Tag: Legalize It
Maryland will soon be the latest state to reduce penalties for possession of small amounts of cannabis, joining nation’s capital in a move towards decriminalization. Yesterday, the state’s senate voted 34 to 8 for legislation that would reduce the penalty for carrying up to 10 grams of weed to a civil fine, and Governor Mark O’Malley has […]
The above ad, for the medical marijuana-reviewing site Weedmaps, was supposed to begin playing on a Times Square video billboard Tuesday. Weedmaps had approval from Neutron Media, the company that owns and operates the space, but when representatives went to see the looping advertisement this week, it wasn’t playing. CBS, whose logo appears on the billboard, […]
The results of a new Pew Research poll paint a rosy picture for the future of pot in America. According to the study, 54 percent of Americans believe the plant should be legalized, and 69 percent believe it is less dangerous than alcohol. Furthermore, 75 percent of Americans — including those who are against legalization — […]
Vincent Gray, mayor of Washington, DC, has signed a bill that will decriminalize weed in our nation’s capital. Under the new legislation, possession of up to an ounce will be punishable only with a $25 fine, but you still won’t be able to smoke in public or sell the plant legally. In order to be […]
Last week, we learned that a bill in California’s state legislature could ban dispensaries from legally selling high-THC cannabis concentrates, and now, it appears Washington is taking the opposite tack. The state’s House and Senate voted to approve House Bill 2304, which calls to legalize retail sale of dabs. NORML explains more: As passed, the measure […]
California, utopia of quasi-legal cannabis, could soon ban the super-potent cannabis extracts known as dabs. A bill in the state legislature aimed at regulating the state’s medical industry would prohibit any physician from prescribing butane hash oil. “There’s no medicinal value to a high-THC concentrates like butane hash oil, and we don’t believe it’s part […]
The above video from Mother Jones provides an unusual argument for legalizing cannabis: illegal grow operations can be very, very bad for the environment. The short clip follows Mourad Gabriel, a wildlife ecologist who works to battle the effects of weed-growing in national forests. Along the way, we see copious amounts of garbage strewn around, water diverted […]
The legislative council of our nation’s capital passed a bill to decriminalize possession of weed with a 10-1 vote this week, and DC Mayor Vincent C. Gray has said that he’ll sign the legislation into law when it comes across his desk. That means possession of up to an ounce of cannabis will be punishable […]
The above minute-long spot for MarijuanaDoctors.com began airing yesterday on CNN, Comedy Central, The History Channel, and A&E in New Jersey, making it the first weed commercial to be shown on major U.S. TV networks. In it, a fast-talking faux drug dealer slings high quality raw fish in back alleys before a voice-over asks, “You wouldn’t […]
According to Phillip Paulwell, leader of government business in Jamaica’s House of Representatives, legislators may decriminalize use and possession of small amounts of cannabis by the end of the year. Despite its reputation as herb-friendly, the country still has strict laws regulating the plant. “It is my view that decriminalisation of the weed will become a […]
