Medical Marijuana Zone

Floridians have had a lot to celebrate recently when it comes to cannabis culture. The state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana was lifted this week, and other limits on regional dispensary locations have likewise been challenged. Those looking to toast to a cannabis-filled future are also looking at a cup that’s half full — Ybor […]

Connecticut Governor-Elect Reaffirms Support for Adult Use Marijuana Legalization | NORML HARTFORD, CT — Governor-elect Ned Lamont reaffirmed his support for regulating the adult use cannabis market in Connecticut. Lamont is one of four gubernatorial candidates to be elected in November after campaigning on a platform that included legalizing marijuana. Speaking with reporters last week, Lamont said that he […]

This article originally appeared on Straight Cannabis. A new North American beauty pageant targeting the cannabis industry has just opened for applications—but only for “unwed” and “natural born” females between the ages 18 to 30. And its founder thinks it’s going to be huge. According to the official site, Miss Marijuana, or Miss MJ, is “the type of girl all […]

Marijuana Possession Becomes Legal in Michigan This Thursday | NORML Key provisions of the state’s voter-initiated marijuana measure, Proposition 1: The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, will take effect this Thursday, December 6. Michigan is the tenth US state to legalize and regulate the use and sale of marijuana by adults, and it is the ninth […]

Report: More Banks Providing Services to Cannabis-Specific Businesses | NORML WASHINGTON, DC — A growing number of banks and credit unions are providing financial services to marijuana-related businesses, according to data released by FinCEN (the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) and first publicized by the news portal MarijuanaMoment.net. The report acknowledged that the number of financial institutions […]

A bill that would allow licensed companies to manufacture and sell medicinal cannabis oil was passed by the Georgia House of Representatives on Tuesday and is now headed to the state Senate for consideration. Under the bill, HB 324, a regulated system for growing, processing, and distributing cannabis oil would be established. Georgia’s medical marijuana […]

Title: How To Safely Medicate Your Dogs With Cannabis Creator: Cannabis Frontier Description: Teri Robnet, founder and executive director of the Cannabis Patients Alliance, talks about her experience incorporating cannabis into her beloved pups’ lives. She discusses the ways in which the herb impacts each pet, and even demonstrates how she administers it to them. […]

Folks living in Deschutes County, Oregon say they’re running out of water. They say their wells are drying up and that they’re spending tens of thousands of dollars drilling new ones. And they know exactly who to blame: the nearby medical cannabis farm that began growing there in 2015. But are marijuana farms really the […]

Lawmakers in Utah Approve Compromise Medical Cannabis Bill | Kate Zawidzki As expected, legislators in Utah have enacted a medical cannabis law that will replace the law established by Proposition 2. While it is inferior to Prop 2, the new law will ensure that patients who need medical cannabis can safely access it, and its […]