Toke Radio 76: Legal Weed In Nation's Capital! Free Weed For Low Income Canadian Patients! Wasilla Responds To Legalization By Outlawing Pot Brownies!

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U.S.: Marijuana Officially Becomes Legal For Adults In Nation's Capital

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A voter-approved law making marijuana legal for adults in Washington, D.C. officially took effect on Thursday, February 26, at 12:01 a.m. ET.

Missouri: Bill Introduced To Release Jeff Mizanskey From Life Sentence For Marijuana

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In a very rare move, a Missouri legislator has proposed a bill to free one man from prison. That happened this week when Rep. Shamed Dogan filed House Bill 978, which would allow a parole board to release any prisoner serving a life sentence for nonviolent marijuana charges. 

Israel: 'We Can Become A Cannabis Superpower,' Says Green Leaf Party

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Running up to the March 17 elections, Israel's Green Leaf Party on Wednesday announced a comprehensive economic study showing higher than expected revenues of about NIS 3 billion per year for the state if the cannabis market is regulated by law.

Jamaica: Cannabis Global Initiative To Assist Marijuana Companies Entering New Market

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Legislation to make provisions for ganja reform was approved by the Jamaican Cabinet and tabled in the Senate in January 2015. This Bill, the Dangerous Drugs Act 2015, and popularly called the Ganja Bill, opened the door to the emergence of new financial and commercial opportunities for companies who want to do business in Jamaica.

Canada: Patient Assistance Program For Medical Cannabis Use Announced

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CannTrust Inc., a licensed producer and distributor of medical cannabis in Canada, today announced CannTrust Access, a comprehensive patient assistance program for medical cannabis compassionate use in Canada.

Kind Financials Gets 2nd Round Of Funding To Provide Financial Solutions To Cannabis Industry

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Kind Financial, (formerly KindBanking), the financial solutions platform for the cannabis industry, on Thursday announced that it has secured its second round of funding.

Alaska: Wasilla Bans Pot Brownies; Says Smoking Weed Still Illegal If It Pisses Off The Neighbors

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Well, nobody can say the Wasilla City Council wasn't ready when marijuana legalization came along, no sir. Less than three hours before recreational cannabis became legal across the state, the council on Monday banned making pot brownies at home.

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Toke Radio 75: Pot Doesn't Increase Car Crashes! Drug Czar Is Recovering Alcoholic! 100 Tribes Look At Marijuana Business!

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U.S.: NHTSA Study Concludes Marijuana Doesn't Increase Car Crashes

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A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded that smoking marijuana before driving doesn't make you more likely to get into a car crash, especially when compared to drinking before driving.

U.S.: Recovering Alcoholic Confirmed As Drug Czar, Takes Top Spot At ONDCP

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President Obama’s nominee for director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), acting director Michael Botticelli, was confirmed by the Senate 92-0 on Monday, granting him one of the nation’s highest drug-control offices.

California: Legislator Introduces Bill To End Organ Transplant Denials For Medical Marijuana Patients

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California State Assembly member Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) has introduced AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, a bill aimed at preventing medical marijuana patients from being unduly denied organ transplants.

Washington: Small Town Plans To Run Its Own Marijuana Store By Month's End

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The City of North Bonneville, Washington, a community of about a thousand residents on the Columbia River, doesn't appear extraordinary at first glance, but it's unique in one way: It's about to become the first municipality in the state to run its own marijuana store.

Washington: Federal Judge To Hear Motion To Dismiss In Kettle Falls 5 Medical Marijuana Case

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A motion to dismiss will be heard in federal court Thursday, February 12, in a widely watched medical marijuana case involving a family from rural northeastern Washington State. Larry Harvey, 71, and other family members of the so-called "Kettle Falls Five" have moved for dismissal of their case, arguing that a recently enacted Congressional measure forbids the Department of Justice (DOJ) from prosecuting them.

U.S.: More Than 100 Native American Tribes Consider Growing, Selling Marijuana

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More than 100 Native American tribes have reportedly contacted FoxBarry Farms, a company which says it is building the nation's first marijuana cultivation facility on tribal land, over the past month expressing industry in the cannabis industry.

Police Raid Family Over Suspected 'Meth Lab' -- It Was Maple Syrup

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Overzealous law enforcement agents continue to take the War On Drugs to what we’d call a deeply silly level — if it didn’t so easily, and so often, result in tragic consequences.

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There's no such thing as perfect timing 
Nothing's wrong but nothing's rhyming 
There's no such thing as perfect timing 
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Toke Radio 74: Surgeon General Says Marijuana Helpful! Daily Cannabis Use Doesn't Change Brain! Veterans Deserve Medical Weed!

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U.S.: Surgeon General Says Marijuana Can Be Helpful

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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has joined the growing number of top medical professionals and organizations favoring the reform of marijuana allows to allow access to cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Study: Daily Marijuana Use Doesn't Change Brains Of Teens Or Adults

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It's a repeating pattern. Last year, the mainstream press gave lots of attention to a study suggesting that daily marijuana use could cause abnormalities in the brain. But now that new research, using better techniques, indicates that claim simply isn't true, it doesn't get nearly as much coverage.

Congress Looks At Expanding Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans

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U.S. House Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and eight bipartisan Congressional cosponsors on Tuesday introduced the “Veterans Equal Access Act,” marking a concerted federal effort to allow our country’s veterans to become medical marijuana patients in states where it’s legal.

Washington's I-502 Pot Stores Say If You Can't Beat The Competition, Have Them Outlawed

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The press blitz began months ago, and it became absolutely inescapable once 2015 started. Article after article has appeared in the mainstream press about the supposed need to extinguish medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington.

Oregon Group Launches New Effort To Defend Marijuana Legalization

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The successful campaign to legalize marijuana in Oregon has launched a new effort to defend Oregon’s marijuana law from those who are trying to undermine the measure.

Alabama: Senator 'Tired Of These People,' Won't Release Medical Marijuana Survey

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An Alabama state senator this week proclaimed "I'm really tired of dealing with these people" when pressed to release a doctor survey he ordered, which was conducted by the state medical association.

Study Says Florida Is Worst State For Marijuana Smokers

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An informal study by has shown Florida is the worst state in the Union for marijuana smokers.

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Cannabis POW of the Month: Former Marine Larry Duke Is Serving Life Without Parole

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By Cheri Sicard

“We hope you go home soon Larry.”

These  are words Larry Duke, serving two life sentences without possibility of parole for a nonviolent marijuana offense, hears from the most unlikely of sources… the federal prison guards who are paid to keep the 68-year-old grandfather incarcerated.

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