Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Montana Medical Marijuana Restriction Initiative IR-124 Trailing

Montana Medical Marijuana Restriction Initiative IR-124 Trailing

03:50pm An effort to undo a more restrictive medical marijuana law in Montana faces an uphill battle, according to a poll done last week. The Mason Dixon...
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September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Medicine Chest Envy: Got Canna Caps?

Medicine Chest Envy: Got Canna Caps?

Old Hippie shares *twelve* different types of Canna Caps he keeps in his medicine chest for when you need to “get through your day using cannabis, but without...
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September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Cannabidiolic Acid Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Migration

Cannabidiolic Acid Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Migration

According to a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, cannabidiolic acid has been shown to inhibit MDA-MB-231, a powerful human breast cancer cell. Another scientific study,...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama’s Broken Promises

Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama’s Broken Promises

On Thursday, as scheduled, protests took place all over the nation. Medical marijuana patients and advocates demanded that President Obama keep his promises to respect state law...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Raids Shut Down Big Medical Marijuana Suppliers in Oregon

Raids Shut Down Big Medical Marijuana Suppliers in Oregon

Hundreds of medical marijuana cardholders in eastern and southern Oregon will have to find a new way to get their pot after federal authorities raided and shut...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Romney Campaign Uses Raids to Swing CO Voters, Insults Everyone’s Intelligence

Romney Campaign Uses Raids to Swing CO Voters, Insults Everyone’s Intelligence

The Romney campaign has finally stooped low enough to try to trick the medical marijuana community into voting Romney into office. In an article titled “Dear Marijuana Reformers:...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Irv Rosenfeld: A Pioneer Speaks Out

Irv Rosenfeld: A Pioneer Speaks Out

It was during his freshman year of college in 1971 that Irv Rosenfeld gave in to peer pressure and tried marijuana. It didn’t get him high —...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.09.19)

Initiative Watch (2012.09.19)

07:49pm Three marijuana legalization initiatives, two medical marijuana initiatives, and one sentencing reform initiative are on state ballots this year. We’ll be running a feature story...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Crackdown In Colorado: 10 More Dispensaries Near Schools Shuttered

Medical Marijuana Crackdown In Colorado: 10 More Dispensaries Near Schools Shuttered

Ten medical marijuana dispensaries have complied with letters sent by U.S. Attorney John Walsh to shut down, the U.S. Attorney’s office confirmed in a press statement Tuesday....
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.09.19)

07:36pm Last issue, we reported that the DEA had taken the week off. Well, they’re back, and so is the push-back. Let’s get to it: National...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Chronicle Video Review: Lynching Charlie Lynch

Chronicle Video Review: Lynching Charlie Lynch

5:48 PM Lynching Charlie Lynch: A Film by Rick Ray (2012, Rick Rays Films, 1:40, $29.95 DVD) Of all the various fronts of the war on drugs,...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
States with Medical Marijuana Laws See a Decline in Suicides

States with Medical Marijuana Laws See a Decline in Suicides

Researchers at Montana State University, the University of Colorado, and San Diego State University assessed rates of suicide in the years before and after the passage of...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Action Today: Remind Obama Patients Are People Who Vote!

Action Today: Remind Obama Patients Are People Who Vote!

Americans for Safe Access, the leading organization of medical marijuana patients, has organized a nationwide protest for today (Thursday, September 20). It’s happening all across the United...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Push to Close Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles Will Continue, Officials Say

Push to Close Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles Will Continue, Officials Say

The Los Angeles attorney’s office vowed to continue its efforts to shut down marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles even after activists seeking to strike down a ban...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3, Maintains Strong Lead

Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3, Maintains Strong Lead

Suffolk University, in conjuncture with 7NEWS, just released new polling data for Massachusetts’ medical marijuana initiative, Question 3. The new survey of 600 likely Massachusetts voters had...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
As Vermont Approves Marijuana Dispensaries, Towns Prepare To Host Them

As Vermont Approves Marijuana Dispensaries, Towns Prepare To Host Them

Public safety officials have given conditional approval to Vermont’s first two medical marijuana dispensaries. With the support of Burlington city officials, dispensaries are expected to open their...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
2012 High Times Cannabis Cup Seattle Winners

2012 High Times Cannabis Cup Seattle Winners

The 2012 High Times Cannabis Cup Seattle winners were chosen over the weekend (also of interest: the winners of the 2012 Cannabis Cup San Francisco). Here’s some...
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Senior Citizens and Cannabis Patient Advocates Brave San Diego Federal Courthouse

Senior Citizens and Cannabis Patient Advocates Brave San Diego Federal Courthouse

by Terrie Best, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Over 60 senior citizens put the Edward Schwartz Federal Courthouse on its ear by forming a long line...
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Dallas Star Larry Hagman Used Medical Marijuana After Cancer

Dallas Star Larry Hagman Used Medical Marijuana After Cancer

Larry Hagman, the 80-year-old star of both the original Dallas TV series and its reboot, was treated for throat cancer last year. Hagman turned to medical marijuana...
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Most Statewide Marijuana Initiatives Lead Solidly In Polls

Most Statewide Marijuana Initiatives Lead Solidly In Polls

Four of the six statewide marijuana initiatives appearing on the November 2012 ballot are solidly favored among likely voters. Voters in six states – Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon,...
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