Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
My Favorite Strains: Kali Mist

My Favorite Strains: Kali Mist

If you desire a happy and focused high, Kali Mist fits the bill nicely. A sativa-dominant hybrid, Kali Mist is arguably one of the top sativa strains available...
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June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Old Hippie on Social Media Panel at SF High Times Medical Cannabis Cup

Old Hippie on Social Media Panel at SF High Times Medical Cannabis Cup

Old Hippie of Beyond Chronic (+ reddit.com advice guru, Weedist writer/editor) will be hanging at the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup on June 22 and 23, 2013. OH will...
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June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Mexico City to Consider Legalizing Marijuana, Preparing Legislation

Mexico City to Consider Legalizing Marijuana, Preparing Legislation

The leftwing Party of the Democratic Revolution is preparing legislation to introduce in September to legalize smoking weed in Mexico City. It would permit marijuana home grows, smoking in designated...
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June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.19)

Well, at least the DEA didn’t raid any dispensaries in the last week. In California, the battle continues at the local level, while progress is being made...
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June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire

Medical Marijuana is Coming to New Hampshire

New Hampshire is about to become the 19th state (unless the Illinois governor strikes first) to allow for the medicinal use of marijuana, as Gov. Maggie Hassan...
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June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Don’t Impact Teen Use Rates

Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Don’t Impact Teen Use Rates

Another study has once again affirmed that the enactment of statewide medical cannabis laws is not associated with increased rates of adolescent marijuana consumption. According to data published this...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Prospero’s Grow: Week 13: Harvesting Cannabis. This is It!

Prospero’s Grow: Week 13: Harvesting Cannabis. This is It!

The time has come for harvesting cannabis. After exactly three months of growing cannabis in my apartment in Denver, it’s time to cut these babies down! As...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Maine Lawmakers Expanding State’s Medicinal Cannabis Program

Maine Lawmakers Expanding State’s Medicinal Cannabis Program

House and Senate lawmakers last week gave final approval to legislation, LD 1062, to allow patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, and other debilitating disorders...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
MI Medical Marijuana Collective Tries New Business Model

MI Medical Marijuana Collective Tries New Business Model

Since dispensaries were outlawed in Michigan, one medical marijuana collective is trying to find a new way to help patients, earn a living and stay legal. Now,...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Marijuana Advocate Rolling His Way to the White House

Marijuana Advocate Rolling His Way to the White House

Curtis Kyle, a Michigan resident with cerebral palsy who has used a wheelchair his whole life, is “rolling to the White House” to talk to politicians about...
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June 18, 2013
06/18/2013
Tyra Banks Carries a Brown Bag After a Visit to a Marijuana Store

Tyra Banks Carries a Brown Bag After a Visit to a Marijuana Store

Tyra Banks visited a cannabis store on Saturday (The Farmacy) and left with a brown bag. The shop boasts medical cannabis, as well as other high quality global organic medicine.
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Refinement

Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Refinement

I’m a few weeks into my journey of building a cheap hash oil pen using e-cigarette parts, and I couldn’t be happier with my “final product” (final...
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Maine Medical Marijuana Bill Would Allow Pesticides on Plants

Maine Medical Marijuana Bill Would Allow Pesticides on Plants

Maine medical marijuana dispensaries would be allowed to treat plants with certain low-risk pesticides, if a bill enacted by the Maine Legislature on Friday makes it into...
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June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
DC Residents Can Finally Apply for Medical Marijuana Cards

DC Residents Can Finally Apply for Medical Marijuana Cards

The Department of Health in Washington, DC is finally accepting applications for medical marijuana cards, and the first dispensary could be open in just a few short...
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June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars

The Human and Fiscal Cost of the Medical Marijuana Wars

Two reports came out today about the federal government’s attacks on medical marijuana providers. First, California NORML surveyed court records connected with medical marijuana cases, finding nearly 500...
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June 14, 2013
06/14/2013
Nevada: Governor Signs Cannabis Dispensary Measure Into Law

Nevada: Governor Signs Cannabis Dispensary Measure Into Law

Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed legislation, Senate Bill 374, authorizing the creation of up to 66 not-for-profit  medical marijuana dispensaries. Under the new law, state...
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June 13, 2013
06/13/2013
My Favorite Strains: Shark’s Breath Shatter BHO (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: Shark’s Breath Shatter BHO (Dabs)

Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many editions of Diablo Dabs…         Shark’s Breath Trolls be forewarned: I am not an expert and do...
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June 13, 2013
06/13/2013
Feds Raid Another 103 SoCal Marijuana Stores

Feds Raid Another 103 SoCal Marijuana Stores

Federal agents on Tuesday raided 103 marijuana stores in Los Angeles County. It was the latest skirmish in the federal war on medical marijuana, which is legal...
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June 13, 2013
06/13/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.12)

California dispensaries continue their vanishing act, thanks to feds and local officials, but Arizona fends off a challenge, and frustrated New Jersey patients rally. Let’s get to...
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June 12, 2013
06/12/2013
Colorado Marijuana Mogul Busted in Alabama for Possession

Colorado Marijuana Mogul Busted in Alabama for Possession

Vincent Keber, managing director of the company behind Dixie Elixirs, was arrested for possession May 18 at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. For the next...
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