Tag: children

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November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women

The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women

The effect of cannabis on newborns and pregnant women are not negative, and may even be positive, according to a study in Jamaica.
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November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

GW Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approval of one of its drugs that’s basically just concentrated, plant-derived CBD.
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November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Denver’s Latest Cannabis Rules Allows for Yard Smoking

Denver’s Latest Cannabis Rules Allows for Yard Smoking

In a draft far more reasonable than previous versions, Denver City Council has released new proposed cannabis rules for users in Denver. Thanks to libertarians, the latest...
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
Demand for Low-THC Pot for Children Outpaces Nonprofit

Demand for Low-THC Pot for Children Outpaces Nonprofit

Now that marijuana’s medical properties are becoming undeniable, particularly for cancer and epilepsy, more and more parents of sick kids are seeking out the healing herb and...
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
Cannabis and Parental Surplus Syndrome

Cannabis and Parental Surplus Syndrome

With all of the recent press about Child Protective Services (CPS) stepping in to ruin families of cannabis users, I thought it was time to reflect on...
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November 4, 2013
11/04/2013
Little Girl, Interrupted

Little Girl, Interrupted

Tough break, Anna. You were born in the wrong state. Someday I’ll be done asking how this happened. Someday I’ll be done asking, “why Anna?”. Someday I’ll...
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October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Product Review: Golden Organic Healing Oil

Product Review: Golden Organic Healing Oil

Golden Organic Healing Oil is unique in a cannabis community that offers a myriad of oils and elixirs that provide topical and ingestible relief for a plethora...
By: Anna Diaz
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October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Arizona Parents File Suit for Access to Extracts

Arizona Parents File Suit for Access to Extracts

Parents of a medical cannabis patient filed a suit for legal access to extracts after their son began having difficulty eating.
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October 28, 2013
10/28/2013
Michigan Medical Marijuana Couple Gets Their Daughter Back

Michigan Medical Marijuana Couple Gets Their Daughter Back

I feel like we often talk about how the justice system fails in regards to cannabis. To be fair, quite often, the justice system is a lit...
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October 25, 2013
10/25/2013
NORML Partners With The Family Law & Cannabis Alliance

NORML Partners With The Family Law & Cannabis Alliance

It’s no secret that there has been a proliferation of government agencies across the country removing minors and infants from their home, based solely on the fact that...
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October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Pediatric Epilepsy Cannabis Treatment Attracts Parents to CO

Pediatric Epilepsy Cannabis Treatment Attracts Parents to CO

Many parents are bringing their children to Colorado to receive cannabis treatment for pediatric epilepsy and cancer. The number of minor patients on the MMJ registry nearly...
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October 21, 2013
10/21/2013
Stop CPS: Free the Babies Day of Action Planned Nov 12th

Stop CPS: Free the Babies Day of Action Planned Nov 12th

Cannabis activists are planning Stop CPS: Free the Babies International Day of Action for November 12th, 2013. The event is being coordinated by Moms for Marijuana, a...
By: Mercedys
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October 11, 2013
10/11/2013
Autistic Teen Tricked Into Buying Weed for Undercover Cop

Autistic Teen Tricked Into Buying Weed for Undercover Cop

by Sabrina Fendrick, Director of Women’s Outreach, October 10, 2013 In late 2012, a Riverside County, California police officer infiltrated a local high school, befriended a vulnerable,...
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October 2, 2013
10/02/2013
Three-Year-Old Goes to School With 14 Bags of Weed

Three-Year-Old Goes to School With 14 Bags of Weed

If you haven’t already, check out this story about a toddler who went to school with a backpack full of weed in New York City. I had...
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September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Mother Says ‘Spice’ Killed Her Son

Mother Says ‘Spice’ Killed Her Son

A Kwik Stop convenience store sold a teenager the synthetic marijuana that killed him, the boy’s mother claims in court. Stephane Colbert says she found her 19-year-old...
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September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
Dangers of Synthetic Cannabis

Dangers of Synthetic Cannabis

I’m sure most people have heard on the news horror stories about drugs like meth and bath salts. These stories are mostly tragic, which should be expected...
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September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use

CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use

A six month old baby girl and her six year old brother were taken from their homes by CPS in Michigan this week because the state sees...
By: Mercedys
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September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Fund Raiser for the Rinehart Family, Medical Cannabis and CPS

Fund Raiser for the Rinehart Family, Medical Cannabis and CPS

Two powerhouse cannabis community collaborators, The World Famous Cannabis Café and SKUNK Magazine have joined forces again to raise money to help another family in need and...
By: Anna Diaz
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September 9, 2013
09/09/2013
Youth Drug Use on Decline, Most Media Fail to Notice

Youth Drug Use on Decline, Most Media Fail to Notice

One of the two annual major drug use surveys in the US released its results this week, coinciding with National Recovery Month, according to the news release from the...
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August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
Landon Riddle, One of the Cancer Patients That Changed Dr. Gupta’s Mind On Cannabis

Landon Riddle, One of the Cancer Patients That Changed Dr. Gupta’s Mind On Cannabis

A Colorado mom says she’s at odds with the medical establishment and specifically, her oncologist, as the mother is refusing to restart chemotherapy and choosing to treat her 3-year-old son,...
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