Medical Marijuana Zone

The war to decriminalize the dank has been waged by stoners for some 50 years now, and as the drive to legalize has intensified in recent years, the number of epic cannabis stunts has likewise increased. Yet throughout the last half-century of cannabis championing, it seems there’s always been exploits and events to promote pot, […]

Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in New Mexico | TJ Baker SANTA FE, NM — New Mexico has taken the first steps needed towards legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana. State Rep. Bill McCamley (D-Las Cruces) has filed House Bill 89, the Cannabis Revenue and Freedom Act.  If passed, the bill would allow adults 21 or older to […]

For much of the past two decades, New York City had the dubious distinction of being the nation’s capital for low-level marijuana arrests. Fueled by the data-driven zeal of former Commissioner Bill Bratton—the same “police reformer” Bill Bratton who suggested, in 2016, that marijuana was responsible for most of New York’s violent crime—NYPD officers dutifully […]

National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Marijuana Confirming Medical Benefits; Dispelling Myths | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON, DC — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on the health impacts of marijuana Thursday, confirming the existence of medical benefits and dispelling some long-held myths about the substance. The review of more […]

BY MICHAEL CATALINI ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he will focus in his final year in office on New Jersey’s drug epidemic, promising to limit the supply of opioid drugs doctors can initially prescribe and seeking legislation to require insurers to pay for at least six months […]

Most Police Want Marijuana Laws Reformed, Poll Finds | TJ Baker In a national poll of police officers conducted on a wide variety of topics, less than one third of those surveyed said marijuana should remain illegal. According to the Behind the Badge survey of nearly 8,000 police officers conducted by the National Police Research Platform (NPRP), […]

2017 was always going to be a weird year for the states that legalized marijuana on Election Day in November. Cannabis is now legal for adults 21 and over in Massachusetts, California and Nevada—and on Jan. 30, Maine—but only if you can find any lying around.  Retail sales in licensed stores won’t start until 2018, and […]