Rocky Mountain Organic MedicineLast month U.S. Postal Service officials in Portland, Oregon, announced that periodicals containing marijuana ads are "nonmailable." That came as a surprise to Oregon newspaper publishers, many of whom depend on the mail to deliver part of their print runs and some of whom sell space to cannabusinesses, which are legal under Oregon law. While publishers knew those businesses are still considered criminal enterprises under federal law, it never occurred to them that a single dispensary ad could make an entire issue untouchable by the USPS.

Public views mixed, but Bend official says: Not here, either

As of Jan. 1. the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in Portland is being forced to close, as state lawmakers have broadened the state's clean indoor air regulations to include marijuana.

By law an Inhalant means:  "Nicotine, a cannabinoid or any other substance that's inhaled into a person's respiratory system."

With this new law, marijuana lounges, of which only a handful exist, are not allowed in the state of Oregon.

Bend City Councilor Victor Chudowsky said Bend will follow the lead of the state.

"Cannabis cafes are absolutely illegal in Bend," Chudowsky said. " If somebody tired to open one here, it would not only be contrary to the codes that we just passed, but also to state law."

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Despite having been a part of the so-called "War on Drugs" for decades as a federal customs agent, Ray Strack is now pushing for the legalization of marijuana, hoping people vote in favor of a possible medical marijuana measure on the November ballot in Florida. 

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Back in early September the stock of MassRoots Inc (OTCMKTS:MSRT, MSRT message board) was trading above 2 dollar per share. Well, the hype around the stock quickly disappeared and since then the company has been forming one depressing chart. Not only that but the downtrend seems to be getting even stronger and after wiping another 9% of its value during yesterday's trading the stock is now sitting at $0.9098. As a whole MSRT is down by more than 54% from the September highs. Is there a chance for a recovery though?

In a matter of weeks, the state of New York will officially launch its medical marijuana program. However, the word on the street is although state officials claim the “program remains on track for full implementation” by January 2016, only a slight few will actually have access to this medicine because there aren’t many doctors qualified to offer patient recommendations.

Doctors and soldiers are fighting for medical marijuana for post-traumatic stress

Dallas Police Chief David Brown says he has mixed feelings about writing tickets instead of making arrests when people are caught with small amounts of marijuana.

At a meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee, police officials and council members discussed whether to try a “cite and release” pilot program.The committee referred the idea to the full council without a recommendation.

"Medical cannabis has high POTential," according to a new report.

The investment arm of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, sent out a 45 page equity report last week focused on prospects related to marijuana.

Carefully researched, it was an interesting peek at how heavy hitters on Wall Street are starting to view the expanding industry. The document is not publicly available. It was leaked to this writer by an individual who received the report as a member and investor.

Nurseries are required to begin dispensing medicinal marijuana by August. A handful of proposed bills would increase the number of patients legally eligible to use the drug.

Medicinal marijuana should be available in Florida by the middle of August.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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