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Marijuana Business Forum Seeks to Make New Arizona Law Work [FEATURE]
Chomping at the bit to get into the medical marijuana business in Arizona? There's a forum in Phoenix you might want to attend.
State & Local Executive Branches
Legislature Is Right to Kill Gov. Christie's Medical Marijuana Rules (Editorial)
The Star-Ledger editorial board opines that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie seems intent on wrecking the state's medical marijuana program with restrictive regulations. His Department of Health has drafted rules that would restrict marijuana use, availability and potency.
California's next attorney general? Let's hope so. (Wikimedia)
Kamala Harris Takes Late Lead in CA AG Race
The California medical marijuana community is starting to breathe a sigh of relief, as San Francisco DA Kamala Harris is taking the lead over LA DA Steve Cooley, a medical marijuana foe, in the late vote counting.
Saipan -- no pot in paradise (image from Wikimedia)
Northern Marianas Islands Senate Kills Marijuana Legalization Bill
A pot legalization bill passed the House in the US territory of the Northern Marianas Islands a couple of weeks ago, but now it has been killed in the Senate.
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Federal and State Police Conduct Marijuana Terrorism Drill [FEATURE]
You've got to be kidding! A terrorism training exercise at Shasta Dam in Northern California this month featured pot growers as the terrorists.
patients share victory hug after passage of legislation, January 2010
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Regulation Reform Bill Stalled
The effort to roll back overly restrictive medical marijuana regulations in New Jersey hit a bump in the state Senate Monday, but it's not dead yet.
Feature: Two Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Have Been Filed in California for Next Year's Ballot
It appears increasingly likely that Californians will have a chance to vote on marijuana legalization next year. Two initiatives have been filed, one that would create legalization, one that would create semi-legalization. Is now the right time? Opinion in the movement is divided.
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New Jersey Legislature Committees Reject Proposed Medical Marijuana Regulations
The battle over New Jersey medical marijuana regulations continues, with both Assembly and Senate committees passing resolutions saying the regs are inconsistent with the law and demanding they be rewritten.
Fry, Schafer, and family at 2007 demonstration. (Image courtesy Indybay.org)
Dr. Mollie Fry's Medical Marijuana Conviction Upheld
The federal persecution of California medical marijuana providers continues. Now, upon losing an appeal, Dr. Mollie Fry and partner Dale Schafer are most likely headed for federal prison.
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Iowa Pharmacy Board Says Marijuana is Medicine
Iowa's Board of Pharmacy has recognized that marijuana has medicinal uses. Now maybe the state legislature will act. Or not.