Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Finding Traces of Marijuana in Accident Victims is Usually Irrelevant

Finding Traces of Marijuana in Accident Victims is Usually Irrelevant

It is irrelevant to mention whether an accident victim had traces of marijuana in their system and speculative (at best) to presume marijuana had anything to do...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Usain Bolt OG Strain is Speeding Off Shelves

Usain Bolt OG Strain is Speeding Off Shelves

Olympian Usain Bolt, one of the fastest runners in the world, has a strain named after him that has become extremely popular in California medical marijuana dispensaries. It is...
By: Lateralus
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Arizona Governor Signs Waiver Allowing AG to Attack Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Signs Waiver Allowing AG to Attack Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a waiver that will allow Attorney General Tom Horne to try to close down the marijuana dispensaries that her state health...
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Adam Scorgie Culture High Interview Video

Adam Scorgie Culture High Interview Video

The Urban Grower has the first Adam Scorgie Culture High interview. Adam tells his fans what he’s got in store for The Union 2: The Culture High....
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August 10, 2012
08/10/2012
Scientific Review: “There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions”

Scientific Review: “There Is Now Clear Evidence That Cannabinoids Are Useful For The Treatment Of Various Medical Conditions”

For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper published in a peer-reviewed journal has thoroughly rebutted the present Schedule I status of cannabis under US federal law, which states...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
2012 Colorado Invitational Bong-a-Thon

2012 Colorado Invitational Bong-a-Thon

For the past two weeks, most of the world has been tuned into the 2012 Olympics in London. There have already been some incredible feats of athleticism...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Medical Marijuana: 10 Health Benefits That Legitimize Legalization

Medical Marijuana: 10 Health Benefits That Legitimize Legalization

International Business Times points out the hypocrisy of medical marijuana being demonized versus the many legal prescription drugs with track records of fatalities. It also lays out...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
I-502 Campaign Tackles Marijuana Legalization Movement’s Gender Divide

I-502 Campaign Tackles Marijuana Legalization Movement’s Gender Divide

The backers of Washington state’s I-502 are targeting their ads towards women, who have historically trailed men on supporting legalization. Seattle Weekly dives into potential answers for this...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Measure Expands Health Department Duties

North Dakota Medical Marijuana Measure Expands Health Department Duties

The North Dakotan medical marijuana measure puts the Health Department in charge of vetting the business plans of dispensaries, checking home pot gardens and reviewing the drug’s labeling and potency.
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

05:52pm, (Issue #746) The end of dispensaries in LA looms, more federal threat letters in Colorado, and a medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota!? That’s just...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
CO Judge Finds Medical Marijuana at State Level Illegal

CO Judge Finds Medical Marijuana at State Level Illegal

A decision issued in a Arapahoe District Court case in Colorado could be potentially devastating to the medical marijuana industry. The conclusion: The medical marijuana industry here and in...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
NJ Medical Marijuana Program Registration Begins Thursday

NJ Medical Marijuana Program Registration Begins Thursday

New Jersey physicians will be able to register patients for the state’s long-delayed medical marijuana program starting tomorrow and registered physicians can even electronically sign up their patients...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Phoenix Medical Marijuana Grower Who Was Shot and Stabbed Runs a “Compassion Club”

Phoenix Medical Marijuana Grower Who Was Shot and Stabbed Runs a “Compassion Club”

Phoenix Medical Marijuana Grower Martin Ridgway, who was shot and stabbed inside his Surprise home yesterday during a robbery, was actually running a “compassion club” out of his...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
North Dakota Medical Marijuana Petitions Handed In

North Dakota Medical Marijuana Petitions Handed In

04:57pm North Dakota could be voting on medical marijuana in November. Proponents of a medical marijuana initiative there handed in about 20,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Voter Approval Sought for Long Beach Medical Marijuana

Voter Approval Sought for Long Beach Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana advocates in Long Beach filed documents yesterday notifying the City of their intent to collect signatures to authorize a Ballot Initiative. The proposed measure would...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

The Just Say Now federal marijuana rescheduling pledge program is alleging that Facebook censors marijuana activism… again. Just Say Now is a program of Firedoglake (FDL) media group in...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Arizona Medical Marijuana Drawings Use Bingo Balls

Arizona Medical Marijuana Drawings Use Bingo Balls

The Arizona medical marijuana lottery was conducted on Tuesday using a bingo machine with sets of numbered air-blown balls to choose winners from among hundreds of applicants...
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August 7, 2012
08/07/2012
Banned Olympian: “A Good 50 Olympic Athletes” Use Marijuana Regularly

Banned Olympian: “A Good 50 Olympic Athletes” Use Marijuana Regularly

CraveOnline talks with American wrestler Stephany Lee who was banned from the 2012 London Olympics for marijuana use. Unlike Nicholas Delpolo, however, Lee fully admits to using the drug...
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August 7, 2012
08/07/2012
British Man Spends Over 57,000 Dollars Per Year on Cannabis

British Man Spends Over 57,000 Dollars Per Year on Cannabis

A British man, Lee Maddison, 27 of Carlisle, England has told a court he now spends up to £100 a day on cannabis. Based on present exchange...
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August 7, 2012
08/07/2012
Marijuana Legalization Proponents in Washington Unveil First TV Ad

Marijuana Legalization Proponents in Washington Unveil First TV Ad

The campaign behind I-502, a ballot measure that would end cannabis prohibition in Washington State this fall, unveiled their first TV advertisement in support of the initiative....
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