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Washington D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) introduced legislation on Wednesday morning that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis. Under current D.C. law, minor possession of cannabis is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to six months in prison and a $1,000 fine for first-time offenders. The District already has a medical marijuana bill, but it hasn’t been fully implemented. “The District’s current policy of arresting and prosecuting thousands of adults for marijuana possession each year is doing far more harm than good,” said Morgan Fox, communications manager for the Washington-based Marijuana …

The 710 Cup is going to be a two-day cannabis and music celebration in Denver, CO, brought to you by Grassroots California & Hitman Glass. This “multiday celebration of cannabis concentration” is scheduled to begin on July 10th and will last all weekend until the 14th. Vendors will include seed companies, dispensaries, glass blowers, clothing companies, painters, arts & crafts vendors and tons of musical artists. Late-night parties are also going to be held at The Gothic featuring some great headliners from across the country. Dabs Of Denver Event On 7/10 On Wednesday, 7/10 …

On Monday, former Mexican president Vicente Fox met with marijuana advocates in San Francisco, CA, to join them in urging the United States and his own country to decriminalize the sale and recreational use of cannabis. According to the SF Examiner, the former Mexican president is for the legalization of all drugs, not just cannabis. “I am all for legalizing drugs, in the same way Portugal did,” said Fox, referring to Portugal’s decriminalization of all drugs in 2001. “The cost of the war is becoming unbearable — too high for Mexico, for Latin America …

A pro-pot group by the name of “Fire It Up Kansas” is hosting a cookout this afternoon at Sedgwick County Park in Wichita, Kansas. However, this BBQ is going to smell a little better than most. The group plans to light up cannabis legally this afternoon because they want state lawmakers to decriminalize cannabis. While most pro-pot groups are pushing for medical marijuana legalization, “Fire It Up Kansas” believes that is not enough. “I’m tired of seeing people destroyed, seeing children grow up without parents, tired of being looked at as idiots,” Diana Golden, one of the organizers, told …

The Oregon senate passed a bill Wednesday in a bipartisan 18-12 vote that will require the Oregon Health Authority to establish a registration system of medical marijuana dispensaries. House Bill 3460, if signed by the governor, will come into effect on March 1. The bill would allow patients with one of 33 specified illnesses to buy cultivated cannabis as well as immature cannabis plants from authorized medical marijuana dispensaries. Under present law, the state’s 55,000 registered cardholders are permitted to grow their own cannabis, but there is no where to legally purchase the medicine. Sen. Floyd Prozanski …

The city of Berkeley, California, filed a federal court claim to block a federal forfeiture action against its largest and eldest dispensary Wednesday. Last year, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California, Melinda Haag, attempted to seize the Oakland and San Jose properties of Harborside Health Center. Haag targeted the dispensary’s landlord for asset forfeiture, an overworked bullying tactic used by the feds in their war on legal, state-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensaries. This May, her office filed a similar action against a property leased by Berkeley Patients Group. The complaint stated that the dispensary was breaking …

It’s official, an American flag made completely of hemp will be flying high over the nation’s capitol during atop the Capitol building during the 4th of July weekend. Hemp, a fibrous and seed-filled crop, is a close relative to the Cannabis Sativa plant that can be used to produce products such as paper, fuel, building materials, and even car parts. In fact, when Henry Ford opened his famous automobile plant in the 30’s to start producing the Model-T, Ford successfully experimented with biomass fuel conversion as well as extracting methanol, charcoal fuel, tar, pitch ethyl-acetate, and creosote all from …

In an effort to push for the legalization of cannabis, a 52-year-old from the suburbs of Detroit is traveling by motorized wheelchair all the way from Michigan to Washington, D.C.. Curtis Kile’s journey began back on June 14th when he set out on a mission to convey the idea to President Barack Obama that the legalization of cannabis would give people more safe, affordable access to medical marijuana. Kile’s, who uses cannabis to control his muscle spasms and other symptoms caused by his cerebral palsy, hopes to speak directly with President Obama on July 4th.

A resolution that calls on the federal government to respect local marijuana laws was passed on Monday with undivided approval from the US Conference of Mayors. It’s been nearly eight months since Colorado and Washington passed legislation to legalize and regulate marijuana for adults, and thus far the Obama administration and Attorney General Eric Holder have yet to retaliate. This is despite Holder saying repeatedly that the administration’s response is coming “relatively soon.” Despite promises from President Obama such as, “I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this …

The 4th annual HIGH TIMES San Francisco Bay Area Medical Cannabis Cup came to a successful end Sunday night after a long weekend of countless dabs and tons of entertaining guests. The two day-long expo took place at Craneway Pavilion right outside of San Francisco in Richmond, CA, where approximately ten thousand medical marijuana patients came out to again celebrate the best medicine on the planet, cannabis. The event featured lectures from a ‘highly’ educated panel of guests on everything from legal issues and cultivation, to the in’s and out’s of edibles and infused products. Three designated ‘medication’ areas were …