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Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Health released an impact assessment of marijuana legalization. The report concludes that the benefits of taxing and regulating marijuana far outweighs any potential negative consequences. The study was commissioned by Governor Cuomo and announced in his address on the executive budget proposal. Below is […]
Fuck you, Kevin Smith, actually I’m a big fan but let me explain. Generally, I’m not a fan of new entertainment websites and apps. Usually, I can’t afford them or want to give my information to it. When I first saw Kevin Smith teasing about his new project Hollyweed, […]
CNN published an article about on a book based on Bruce Lee’s short but influential life titled Bruce Lee: A Life. In it discusses many personal aspects of the kung fu master, one thing I didn’t realize was Bruce Lee’s fame is posthumous. The book confirms a rumor I once […]
An internal review of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) has identified administrative shortcomings that enabled growers, dispensaries and laboratories to operate without effective oversight. It also found that statutory restrictions have limited OMMP’s ability to answer information requests from local law enforcement officials, even as the program protects patient […]
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will begin to implement new amendments to the state’s existing medical cannabis law to improve access to medical cannabis for qualifying patients. Gov. David Ige signed the amendments into law on July 5, 2018. “As we implement these amendments, our foremost objective is to […]
Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf has signed legislation into law to facilitate state-sponsored medical cannabis research. The amended law, House Bill 2477, states: “It is the intention of the General Assembly to create a mechanism whereby this Commonwealth’s medical schools and hospitals may provide advice to grower/processors and dispensaries in the areas of patient […]
Not just want, but Seattle Hempfest needs you. You would think being one of the longest-running protestivals in the nation would be an advantage in a “legal” state, but it’s not when you’re an all-volunteer free event open to the public. I recently ran into the founder of Hempfest Vivian […]
NORML Questions Police Tactics That Led to Man’s Death Over Small Marijuana Grow The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) questions the excessive use of force used by Pennsylvania law enforcement, whose pursuit of a man suspected of growing a small amount of marijuana outdoors ultimately led […]
U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling issued a statement this week regarding adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts. The statement can be found below. I think that it’s important that cannabis advocates always monitor the rhetoric that U.S. Attorneys are putting out there. Of note, the statement starts off by saying that Massachusetts’ legalization […]
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