http://www.mail.com/subjects/1451324-cannabis.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1451324-cannabis.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2096588-fate-la-pot-shops-left-to-voters.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime. Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide how Los Angeles should handle its high with three competing measures that seek to either limit ... Sun, 19 May 2013 20:27:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2096588-fate-la-pot-shops-left-to-voters.html 2013-05-19T20:27:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093404-oas-drug-study-eyes-marijuana-legalization.html LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana. Drug policy reform advocates called the report historic, though it made no specific proposals and said there was "no significant support" among the OAS' 35 member states for legalizing cocaine, the illicit drug with the g... Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2093404-oas-drug-study-eyes-marijuana-legalization.html 2013-05-17T23:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana from "seed to store." They'd put a cap on the number of retail outlets in each county, but not o... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:33:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089482-wash-releases-draft-rules-legal-pot.html 2013-05-17T00:33:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089494-ap-photos-path-to-legal-pot-long-wild-trip.html SEATTLE (AP) — It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state and Colorado made pot use for adults over 21 legal last fall, but that was just the first step. On Thursday, Washington officials are expected to release the first draft of rules governing the... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2089494-ap-photos-path-to-legal-pot-long-wild-trip.html 2013-05-16T21:12:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2088394-chong-legalized-marijuana-save-country.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy Award-winning comedy duo Cheech and Chong based their 42-year career on counterculture humor with a particular emphasis on marijuana use. But these days Tommy Chong sees the recreational drug as something more than fodder for jokes about stoned hippies. The 74-year-old comedian thinks legalizing marijuana on a federal level woul... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:35:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2088394-chong-legalized-marijuana-save-country.html 2013-05-15T20:35:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2075480-ore-smokejumpers-skydive-illegal-pot-garden.html MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes. Jackson County sheriff's spokeswoman Andrea Carlson says the ... Thu, 09 May 2013 23:20:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2075480-ore-smokejumpers-skydive-illegal-pot-garden.html 2013-05-09T23:20:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066408-court-calif-cities-ban-medical-pot-shops.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the industry. In a unanimous opinion, the court held that California's medical marijuana laws — the nation's fi... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:25:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066408-court-calif-cities-ban-medical-pot-shops.html 2013-05-06T21:25:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044296-court-pot-smokers-fired-colo.html DENVER (AP) — Medical and recreational marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if it was used off duty, according to a court ruling Thursday. The Colorado Court of Appeals found there is no employment protection for medical marijuana users in the state since the drug rem... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:26:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2044296-court-pot-smokers-fired-colo.html 2013-04-26T00:26:35Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2041166-drug-czar-pot-legalization-wont-change-mission.html BALTIMORE (AP) — The nation's drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won't change his office's mission of fighting the country's drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the National Drug Control Policy, released P... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:23:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2041166-drug-czar-pot-legalization-wont-change-mission.html 2013-04-24T21:23:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034422-gunfire-erupts-colo-pot-event-2-wounded.html DENVER (AP) — Authorities are hunting for suspects after shooting broke out during a massive marijuana celebration in Denver, leaving two people with gunshot wounds. The gunfire scattered thousands attending Saturday's 4/20 counterculture holiday, the first since Colorado legalized marijuana. A man and a woman each suffered non-life threatening gunshot wo... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:38:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034422-gunfire-erupts-colo-pot-event-2-wounded.html 2013-04-21T09:38:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034096-shooting-colo-pot-holiday-gathering-injures-2.html DENVER (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a Denver pot celebration Saturday, injuring two people and scattering a crowd of thousands who had gathered for the first 4/20 counterculture holiday since the state legalized marijuana. The man and woman who were shot were expected to survive, and police were looking for one or two suspects, said Denver Police spokesman S... