Missouri’s New Marijuana Laws Are “Small Step” Forward

Missouri’s marijuana laws made an inch of progress last month, but they are still among the strictest in the nation and yes, you can still get arrested for a joint. However, people with severe epilepsy will have better access to medicine and the severest marijuana penalty in the country has …

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Marijuana Opening The Closets

Multitalented entertainer and current co-host of The View Whoopi Goldberg debuted her first column for the online publication The Cannabist recently writing about her first experiences with a vape pen, which allows her to inhale concentrated marijuana “vapor.” Goldberg, who has glaucoma and gets excruciating headaches because of it, affectionally …

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How to create a legal marijuana economy

by Patrick Radden Keefe  Washington’s law gave state officials only a year to answer difficult questions: Who could grow legal pot? Who could sell it? How much would an ounce of the drug cost? Photograph by Maureen Drennan. Keywords One morning in August, Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy …

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Why I changed my mind on weed

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Over the last year, I have been working on a new documentary called “Weed.” The title “Weed” may sound cavalier, but the content is not. I traveled around the world to interview medical leaders, experts, growers and patients. I spoke candidly to …

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DEA stake out grow store

Illinois cops, DEA stake out grow store, bust 46-year-old hibiscus farmer After a “month-long” investigation that included stake-outs, digging through garbage, and comparing neighbors’ electricity bills, DEA agents and Shorewood (Illinois) Police kicked down the door of a suspected pot grower at 5am on October 11th, 2013. The suspect was …

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Legalizing The Twins: P & P

Puerto Rico considering legalizing pot, prostitution to ease national financial crisis After eight years of their economy going into the gutter, Puerto Rico is kicking around the idea of giving their tourism industry a boost by legalizing marijuana use. And if that doesn’t get you down to the tiny little …

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Florida Is Getting Really Crazy

Florida lawmakers approve punishing doctors who write fraudulent CBD recommendations Apparently the Florida legislature didn’t get the memo that CBD doesn’t get you high. Currently, lawmakers are working on a CBD-only bill that would give children suffering from rare seizure disorders to access to the extract. It should be a …

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