Advocates Oppose NJ's Proposed Medical Marijuana Rules
Advocates for medical marijuana say the way New Jersey wants to regulate the industry in the state is even more restrictive than they expected.
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City Told Not to Take Legal Action Against Medical Marijuana Landlord
It only applies to one landlord, but it could indicate what future cases hold. A judge barred Los Angeles city attorneys from taking action against a landlord of a medical marijuana dispensary who is currently part of a lawsuit challenging the city's medical marijuana ordinance.
Medical Marijuana a Cash Crop for Newspaper Ads
In Colorado, California and Montana, where medical marijuana is legal, newspapers are enjoying increased ad revenue for this emerging market. This is most valuable at a time when newspapers are hurting for advertising, particularly classified ads, which have plummeted with the rise of online services like Craigslist.
High Time? Websites Give Cannabis a Classy New Look
As state medical marijuana laws push marijuana closer to Main Street, a few websites are starting to give it an updated, more understated image aimed at mainstream marijuana lovers outside the prototypical "stoner" demographic.
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Big Brother to Watch Over Medical Marijuana in Colorado?
Colorado is drafting regulations for its growing medical marijuana industry, but some advocates think they're going overboard with the surveillance.
Marijuana Soda? Medicinal Users Now Have Smoke-Free Option
A new line of marijuana-infused beverages are now available to patients with a recommendation for medical marijuana. Made by Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs, the carbonated drinks are marketed to medicinal marijuana patients who wish to avoid âweed cultureâ stigmas.
Panel Suggests Adding 'Major Depression' to Medical Marijuana List
A panel that advises the state on medical-marijuana policy voted Wednesday to allow major depression as a qualifying condition. About a dozen people â including a lawyer, a social worker and a woman who drove from Las Cruces â spoke Wednesday in favor of adding depression, and the panel agreed 5-2. No one spoke out against the addition.
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.