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Rob is proud to have voted for California Proposition 215 in 1996 and is now enjoying the fruits (or flowers) of the medical marijuana movement. He would happily give up alcohol in exchange for recreational cannabis and encourages people to read real peer-reviewed science and make informed decisions for themselves. We have only begun to understand the human endocannabinoid system.
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Police said one case was a reported overdose likely involving synthetic marijuana, and one student went to the hospital with an elevated heart rate and stroke-like symptoms after using it.
Preventing physician assistants and nurse practitioners from certifying medical cannabis patients burdens doctors and harms access to care, says the Rhode Island Medical Society.
This week we're going to salute a staple piece of paraphernalia that every Weedist should have in their collection, the dugout.
Big Pharma is at it again, Nabilone , a synthetic compound that mimics the cannabinoids in marijuana and has been shown to be effective for pain management in diabetics . Shouldn’t we…
The DEA raided two medical-marijuana clinics on Highland Avenue, seizing dozens of pounds of marijuana, hash and edible products containing the drug.
Check out the slideshow for a top 10 list of the most unexpected allies in the fight against marijuana prohibition.
Singer argued that because President Obama long ago broke his promise to stop federal Drug Enforcement Administration raids on state authorized medical cannabis providers, New Jersey may need to reconsider implementation of a medical marijuana program.
Norwood Police Chief William Brooks has declared that marijuana is not medicine, we'll have to check on his medical credentials and get back to you on that.
One of two initiatives that wants to regulate marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles was approved for signature gathering.
A proposal to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Detroit has residents deeply divided over how it would affect a city struggling with high crime and shrinking resources.
Tis the season to start thinking about one of my favorite movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas , a Tim Burton mashup of Halloween and Christmas. With Halloween next week and the coming…
There are trace amounts of cocaine and marijuana in the air of eight Italian cities.
Across New Jersey, most communities approached about hosting one of the state's first legal medical marijuana dispensaries in out-of-the-way industrial zones have just said no, after outpourings of public opposition. Montclair is a different story.
Former medical marijuana entrepreneur Jason Christ has been banned from the University of Montana campus after allegedly smoking marijuana in the law school.
Karan Vijay Chetan, an Indian national working as auditor in Singapore has been jailed for six months for smoking banned drug cannabis.
Lawmakers, doctors, and others opposing a ballot question to legalize marijuana for medical use contended Monday that the question’s wording is flawed and would enable widespread recreational use of the drug.
The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has announced plans to legalize the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly, triggering a lively controversy in Montevideo.
A recent poll by Strategies 360 finds a 54-to-38 lead for I-502, with about 7 percent undecided (rounding errors cause it not add up to 100 percent). A larger poll last week,…
