Tag: seizures

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December 11, 2013
12/11/2013
Cannabis More Than an Alternative Medicine for Epileptic Boy

Cannabis More Than an Alternative Medicine for Epileptic Boy

Imagine supplying thirty children with enough organic medicine to calm their seizures for a year. Now imagine facing prison time for it. That is exactly what is...
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November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

As knowledge of cannabis as a viable treatment for cancer and epilepsy for children becomes more accepted – even the FDA has now approved CBD to treat kids...
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November 5, 2013
11/05/2013
Woman Uses Marijuana to Overcome Lyme Disease

Woman Uses Marijuana to Overcome Lyme Disease

After unsuccessful traditional treatment, a woman uses marijuana to overcome Lyme disease.
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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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September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
Police Groups Protest Holder’s Marijuana Policy Memo, Threatens Their Gravy Train

Police Groups Protest Holder’s Marijuana Policy Memo, Threatens Their Gravy Train

Last week, the Huffington Post covered a group of law enforcement officers who slammed Attorney General Eric Holder for releasing a marijuana policy memo stating the federal...
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August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Utah Mom Wants Medical Marijuana for Her Son

Jennifer May is a devout Mormon and mother of 3, living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Stockton, has Drevet Syndrome and has suffered through...
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August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Learn the Facts About Medical Marijuana

Learn the Facts About Medical Marijuana

There has been much discussion on the legalization of cannabis in the news lately. I think it’s important for citizens to have an open discussion on medical...
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July 9, 2013
07/09/2013
4 Shady Drug Bust Tactics

4 Shady Drug Bust Tactics

In a great article on Salon, Kristen Gwynne first examines the shady practice of asset forfeiture, then describes 4 shady drug bust tactics used by police: fake...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization

Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization

In their June edition, Sativa Magazine took an in-depth look at the effects of legalization on businesses with their article The Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization....
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June 24, 2013
06/24/2013
Marijuana Accounts for Vast Majority of Drug Seizures on Mexican Border (INFOGRAPHIC)

Marijuana Accounts for Vast Majority of Drug Seizures on Mexican Border (INFOGRAPHIC)

Huff Post has a great infographic showing “the War on Drugs is clearly a war on weed.” Marijuana was a staggering 99.5% of the Border Patrol’s drug...
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June 11, 2013
06/11/2013
Medicinal Marijuana Stops Seizures, Brings Hope to a Little Black Forest Girl

Medicinal Marijuana Stops Seizures, Brings Hope to a Little Black Forest Girl

Charlotte was having violent seizures 20, 40, 60 times a day. Her parents tried at least a dozen medications, many with harmful side effects. Despite some promising...
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May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Uncle Sam is seizing a San Francisco property that houses a medical marijuana dispensary. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint against the property at 2441 Mission...
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April 30, 2013
04/30/2013
WA Judge Orders Police to Return Man’s Marijuana – Again

WA Judge Orders Police to Return Man’s Marijuana – Again

On February 28, 2013, Tacoma, WA Judge Jack Emery ordered Tacoma Police to return confiscated medical marijuana to a patient (marijuana charges against the patient had been...
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March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
California Lawmaker Says Email Seizure Needs Warrants

California Lawmaker Says Email Seizure Needs Warrants

Law-enforcement agencies need warrants to seize the mail of U.S. citizens, and the same rule will apply to email under a new bill proposed to the California...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
British Soccer Club Uses Marijuana Heat Lamps Seized in Police Raids to Grow Field Grass

British Soccer Club Uses Marijuana Heat Lamps Seized in Police Raids to Grow Field Grass

English soccer club Notts County are using marijuana heat lamps confiscated in police raids to help maintain their field. The heat lamps are being deployed on lighting...
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March 11, 2013
03/11/2013
Grand Rapids Marijuana Dispensaries, Raided Wednesday, Still in Business

Grand Rapids Marijuana Dispensaries, Raided Wednesday, Still in Business

Grand Rapids police raided three medical marijuana dispensaries last Wednesday seizing nearly everything in sight; the Mid-Michigan Compassion Club, the Natural Wellness and Purple Med. GRPD believed they...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Drug-Sniffing Dog’s ‘Sniff Is Up to Snuff,’ Court Says

Drug-Sniffing Dog’s ‘Sniff Is Up to Snuff,’ Court Says

The Supreme Court on Tuesday relaxed the standards for courts to consider vehicle searches prompted by an alert from a drug-sniffing dog. Writing for the unanimous panel, Justice...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Arizona Allows Police to Destroy Seized Marijuana, Even MMJ

Arizona Allows Police to Destroy Seized Marijuana, Even MMJ

An Arizona Senate panel voted to allow police to destroy all marijuana seized in investigations, even if it was legal medical marijuana. The state ignored threats of...
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

Couple Loses Kids and Car for Medical Marijuana

A California couple has had their children taken away twice, and had their car seized while in court. All this trouble after a ‘compliance check’, which the...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

08:38pm Dispensary wars continue in California, a package of restrictive bills passes in Michigan, and DC’s long-awaited dispensaries are a step closer to opening. California Last...
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