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Book Review: "Marijuana: A Short History" by John Hudak
If you need a quick, yet thorough read to get up to speed on weed and where it's headed, we've got a book for you.
State & Local Government
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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana bills are popping up all over the place, a federal bill to protect medical marijuana businesses from asset forfeiture has been filed, and more.
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How to Deal With New Psychoactive Substances? [FEATURE]
Banning new psychoactive substances such as Spice ("fake marijuana") or "bath salts" (a euphoric stimulant) isn't working that well. Is there another way?
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ProCon.org: Felon Voting Laws By State
ProCon.org is a series of in-depth web sites presenting information and views from on current issues, several with relevance to drug policy. The Chronicle is currently running a series of info items from ProCon.org -- this one from felonvoting.procon.org -- and we encourage you to check it out.
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From the Blog: NY Medical Marijuana Program Brings in $3 Million from Application Process
New York has closed it application process for those wishing to get one of the state's 5 permits to open a medical cannabis dispensary. Each permit would entitle the holder to open four dipsnsaries. In total, 20 dispensaries would be opened in a state with a population of over 19 million people.
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New York Medical Marijuana Program Brings in $3 Million from Application Process
[image:1 align:left caption:true]Today state officials in New York will close the application process to open a dispensary.
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Three Marijuana Reform Bills Filed in Louisiana
(Welcome back to our one-time intern Jimi Devine, who has graciously volunteered his time to support our blog.)
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CT Lawmakers Push to Add Children and Hospital Patients to Medical Marijuana Program
[image:1 align:left caption:true]This week the General Law Committee of the Connecticut House and Senate gave its approval for a final vote to add children to the state's medical marijuana prog
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URGENT: Call Congress TODAY to Save DC Marijuana Legalization!
Your help is needed right now to stop bad language that would block DC's marijuana legalization moves in Congress's Continuing Resolution Omnibus Funding Bill.
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Did You Know? 23 States' and DC's Medical Marijuana Laws, from ProCon.org
ProCon.org is a series of in-depth web sites presenting information and views from on current issues, several with relevance to drug policy. The Chronicle is running a series of info items from ProCon.org over the next several weeks -- this first one from medicalmarijuana.procon.org -- and we encourage you to check it out.