The acting Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, calls for decriminalizing marijuana in his speech at the California Democratic Convention in Sacramento on April 13. Newsom is a strong supporter of legalizing gay marriage and has this to say about legalizing marijuana: It’s time to decriminalize, tax, and regulate marijuana… In 2011 alone in this country, three quarters of a million people in the United States were arrested for marijuana law... Read more »
California’s Disputed Dispensaries Dispensary laws in California are as hazy as nearly everything cannabis related in the golden state. The only thing that’s truly clear applies to local official’s authority to regulate collectives, which includes to ability to outright ban dispensaries within entire cities and counties. The law empowers municipalities to enact civil as well as criminal statutes to control co-ops in their proverbial backyards. While blanket bans seemingly contradict... Read more »
Justin Bieber made Twitter headlines yesterday as he gave a S/O to @UncleRush in this tweet below: shoutout to @unclerush . gotta support him to #EndTheWarOnDrugs and show that we the youth have a voice. hashtag and support the cause — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 9, 2013 The hashtag #EndTheWarOnDrugs went viral on Twitter yesterday as celebs and just everyday Joe’s showed their support for ending the war on drugs.... Read more »
Want to buy legal marijuana in Colorado? Might want to re-think that… Lawmakers this week are discussing a bill that heavily taxes legal marijuana. According to the article below, the bill includes a 15% excise tax and a 15% special sales tax. Plus, you can’t forget about the existing local and state taxes. This means that in some areas such as Denver, there would be a marijuana tax rate of... Read more »
Does this really surprise anyone? It doesn’t us but this sure is making headlines. A new poll is out showing that 52% of Americans think pot should be legal. Apparently in 1969 84% of American’s opposed legalizing marijuana. So in the last 44 years (which is quite a long time) American’s views on marijuana have shifted. Is this a sign of future legalization nationwide? We are doubting that will happen... Read more »