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Washington Expects Pot Sales Tax Revenue Surge to $1 Billion

Kate Smith ~ Bloomberg ~

Washington State expects marijuana sales taxes to bring in more than $1 billion over the next four years, according to a budget forecast published by the Office of Financial Management.

Finance 23 October 2015

Voting sign at night. Image: Ben Combee, Austin TX via Wikimedia Commons

The 5 Next States to See Legal Marijuana

Kristen Gwynne ~ Rolling Stone ~

Unless you live in the South, recreational weed is coming to a state near you.

Politics 23 October 2015

File image of the Fourth Corner Credit Union building in Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Feds Block Push by Colorado to Create Pot Bank

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~

DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has received a setback from the Federal Reserve.

Finance 23 October 2015

Marijuana joint. Image: Torben Hansen via Wikimedia Commons

In U.S., 58% Back Legal Marijuana Use

Jeffrey M. Jones ~ Gallup.com ~

PRINCETON, N.J. -- A majority of Americans continue to say marijuana use should be legal in the United States, with 58% holding that view, tying the high point in Gallup's 46-year trend.

Activism 22 October 2015

Sign for Englewood, Colorado. Image: Xnatedawgx via Wikimedia Commons

Cannabis clubs in Colorado: This city could set path for social pot use

John Aguilar ~ Denver Post ~

Englewood liquor licensing authority floats proposed ordinance allowing social pot use at cannabis clubs.

Activism 22 October 2015

Bernie Sanders tells Jimmy Kimmel his stance on legalizing marijuana

Ian Goldstein ~ Entertainment Weekly ~

When Kimmel asked the presidential candidate where he stood on the legalization of marijuana, Sanders discussed the excessive amount of American citizens in prison for marijuana use and emphasized putting an end to the war on drugs.

Entertainment 22 October 2015

Young woman smoking a joint. Image: Ashton via Wikimedia Commons

Marijuana use more than doubles in just 12 years

Elahe Izadi ~ Washington Post ~

The number of adults using marijuana more than doubled in recent years, according to new research culling data from two massive surveys.

Activism 21 October 2015

British-American author Lesley Hazleton discusses the subject of infinity last week during a lecture, presented by the Goodship Academy of Higher Education, at the Cloud Room on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Image: Sy Bean / The Seattle Times/Seattle Times

High thoughts: Does pot make you more creative?

Bob Young ~ Seattle Times ~

A lofty lecture series for stoned people aims to shatter some stereotypes, but also raises the question: Are people really more creative and open-minded when high?

Culture & Arts 21 October 2015

Sean Adams is a candidate for the Expanded Access Program where he would receive marijuana extract, free of charge, from a pharmaceutical company. Image via KTVB.com

25 Idaho children to take part in cannabis oil program

Tami Tremblay ~ KTVB.com ~

Only those with the most severe cases of epilepsy will be selected to take part in an Idaho cannabis oil program.

Medical News 21 October 2015

Cannabis buds at a Denver facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com

U.S. government is stifling medical marijuana research, major think tank declares

Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~

In a strongly-worded new report out Tuesday, researchers at the Brookings Institution call on the federal government to eliminate roadblocks to medical marijuana research in the U.S.

Activism 20 October 2015

Cannabis News

Washington Expects Pot Sales Tax Revenue Surge to $1 Billion

The 5 Next States to See Legal Marijuana

Feds Block Push by Colorado to Create Pot Bank

In U.S., 58% Back Legal Marijuana Use

Cannabis clubs in Colorado: This city could set path for social pot use

Bernie Sanders tells Jimmy Kimmel his stance on legalizing marijuana

Marijuana use more than doubles in just 12 years

High thoughts: Does pot make you more creative?

25 Idaho children to take part in cannabis oil program

U.S. government is stifling medical marijuana research, major think tank declares

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