Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

October 29, 2012
10/29/2012
Benjamin’s Edibles in Hot Water with Feds Over Slim Jammin’ Jerky

Benjamin’s Edibles in Hot Water with Feds Over Slim Jammin’ Jerky

Last week, a vendor who sells a variety of edibles to the dispensary where I work informed me of a rumor he had heard regarding Benjamin Edibles‘...
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October 29, 2012
10/29/2012
Suit Before Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Seeks To Halt Federal Actions Against CA Medical Cannabis

Suit Before Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Seeks To Halt Federal Actions Against CA Medical Cannabis

On Wednesday, October 24, a group of California dispensary operators, medical cannabis providers, and patients, as Plaintiffs, filed their Opening Brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
A Big Win for ASA in San Diego

A Big Win for ASA in San Diego

California’s 4th District Court of Appeal overturned the conviction of San Diego medical cannabis provider Jovan Jackson today. The decision in People v. Jackson recognizes the right of medical cannabis dispensaries to...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
Latest Polling Shows an Uphill Battle for Arkansas’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Issue 5

Latest Polling Shows an Uphill Battle for Arkansas’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Issue 5

The latest polling data coming out of Arkansas shows a rough fight ahead for their ballot initiative to legalize the medical use of marijuana. A poll conducted Thursday,...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Launch New Election-Based Website: VoteMedicalMarijuana.org

Medical Marijuana Advocates Launch New Election-Based Website: VoteMedicalMarijuana.org

The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched a new website today — VoteMedicalMarijuana.org — that provides patients and their supporters with the tools they need...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
Forbes’ Top 2012 Tax Cases: #10, The IRS Wages War on Medical Marijuana

Forbes’ Top 2012 Tax Cases: #10, The IRS Wages War on Medical Marijuana

The medical marijuana industry, which is “blessed by state law, but persecuted by the IRS,” has made Forbes’ Top 10 Tax Cases of 2012 given the havoc...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity

World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity

When the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers face off in Game One of the World Series tonight, it will be the first time two teams from...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Medicating With Hybrids

Medicating With Hybrids

Hybrids can be confusing. Initially, I stayed away from most hybrid medical marijuana strains because I did not understand how to medicate with them. Referring to hybrids as “daytime”...
By: Lateralus
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.10.24)

Initiative Watch (2012.10.24)

07:29pm We’re getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is hot and heavy. Let’s get to it: National On Sunday, the...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Montclair Pot Dispensary: New Jersey’s First Marijuana Storefront Lands Pot License

Montclair Pot Dispensary: New Jersey’s First Marijuana Storefront Lands Pot License

Across New Jersey, most communities approached about hosting one of the state’s first legal medical marijuana dispensaries in out-of-the-way industrial zones have just said no, after outpourings...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)

05:08pm It’s been relatively quiet week on the medical marijuana front, with the big news being the DC Circuit Court’s interest in determining whether Air Force...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case

Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case

Fourth District Court of Appeal rejects requirement that all collective members must be actively involved in cultivation. The Fourth District Court of Appeal for California issued a...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
When Losing Means Winning: The Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative

When Losing Means Winning: The Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative

11:51pm Last year wasn’t a good year for medical marijuana in Montana. Between the federal raids in the spring of 2011 and the Republican-dominated legislature’s efforts...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Indian National Jailed in Singapore for Smoking Cannabis

Indian National Jailed in Singapore for Smoking Cannabis

Karan Vijay Chetan, an Indian national working as auditor in Singapore has been jailed for six months for smoking banned drug cannabis. Defense lawyer Subhas Anandan told the court that Chetan suffered from epilepsy...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Mainstream Media Cast Attention To Marijuana Legalization

Mainstream Media Cast Attention To Marijuana Legalization

The past few days affirm that the mainstream media is now starting to cast serious light and attention on both the numerous state cannabis legalization ballots pending...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Massachusetts Marijuana Critics Call Ballot Question Flawed

Massachusetts Marijuana Critics Call Ballot Question Flawed

Lawmakers, doctors, and others opposing a ballot question to legalize marijuana for medical use contended Monday that the question’s wording is flawed and would enable widespread recreational...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates File Brief with DC Circuit Alleging Federal Policy Harmful to Patients

Medical Marijuana Advocates File Brief with DC Circuit Alleging Federal Policy Harmful to Patients

Less than a week after oral arguments in the landmark federal case to reclassify marijuana for medical use, the plaintiffs filed an additional brief late yesterday at...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
My Favorite Strains: Grape Ape, Info and Eye Candy

My Favorite Strains: Grape Ape, Info and Eye Candy

One of my favorite strains, Grape Ape, is excellent medicine for those who prefer the mellow high of an indica, and it is a true pleasure for...
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October 23, 2012
10/23/2012
Matt Riddle Says Positive Marijuana Test from Legitimate Medical Usage

Matt Riddle Says Positive Marijuana Test from Legitimate Medical Usage

MMA fighter Matt Riddle says the positive drug test that resulted in a brief suspension was more the result of bad timing than malice, as he’s a medical...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Obama Administration Speaks Out on Marijuana Ballot Measures: Federal Raids Are Here to Stay

Obama Administration Speaks Out on Marijuana Ballot Measures: Federal Raids Are Here to Stay

The Obama administration finally acknowledged and responded to the ballot initiatives in CO, OR and WA that would legalize marijuana for recreational use on CBS’ 60 Minutes....
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