by Winnie McCroy
By Alison Vekshin
Voter support for legal marijuana in Washington and Colorado is spurring similar campaigns in California and three other states that together may bring pot within lawful reach of almost 1-in-5 Americans.
Full Article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-08/legal-marijuana-trend-spreads-as-more-states-weigh-votes.html
by STEFAN – Peach Pundit
Everyone is doing it, California, Oregon, Colorado. Basically everybody.
Why aren’t we? Is it because we already have?
Back in 1980, when sideburns were in, Georgia was among the first to study medicinal marijuana. And by study, I mean pass a bill authorizing its study.
Full Article:
http://www.peachpundit.com/2013/10/07/georgia-marijuana-law/
By TOM MILLER
Right now there is at least a “faint hint” that the 2014 West Virginia Legislature may consider a bill to authorize the legalization of medical marijuana. Advocates and some physicians now claim marijuana can alleviate some illnesses or other medical conditions.
Full Article:
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/599656/Is-marijuana-debate-on-the-W-Va—-.html
By Linzi Sheldon
A new medical marijuana farmers market opened in Seattle on Sunday.
Vendors sold everything from cannabis candy to lotions and creams to dried buds.
Full Article:
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/medical-marijuana-farmers-market-opens-seattle/nbHGc/
Romania has become the tenth EU Member State to legalize medical marijuana. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Romania has legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
According to Romania-Insider, as cited by Sega daily, the possession and use of marijuana for any purposes was illegal prior to the changes.
Full Article:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=154315
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| Jars of medical marijuana are displayed at Telluride Alpine Wellness off of Colorado Avenue in Telluride. Co-owners Nolan Murphy and Michael Grady say they expect a boom in business with rules just passed in Telluride and San Miguel County. [Photo by Collin McRann] |
Starting sometime after Jan. 1, adults in Telluride will be able walk into retail marijuana shops in town and purchase pot without a medical marijuana card.
Full Article:
http://www.telluridenews.com/articles/2013/10/05/news/doc523a36c8c2865113322593.txt
As with the ads that MPP placed in Colorado before the November 2012 vote on Amendment 64, the ads compare the safety of marijuana versus alcohol.
Full Article:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/10/despite-complaints-marijuana-legalization-ads-will-stay-city-buses-and-bus-stops-portland-maine/7141/
by Phillip Smith
As of this week, the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana is no longer a criminal offense in Switzerland. Instead,the Swiss have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of weed, replacing possible jail time and a criminal record with a maximum fine of $110. The new law went into effect Tuesday.
Full Article:
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2013/oct/03/switzerland_decrim
America’s first (known) hemp harvest in more than fifty years began this month in southeastern Colorado. This past spring, following last year’s passage of Amendment 64, which legalized small amounts of marijuana for adults and paved the way for industrial hemp production, farmer Ryan Loflin planted 55 acres of marijuana’s sober sister. Last week, hemp advocates from across the country came to watch as Loflin and others harvested the first plants by hand.
http://community.agriculture.com/t5/Crop-Talk/First-harvest-of-industrial-hemp-grown-in-USA-in-50-years/m-p/394373