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Inhaled cannabis reduces pain and improves sleep compared to placebo, and is well tolerated by patients with chronic neuropathy, according to clinical trial data published [...]

On Monday, members of the California Assembly approved Senate Bill 1449, which reduces adult marijuana possession offenses in California from a criminal misdemeanor to an infraction, by a vote of 43 to 33.
The vote split largely along party lines, with Democrats voting 40 to 8 in favor of more lenient penalties and Republicans voting 2 [...]

Just hours before the state's legislative session ended Tuesday, the California Assembly voted to approve SB 1449, Sen. Mark Leno's bill to fully decriminalize simple marijuana possession. The bill passed …

Over the weekend the Christian Science Monitor newspaper published the latest installment of their ‘one minute debates’ series. The subject of the debate: “Should California Legalize Pot?” I authored the ‘pro’ argument, which you can read here, and longtime, professional prohibitionist Calvina Fay penned the ‘con’ side.
Now anyone who is familiar with Calvina already [...]

California — Los Angeles officials announced Wednesday that only 41 medical marijuana dispensaries are eligible to stay in business under the city’s restrictive ordinance, a number so low that the city will suspend the winnowing process…

Sound the alarm!
Man the battlements! Another threat to Utah’s guarded way of life looms large on the horizon.
Colorado, California, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Oregon now allow use of marijuana as medicine.
That the West is going to pot is a…

The 420 TimesWill California's Prop 19 'Supersede' Medical Marijuana Laws? Don't Believe …Cannabis CultureMuch of the article "California's Proposition 19 will supersede or amend its medical marijuana laws" from The …M…