Reuters/Andres Stapff
Peru should consider legalizing marijuana, the former head of the country’s National Drug Control Commission has said. Uruguay recently became Latin America’s first nation to legalize the marijuana industry, encouraging its neighbors to follow suit.
Full Article:
http://rt.com/news/peru-calls-marijuana-legalization-165/
Month: January 2014
New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws
By SUSANNE CRAIG and JESSE McKINLEY
Bill would make medical marijuana sales legal in Tennessee
NASHVILLE — A Democratic legislator has filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would authorize prescription sales of marijuana for medicinal purposes in Tennessee under somewhat stringent regulations.
Full Article:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/24362030/bill-would-make-medical-marijuana-sales-legal-in-tennessee
As cannabis is widely legalised, China cashes in on an unprecedented boom
Here’s a poll. Go vote! – Legalized pot and Colorado’s reputation
Do you think the legalization of recreational marijuana is harming Colorado’s reputation outside the state?
Go vote here:
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_24839791
Legalize marijuana in Alabama? Debate ignited after arrest of leading advocate for medical marijuana
By Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com
The arrest of the executive director of the Alabama Medical Marijuana Coalition has stirred debate among AL.com readers over legalizing marijuana in Alabama.
Christopher Butts and three other people were arrested Saturday by the Cullman County sheriff’s department. Butts, Stephen Franks, Sonja Franks and Amber Nixon face a felony charge of trafficking marijuana while Nixon has also been charged with possession of a controlled substance.
Cullman County Sheriff Mike Rainey said deputies responded to a call regarding the welfare of the child at the house where the arrests were made. A child was turned over to the department of human resources and arrangements were made for the child to stay with family, Rainey said.
The sheriff also said about 35 marijuana plants as well as some buds were confiscated at the house southwest of Cullman.
A non-scientific poll conducted on AL.com earlier this month (and where you can stillcast your vote) indicated overwhelming support from readers for the legalization of marijuana.
Full Article:
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/12/legalize_marijuana_in_alabama.html
Colorado Department of Agriculture Adopts Industrial Hemp Rule
Russ Baldwin
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has adopted the first industrial hemp rules in the state’s history; the rule became effective December 30, 2013. Producers can begin to register with CDA’s industrial hemp program on March 1, 2014.
“These rules are the first step to allow Colorado producers to legally grow industrial hemp,” said Colorado Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture Ron Carleton.
Full Article:
http://theprowersjournal.com/2014/01/03/cda-adopts-industrial-hemp-rule/
Jack Herer 1974
From Denver to Pueblo: Where to find cannabis if you feel like firing up
by Indy staff
Jan. 1 has brought an explosion of pot shops heard ’round the world. Of course, none are situated in Colorado Springs, thanks to City Council deciding that locals didn’t really want those stores they voted for.
Nonetheless, areas like Manitou Springs, Pueblo County and Denver have heard the call. Manitou has implemented a moratorium on recreational stores until Jan. 30, though, so we’re focusing on who will be open this week — namely, those locations in Pueblo and Denver that have been licensed by both the local government and the state, and tell the Indythey plan to be operational.
Full Article:
http://www.csindy.com/coloradosprings/from-denver-to-pueblo-where-to-find-cannabis-if-you-feel-like-firing-up/Content?oid=2807315
Could Kansas follow Colorado in pot legalization?
Kansas Sen. David Haley hopes with Colorado’s legal marijuana laws in effect that the momentum will begin to swing his way.
Colorado dispensaries are one of the most popular businesses on this new year, as the state’s recreational marijuana laws make smoking pot legal. But next door in Kansas, the idea isn’t so popular.
“Why to continue with the stigma is unwarranted and is certainly something I don’t understand, and a growing number of Kansans don’t understand either,” Haley said.
Full Article:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/24343631/could-kansas-follow-colorado-in-pot-legalization