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:04:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034096-shooting-colo-pot-holiday-gathering-injures-2.html 2013-04-21T02:04:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032142-wash-bar-owner-allowing-pot-use-faces-crackdown.html SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Call knew he was pushing the envelope when he started letting people use marijuana at his rum-and-pizza joint in Tacoma. But he didn't quite know the extent of what he was in for: the governor's office demanding state regulators do something about it, local authorities revoking his business license, and his insurance company dropping h... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:45:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2032142-wash-bar-owner-allowing-pot-use-faces-crackdown.html 2013-04-19T21:45:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029212-holder-marijuanas-children-factor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — How it affects children will be one factor the Justice Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday. "When it comes to these marijuana initiatives, I think among the kinds of things we will have to consider is the i... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:49:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029212-holder-marijuanas-children-factor.html 2013-04-18T21:49:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027550-wash-government-bean-counter-pot-education.html SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. Now, the married, minivan-driving father of a small child is a weed guy — one of the dozens of Washington state workers involved in t... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:15:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027550-wash-government-bean-counter-pot-education.html 2013-04-18T10:15:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020026-legal-pot-draws-tourists-to-colo-wash-420.html DENVER (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, including out-of staters and even packaged tours. The events and crowds will test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults. More than 50,000 are expected to light up outdoors in Denver... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:24:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2020026-legal-pot-draws-tourists-to-colo-wash-420.html 2013-04-15T09:24:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2014110-ex-nfl-player-hurd-pleads-guilty-to-drug-charge.html DALLAS (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to buy cocaine and marijuana to set up a drug-distribution network, leaving a once-promising career in tatters as he faces a prison sentence of at least 10 years. Hurd, 27, pleaded guilty in federal court in Dallas to one count of possession of cocaine and marijuana with int... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:32:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2014110-ex-nfl-player-hurd-pleads-guilty-to-drug-charge.html 2013-04-11T22:32:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007078-maryland-lawmakers-pass-medical-marijuana-bill.html ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a measure allowing medical marijuana programs at research centers that choose to participate. The state Senate approved the measure, 42-4. Ten of the Senate's 12 Republicans joined 32 Democrats, while two Democrats and two Republicans voted against it. The action sends the bill to Gov.... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:10:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2007078-maryland-lawmakers-pass-medical-marijuana-bill.html 2013-04-09T10:10:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2001738-auburn-self-defense-mode-scathing-reports.html AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn is once again on the defensive amid allegations of wrongdoing going back to the 2010 national championship season. Two reports surfaced this week accusing the athletic department of wide-ranging misdeeds ranging from covering up widespread use of synthetic marijuana among football players to grade-changing and illicit payments, ... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2001738-auburn-self-defense-mode-scathing-reports.html 2013-04-06T00:57:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1987088-kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid.html LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana during a two-state drug sweep claim they were illegally targeted, possibly because they had bought indoor growing supplies to raise vegetables. Adlynn and Robert Harte sued this week to get more information about why sheriff's deputies searched their hom... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:32:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1987088-kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid.html 2013-03-30T01:32:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1967374-medical-marijuana-facility-partners-with-rapper.html OTISVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan medical marijuana facility is partnering with a member of the Grammy-winning rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to cultivate and distribute a new strain of medical marijuana. The Green Oasis and Stanley "Flesh-N-Bone" Howse have agreed to work together on "Phifty Caliber Kush," which they say has a noticeable floral taste an... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:04:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1967374-medical-marijuana-facility-partners-with-rapper.html 2013-03-20T16:04:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1954670-un-official-urges-us-to-fight-marijuana-laws.html VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge the decriminalization of possessing small amounts of marijuana for adults 21 and over in Washington and Colorado. While marijuana remains illegal under federal law, both states legalized possession of up to an ounce in November and are setting up rules to... