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Pre-Paid Weed Smart Cards Are Coming
Dispensaries in Colorado are forced to work all cash, creating a risky situation threatening those operating inside the state’s billion-dollar commerce.
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Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.26)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of March 26, 2014.
Study: Medical Marijuana May Alleviate Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
The journal Neurology recently published research showing medical marijuana may help alleviate certain symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis...
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 Mutual Benefit Corporatio
5-Year-Old Arizonan Gets His Medical Pot
Zander Welton, a 5-year-old Arizonan boy with severe seizures may use medical marijuana extracts, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
Hickenlooper's Economic Fear of Legal Cannabis Not Realized
In a revelation that should surprise absolutely no one in the cannabis community, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado recently stated that, despite his fears, the legalization of marijuana in his state has had no negative economic consequences.
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Marijuana Industry Finds Unlikely New Allies in Conservatives
Conservatives should be troubled when companies can't claim tax deductions or keep cash in banks or provide plants for federal medical research.
California Could Ban Dabs
California could soon ban the potent cannabis extracts, dabs. A bill regulating the industry would prohibit any physician from prescribing butane hash oil.
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24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America
You thought your pot came from environmentally conscious hippies? Think again. The way marijuana is grown is anything but sustainable and organic.
Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana
In normal shit-peddler fashion that makes a catching headline, the visionaries over at Project SAM recently tweeted the following...
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Las Vegas to Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Las Vegas City Council took a stand on medical marijuana last Wednesday, voting to allowing dispensaries and...
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.19)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of March 19, 2014.
Indiana: Lawmakers Approve Legislation Reclassifying Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
Indiana House and Senate lawmakers have signed off on legislation, Senate Bill 357, to reclassify and regulate industrial hemp. As passed, the measure reclassifies cannabis possessing less than 0.3 percent THC as an industrial crop
Michigan: Regulators Expand State’s Medical Marijuana Law To Include Patients With PTSD
Members of the Medical Marihuana Review Panel voted 6 to 2 to expand the state’s list of qualifying conditions to include PTSD. Michigan physicians may now authorize cannabis for the treatment of post traumatic stress.
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Drug Made From Cannabis Could Treat Schizophrenia
A drug from the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) entered human trials to treat schizophrenia. GW Pharmaceuticals announced Phase 2 clinical trials.
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Inhaling whole-plant cannabis provides symptomatic relief in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to observational trial data published in the March/April edition of the journal Clinical Neuropharmacology.
Washington Medical Cannabis Dodges Bullet, for Now
Medical cannabis gets at least a temporary stay of execution in Washington state. A bill that would have, by any effective assessment, essentially dismantled the medical marijuana industry in Washington. House Bill 2149,
Millennials Want Legal Weed
Pew Research Center recently put out a report on a survey that collected data on Millennials (those currently in the 18-33 age group) in adulthood...