World News — One of the most prominent figures in the legalization community died today, 70 year-old Oregon resident Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes and lifelong cannabis activist.
California NORML reports and Salem-News.com confirms Herer passed away this morning, after months of serious health complications from a [...]

Michigan — Medical marijuana is legal in Michigan, but communities across the state are putting up barriers to block entrepreneurs from setting up shop in what critics say is a clear attempt to subvert the law.
Cities are taking vastly different approaches to regulating how medical pot is dispensed — from bans in Livonia to months-long [...]

Corn and soybeans rank first and second as Michigan’s most valuable crops. Many are surprised to learn that cannabis, more commonly known as marijuana, is number three. Extrapolating from USDA and Drug Enforcement Administration data, the value of Michigan’s cannabis crop is estimated to be $325 million annually.1 Marijuana horticulture is big business in Michigan.
The [...]

State Senate Bill 618, introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers of Holland, to tighten regulations for the production and distribution of medical marijuana makes my head spin very high. This bill ascends into the clouds.
It would require, among other things, that doctors write prescriptions for medical marijuana and that the pharmacies dispense it. In fact, both [...]

Seattle City Attorney Peter Holmes
Seattle, WA — Seattle’s new city attorney is dismissing all marijuana-possession cases, starting with those that were already under way under the old city attorney.
City Attorney Pete Holmes, who beat incumbent Tom Carr in November, said he dismissed two marijuana-related cases in his first day on the job, and several others [...]