Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Oregon May Allow MMJ for PTSD

Oregon May Allow MMJ for PTSD

Early in February the Senate Committee in Oregon will hear testimony for the use of medical marijuana for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD, an anxiety disorder,...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

A California couple has had their children taken away twice, and had their car seized while in court. All this trouble after a ‘compliance check’, which the...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Study: Marijuana Smoking Not Associated with Greater Mortality Risk Among Heart Attack Survivors

Study: Marijuana Smoking Not Associated with Greater Mortality Risk Among Heart Attack Survivors

The use of cannabis among patients with established coronary disease is not associated with increased mortality risk, according to trial data published online in the American Heart Journal. Investigators at...
By: NORML
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Canada Takes a Giant Step Back from Medical Marijuana

Canada Takes a Giant Step Back from Medical Marijuana

A Canadian Court of Appeals overturned a 2011 court ruling that stated sick people cannot get access to medical marijuana by appropriate means, and were forced to...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Oakland Complains of ‘Twilight Zone’ Medical Marijuana Case

Oakland Complains of ‘Twilight Zone’ Medical Marijuana Case

The possible shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary puts Oakland, Calif., in a “twilight zone” where it has no rights, a city lawyer told a federal judge....
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February 1, 2013
02/01/2013
South Dakota Bill Seeks Medical Defense for Marijuana Charge

South Dakota Bill Seeks Medical Defense for Marijuana Charge

Rep. Dan Kaiser (R-Aberdeen), a police officer, and Sen. Craig Tieszen (R-Rapid City), a retired police chief, told a South Dakota House Committee that their bill would allow people suffering or...
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February 1, 2013
02/01/2013
Czech Parliament Approves Medical Marijuana

Czech Parliament Approves Medical Marijuana

The Czech Senate Wednesday approved a bill allowing for the medical use of marijuana by an overwhelming margin of 67-2. The measure had already passed the lower...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Cannabis Salve, Made Easy

Cannabis Salve, Made Easy

Cannabis salve is an easy to make topical application that works well for a variety of ailments.  It helps heal minor cuts, burns and scrapes.  It can...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Alabama to Consider Medical Marijuana Bill

Alabama to Consider Medical Marijuana Bill

Sponsored by Democratic Rep. Patricia Todd, Alabama’s medical marijuana bill will be considered next week by the House Health Committee. The Libertarian Party of Alabama also supports...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Montana Medical Marijuana Cultivator Chris Williams to Be Sentenced Friday in Federal Court

Montana Medical Marijuana Cultivator Chris Williams to Be Sentenced Friday in Federal Court

Montana medical marijuana cultivator Chris Williams is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in what has become a widely publicized case, illustrating the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Iowa Senate Democrats Back Medical Marijuana Bill

Iowa Senate Democrats Back Medical Marijuana Bill

Democrats in the Iowa state Senate on Wednesday introduced a bill that allows the use of medical marijuana for qualifying conditions, and the creation of non-profit mmj dispensaries. The legislation...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.30)

The agonizingly slow pace of implementing medical marijuana laws is causing problems in several states, while in California, the never-ending battles continue. Let’s get to it: Arizona...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
San Diego City Attorney to Continue Prosecuting Dispensaries

San Diego City Attorney to Continue Prosecuting Dispensaries

The San Diego City Council has sided with Attorney Jan Goldsmith against Mayor Bob Filner’s request to stop prosecuting dispensaries. The council instructed Goldsmith to continue to...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
City of Oakland Battles in Federal Court over Harborside

City of Oakland Battles in Federal Court over Harborside

DOJ motion to dismiss Oakland’s lawsuit will be heard Thursday at 10am in San Francisco District Court. The Obama Administration will argue for the dismissal of a...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Proponents of Medical Marijuana Measure Shift Support

Proponents of Medical Marijuana Measure Shift Support

A coalition of California medical marijuana groups has abandoned support of their own measure in favor of a very similar one backed by the L.A. City Council....
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition

Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition

I was on a radio show this past weekend debating a prohibitionist who still believes that medical cannabis is little more than a hoax…a ‘camel’s nose under...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Renewing a Red Card: My Experience

Renewing a Red Card: My Experience

I recently had the experience of renewing my medical marijuana card, or red card as it is commonly known here in Colorado. I expected the process to be quite...
By: Lateralus
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Trade Group Formed

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Trade Group Formed

Spearheaded by Denver-based Vicente Sederberg LLC, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Association (MMMA) will help advise prospective dispensary owners, growers, suppliers and contractors for Massachusetts’ recently approved medical...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Colorado Streamlines Medical Marijuana Regulations

Colorado Streamlines Medical Marijuana Regulations

After 3 years of dispensary security cameras being constantly available for remote access, the state’s Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division said it hasn’t been watching. This is just...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
HuffPost: Obama’s Big Cannabis Conundrum

HuffPost: Obama’s Big Cannabis Conundrum

Huffington Post reporters Ryan Grimm and Ryan Reilly publish one of the most comprehensive and insightful pieces to date on the current friction between state and federal laws regarding cannabis...
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