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California Marijuana Legalization Initiative On 2016 Ballot!
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla pleased at least 60% of the state this morning with the news that an initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use has qualified for the November 8th general election ballot.
Here is the official summary of the proposed legislation as it will appear in the ballot:
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Legalizes marijuana and hemp under state law. Designates state agencies to license and regulate marijuana industry. Imposes state excise tax on retail sales of marijuana equal to 15% of sales price, and state cultivation taxes on marijuana of $9.25 per ounce of flowers and… Continue reading
Colombia Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Today, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree legalizing medical marijuana.
Medical marijuana patients in Colombia can now obtain licenses allowing them to possess and grow cannabis.
This is a big step on the way to decriminalizing the use and production of cannabis for everyone.
Colombia has been at the forefront of the worldwide War on Drugs, pushed by the US, contributing to a decades long civil war in that country. Rebels and drug cartels have made hundreds of billions of dollars selling marijuana, cocaine and more recently heroin and meth. The War on Drugs has only increased their… Continue reading
DEA Director Calls Medical Marijuana a “Joke”
Join the discussion: DEA Chief Says Medical Marijuana Is a ‘Joke’
Apparently, to be the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency, you must ignore Science and believe that marijuana has no medicinal value and is as bad as heroin. The interim DEA Director, Chuck Rosenberg, has now called medical marijuana a “joke”.
What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal — because it’s not.” We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don’t call it medicine — that is a joke…. There are pieces of marijuana — extracts or constituents or component parts — that have great promise” medicinally, he said. “But if you talk about smoking the leaf of marijuana — which is what people are talking about when they talk about medicinal marijuana — it has never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine.
- Two More Caribbean Nations Legalize CannabisSt Lucia In 2021 the Government of St Lucia decriminalized personal use of cannabis, and expunged the records of previously convicted cannabis users. Now in March of 2024 they are holding meetings to create a Caribbean Cannabis Forum amongst the governments of the region. The stated goal is to create a sustainable cannabis industry in […]
- Will Pot Become Legal In Florida?I was delighted to hear that this fall Florida voters will be able to choose to legalize recreational marijuana. I thought our state might be the very last one to do this. Maybe not! Fingers crossed! https://www.politico.com/news/2024/...e-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-00150018
- Germany Legalizes Cannabis!The German Upper House of the Parliament has cleared a bill allowing personal cannabis use to begin April 1, 2024 "without further delay." Good news for Germany! "The fight was worth it, legalization of cannabis is coming on Easter Monday!" said German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. The legislation takes effect on April 1, and partially […]
- THCVHave you heard of it? Trichomes in a row by ~Zen~ posted Apr 3, 2018 at 10:29 AM I had not... but after reading about it I remembered pot like that 50 years ago. And it was THE best. It wasn't an identifiable strain, several strains seem to have had it, but none has been […]
- DEA will issue new Cannabis SchedulesTerrance Boos, chief of DEA’s Drug and Chemical Evaluation Section, said that officials have received “multiple petitions” on the issue and are “in the process of modifying our [regulations]” on cannabis constituents based on recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). They plan to release the new Schedule for Cannabis this […]
- US States Generate Billions from Cannabis TaxesThe numbers are phenomenal. $15 Billion Dollars since 2014 From the Marijuana Policy Project: Here are the national year-by-year totals: 2014: $68,503,980 2015: $264,211,871 2016: $530,521,110 2017: $736,534,982 2018: $1,308,693,928 2019: $1,749,459,667 2020: $2,814,837,199 2021: $3,866,974,690 2022: $3,774,783,548 CUMULATIVE TOTAL: $15,114,520,975 What are they doing with this cash haul??? I think that would... US States […]
- Amazing News from Thailand about ChickensYa'll got to read this...especially if you like to eat chickens or eggs... a lot of people do. High Quality: How cannabis-fed chickens could help in weaning off the poultry from antibiotics How cannabis-fed chickens could help in weaning poultry off antibiotics Researchers at Thailand's Chiang Mai University have been... Amazing News from Thailand about […]
- Yet Another Referendum For Legalization In CaliforniaOmar Figueroa and other North Bay activists plan a 2016 Referendum for Cannabis Legalization and Regulations. July 17, 2015 news from the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat's Julie Johnson. The march to bring marijuana legalization before California voters in 2016 ramped up Thursday with the announcement by a group of longtime Bay Area cannabis advocates that they […]
- With NJ becoming legal. 2 towns over from me sees bright sideWith NJ becoming legal. 2 towns over from me sees the bright side. Somerville will be 'trailblazer' by allowing marijuana shops downtown
- Marijuana legalization by US senator Cory Booker