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Texas voters want legalized, regulated marijuana

By William Breathes on October 8, 2013 Medical, News, Say what?

You know the pot tide is turning when Texas wants to legalize it. According to a study by the Marijuana Policy Project and Public Policy Polling released today, 58 percent of voters polled said they wanted to legalize pot and regulate it similarly to alcohol. Thirty-eight percent were opposed.
The Lone Star State also feels that medical marijuana should be legalized, with 58 percent supporting changes in laws to allow access to cannabis for sick and terminally ill patients. Only 31 percent say they would oppose medical cannabis laws.

Phoenix man arrested for pot blames federal government shutdown

By William Breathes on October 8, 2013 News, Say what?

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This government shutdown seems to be causing very serious problems for some Americans.
In fact, a 26-year-old Phoenix man arrested for marijuana possession told police that he was just smoking pot because the shutdown was stressing him out too much, according to court documents. Phoenix New Times has the rest of this tale.

(Another) study shows marijuana helps treat multiple sclerosis

By William Breathes on October 7, 2013 Global, Medical, News

Cannabis is an effective tool for combating multiple sclerosis. It is something medical marijuana patients have known for years now, but researchers at Tel Aviv University now have sound evidence that certain cannabinoids can help prevent swelling in the brain and spinal cord associated with the disease.
The study, published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology this month, said that they were able to control the “out of hand” inflammation associated with MS by using both cannabidiol (CBD) and THC – chemical compounds found in cannabis.

Silk Road shutdown puts users in danger, but not necessarily from Feds

By Jack Daniel on October 7, 2013 Global, News, Say what?

Last Wednesday, the FBI announced that they had identified and detained Ross William Ulbricht, aka “Dread Pirate Roberts”, the alleged founder and owner of the not-so-Top-Secret illicit online drug marketplace known as Silk Road.
Until the seizure by the Feds last week, Silk Road, in operation since 2011, served as a sort of Amazon.com for anything from pills to hallucinogens to heroin, and everything in between.

Can you legally fly with marijuana on a commercial flight?

By William Breathes on October 7, 2013 News

William Breathes.

There’s an interesting article on Lawyers.com making its way around the internets. It quotes from the website for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which states that its officers “do not search for marijuana or other drugs.”
While TSA also states that if officers happen to find any pot in someone’s baggage, they will refer to matter to law enforcement, what if the pot is discovered in a state where it happens to be legal to possess marijuana for medical or recreational purposes? Nick Schou with the OC Weekly has more on this.

Whale of a bust: Turkish cops seize 21 tons of marijuana

By Jack Daniel on October 4, 2013 Global, News, Say what?

Robert Pittman/William Breathes.

Back in July of this year, TokeOfTheTown.com editor, William Breathes, reported on headlines coming out of the Middle Eastern nation of Turkey, where government officials had just confiscated roughly three tons of hash during a drug sting on an illegal weed growing operation. Being a visual learner myself, the imagery he provided of “6 right whale testicles” painted just the comparative masterpiece that I needed in order to comprehend the magnitude of the 3-ton hash bust in Turkey.
Reports from Turkey this week are that they have broken their all-time record for drugs seized in a single operation, when anti-smuggling and organized crime agents from the Diyarbakir Police Department uncovered over 23 tons of weed – a stash roughly the size of a full grown killer whale, testicles and all.

War on Drugs = better, cheaper drugs, according to study

By William Breathes on October 4, 2013 News, Say what?

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The American war on drugs has cost taxpayers at least a trillion dollars. For decades, it has put away mothers and fathers, husbands and daughters, giving the United States one of the highest incarceration rates in the world.
Then-President Richard Nixon first identified drugs as a top target in 1969 and more formally declared war in 1971. What has this four-decade battle really gotten us? Stronger and cheaper drugs. LA Weekly has the full story.

Legalization of cannabis in Israel on the horizon?

By William Breathes on October 4, 2013 Global, News

Toke of the Town/William Breathes.

Legalized cannabis would create more than $450 million in annual revenue for the Israeli government, a study this week by an Israeli financial research group shows. The figures are based on estimated black market sales of cannabis more than $707 million.
The only problem is that legalization doesn’t seem to have much support. Yet.

Arkansas AG approves second medical marijuana ballot initiative

By William Breathes on October 4, 2013 Legislation, Medical, News

Arkansans now have two medical marijuana law proposals to consider putting on the 2014 ballot. Arkansans for Compassionate Care officially began their journey to get their medical marijuana bill before voters after state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approved the wording late yesterday.
The group now has to get the John Hancock of at least 62,507 registered Arkansas voters to get the measure on the 2014 ballot.

Colorado marijuana sales banned in far more places than they’re allowed

By William Breathes on October 3, 2013 News

Creative commons/Matt Wright.

Monday marked the deadline for Colorado’s 271 cities and towns and 64 counties to decide whether they want to ban recreational cannabis businesses and sales — and it is starting to look like Denver will be ganja ground zero.
Already, four of the ten largest cities in Colorado (Colorado Springs, Thornton, Westminster and Centennial) have banned recreational cannabis sales outright, and five others have placed moratoriums on shops until next year.

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