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Amsterdam cannabis cafe (wikimedia.org)
Amsterdam cannabis cafe (wikimedia.org)

Post-Election, Fate of Dutch "Weed Pass" Uncertain

Parties trying to form a new government in the Netherlands are trying to reach a compromise on the controversial "weed pass" system for cannabis cafe customers. So far, it looks like foreigners will lose out.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_53.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

The federal rescheduling petition got a day in court, the feds keep up the pressure in California, a dispensary may actually open in New Jersey, and those are just the headlines. There's much more going on, too.
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Initiative Watch

With less than three weeks to go until election day, there is a lot of activity on the state-level initiative front -- but not everywhere. Some campaigns are staying mighty quiet, and that's a strategy that could work for them.
Ann Lee, 2012 NORML conference (radicalruss.com)
Ann Lee, 2012 NORML conference (radicalruss.com)

Richard Lee's Mom Wows 'Em at NORML [FEATURE]

The marijuana reform movement has found a most unlikely spokeswoman: A silver-haired octogenarian Texas Republican woman. But Ann Lee isn't just any silver-haired octogenarian Texas Republican woman.
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Initiative Watch

There's less than a month to go, but some initiatives are more active than others.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_52.jpg

Medical Marijuana Update

The big news this week is that Oakland is suing the feds over their efforts to shut down Harborside. Meanwhile, the battles continue at the state and local level in California and beyond.
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Initiative Watch

Just over a month out, medical marijuana and marijuana legalization initiative campaigns are heating up.