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Colorado Plans First Medical Marijuana Tracking System

Colorado is proposing a first-in-the-nation system to track medical marijuana "from seed to sell". The goal is to prevent people from using forged medical marijuana patient cards and to swiftly track down pot contaminated with mold or tainted marijuana food products and oils. Medical marijuana advocates say the all-seeing surveillance system smacks of Big Brother watching patients and worry it will drive up the cost of pot for patients living on fixed incomes.

Rhode Island Medical Marijuana School Indefinitely Postponed

The New England School of Alternative Horticultural Studies — previously billed as Rhode Island’s first medical marijuana school — has decided to cancel its inaugural class and indefinitely postpone operations over concerns that the Rhode Island Department of Health has not offered it explicit approval.

Denver's Medical Marijuana Rulemaking Meeting Room Too Small to Fit All the People Wanting to Attend?

The Department of Revenue's medical marijuana advisory committee has been controversial from the beginning, and not only because meetings weren't open to the public until after advocates complained. Now there are gripes that the meeting space is too small for everyone who wants to attend the next session tomorrow. People are pointing out that the DOR received over $10 million in application fees from the medical marijuana community in July and August, so they certainly have the funds to rent a larger room.

Medical Marijuana Rally Aims to Define Law

Medical marijuana advocates are planning a rally next month to push Nevada lawmakers to clearly define state law regarding dispensing. The rally will coincide with President Barack Obama's visit to Las Vegas. Several medical marijuana dispensaries were raided last week by federal agents.

Protesters Rip RI Health Dept. on Pot-Center License Delay

About 60 medical marijuana users and their supporters gathered outside the Health Department's offices to protest the agency's announcement last week that it was not granting licenses to any of the 15 groups that had applied to become the state's first medical marijuana distributors.