Article by Phillip Smith, AlterNet Pot farmers in one of California’s Emerald Triangle marijuana-growing counties are about to follow their brethren in the wine industry by seeking to capitalize on its reputation as a pioneer and still cutting-edge presence in American cannabis cultivation. As with Bordeaux in France or the Napa Valley nearby, the Mendocino Appellations Project wants the county’s ...

Article by Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune Beth Wilson stood on the sidewalk on the south side of the Porter County Courthouse along Indiana Avenue on Saturday holding a sign that said, “Illegal patient.” She wore a gray tank top that read “Support Medical Marijuana” and waved as drivers honked. Wilson and 20 or so other people held signs and waved banners ...

Article by Cason, Island Riches Jamaica’s leading body for the regulation of Marijuana; the CLA (Cannabis Licensing Authority), recently announced its plans to make it easier for visitors to the island to use the ‘good sensimilla’. The plan is to place  kiosks in all air and sea ports for the issuing of licences for visitors to purchase and use the ...

Article by Saul Hubbard, Associated Press As recreational marijuana cultivation emerges from decades in the shadows in Oregon, residents face a vexing challenge: Where will new licensed farms, processing plants and retailers be allowed to locate? Banned outright in big chunks of the state, recreational marijuana facilities face a complicated patchwork of quickly drafted local land-use laws in areas such ...

Article by Health Cure Club Washington, D.C. — A group of Democratic lawmakers is renewing pressure on the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove marijuana from its current position on a list of the most dangerous drugs, a category that includes heroin and ecstasy. Marijuana’s classification as a “Schedule I” drug is “a main barrier” to research on its potential health ...

Article by Eric Lacy, Lansing State Journal A non-denominational church eager to combat the stigma often associated with marijuana use plans to hold Sunday its first service that’s welcome to all. The First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason is scheduled to hold its inaugural service and potluck from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, led by Jackson resident Jeremy Hall, a 34-year-old ordained minister. It ...

Article by Gintautas Dumcius, Mass Live Sen. Elizabeth Warren has signed on to a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration for an update on the agencies’ decision about whether they plan to change marijuana’s classification at the federal level. Marijuana is currently classified as a “Schedule I” drug under the Controlled Substances Act. The ...

Article by Monica Mendoza, Denver Business Journal Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives’ Rules Committee have blocked an amendment that would have banned federal regulators from penalizing banks and credit unions for providing banking services to marijuana businesses. The amendment was filed Monday by U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, D-Golden, and Denny Heck, D-Washington state, as part of the Fiscal ...

Article by Gage Peake, Leafly Despite several widely circulated media reports that the DEA is planning to effectively legalize medical cannabis this August, a DEA official said no definite decision has been made. In an interview published earlier today by aNewDomain, DEA Staff Coordinator Russ Baer declined to confirm the original Santa Monica Observer report that the DEA will reschedule ...

Article by Jeremy Hill, Columbus Business First Less than a month after a bill legalizing medical marijuana in Ohio was signed into law, nearly 30 cannabis-related trade names are registered to one name and address in Athens County. Names like The Ohio State Cannabis Company, Capital Cannabis Company and Columbus Cannabis Collective, among others, are all registered to a 54-year-old ...