Hempcon To Be Held in LA This Weekend

Hempcon, one of America's biggest medical marijuana conventions, is being held this weekend in Los Angeles.  The event comes right on the heels of Los Angeles' approval of Proposition D, which limits the number of medical marijuana collectives that can operate in the city to only 135. While the city of Los Angeles disapproves of medical marijuana collectives, they seem ...

High Fees Expected From Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Program

On Friday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released a number of new regulations for the state's medical marijuana program.  According to the DPH, the regulations are intended to create a "self-financed medical marijuana industry that supports patient access without relying on taxpayer resources." As a result of that goal, medical marijuana dispensaries will be...

Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Moving Medical Marijuana From a Cash Business

Welcome to your weekly installment of JackDanieL’s editorial column.  Be sure to check back for more from Jack each Friday. Enjoy! According to the editors at MMJBusinessDaily, and their recently published Marijuana Business Factbook, legal cannabis sales could bloom to over $6 billion by 2018. That’s six BILLION, with a b. An impressive sum, but not lost on today’s...

New Jersey Assembly Approves Bill to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients Who Require Organ Transplants

The New Jersey Assembly has approved a bill that would protect medical marijuana patients from being disqualified for organ transplant because they fall under hospitals' definition of a "drug user." The bill was passed on a vote of 67-9 with two abstentions. According to Assemblyman Peter J. Barnes, the bill ensures that hospitals and physicians won't "exclude people who ...

Hempcon To Be Held in LA This Weekend
High Fees Expected From Massachusetts Me...
Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Moving M...
New Jersey Assembly Approves Bill to Pro...
Marijuana Legalization Rally Held in Texas

Marijuana Legalization Rally Held in Texas

Marijuana legalization supporters in Forth Worth, Tx. gathered together on Saturday to march through downtown.  Several hundred people made their way through downtown holding signs and chanting “Legalize!” The...
Obama Makes Statement About Marijuana Legalization

Obama Makes Statement About Marijuana Legalization

Since recreational marijuana was legalized in Washington and Colorado, President Obama and his administration have remained relatively quiet about their feelings on the matter. However, during a speech at...
Cliff Harris Cut by New York Jets After Marijuana Arrest

Cliff Harris Cut by New York Jets After Marijuana Arrest

Former Oregon Ducks corner back Cliff Harris, who had an agreement with the New York Jets to reserve a future contract, was arrested for marijuana possession on Monday.  As...
Marijuana Legalization Regulations Move Forward in Colorado

Marijuana Legalization Regulations Move Forward in Colorado

On Friday, the Colorado Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a bill that creates the regulatory system for legal marijuana retail stores. The majority of the bill remained unchanged by...
Haze of Confusion Surrounds Critical LA Ordinance Vote – JD Clears the Air

Haze of Confusion Surrounds Critical LA Ordinance Vote – JD Clears the Air

Welcome to your weekly installment of JackDanieL’s editorial column.  This week, Jack tackles the important upcoming vote on three medical marijuana-related ordinances that are being put before Los Angeles voters.  This...
Ohio Could Be Next to Legalize Marijuana

Ohio Could Be Next to Legalize Marijuana

Yesterday, Ohio Representative Robert F. Hagan introduced a pair of proposals that would change marijuana policy in the state– one for medical marijuana legalization, and one for recreational marijuana...
Marijuana Magazines Could be Treated Like Porn in Colorado

Marijuana Magazines Could be Treated Like Porn in Colorado

Some Colorado lawmakers are trying to get marijuana magazines treated like porn; it is being argued that the magazines should be kept behind store counters and covered.  The provision,...
San Diego Medical Marijuana Advocates Speak Out Against Feds After Raid

San Diego Medical Marijuana Advocates Speak Out Against Feds After Raid

At a San Diego City Council hearing, One on One Patient Association’s president Kenneth Cole spoke out in favor of establishing clear medical marijuana guidelines for the city. The...
Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill to be Signed

Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill to be Signed

On Thursday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will sign legislation to legalize medical marijuana in the state.  House Bill 1101 will create a commission through which academic medical research centers...
UFC Fighter Robbie Peralta Suspended for Marijuana Use

UFC Fighter Robbie Peralta Suspended for Marijuana Use

On Tuesday night, the UFC confirmed that featherweight fighter Robbie Peralta tested positive for marijuana metabolites during his pre-fight test for performance enhancing drugs. The fight took place at...