Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
Free Weedist Lighter at Kamaceuticals: Attention Colorado MMJ Patients!

Free Weedist Lighter at Kamaceuticals: Attention Colorado MMJ Patients!

  The Weedist powers-that-be have bestowed a huge crop of Weedist-branded lighters on the Denver area. As a way to spread the word about the site and...
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
My Favorite Strains: Kosher Kush

My Favorite Strains: Kosher Kush

If you have been searching for an indica strain that will completely take care of any chronic pain and sleep problems, try Kosher Kush. I highly regard...
By: Lateralus
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Medical Marijuana Clinic Eyes Locations in Framingham, Needham and Newton Massachusetts

Medical Marijuana Clinic Eyes Locations in Framingham, Needham and Newton Massachusetts

A Newton Massachusetts native is working with California-based CannaMed to open consultation centers in Framingham, Newton Centre and Needham to “approve” patients for medical marijuana.
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Urge Mendocino County Officials to Fight Federal Subpoena for Records

Medical Marijuana Advocates Urge Mendocino County Officials to Fight Federal Subpoena for Records

The Mendocino Board of Supervisors and County Counsel Thomas Parker are scheduled to meet in a closed-door session Tuesday to discuss a pending federal subpoena for records...
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Marijuana’s Fate May Hinge on Raisins and Wheat

Marijuana’s Fate May Hinge on Raisins and Wheat

The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear from California raisin producers who are challenging a federal price support program granted by the Constitution’s Commerce Clause and...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High

CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High

02:59pm A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
TSA Says Flying Between Colorado and Washington With Marijuana Will Be Okay… Sort Of

TSA Says Flying Between Colorado and Washington With Marijuana Will Be Okay… Sort Of

According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), if medical marijuana patients’ paperwork checks out, they can board a flight with meds in tow as long as they are headed...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch Backs Medical Marijuana Farm for City

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch Backs Medical Marijuana Farm for City

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch wants zoning commissioners to speed up economic growth and that includes approving a medical marijuana farm.
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Massachusetts Becomes the 18th Medical Marijuana State; Now Comes the Difficult Work of Implementation

Massachusetts Becomes the 18th Medical Marijuana State; Now Comes the Difficult Work of Implementation

Earlier this month, an overwhelming sixty-three percent of Massachusetts voters approved Ballot Question 3 and, in so doing, became the country’s 18th state to pass a medical marijuana law. Massachusetts is...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Chronicle DVD Review: Code of the West

Chronicle DVD Review: Code of the West

03:37pm DVD Review: Code of the West, directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen (2012, Racing Horse Films, 71 minutes) In Code of the West, Emmy nominated filmmaker Rebecca Richman...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Outrage at Potential Sentence for Montana Marijuana Grower

Outrage at Potential Sentence for Montana Marijuana Grower

05:43pm Chris Williams is sitting in a private federal prison on the Montana prairie these days awaiting sentencing. If the federal government has its way, he...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Mendocino Officials Mum on Federal Medical Pot Subpoena

Mendocino Officials Mum on Federal Medical Pot Subpoena

Both Federal and Mendocino County officials declined to comment on a federal subpoena for financial records regarding the county’s medical marijuana ordinance, a local paper reported. Under...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

04:16pm Arizona marks a medical marijuana first, there’s an ominous move by the feds in Northern California, Illinois is considering a medical marijuana bill, and that’s...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Hopeful the Last Hurdle Has Been Cleared

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Hopeful the Last Hurdle Has Been Cleared

New Jersey medical marijuana patients say they have encountered mostly silence for more than three months as they have waited anxiously for the call saying the nonprofit...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
DC Department of Health to Educate Prospective Medical Marijuana Patients in Dec Town Hall Meeting

DC Department of Health to Educate Prospective Medical Marijuana Patients in Dec Town Hall Meeting

Forum and survey will help gauge patient needs and guide their participation in new program District voters overwhelmingly passed the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Up in Smoke in Peabody, Massachusetts

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Up in Smoke in Peabody, Massachusetts

The Peabody City Council Legal Affairs Committee voted 4-1 against allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says

Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says

Forfeiture proceedings against a medical marijuana dispensary should be stayed while a federal judge considers claims that such regulation belongs to the states, the city of Oakland...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Cannabidiol Relieves Psychosis in Schizophrenia, Why Illegal?

Cannabidiol Relieves Psychosis in Schizophrenia, Why Illegal?

The administration of the non-psychotropic plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) is associated with a significant reduction in psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, according to clinical trial data...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Illinois: Veto Session Could Make Legal Weed a Reality

Medical Marijuana Illinois: Veto Session Could Make Legal Weed a Reality

It’s considered a lame duck session, but Illinois lawmakers will be scrambling to decide the fate of several hot-button issues, including possibly legalizing medical marijuana.
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can’t Catch a Break With Landlords

Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can’t Catch a Break With Landlords

A medical marijuana dispensary has renewed pleas to stop its landlord from upending the business amid federal forfeiture proceedings. Harborside Health Center defended its Oakland location last...
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