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:39:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1954670-un-official-urges-us-to-fight-marijuana-laws.html 2013-03-14T15:39:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934936-wash-colo-potrepreneurs-opportunity.html LACEY, Wash. (AP) — Kim Ridgway and her wife, Kimberly Bliss, can well envision the shop they plan to open — where they'll put the accessories, the baked goods and the shelves stacked with their valuable product: jars of high-quality marijuana. Like many so-called "potrepreneurs" throughout Washington and Colorado, they're scrambling to get ready for the ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:41:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934936-wash-colo-potrepreneurs-opportunity.html 2013-03-06T15:41:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932002-ex-dea-heads-un-panel-urge-us-to-nullify-pot-laws.html CHICAGO (AP) — Eight former U.S. drug chiefs warned the federal government Tuesday that time is running out to nullify Colorado and Washington's new laws legalizing recreational marijuana use, and a United Nations agency also urged challenges to the measures it says violate international treaties. The former Drug Enforcement Administration chiefs criticiz... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:54:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932002-ex-dea-heads-un-panel-urge-us-to-nullify-pot-laws.html 2013-03-05T20:54:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1924530-mass-woman-sues-fedex-marijuana-delivery.html PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman has sued FedEx, claiming the company mistakenly sent her a package containing seven pounds of marijuana, then gave her address to the intended recipients, who later showed up at her door. Maryangela Tobin of Plymouth said in the suit filed Feb. 12 that by disclosing her address, the company violated state priva... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:21:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1924530-mass-woman-sues-fedex-marijuana-delivery.html 2013-03-01T18:21:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1922626-boxer-chavez-jr-suspended-fined-drug-test.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican Independence Day fight in Las Vegas. The popular, 27-year-old fighter, who's the son of a famous boxer by the same name, tested positive for marijuana in September after his first professiona... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:44:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1922626-boxer-chavez-jr-suspended-fined-drug-test.html 2013-03-01T02:44:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1921936-colorado-task-force-ponders-to-tax-legal-pot.html DENVER (AP) — Pot smokers in Colorado were the biggest winners in the vote that legalized the drug. Now state regulators are working out the details of exactly how to tax it, so the benefits are shared statewide in the form of increased revenue. A state panel set up to regulate marijuana in Colorado agreed Thursday to recommend the highest tax contemplate... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:49:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1921936-colorado-task-force-ponders-to-tax-legal-pot.html 2013-02-28T23:49:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1913514-legal-pot-colo-wash-poses-growing-dilemma.html SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — It may be called weed, but marijuana is legendarily hard to grow. Now that the drug has been made legal in Washington and Colorado, growers face a dilemma. State-sanctioned gardening coaches can help folks cultivate tomatoes or zucchini, but both states have instructed them not to show people the best way to grow marijuana. The situa... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:50:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1913514-legal-pot-colo-wash-poses-growing-dilemma.html 2013-02-25T08:50:46Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1897928-discovery-bets-2-dope-series-pot-growers.html NEW YORK (AP) — Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television's spotlight. Now the time may be right for marijuana growers — and the people who chase them. The Discovery network debuts a six-episode series, "Weed Country," at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will replace it with "Pot Cops" in April. Both e... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:30:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1897928-discovery-bets-2-dope-series-pot-growers.html 2013-02-17T17:30:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1892334-synthetic-marijuana-linked-to-kidney-damage.html NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say synthetic marijuana has been linked to kidney damage in some teens and young adults. Sixteen people who smoked synthetic marijuana were hospitalized with kidney problems last year in six states. All recovered but five of them needed dialysis. Synthetic marijuana is plant material sprayed with chemicals that can mimic t... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:22:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1892334-synthetic-marijuana-linked-to-kidney-damage.html 2013-02-14T18:22:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886754-marijuana-legalization-raises-safety-questions.html DENVER (AP) — Marijuana may be coming out of the black market in Colorado and Washington state, but the drug, at least for now, will retain a decidedly underground feel: Users may not know what's in it. Less than a year away from allowing pot sales, regulators are grappling with how to ensure that the nation's first legal marijuana industry will grow weed... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886754-marijuana-legalization-raises-safety-questions.html 2013-02-12T17:59:00Z