Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

May 28, 2013
05/28/2013
Doctors Prescribing Marijuana in Israel to Double

Doctors Prescribing Marijuana in Israel to Double

The number of physicians allowed to prescribe medical marijuana in Israel will be raised from 9 to 20 by the end of this year, Likud MK Haim...
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May 27, 2013
05/27/2013
Study: Hemp Seed Oil Benefits Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Study: Hemp Seed Oil Benefits Multiple Sclerosis Patients

The consumption of legal hemp seed nutritional oil, in conjunction with the intake of evening primrose oils and a restricted diet high in Hot-natured foods (such as...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana

First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana

On 5/21/2013, Bill Rosendahl, a Councilman in the City of Los Angeles, made history as the first elected Official openly admitting to using medical marijuana. Bill Rosendahl...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Clears Committee in Nevada

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill Clears Committee in Nevada

Nevada’s Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved SB 374, which would put in place a system to tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. The dispensary bill now moves...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
New Hampshire Legislature Votes to Approve Medical Marijuana

New Hampshire Legislature Votes to Approve Medical Marijuana

Advocates welcome latest attempt to pass a law, and will lobby for amendments before bill reaches the governor The New Hampshire Senate voted 18-6 today to approve...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
U.S Attorney Folds Under Pressure as Mayor Bob Filner Prepares Public for Jury Nullification

U.S Attorney Folds Under Pressure as Mayor Bob Filner Prepares Public for Jury Nullification

San Diego’s medical cannabis community saw history in the making when the city’s Mayor, Bob Filner, showed up to a federal hearing, sat with his arm around...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
Two NJ Lawmakers Draft Bill to Help Sick Kids Get MMJ

Two NJ Lawmakers Draft Bill to Help Sick Kids Get MMJ

Assemblywoman Linda Stender and Senator Nicholas Scutari of Union County, New Jersey have drafted legislation to help provide medical marijuana to children with serious medical conditions. They...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013

Michigan: Medical Marijuana Act Trumps Per Se Driving Law

A Michigan traffic safety law that prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by persons who possess any presence of THC in their blood, regardless of whether...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
Beaumont, California Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Beaumont, California Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Beaumont City Council voted to ban medical marijuana dispensaries and to extend a moratorium on them until the ban can be put in place. Beaumont Mayor...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.22)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.22)

From the US Supreme Court to the local city council chambers, medical marijuana continues to be a contentious issue. Here’s the latest. National On Monday, the US Supreme...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
A Lot of Controversy Over a Molecule or Two

A Lot of Controversy Over a Molecule or Two

Dr. Christian Thurstone in Colorado is concerned that teenagers have been showing extremely high levels of THC in their bloodstreams for the past few years, as indicated...
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
LA Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulation, Cap

LA Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulation, Cap

Voters in Los Angeles Tuesday approved one of two active initiatives aimed at ensuring that medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed in California’s largest city. The winning...
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May 22, 2013
05/22/2013
CA Senate Approves Medical Cannabis Regulation Bill

CA Senate Approves Medical Cannabis Regulation Bill

The California Senate approved SB 439 on Monday. The bill, which is co-authored by Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) clarifies the scope...
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May 22, 2013
05/22/2013
Study “Substantiates” Benefits of Cannabinoids for PTSD

Study “Substantiates” Benefits of Cannabinoids for PTSD

Brain imaging research published this month in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides physiological evidence as to why cannabis may mitigate certain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Post-traumatic stress syndrome is an anxiety...
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May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
Prospero’s Grow Week 9: Frosty Leaves and Real Buds! More Juicing Cannabis Information

Prospero’s Grow Week 9: Frosty Leaves and Real Buds! More Juicing Cannabis Information

It’s now been exactly 2 months and 3 days since I first brought home some clones and set up a small cannabis grow in my apartment in...
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May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
Marijuana By Itself Not a Significant Factor in Fatal and Injury Crashes in 2012, Arizona DPS Data Shows

Marijuana By Itself Not a Significant Factor in Fatal and Injury Crashes in 2012, Arizona DPS Data Shows

Marijuana by itself was not much of a factor in injury and fatal crashes probed last year by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
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May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
Medical Marijuana: Big Pharma’s Campaign to Eliminate State-Sanctioned Cannabis Competitors?

Medical Marijuana: Big Pharma’s Campaign to Eliminate State-Sanctioned Cannabis Competitors?

Professor Benjamin Leff, a tax law expert at American University Washington College of Law, thinks he has a clever solution to free legit marijuana dealers from the Feds...
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May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
New York: The Hempire State?

New York: The Hempire State?

013 Marijuana law reform is gaining some serious momentum in New York, as we approach the end of this year’s legislative session. Recent polling data released by Siena Research...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Build & First Use

Build Your Own Cheap Hash Oil Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Build & First Use

In my last post on this topic I decided on what I would begin building my own hash oil vape pen from e-cigarette parts. My quest for a cheaper...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Worth Repeating: National Cancer Institute Says Pot Fights Cancer

Worth Repeating: National Cancer Institute Says Pot Fights Cancer

Last year, the National Cancer Institute, “the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research,” created a stir by publishing the truth: the molecules found in pot kill breast...
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