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Denver Passes Retail Marijuana Rules And Regulations.

Denver City Council passed a historic bill that sets rules and regulations for the retail of marijuana in the state’s largest city. Other cities around Colorado are stepping back from setting their own regulations to see how Denver’s system works out. “The whole world is watching, not just the country…

Illinois Officials Will Begin Work On Medical Marijuana Rules And Regulations.

Illinois officials started setting up a system of rules and regulation to let patients buy medical marijuana. Officials from at least four state agencies are meeting to draft rules that will govern medicinal cannabis distribution. Their goal is to have a final version ready for the …

Feds Threaten To Stop Funding Massachusetts Community Health Centers If Doctors Prescribe Medical Marijuana

Community health centers in Massachusetts risk losing federal funding if doctors prescribe medical marijuana even though it has been legalized. Doctors were advised not to prescribe medical marijuana to any of their 638,000 patients otherwise health centers would loose federal funding. The reason is while state laws legalized the use of…

Supreme Court Considers City Of Wyoming’s Medical Marijuana Ban

In Michigan medical marijuana is legal but it seems as though the Grand Rapids Suburb of Wyoming is having none of that. The Michigan Supreme Court is hearing arguments today about a 2010 ordinance in the city of Wyoming that bans activities that conflict with federal law. The “activities” would include growing or possessing marijuana, even though medical marijuana is perfectly legal in Michigan. Wyoming is appealing a decision that struck down the ordinance. The Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is representing Wyoming resident John Ter Beek, who is registered to use medicinal marijuana…