…

News March 18

Labor Relations Board Hears Complaint Against NJ Dispensary

This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took up its second case of a complaint filed against a medical marijuana dispensary. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which…

News March 18
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Oregon Recreational Marijuana Rules: Q&A With Liquor Control Commission Chair Rob Patridge

By John Schroyer Oregon will become the fourth state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana possession when a measure voters approved last year goes into effect this July, but…

News March 18
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Ancillary Economic Impact of MJ Industry Continues To Grow

The ancillary economic benefits of the marijuana industry are extending farther and farther into the general economy. The latest news of a financial boost comes to landlords who offer “marijuana-friendly”…

News March 17

Obama: Decriminalization, Rescheduling Progress Possible

President Barack Obama said in a recent interview that Congress may be forced to take political action on marijuana in the near future, if further reforms are passed at the…

News March 17
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Rescheduling Marijuana: Panacea or Red Herring?

By John Schroyer A fair share of cannabis professionals have long believed in a relatively simply solution for the industry’s problems: Reschedule marijuana at the federal level. Despite some apparent…

News March 17

MJ Group Says No Connection Between Cannabis and RI Fire

A medical marijuana advocacy group whose office is housed in a Providence, Rhode Island building that caught fire last week says neither it nor another cannabis organization had anything to…

News March 16
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Former NM Gov: Washington State ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ for Rec Regs

A former governor has advice for states looking at regulatory models for recreational marijuana: steer clear of Washington State’s example. Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico and current…

News March 16

Rec marijuana will go to 2016 ballot in Nevada

With the Nevada state legislature adjourning on Friday without taking action on a proposed recreational marijuana initiative, voters will now decide whether they want to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016.…

News March 16
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