Tag: children

(192 posts)
June 4, 2014
06/04/2014
Medical Marijuana: Drug Company, NY Partner for Clinical Trials to Treat Epilepsy in Kids

Medical Marijuana: Drug Company, NY Partner for Clinical Trials to Treat Epilepsy in Kids

New York state is partnering with a British company to hold clinical trials for marijuana-based medication for children who have seizures that are resistant to their medicine.
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May 15, 2014
05/15/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.14)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.14)

Initiative signature-gathering campaigns are underway in Arkansas and Ohio and about to get underway in Oklahoma, the future of San Jose dispensaries remains unsettled, Minnesota lawmakers meet...
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May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Educator Wants to Use Marijuana to Fund Schools

Educator Wants to Use Marijuana to Fund Schools

An idea on a school superintendent candidate’s platform is causing a bit of a stir in South Carolina. Education superintendent candidate Sheila Gallagher wants to legalize marijuana to...
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May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Denver Testing Labs Barred From Taking Samples From Individuals

Denver Testing Labs Barred From Taking Samples From Individuals

State regulators began informing marijuana testing labs that as a condition of holding a state license to test, they may only accept samples from licensed recreational pot...
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May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Parents 4 Pot Oregon Sparks Interest

Parents 4 Pot Oregon Sparks Interest

Parents 4 Pot Oregon has come together and shown how fast a group can get results with a dedicated team of volunteers. Their only online presence is...
By: Anna Diaz
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April 23, 2014
04/23/2014
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Increased Use By Adolescents

Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Increased Use By Adolescents

The enactment of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended use of cannabis therapy is not associated with increased levels of marijuana use by young people, according to data published online...
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April 3, 2014
04/03/2014
Minnesota Patients Air TV Ad Attacking Gov. Dayton for Opposing Medical Marijuana

Minnesota Patients Air TV Ad Attacking Gov. Dayton for Opposing Medical Marijuana

A battle is underway in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton is standing in the way of an otherwise widely supported medical marijuana bill because he does not want...
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April 2, 2014
04/02/2014
Missouri Lawmakers Hold Medical Marijuana Hearing

Missouri Lawmakers Hold Medical Marijuana Hearing

The Missouri Senate committee is considering legislation to legalize marijuana use by patients diagnosed by a physician with a debilitating medical condition.  Zayden, 4, has a condition that...
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April 1, 2014
04/01/2014
Oregon Drops Proposed Ban on Pot-Laced Munchies for Medical Marijuana Cardholders

Oregon Drops Proposed Ban on Pot-Laced Munchies for Medical Marijuana Cardholders

In a new set of rules, the Oregon Health Authority seeks only to ban marijuana-laced products that are made or packaged in ways that might appeal to...
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March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse

Surveys Yet to Link Medical Marijuana and Teen Drug Abuse

Medical marijuana has been in the US since 1996 and is now legal in twenty states & DC. Yet reported teen marijuana use has remained essentially flat....
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March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Weedist Women: Valeesha Noblitt of Rabbit Hole Productions

Weedist Women: Valeesha Noblitt of Rabbit Hole Productions

Weedists: Meet Valeesha Noblitt “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” I met Valeesha in 2009 at an...
By: Anna Diaz
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March 26, 2014
03/26/2014
Utah to Welcome Marijuana for Limited Medical Use

Utah to Welcome Marijuana for Limited Medical Use

Parents of Utah children with severe epilepsy are cheering a new state law that allows them to obtain a marijuana extract they say helps with seizures, but...
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March 26, 2014
03/26/2014
Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

After a whirlwind beginning, Parents 4 Pot founders have taken their next steps. Articles of Incorporation have been filed and approved. The group is now an official Nonprofit...
By: Anna Diaz
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March 25, 2014
03/25/2014
5-Year-Old Arizonan Gets His Medical Pot

5-Year-Old Arizonan Gets His Medical Pot

A 5-year-old Arizonan boy with severe seizures may use medical marijuana extracts, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday. Zander Welton’s parents, Jacob and Jennifer Welton, sued...
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March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
Oregon Rules Ban Edibles – The Community Responds

Oregon Rules Ban Edibles – The Community Responds

“The Oregon Health Authority released draft rules late Wednesday for medical-pot dispensaries to follow when they open as early as next week under a new law. Although...
By: Anna Diaz
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March 24, 2014
03/24/2014
Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana

Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana

In normal shit-peddler fashion, the visionaries over at Project SAM recently tweeted the following: Spike in MJ use seen in Seattle public schools: http://t.co/BiUKGFVIDX — SAM (@learnaboutsam)...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.12)

Marijuana and epilepsy are in the news, Sanjay Gupta strikes again, and state houses across the country are grappling with medical marijuana and CBD bills. Let’s get...
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March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Cannabis Not to Blame for Idiocy

Cannabis Not to Blame for Idiocy

Today I started my day with a nice bong rip. I don’t always begin my days in such a fashion, but the sun was shining and I...
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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Utah CBD-Only Bill Passes House of Representatives

Utah CBD-Only Bill Passes House of Representatives

In a 62-11 vote, Utah’s House of Representatives passed a controversial CBD-only bill on Tuesday. If the state senate passes the bill, HB105, it will land on Gov....
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February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
Colorado Girl Scouts Told Not to Sell Outside Pot Shops

Colorado Girl Scouts Told Not to Sell Outside Pot Shops

Girl Scouts of Colorado told members that they are not allowed to sell cookies outside dispensaries, comparing them to strip clubs and liquor stores.
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