Pro-Pot Poe Loses Bid for Philly Council Seat
Comedian/activist Nikki Allen Poe placed a distant third in Tuesday's election for an open City Council seat in Philadelphia. Running as the Libertarian Party candidate, he garnered 4,000 votes.
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O.penVAPE Revises Drug-Testing Policy
Computer impairment testing and therapy rather than drug testing is the focus of O.penVAPE's new Workplace Impairment Policy. The company's CRO Todd Mitchem calls it "a revolutionary approach."
Look, No Taxes: Uruguay to Sell Marijuana for Buck a Gram
The South American country's new pot policy went into effect on May 5. Residents will soon be able to purchase untaxed government-grown weed at the low, low price of $1 a gram.
Behind the Green Curtain: Racial Disparities in Drug Reform
Dr. Carl Hart has charged marijuana-reform groups with being apathetic about "pot arrest racism" and points out that "their rank and file to their advisory boards consists almost exclusively of white, privileged and devoted marijuana smokers." He's right about the latter.
Colorado Marijuana Tax Report: 1st Quarter 2014
Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado rose 22% in March to $19 million. A total of $7.6 million in rec taxes and fees were collected by the state's Department of Revenue in the first three months of 2014.