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Nov

A vote to keep marijuana underground

Legal pot has become "a sport for the wealthy."

More than 1 million votes were cast yesterday in Ohio for legal marijuana. But Issue 3, a ballot initiative that sought to legalize cannabis for all uses, was soundly defeated. 

When the polls closed the margin was almost 2 to 1 against.

Ending marijuana possession enforcement wasn't enough. Stopping a discriminatory drug war policing wasn't enough. In the end the establishment politicians of Ohio  skillfully played things just right. In a brilliant strategy they kept everyone's focus on the money. 

Thus a step forward for civil rights was thwarted by the all-mighty dollar.  

Wed
04
Nov

Grow for Vets: Free Cannabis Giveaway in Albany

ALBANY, Ore. -- On Monday, Grow For Vets, a national, tax-exempt nonprofit organization that gives free cannabis to veterans, announced the largest cannabis giveaway event in Oregon history.

The Veterans Day free cannabis giveaway will take place at Samurai Grower Supply in Albany, on Nov. 14 from 11:00AM to 5:00PM.

All attendees will receive a free gift bag containing information about Grow for Vets, as well as free cannabis and related products worth up to several hundred dollars each. The supply of gift bags is limited.

The organization says that the public is strongly encouraged to attend to show their support for veterans.

Wed
04
Nov

Watch: Paypal Founder Pitches 3 Keys To A Successful Startup

Peter Thiel is the entrepreneur, venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager best known for co-founding Paypal. Still not sure if he has the "startup chops" to make his advice worth watching? Well, then, he also invested $500,000 in a little startup called Facebook in 2004.

We should also mention that Thiel's Founders Fund made an investment earlier this year in Privateer Holdings, the company that owns the cannabis business, Leafly.

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04
Nov

Keego Harbor, Michigan legalizes marijuana use, possession

Voters in Keego Harbor made marijuana legal for adults. It was among many key proposals that passed in Tuesday's election across metro Detroit.

The marijuana proposals -- legalizing the "usage, possession and transfer" of an ounce or less of cannabis by anyone 21 or older, and only within a private non-public space such as a house -- passed with 260 votes, or 55%, with 210 voters opposed, or 45%.

• Wayne County voting results

• Oakland County voting results

Wed
04
Nov

California Marijuana Legalization 2016: With 10 Legalization Efforts Afoot In The Golden State, Which Is Most Likely To Pass?

In California's race to legitimize recreational marijuana, at least 10 legalization initiatives are vying to appear on the state’s November 2016 ballot. The political pileup could lead to none of the initiatives scoring enough votes to win, or it could result in the opposite conundrum: more than one legalization effort passing, something that Keith Humphreys, a Stanford professor who co-chaired a recent California Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy, predicts could become “an ungodly mess.”

Wed
04
Nov

Yoga, Cannabis, and You: 6 Best Practices for Pairing Yoga with Marijuana

As a yogi and someone who enjoys cannabis, I am interested in the benefits of using it as a way to enhance my yoga practice. It is exciting and exhilarating to develop and explore yoga as a practice, and I’ve been happily surprised to discover that cannabis can enhance this exploration. My hope in sharing my thoughts about combining cannabis and yoga is not to encourage you to go off the deep end, but rather to help you refine both your practice and your cannabis use.

Wed
04
Nov

FEDERAL RESEARCHERS STUDY WASHINGTON CANNABIS FARM

In an unprecedented move, federal researchers visited a medical cannabis farm in Vancouver, Washington to gauge the health impacts of working in the industry and performing tasks such as cultivation and processing. Does the repetitive motion of trimming marijuana flowers promote carpal tunnel? Are those processing dozens of pounds of freshly harvested cannabis, over the long term, in danger of inhaling plant particles that may be harmful to their health?

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04
Nov

Colorado allowed to spend marijuana tax money, as voters reject refunds

TABOR requirement asks voters to decide whether the state gets to keep $66.1 million in taxes they already have approved

Colorado voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a statewide ballot measure that gives state lawmakers permission, once again, to spend $66.1 million in taxes collected from the sale of recreational marijuana.

The outcome came as no surprise given its bipartisan backing, and election returns as of 9:40 p.m. showed Proposition BB receiving about 69 percent support, well above the majority-vote threshold, according to returns from counties.

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04
Nov

Flawed Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure in Ohio Roundly Defeated

Marijuana Oligopoly Rejected by Ohio Voters

Ohio voters have rejected a controversial marijuana legalization initiative that would have restricted commercial marijuana production to the ten properties owned by the principal investors in the initiative.

Wed
04
Nov

What’s at stake in the war on marijuana?

According to Brookings Fellow John Hudak, it’s time for the federal government to recognize the serious policy risks born from limiting medical marijuana research. 

 

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