Marijuana

The Reality of Raids Hits Home

The Reality of Raids Hits Home

Welcome to your weekly installment of JackDanieL’s editorial column.  Be sure to check back for more from Jack each Friday. Enjoy! When you stop and think about all of...
World Anti-Doping Agency Changes Marijuana Testing Policy

World Anti-Doping Agency Changes Marijuana Testing Policy

According to Play True magazine, during a May 11 meeting, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Executive Committee voted to increase the threshold for marijuana testing for athletes.  The previous...
Marijuana Could Lower Risk of Diabetes

Marijuana Could Lower Risk of Diabetes

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine shows that regular use of marijuana is linked to lower levels of fasting insulin.  Marijuana users were also found...
New York Marijuana Arrests Predicted to Drop 20% in 2013

New York Marijuana Arrests Predicted to Drop 20% in 2013

New York police and lawmakers have faced backlash in recent months over the city’s stop and frisk procedures, which many claim unfairly target minorities who are in compliance with...
Washington Narcotics Dogs Trained to Ignore Marijuana

Washington Narcotics Dogs Trained to Ignore Marijuana

With the passage of I-502 in Washington last year, many policies have had to change.  One of the most recent changes that has occurred is that Washington police are...
Rapper 2 Chainz Gets Off on Marijuana Charges

Rapper 2 Chainz Gets Off on Marijuana Charges

Last week, rapper 2 Chainz, born Tauheed Epps, got off on charges of marijuana possession and possession of paraphernalia stemming from a traffic stop in February. The rapper was...
Advocates Want Alaska to be Next Legal Marijuana State

Advocates Want Alaska to be Next Legal Marijuana State

Alaskan marijuana advocates are pushing to include an initiative on next year’s ballot to legalize recreational use of marijuana by individuals age 21 and older.  The state is currently...
Colorado Lawmakers Allegedly Push to Repeal Amendment 64

Colorado Lawmakers Allegedly Push to Repeal Amendment 64

Mason Tvert, one of the authors of Amendment 64, has sent out a news release claiming that a number of Colorado lawmakers are secretly working to put a measure...
Washington Officials Claiming Legal Marijuana Jeopardizes All Marijuana Prosecutions

Washington Officials Claiming Legal Marijuana Jeopardizes All Marijuana Prosecutions

Crime lab scientists and Prosecutors in Washington say that a minor and little-addressed provision in Washington’s marijuana legalization law makes it nearly impossible to prosecute any marijuana crimes.  They’re...
San Francisco 4/20 Celebration Brings Big Clean Up

San Francisco 4/20 Celebration Brings Big Clean Up

To celebrate 4/20, thousands of stoners flocked to an area known as “Hippie Hill” in Golden Gate Park for an unofficial celebration.  The 15,000 attendees caused no problems during...