PHOENIX ­ — An Arizona State University student is asking the Court of Appeals to rule that he ­— and all others with state-issued medical marijuana cards — can legally have their drugs on university and community college campuses.

Attorney Thomas Dean contends state legislators acted illegally in 2012 when they expanded the voter-approved list of where medical marijuana use is illegal. More to the point, he said that makes the conviction of his client, Andre Maestas, invalid.

He is getting a fight from prosecutors.

Police issue Halloween candy warnings

Police across the country are issuing warning to parents to be on the lookout for THC-infused candy making its way into their children’s Halloween candy baskets this year.

The warnings have received national news coverage with headlines like, “Marijuana-Infused Halloween Candy Is Now A Very Real Concern In Colorado” and “Halloween Candy Warning: Police Advise Parents to Be Vigilant for Latest Ecstasy Drug Designed to Appeal to Children.”

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Watch: Denver police halloween marijuana edibles warning

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It seems that no presidential debate this year would be complete without denunciations of the drug laws, which, it is alleged, result in long prison terms for thousands of people, disproportionately African-Americans, who are guilty only of low-level offenses, thus fueling "mass incarceration."

At the Republican debate on Sept. 16, former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina charged that "two-thirds of the people in our prisons are there for nonviolent offenses, mostly drug-related."

STARKVILLE —

Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the shadow of legal marijuana is growing in the U.S. Based on the inability to generate sufficient ballot initiative signatures, it appears unlikely Mississippi will join that movement any time soon and certainly not by virtue of the 2016 election.

But electorates in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia have legalized small amounts of marijuana for adult recreational use.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, some 21 states had legislation introduced in 2015 that would in some way allow or advance policy for adult recreational use of marijuana, including Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

A silent protest dubbed the “Day of the Kansas Dead” will be held at the Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Bleeding Kansas, an organization established with the goal of getting a cannabis compassion and care bill passed in the Legislature, is organizing the event.

Lisa Sublett, founder of the organization, said the protest is being held “to memorialize those who have died without the right to heal.”

The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and participants are encouraged to dress up with costumes such as the grim reaper. A living art sculpture will also be formed.

Though Sublett identifies as a Republican, she said she is frustrated by the party. Republicans say they value life, but they disregard the suffering of people, she said.

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — A new four-level condo in the 500 block of Kenyon Street, Northwest has an amenity like no other condo in the city.

According to Urbanturf.com, the condos contain features that buyers would expect of a new condo. However, one of the units features a "grow closet for marijuana plants."

Eric Hirshfield, the condo developer told Urbanturf, "The closet in the fifth bedroom was a little screwed up. I thought 'What can I do to make this a special closet?"

Now that the Liberals are in power, Canadians want to know if prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau will keep his word and legalize marijuana or if his promise will simply go up in smoke.

According to the party’s campaign platform, Canada’s prohibition approach doesn’t work.

“It does not prevent young people from using marijuana and too many Canadians end up with criminal records for possessing small amounts of the drug,” the Liberals say.

“To ensure that we keep marijuana out of the hands of children, and the profits out of the hands of criminals, we will legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana.”

But even the soon-to-be sworn-in prime minister doesn’t know when that might happen.

"Program could well become the standard in an industry that needs cohesion and consistency"

DENVER, Oct. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CannaScore (www.canna-score.com), the developers of the world's first real-time compliance software for the marijuana industry, announced that its unique cannabis compliance auditing system has been awarded "Top New Technology in the Cannabis Industry."

The award was announced by CannaNews.buzz, a leading online publication covering the marijuana industry.

Recently, I had my attitude checked in a marijuana dispensary. You read that right: a weed shop. If you know me personally, and are judging me right now, save it 'til the end; you may be checking your attitude too. If you don't know me, then read on, but this may be checkmate.

Smart Colorado, dedicated to protecting youth from marijuana, is launching a billboard campaign in Denver asking the question: “Is today’s Pot a hard drug?” The organization is helping parents and policymakers address that critical question by providing resources at its website, smartcolorado.org, and prompting a social media conversation with the hashtag #KnowPot.