Tag: Schedule I

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July 30, 2012
07/30/2012
Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Lawsuit Moving

Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Lawsuit Moving

03:26pm A decade after the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) filed its petition seeking to have marijuana moved from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the federal courts will...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Federal Judges Dismiss Every Lawsuit Filed by California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Seeking Protection

Federal Judges Dismiss Every Lawsuit Filed by California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Seeking Protection

Federal judges reinforced marijuana’s Schedule I status under the Controlled Substances Act by dismissing lawsuits advocating for dispensaries in all four California court districts. Medical marijuana supporters sought to stop...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Arizona Rules Marijuana Ineffective in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Migraines

Arizona Rules Marijuana Ineffective in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety and Migraines

Patient advocates in Arizona sought to expand the qualifying conditions for the use of medical marijuana. Their goal was to include PTSD, depression, migraines, and anxiety. However,...
By: Lateralus
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
Video: The Benefits of Smoking Weed!

Video: The Benefits of Smoking Weed!

SourceFed has a great 2:29 power  video (I’m not even sure they take a breath) on the recent scientific study that  THCV and Cannabidiol  in cannabis can help treat obesity-related diseases...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
How to Call Michele Leonhart and Ask Why the DEA Ignores Science On Marijuana

How to Call Michele Leonhart and Ask Why the DEA Ignores Science On Marijuana

Check out this handy page at Firedoglake, which provides the DEA’s phone number and a sample script to use when asking how DEA Chief Michele Leonhart maintains her...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
DEA To Legalize Natural THC, But Only For Big Pharma

DEA To Legalize Natural THC, But Only For Big Pharma

Marijuana.com reports the DEA is in overdrive to get the THC cannabinoid reclassified to a Schedule III substance so Pharma can legally crank out naturally derived THC pills.
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Video: Proof That Marijuana Can Cure Cancer!

Video: Proof That Marijuana Can Cure Cancer!

The below YouTube video is a compilation from two different partial sources, providing exciting insights into how cannabis can possibly cure some cancers, such as leukemia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B0VITQfyME...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again

Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again

Last Friday’s SF Weekly article “Cash-Only Pot: Credit Cards No Longer Accepted at Medical Marijuana Dispensaries” was a stark reminder that prohibitionists won’t go down without a...
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July 5, 2012
07/05/2012
Kentucky Senator Clark unveils Gatewood Galbraith Medical Marijuana Memorial Act

Kentucky Senator Clark unveils Gatewood Galbraith Medical Marijuana Memorial Act

Kentucky Senator Perry Clark held a press conference today to unveil his Gatewood Galbraith Medical Marijuana Memorial Act, which would move marijuana to Schedule II in KY allowing for...
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July 5, 2012
07/05/2012
Medical Marijuana Update

Medical Marijuana Update

07:38pm California continues to have conniptions over medical marijuana, a scientific review finds marijuana’s Schedule I status “untenable,” and much, much more: National On Monday, the Open...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Government-Sponsored Study Destroys DEA’s Classification of Marijuana

Government-Sponsored Study Destroys DEA’s Classification of Marijuana

A must read at The Raw Story; A government-sponsored study concludes that marijuana provides relief to some chronic pain sufferers and that more clinical trials are desperately needed, utterly...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

Obama, Fool Me Once, Shame On You; Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

GQ’s article “In His Second Term, Obama Will Pivot to the Drug War” made its way around the Internet yesterday and sparked plenty of conversations amongst weedists....
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July 2, 2012
07/02/2012
What Would Marijuana As a Schedule II Drug Mean?

What Would Marijuana As a Schedule II Drug Mean?

    Senator Perry B. Clark ( D-Louisville) is scheduled to hold a press conference at 2pm EDT on Thursday, July 5 to introduce  the Gatewood Galbraith Memorial Medical...
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June 29, 2012
06/29/2012
State Senator To Hold Press Conference About Bill To Make Marijuana Schedule II

State Senator To Hold Press Conference About Bill To Make Marijuana Schedule II

Lex18 reports “Senator Perry B. Clark, D-Louisville, will hold a press conference to introduce legislation that would make marijuana a schedule II drug, legal for doctors to...
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June 20, 2012
06/20/2012
Tommy Chong Says 100% Obama Will Relax Marijuana Laws Before 2012 Presidential Election

Tommy Chong Says 100% Obama Will Relax Marijuana Laws Before 2012 Presidential Election

Best known for being politically astute (ok, maybe best known for being stoned), Tommy Chong has weighed in on the 2012 Presidential Election.  Chong believes “100%” that...
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