Medical Marijuana News

Newark - What does marijuana have to do with sushi? This weekend, the first TV add that could be seen as promoting weed premiered in New Jersey started out with a slippery guy selling black market sushi.

An independent Quinnipiac University poll conducted in Ohio has found citizens of that state support legal medical marijuana in large numbers and they narrowly support personal pot use. The poll results were announced Monday, Feb. 24.

San Francisco - An enterprising teen from San Francisco and her mom have devised a savvy sales scheme, selling Girl Scout cookies outside a local medical marijuana dispensary.

New York - With Congress resisting marijuana reform, courts ignoring several government reports, and President Obama giving it lukewarm support, the marijuana train keeps chugging along.

Washington - President Obama’s administration has acted again to make clear it will not stand in the way of the growing marijuana industry. His attorney general already said enforcing laws against it will be ignored in most cases in states where it is legal.

Denver - The federal government is rapidly falling behind states on marijuana reform. More than 20 states have legalized medical marijuana and nearly 30 have reforms in the works.

Baton Rouge - Researchers at Louisiana State University have shown that daily doses of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, may stop the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Half the states in the country now allow the production and distribution of cannabis for medicinal use, or they have laws waiting to take effect that will allow it.

A new website, Wikileaf.com, helps buyers of legal marijuana find the dispensary that fits their budget and provides detailed information for medicinal marijuana users.

Longmont - The Obama Administration has again acted to demonstrate the taboo on marijuana and is going to be ignored in many cases. This time the Americans with Disabilities Act was involved.