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Judge dismisses City of Oakland lawsuit defending nation’s largest pot shop
A U.S. district court judge ruled Thursday that the City of Oakland had no standing to sue the federal government in defense of Harborside Health Center, the nation’s largest medical marijuana dispensary, which is now facing property seizure proceedings. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James ruled that the lacked the authority…
Colorado Senate president reacts to marijuana smell in Capitol: ‘Please douse all the doobies’
The strong odor of marijuana wafted through the Colorado capitol building on Wednesday morning, and was apparently so pungent that the state senate’s president asked members over the intercom to “please douse all the doobies in the area.” Video of state Sen. John Morse’s (D) comment was lifted from the…
Rhode Island lawmaker: Legalize marijuana to ‘reduce crime’ and ‘weaken gangs’
Following last year’s successful effort to decriminalize marijuana in Rhode Island, advocates in the state legislature now have their eyes on the biggest prize in drug reform: marijuana legalization. “Taxing and regulating the sale of marijuana will rob drug dealers of one of their reasons for being,” state Senator Donna…
Pennsylvania senator: Weed would be legal if lawmakers had ‘secret ballot’
A marijuana legalization bill being introduced to the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday might have a shot at passage if lawmakers were able to vote via “secret ballot,” Pennsylvania Sen. Daylin Leach (D) told Raw Story. Leach, the bill’s sponsor and minority chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will introduce his…
New governor gives hope to New Hampshire’s coming debate on marijuana
On the heels of successful marijuana referendums in Colorado, Washington state and Massachusetts, New Hampshire will soon debate whether to change its own laws on the drug. The AP reported that a state House committee “is holding hearings Thursday on three bills to decriminalize marijuana,” one of which proposes licensing…
Cops record man spilling weed in attempt to toss it away during chase
A Tennessee man was filmed during a recent police chase repeatedly attempting to throw out his stash of marijuana, seemingly not realizing that his passenger-side window was closed the whole time, leaving the drug scattered all over the vehicle’s interior. Video of 30-year-old Marquese Anglin’s January arrest in Fairview City…
Michigan courts: Medical pot dispensaries banned, but sharing is cool
The Michigan Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday that slammed the door shut on entrepreneurs who want to open medical marijuana dispensaries, according to The Associated Press. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Program (MMMP) currently only allows patients to buy the drug from registered caregivers, of which there are nearly 26,000…
New Jersey bill looks to give organ transplants to medical marijuana patients
A bill introduced to the New Jersey legislature this week seeks to enshrine medical marijuana on a list of drugs authorized for use in soon-to-be transplant patients, resolving a legal roadblock that’s cropped up more and more often as states reform their drug policies. The bill, A765, was put forward…
Rule-making panel: Coloradans can still lose jobs over pot smoking
Marijuana users in Colorado may no longer fear arrest but they very well could still lose their jobs after a drug test, a task force set up to recommend rules for legalization decided Tuesday. In other words: Just because Colorado voters approved regulation of marijuana last November doesn’t mean you…
Michigan’s medical marijuana tax revenues exceed $10 million
The state of Michigan pulled in more than $10 million in tax revenues from medical marijuana dispensaries in 2012, a new audit (PDF) finds. Voters approved legalizing medical marijuana in 2008 thinking it would help ease the pain of sick and dying patients. Since implementation in 2009, 344,313 original applications…
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