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California City Pays $100,000 to Dispensary to Avoid Lawsuit

By Alex Halperin on November 3, 2016 News, Uncategorized

It follows an infamous raid..

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Santa Ana, Calif. paid $100,000 to a the dispensary raided by police in 2015, and agreed to drop misdemeanor charges against employees, in exchange for them agreeing not to sue. Three officers face charges after surveillance footage recorded them mocking an amputee and playing darts during the raid. They argued that they shouldn’t be charged since they believed they had disabled all of the dispensary’s video cameras.

Most Upcoming Rec Votes Include Protections for Parents

By Alex Halperin on October 31, 2016 News

CannaKids founder Tracy Ryan with her daughter Sophie.

The issue often comes up

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The REC initiatives in Massachusetts and three other states include measures that protect parents from losing custody of their children as a result of marijuana use. An Idaho mom has lost custody of her kids and is facing criminal charges after giving her child cannabis butter to relieve seizure-like symptoms.

Penn Jillette: I Hope the Legal Pot Biz Keeps Its “Funk”

By Alex Halperin on October 27, 2016 News

He doesn’t want it to go the way of the casinos.

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Magician and legalization supporter Penn Jillette talked to Marijuana Business Daily:

“What I’m really hoping for is that the marijuana industry can keep its funk.

“When Nevada first started with gambling, even though it was illegal, even though it was all very, very shady, there was a certain kind of individuality and honesty. Then, in the ’80s, corporations really took over Vegas and it got very homogeneous and very mall-style in general and McDonaldized.

Wikileaks Docs Suggest Hillary Clinton Would Maintain Hands Off Pot Policy

By Alex Halperin on October 24, 2016 News

She doesn’t seem very enthusiastic about full legalization though.

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A document preparing Hillary Clinton for her primary debates and released by WIkiLeaks suggests that as President she would continue President Obama’s hands-off policy towards state-legal marijuana industries, as long as they follow broad federal guidelines. Her talking points also suggest some openness to industry banking. (See page 97 of the document for more details.)

Report: Pot Arrests Surpass Those For Violent Crimes

By Alex Halperin on October 20, 2016 News, Uncategorized

Arrests for possession are ongoing even in legal states.

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A study from the ACLU and Human Rights Watch found that more people are arrested for pot possession in the U.S. than for all violent crimes combined. See the report here.

Arizona’s REC debate has led to questions about how drug smugglers would adapt. REC supporters say traffickers will lose business. Opponents say they’ll switch to selling heroin and crystal meth.

Legalizing Ahead in All Nine States Which Will Vote

By Alex Halperin on October 10, 2016 News

It could mean a clean sweep.

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Legalization is ahead in all nine states where it’s on the ballot.

The Florida Democratic Party donated $150,000 to support MED in Florida. Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson gave another $500,000 to oppose MED in Florida.

Congress Blocks Veterans’ Access to Medical Weed

By Alex Halperin on October 3, 2016 News

Despite bipartisan support.

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An amendment that would have allowed VA doctors to recommend MED in legal states passed both houses of Congress but was stripped from the legislation before it reached President Obama’s desk. Supporters of the bill are blaming Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk (R), who said “I don’t think we have too few high veterans out there” earlier this year.

Brangelina Split: Did Cannabis Cause It?

By Alex Halperin on September 29, 2016 News

It’s one of many theories.

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Angelina Jolie’s exhaustion with Brad Pitt’s cannabis use, reportedly contributed to her filing for divorce. The Guardian asks what that means for custody of their children. Vulture chronicles Pitt’s “ battle with marijuana.”

Three Phoenix cops resigned and face criminal charges after allegedly forcing a 19-year old to eat marijuana or go to jail.

Pro-legalization activists say opponent Kevin Sabet broke the law by displaying a bag of infused gummies on a television panel in Boston. Sabet didn’t return an email requesting comment.

Former NFLer Eugene Monroe Suing Maryland Over Weed Licenses

By Alex Halperin on September 27, 2016 News

After retiring from the league he joined the industry.

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Cannabis activist and former NFL-player Eugene Monroe is part of a company suing Maryland regulatorsfor rejecting its permit application. Maryland lawmaker Dr. Dan K. Morhain faces an ethics investigation. He championed MED and serves as the medical advisor to a MED company.

Colorado Springs Mayor and legalization opponent John Suthers (R) told an Arizona audience todecriminalize, don’t legalize. Colorado Springs ordered 9 consumption clubs to “ cease and desist” operations.

Republican Stalwart Sen. Lindsey Graham Warms to Weed

By Alex Halperin on September 26, 2016 News, Uncategorized

Lt. Gen. Jack L. Rives, Air Force judge advocate general, pins the Meritorious Service Medal on Col. Lindsey Graham in a Pentagon ceremony April 28, 2009. In addition to being a U.S. senator from South Carolina, Colonel Graham is an individual mobilization augmentee and the senior instructor at the Air Force JAG School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo)

He held a hearing on how its classified by the Federal Government.

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is the latest high-profile Republication to show hints of evolving on cannabis policy. He’s a cosponsor of the CARERS Act which would, Politico writes: “reclassify marijuana so that it is considered to have some medical value; permit banks to handle money from legal marijuana businesses; prevent the government from interfering with state-legal medical marijuana programs; exclude non-psychoactive marijuana extracts from the definition of marijuana; grant military veterans access to medical marijuana; and break the government’s monopoly on medical marijuana research.”

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