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Feds Ease Up on Banks Dealing With Pot Businesses

But not all are convinced that new 'guidance' is sufficient

(Newser) - The Obama administration today gave banks a road map for doing business with legal marijuana sellers without getting into trouble, a step by the federal government toward enabling a legalized marijuana industry to operate in states that approve it. The guidance issued by the Justice Department and Treasury Department was...

Next Legal Pot State: Alaska?
 Next Legal Pot State: Alaska? 
Feb 6, 2014 12:30 AM CST

Next Legal Pot State: Alaska?

State will vote on full legalization this summer

(Newser) - High times in the far north could lie ahead: A measure to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Alaska has gained enough signatures to make it onto the primary ballot this August, reports the Anchorage Daily News . Alaska legalized medical marijuana in 1999, but full legalization was rejected in 2000...

Next Big Step for Pot Business: Banks?

Holder says feds are working on new regulations

(Newser) - The Obama administration will soon take the radical step of allowing legal pot businesses to actually put their money in banks—sort of. At an event yesterday, Eric Holder said he was working with the Treasury Department on new regulations and would unveil them "very soon," Politico reports....

New Hampshire Makes a Little History on Marijuana

House becomes first legislative body to vote to legalize (but a veto awaits)

(Newser) - If the state House in New Hampshire had its way, residents would be able to legally indulge in a little recreational marijuana. The chamber voted 170-162 today in favor of legalizing up to 1 ounce of pot, reports the Concord Monitor . The measure also would make it legal to grow...

Colorado Airport Installing 'Marijuana Amnesty Boxes'

If you accidentally brought it to the airport, you put your weed in there

(Newser) - So excited about the legalization of marijuana in Colorado that you forgot it's still illegal to carry pot on a plane? Amnesty boxes are going up at the Colorado Springs airport for just that situation. Under the Colorado law legalizing recreational marijuana, it is legal to leave the drug...

Colorado's '420' Mile Marker Now Reads '419.99'

Sign kept getting stolen in state that legalized recreational pot

(Newser) - On Interstate 70 in Colorado, the sign marking mile 420 kept getting stolen by what the Denver Post calls "sticky-fingered stoners." Now, Colorado, which recently legalized recreational pot , has come up with what it calls an "innovative solution" to the problem: There's no more 420 sign...

Hey, ObamaCare: Learn From Colorado's Pot Rollout

Nick Gillespie offers up 3 lessons

(Newser) - What's the difference between the rollout of ObamaCare and the rollout of legal marijuana sales in Colorado? Well, the latter was "overwhelmingly successful." The former, not so much. "Both policies ... fundamentally challenge our nation’s legal structures, business practices, and social customs," writes Nick Gillespie...

Yes, We Smoked, but Legalization Is a Bad Idea
Yes, We Smoked, but Legalization Is a Bad Idea
OPINION
Jan 3, 2014 1:45 PM CST

Yes, We Smoked, but Legalization Is a Bad Idea

Brooks, Marcus think Colorado, Washington have the wrong idea

(Newser) - Two veteran columnists weigh in on the legalization of pot in Colorado and in Washington state, and neither is happy about it:
  • David Brooks: He smoked for a while as a teen. "It was fun," he writes in the New York Times . "I have some fond memories
...

First Day of Colo. Pot Sales Stays Mellow

World watches as recreational sales begin

(Newser) - America's first legal recreational marijuana went on sale in Colorado yesterday and "Green Wednesday" was, perhaps unsurprisingly, a pretty mellow affair. At least 24 pot stores in eight towns opened for business and police say there were no incidents, apart from one person being issued a summons for...

America's 1st Recreational Pot Licenses Issued

136 Colorado stores get green light

(Newser) - Colorado's government has issued the state's—and the country's—first licenses to operate businesses selling marijuana for recreational use. The state's Marijuana Enforcement Division has mailed out licenses to 136 marijuana stores, mostly in Denver, and they can start serving customers from January 1 if their...

Uruguayans Get New Pot Dealer: Their Government

Country is first to fully legalize marijuana

(Newser) - Marijuana legalization has been taken to the next level in Uruguay, where lawmakers have voted to make the government the first in the world to oversee the growing, distribution, and sale of the drug. The pioneering law, which takes effect in April, will allow registered users over 18 to buy...

Voters OK Recreational Pot, Doom Astrodome
Voters OK Recreational Pot,
Doom Astrodome
BALLOT MEASURES
Nov 6, 2013 3:00 AM CST

Voters OK Recreational Pot, Doom Astrodome

Colorado backs marijuana tax

(Newser) - Portland, Maine—the Amsterdam of the East Coast? A measure to legalize marijuana for recreational use in the city has won in a landslide, reports the Portland Press Herald . The measure, which allows people over 21 to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, is a win for legalization...

Denver Scraps Plan to Outlaw Pot-Smoking in Yards

Rule would have forbidden the smell of marijuana

(Newser) - Residents of Denver will be able to smoke pot in their backyards after all. The city has ditched a proposed rule that would have made even the smell of marijuana wafting from somebody's yard an arrestable offense punishable by up to a year in jail, reports the Denver Post...

Marijuana Milestone: Most Favor Legalization

In Gallup poll, 58% of Americans say pot should be legal

(Newser) - Congratulations, advocates of legal marijuana: You are now mainstream America. The latest poll from Gallup says that 58% of Americans favor legalization, the first time a clear majority has backed the idea. The drip-drip-drip of news stories about victories in states such as Colorado and Washington seems to have helped...

Uruguay's Plan: Sell an Eighth of Pot for $3.50

That's enough to make a few marijuana cigarettes, explains its helpful drug czar

(Newser) - Uruguay's drug czar has announced how the country will stamp out drug trafficking: by getting into the business of selling pot—legally and dirt cheap. And as long as the plan can get through the Senate (which it's expected to, with President Jose Mujica's help), marijuana sales...

Dalai Lama: Medical Pot OK, But Not for 'Crazy Mind'

Lest recreational potheads get any ideas

(Newser) - The Dalai Lama still endorses meditation as the way to reach enlightenment, but has endorsed a particular herbal medication as a way to cure what ails you. Asked about his stance on marijuana while in Mexico, the Tibetan spiritual leader said smoking pot for medical reasons was OK. "But...

Vermont Man, 73, Gets Ticket Over Surprise Pot Plant

Says he had no idea they were marijuana seeds he planted

(Newser) - A 73-year-old man who was given the first civil marijuana ticket in a Vermont town says he had planted some seeds he found in a box and "got spanked" by police after they grew into a pot plant. William Reynolds was issued a $200 civil ticket by St. Johnsbury...

Feds: States Can Keep Their Pot Laws

Justice Department gives them official leeway

(Newser) - Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said today that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it, and even allow adults to stroll into stores and buy it. The only thing they must do is keep it away from kids, the black...

Pot's New Growing Pains: Financial Scams

Wall Street agency warns investors about shady investment offers

(Newser) - Another sign that the marijuana industry is getting all grown up: Financial scammers are moving in. The agency that regulates Wall Street is warning investors about an increase in iffy investment pitches, reports the Los Angeles Times . So if you get any emails from marijuana start-ups urging you to act...

Seattle Cops' Job at Pot Fest: Hand Out Doritos

Bags will feature links to facts on legal marijuana

(Newser) - Who knew? Police have a sense of humor, at least in Seattle. Cops there plan to attend this weekend's Hempfest —where they'll distribute 1,000 bags of Doritos on Saturday. A note affixed to each bag will direct munchers to the SPD's "Marijwhatnow" FAQ , which...

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