The small ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado recently made national headlines after voters approved a measure to decriminalize marijuana use for adults. The vote will surely inspire other towns to try and make their own rules on marijuana until state and federal laws catch up to the will of voters. Its important to note that Breckenridge’s success may not of happened without the example Denver set for the state by passing a decriminalization measure 4 years earlier.  Want more sensible marijuana laws in your town? The following cities help draw a blueprint for marijuana activists at the local level. (more…)

Sheriff deputies in Jefferson City, Missouri say they have seized 20 pounds of marijuana after receiving a tip that it was being shipped via FexEx. Officers were told a package addressed to 1206 St. Mary’s Boulevard needed to be checked for drugs and a K9 unit gave it a positive ID for an illegal substance. Police later confirmed that the package contained 2 bricks of marijuana weighing 10 pounds each. (more…)

A medical marijuana bill that would of helped thousands of patients in Missouri was killed by a single politician. Speaker Ron Richard extended his role from Speaker of the House to Sole Decider when he went back on his word (and job) to assign the bill to a committee, ensuring not a single word from either side of issue would be heard. A far cry from his website slogan “Promises made… Promises Kept”. (more…)