Written by Rick Sallinger for CBS News. This is a tale of dueling ballot initiatives. Both call for expanding where marijuana can be used socially in Denver, but in different ways. One ballot proposal would allow it in certain bars and other businesses. It is called the Neighborhood Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Initiative Program. Mason Tvert is one of the ...

Written by Michael Geslani for Merry Jane. If driving high is part of your normal routine, it might be wise to be more cautious now that more states are legalizing marijuana and law enforcement is stepping up efforts to curb stoned driving. States such as Colorado are now ramping up efforts to nab drugged drivers with their recent statewide marijuana testing ...

Written for Yahoo finance. Cannabis Science, Inc. ( OTC PINK : CBIS ), a U.S. company specializing in the development of cannabis based medicines, is happy to announce their first batch order for the previously announced cannabinoid based inhalation medicine for Asthma/COPD has been placed. It is expected to be received by the company within a week and released initially in select California dispensaries ...

Written by Daniel White for Time. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton plans to reschedule marijuanaif she is elected in November, according to a statement issued by the campaign. While the Drug Enforcement Administration denied a petition early Thursday to remove marijuana from its Schedule I list under the Controlled Substances Act, leaving the drug lumped in with heroin, LSD and other elicit substances, ...

Written by Joey Garrison for The Tennessean. A legislative push has mounted in Nashville that seeks to reduce the penalty for individuals who are found possessing or casually exchanging small amounts of marijuana to allow them to avoid a criminal record. A newly filed ordinance sponsored by three Metro Council members would lessen the penalty for people who knowingly possess or exchange ...

Written by Nadia Kounang and Debra Goldschmidt for CNN. Marijuana will remain a Schedule l controlled substance, which declares it has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse,” the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday. This keeps the drug in the same category as heroin, LSD and Ecstasy. The announcement is in response to two recent petitions asking ...

Written by Kathleen Burke for Market Watch. A long-awaited decision that could determine the future of the U.S. marijuana industry is expected Thursday. The Drug Enforcement Administration said late Wednesday that it would publish its response to a congressional petition to reschedule marijuana in the Federal Register on Thursday morning. The announcement could have far-reaching implications for the industry, particularly ...

Written by Lance Murphey for The New York Times. The Obama administration is planning to remove a major roadblock to marijuana research, officials said Wednesday, potentially spurring broad scientific study of a drug that is being used to treat dozens of diseases in states across the nation despite little rigorous evidence of its effectiveness. The new policy is expected to ...

Originally on CBC News. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg are teaming up to throw celebrity dinner parties as part of a new VH1 reality show. The cable channel says the show with a working title of Martha & Snoop’s Dinner Party is set to premiere in the fall. VH1 says each week will feature a “half-baked evening of cocktails, cooking, conversation, and ...

Written by Marisa Mendez for Linkis. A photo is circulating the internet from Malia Obama’s super-turnt time at Lollapalooza last weekend, seemingly showing the 18-year-old daughter of the President smoking a joint. It’s quite possible the image is a cigarette as well, though that would actually be a bad thing – as we all know weed is harmless and even legal in ...