Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Can Municipalities Ban Distribution of Medical Pot; Oral Arguments On Feb 5th In CA Supreme Court

Can Municipalities Ban Distribution of Medical Pot; Oral Arguments On Feb 5th In CA Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments this week in a case that has received widespread attention inside and outside of the medical marijuana community. The appellate...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor’s Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries

Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor’s Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries

Advocates applauded the recent actions of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in trying to put an end to the years-long crackdown on access to medical marijuana in...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Poll Shows More Than Two-thirds of New Hampshire Voters Support Medical Marijuana

Poll Shows More Than Two-thirds of New Hampshire Voters Support Medical Marijuana

More than two-thirds (68%) of New Hampshire voters think the state should enact a law allowing seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Did You Know? 105 Medical Studies Involving Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts, on ProCon.org

Did You Know? 105 Medical Studies Involving Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts, on ProCon.org

Did you know there were 105 peer-reviewed medical studies involving cannabis and cannabis extracts between 1990 and 2012? Read the details at 105 Peer-Reviewed Studies on Marijuana —...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.09)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.09)

Montana caregivers continue to get sentenced in federal court, an Arizona lawmaker wants a redo on medical marijuana, an Illinois bill is delayed, and the back and...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
DEA Raids Three LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

DEA Raids Three LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

DEA agents raided three Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensaries Wednesday afternoon, according to a preliminary report from Americans for Safe Access California director Don Duncan. More details were not...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

Last night for the first time in our chapter and city’s history, a sitting mayor attended the monthly chapter meeting. Former Congressman and newly-elected Mayor Bob Filner...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Mendocino County OKs Medical Marijuana Ordinance Revision

Mendocino County OKs Medical Marijuana Ordinance Revision

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a change to the county’s federally-scrutinized medical marijuana ordinance, Chapter 9.31 of the Mendocino County Code, which calls...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Donahoe Asks to Withdraw From Chris Williams Marijuana Case

Donahoe Asks to Withdraw From Chris Williams Marijuana Case

The strange saga of Chris Williams and his marijuana conviction took another twist Tuesday after his defense attorney Michael Donahoe filed a motion to withdraw from the...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
US Drug Czar Unloads on Medical Marijuana in San Francisco

US Drug Czar Unloads on Medical Marijuana in San Francisco

It’s legal to use medical marijuana for certain ailments in California — but that doesn’t mean Gil Kerlikowske has to like it.
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Federal Magistrate Rules for Harborside Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Federal Magistrate Rules for Harborside Medical Marijuana Dispensary

A federal magistrate in Oakland Monday ruled that landlords for the Harborside Health Center cannot stop it from selling medical marijuana in their properties in the cities...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
My Favorite Strains: Sour Diesel

My Favorite Strains: Sour Diesel

Sour Diesel is a powerful strain that’s generally thought of as a sativa (and generally acts like a sativa), but it’s actually a hybrid of the legendary...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Michigan Cities Challenging Marijuana Reform, Despite Voters’ Wishes

Michigan Cities Challenging Marijuana Reform, Despite Voters’ Wishes

Michigan political organizers behind easing laws against marijuana use have been quietly cheering since November. But they’re also monitoring a rash of challenges to implementing voters’ wishes.
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Openings of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Delayed in Oakland

Openings of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Delayed in Oakland

A hard-line stance by the federal government on medical marijuana dispensaries and the reluctance of landlords to rent out their space, is being blamed for a delay in the...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
NORMLIZE CONGRESS: Marijuana Law Reform Heating Up in 2013

NORMLIZE CONGRESS: Marijuana Law Reform Heating Up in 2013

The votes this past November in Colorado and Washington to regulate marijuana for adults have sparked a fire of change that seems to be spreading across the...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Fights over Medical Marijuana Case Evidence Could Be Costly in Colorado

Fights over Medical Marijuana Case Evidence Could Be Costly in Colorado

A medical marijuana grower acquitted of drug-cultivation charges at a December trial wants Colorado Springs police to return her marijuana — or fork over $3.3 million in...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Full Extract Cannabis Oil Made Easy

Full Extract Cannabis Oil Made Easy

I had no idea that full extract cannabis oil would be a part of my easy-to-make repertoire, but here it is!  I got the recipe from a...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

A CA medical marijuana grower & AIDS patient said his home alarm company of 3 years dropped him after a repairman saw his grow inside his house....
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Nine marijuana collectives claim in court that the Long Beach Police Department is using illegal, unconstitutional tactics to put them out of business. The nine collectives and...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

This month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement...
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