Category: Medical Marijuana

(2,202 posts)

Medical marijuana news and commentary

May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Prospero’s Grow Week 7: Starting to Flower and Introduction of Advanced Nutrient Bud Candy

Prospero’s Grow Week 7: Starting to Flower and Introduction of Advanced Nutrient Bud Candy

After almost 2 weeks of having my cannabis plants in flower in my studio apartment in Denver, I can say that things are going well. Almost too...
Comment → Comment →
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Humboldt County Considers MMJ Outdoor Grow Ordinance

Humboldt County Considers MMJ Outdoor Grow Ordinance

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is considering an outdoor grow ordinance for medical marijuana growers. The ordinance would require registered medical marijuana growers to identify their...
Comment → Comment →
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two more New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries may open soon, bringing the state’s total to three. In addition to the Montclair dispensary that opened last December, a...
Comment → Comment →
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Global Marijuana March – Like 4/20 Everywhere

Global Marijuana March – Like 4/20 Everywhere

Saturday, marijuana reform activists and supporters gathered to march the streets of the planet in support of marijuana reform. The global marijuana march was truly that, here...
Comment → Comment →
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

The California Supreme Court ruled today that municipalities possess the legal authority to prohibit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries. The unanimous ruling upheld a 4th District Court of...
Comment → Comment →
May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier

Medical Weed Treatment for Pets: a Lucrative New Frontier

With weed being decriminalized in numerous states across the country, “man’s best friend” is not being left out of the movement. Veterinarian Doug Kramer has been investigating...
Comment → Comment →
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Butane Hash Oil, Vaporizer Pens and a Cheaper Option: e-Cigarettes

Butane Hash Oil, Vaporizer Pens and a Cheaper Option: e-Cigarettes

Times are a-changing for weed smokers, and at the epicenter of this change is hash oil (concentrates) and vaporizer pens. The advances that have been made in the...
Comments (32 Comments) Comments (32 Comments)
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists’ Kids

Idaho Seizes Medical Marijuana Activists’ Kids

Idaho is officially not a marijuana-friendly state. Although it is bordered on most sides by medical marijuana states (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Montana), it so far refuses...
Comment → Comment →
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown

Seattle MMJ Collective Speaks Up About DEA Shutdown

Last week, 11 Seattle medical marijuana businesses received shutdown letters from the DEA. One of those targeted is a small medical marijuana collective in Ballard, The Only Natural,...
Comment → Comment →
May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States

Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States

Last week, Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in the “stoner” film franchise Harold & Kumar, spoke to Huffington Post Live about President Obama’s marijuana policies. During the April 26th interview, Penn...
Comment → Comment →
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
San Diego Rally Against Federal Interference: May 6th

San Diego Rally Against Federal Interference: May 6th

Join patients, medical professionals, lawyers, advocates, and concerned citizens for a rally at the San Diego Federal Courthouse on Monday, May 6th at 12pm (Noon), against the...
Comment → Comment →
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
Ohio Medical Marijuana and Legalization Bills Introduced

Ohio Medical Marijuana and Legalization Bills Introduced

Yesterday, Ohio Rep. Bob Hagan introduced two marijuana bills at the statehouse. The first bill would legalize marijuana for medicinal use and the second is a recreational marijuana...
Comment → Comment →
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
San Francisco Dispensaries Targeted by DEA

San Francisco Dispensaries Targeted by DEA

DEA agent David White requested the records of seven San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries last September. At least one of those dispensaries is now being targeted by...
Comments (1 Comment) Comments (1 Comment)
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
MN Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced for 2014

MN Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced for 2014

Rep. Carly Melin introduced her medical marijuana bill at Minnesota’s Capitol yesterday, but the proposal is little more than an informative placeholder for the 2014 session. While...
Comment → Comment →
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit: Why I’m Attending

California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit: Why I’m Attending

I am so excited to be attending the ASA California Medical Cannabis Policy Summit and Lobby Day this weekend. The event last year was absolutely brilliant. Steph and the...
Comment → Comment →
May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
Researchers Find Weed May Be Key to Treating HIV

Researchers Find Weed May Be Key to Treating HIV

Since its rise in the early 80s, HIV has sadly become one of the most infamously crippling, hard-to-beat viruses. But preliminary research from the Temple University School of Medicine...
Comment → Comment →
May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
How to Make Bubble Hash With Bubble Bags

How to Make Bubble Hash With Bubble Bags

While many Weedists out there may know the differences between hash and straight-up marijuana, even the most frequent hash smoker may not know the many different ways...
Comments (6 Comments) Comments (6 Comments)
May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
Video: What if Cannabinoids in Cannabis Cured Cancer & Other Diseases?

Video: What if Cannabinoids in Cannabis Cured Cancer & Other Diseases?

This video (What if Cannabis Cured Cancer) from 2010 is a must-see for anyone having a discussion about the medicinal effects of cannbinoids. Long story short, humans...
Comments (3 Comments) Comments (3 Comments)
May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.01)

Lots of action in California this past week, including more raids and more threat letters, plus action in various state legislatures. Let’s get to it: California Last...
Comment → Comment →
May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
CNN Money Video – Is a Cannabis Pill the Drug of the Future?

CNN Money Video – Is a Cannabis Pill the Drug of the Future?

CNN Money has been talking quite a bit about cannabis lately, a welcome change for Weedists everywhere and especially for those in the cannabis industry. This video...
Comment → Comment →