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It will soon be a full year in which adults were allowed to purchase marijuana from state-regulated dispensaries in Colorado. We’ve already passed the two-year mark allowing adults to possess an ounce of marijuana and use privately. Some Coloradans have chosen to cultivate marijuana legally for the last two years. Other than these groundbreaking policies,Read More …

This was the 2013 Hanfparade (Hemp Parade). According to the organisers, 6,500 people came together in Berlin last weekend to demonstrate for the legalisation of cannabis . Their motto: “My choice – legal cannabis!” All participants – some of them in fancy costumes, others with self-made posters and banners – had the same ambition. TheyRead More …

One stance that millenials are characterized by is our strong support for the legalization of (at least) medical marijuana: A recent Pew poll found that 65% of millenials support legalization of marijuana. But it isn’t just young adults who want the government to increase access to marijuana; medical researchers are adding their voices to theRead More …

They said the federal government could sue to block parts of the measures or send threatening letters to marijuana shops, followed up by street-level clampdowns similar to those targeting medical marijuana dispensaries the government suspects are fronts for drug traffickers. “This is a symbolic victory for (legalization) advocates, but it will be short-lived,” Kevin Sabet,Read More …

“Smoking Weed with the President” a new song by Prince Ea, lays down the stoned, cold truth about marijuana. The present-day bane of the marijuana community is President Obama. We expected so much more from the man. He even promised as much, pledging at the beginning of his administration that he would not harass legalRead More …

Bonn, Germany: The legalization of cannabis for therapeutic purposes is not associated with increases in the use of marijuana or other illicit substances among adolescents, according to a discussion paper commissioned by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Germany. Economists from Montana State University, the University of Oregon, and the University ofRead More …