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  1. Katelyn Baker

    MO: No Decision Yet On Anti-Marijuana Initiative

    A Kalispell judge on Friday heard lengthy arguments from the sponsors of a measure to repeal the state medical marijuana program, and will decide next week on the group's petition to place its initiative on November's general election ballot. In a hearing before Flathead County District Judge...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Update

    The federal courts reminded the US Justice Department (DOJ) that Congress passed a law barring it from using federal funds to go after state-legal medical cannabis operations, Maryland takes a step toward getting its industry up and running, California balks at a MM grower tax, and more...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Update

    The federal courts reminded the US Justice Department (DOJ) that Congress passed a law barring it from using federal funds to go after state-legal medical cannabis operations, Maryland takes a step toward getting its industry up and running, California balks at a MM grower tax, and more...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    PA: Why Is Penn State Still Arresting Students For Pot?

    Marijuana laws are changing across the country, but not on most college campuses. This is a growing problem for a new generation of young adults and medical marijuana patients who live in a world of legalized access. Penn State is the latest school to offer a statement as to why they will...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    Marijuana Is Less Dangerous Than Sugar, Alcohol And Tobacco

    Three substances far more dangerous than marijuana are readily available at your nearest convenience store. Tobacco, alcohol and sugar are all substances that are more addictive than pot, and they're more likely to make you sick too. Polling conducted by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Outreach Group To Open Clinic In Southern Illinois

    An outreach group for medical cannabis plans to open a clinic in Southern Illinois that will help patients get registered for the state's medical marijuana program. Caprice Sweatt, founder and CEO of Medical Cannabis Outreach, said the facility will open in early December - most likely in...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Medical Marijuana Outreach Group To Open Clinic In Southern Illinois

    An outreach group for medical cannabis plans to open a clinic in Southern Illinois that will help patients get registered for the state's medical marijuana program. Caprice Sweatt, founder and CEO of Medical Cannabis Outreach, said the facility will open in early December - most likely in...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Is Big Marijuana Inevitable?

    In November, voters in as many as 12 states will see a marijuana legalization initiative on their ballots. Marijuana is already legal for recreational use in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Washington, D.C. Another 25 states have legalized medical marijuana. The era of marijuana...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Coachella Pot CEO To Speak At "The End Of Opiates"

    The CEO of Coachella's first medical marijuana business will be helping to raise money to fund the University of California, Irvine's cannabis research team next week at The End of Opiates symposium. The event, which takes place at the Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa Aug. 26, will...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Coachella Pot CEO To Speak At "The End Of Opiates"

    The CEO of Coachella's first medical marijuana business will be helping to raise money to fund the University of California, Irvine's cannabis research team next week at The End of Opiates symposium. The event, which takes place at the Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa Aug. 26, will...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Coachella Pot CEO To Speak At "The End Of Opiates"

    The CEO of Coachella's first medical marijuana business will be helping to raise money to fund the University of California, Irvine's cannabis research team next week at The End of Opiates symposium. The event, which takes place at the Avenue of the Arts Hotel in Costa Mesa Aug. 26, will...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    PA: Pro Pot In Run For Governor, Now John Hanger Eyes Getting Into Marijuana Business

    He has policed the state's environment, overseen its utilities and campaigned to be its governor. Now former Wolf administration official John Hanger is looking to get into Pennsylvania's budding medical marijuana business. "If I can find the right business partner, it would give me a lot of...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    Marijuana Foes Will Appeal Legal Defeat To Arizona High Court

    Opponents of legalizing marijuana in Arizona said Friday they would appeal to the state Supreme Court after a judge dismissed their bid to block a statewide vote. Earlier Friday, a Maricopa County judge rejected the legal challenge by Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy to an initiative that...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    FL: Escambia County Scraps Marijuana Moratorium

    The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners will not move forward with a year-long moratorium that would have stopped medical marijuana dispensaries from opening in the unincorporated parts of the county. Setting the moratorium to the side, commissioners voted 5-0 Thursday night to...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    More Signatures Submitted On Arkansas Medical Marijuana Plan

    Little Rock, Ark. - Supporters of a plan to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas have turned in additional signatures in hopes of qualifying for the November ballot. Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana need 84,859 valid signatures to make it onto the ballot this year. Secretary of State...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    More Signatures Submitted On Arkansas Medical Marijuana Plan

    Little Rock, Ark. - Supporters of a plan to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas have turned in additional signatures in hopes of qualifying for the November ballot. Arkansans United for Medical Marijuana need 84,859 valid signatures to make it onto the ballot this year. Secretary of State...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    DC: BUD Summit Explores Marijuana Issues

    The Business, Understanding and Development Summit (BUD Summit) will be at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill (400 New Jersey Ave., N.W.) on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The summit will focus on marijuana policy, taxation, industry and business. Speakers will include...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    DC: BUD Summit Explores Marijuana Issues

    The Business, Understanding and Development Summit (BUD Summit) will be at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill (400 New Jersey Ave., N.W.) on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The summit will focus on marijuana policy, taxation, industry and business. Speakers will include...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    Banking, Tax Regs Eat Into Marijuana Profits

    If one looks at the top line, the legal marijuana business may very well be the stuff that entrepreneurial dreams are made of. As of this writing, some 25 states in the U.S. have passed laws that allow for some degree of medical or legal use of the cannabis plant. This trend toward growing...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    Judge Rejects Lawsuit - Marijuana Measure Will Be On Arizona Ballot

    The marijuana legalization effort will appear on the November ballot, despite a legal battle mounted by opponents to get it tossed. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jo Lynn Gentry dismissed a lawsuit brought by 13 individuals and groups, including Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery...
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