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Researchers suspect marijuana linked to increased stroke risk
Regular marijuana users may want to think twice before taking another puff: a new study by researchers at the University of Auckland found that an unusually high number of stroke patients smoke the stuff. Drug test results showed that 16 percent in the test group had marijuana in their system…
California Supreme Court’s medical marijuana ruling could trigger ‘green rush’
Right now nearly 200 cities and counties in California ban medical marijuana dispensaries, but all those markets could be set to open later this year thanks to a case the California Supreme Court began hearing on Tuesday. When lawmakers crafted the medical marijuana provision, they did not specifically say whether…
Drug law reform advocates optimistic about the end of marijuana prohibition
Though previous efforts have faltered in Congress, Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) insisted Tuesday their plan to overhaul the nation’s marijuana laws was not in vain. On a conference call, Polis and Blumenauer emphasized their legislation was just a first step in reforming drug policy. Blumenauer said…
Maine lawmaker: Marijuana legalization bill modeled after existing medical law
The Maine lawmaker behind a new bill this session that would legalize marijuana and regulate it similarly to alcohol told Raw Story on Monday that her proposal is modeled so closely after the state’s existing medical marijuana statue that the only thing which would truly change if it passes is…
Oregon, Maine and California targeted for marijuana legalization in 2016
Fresh off victories in Colorado and Washington, drug reform activists are wondering where the next hotbed for legalization will emerge. The Marijuana Policy Project, a leading group behind those 2012 wins, told Raw Story that they think they know the answers: Oregon, Maine and California. Oregon is particularly of interest…
Former New York City prosecutor indicted on felony marijuana charge
A former Manhattan prosecutor was indicted Tuesday on a felony charge relating to marijuana distribution after police claimed he sold $200 worth of the controlled substance to an undercover officer in September. David Leung, 44, was allegedly caught with approximately eight ounces of marijuana in his vehicle after being arrested…
Former Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo agrees to smoke marijuana with filmmaker
In a pitch published to crowdfunding website Indiegogo this week, activist filmmaker and comedian Adam Hartle somehow managed to get former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) to agree that he will smoke marijuana the next time the two men meet. “True or false?” he asks Tancredo. “When marijuana legalization passes and…
Washington gov. cheers ‘very satisfying’ marijuana meeting with AG Holder
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said Tuesday that a 45-minute meeting he had with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the state’s intent to regulate and tax marijuana was “very satisfying.” He added that the nation’s top law enforcement official said nothing to dissuade him from moving forward with…
Medical marijuana legalization likely headed to Supreme Court
An appeals court refused on Tuesday to even consider reviewing evidence to reclassify marijuana due to its medical usefulness, leaving the nation’s largest medical marijuana advocacy group vowing to ask the Supreme Court for a review. In their ruling (PDF), three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington,…
Police: Michigan couple grew 206 marijuana plants ‘across the street from city hall’
A couple in Coloma, Michigan was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection to a marijuana growing operation authorities claim they found in the rear of their computer repair business, located directly across the street from the town’s city hall. In all, police said they pulled 206 marijuana plants out of…
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