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Maryland Health Secretary Backs Medical Marijuana Bill
Joshua Sharfstein, Maryland's health secretary, expressed support for Dan Morhaim's medical marijuana bills.
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Pandora | Gimme That Old Time Fun Denver Green Beaker is a medical marijuana patient and experienced grower. He has focused on experimenting with nearly all growing methods to learn as much as possible about growing cannabis. After several years, there is still much to experiment with. Denver Green Beaker will continue to share what he has learned over the years, and bring Weedists everywhere along on everything he is still learning about what he calls "Humanity's Most Compatible Plant".
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Medical Marijuana Bill in Montana Would Ease Over-Regulation
Montana MMJ patients have dropped by about 75% and providers have dropped by more than 90%. A new medical marijuana bill would stop the stranglehold.
Weedist Talks to Morgan Fox of Marijuana Policy Project
Morgan Fox is Communications Manager for Marijuana Policy Project. He is from Cleveland, but has lived in Washington DC since he joined MPP in 2008.
Company Hopes to Bring Marijuana-Dispensing Machines to San Diego
MedBox makes armored, 800 pound medical marijuana-dispensing machines, and hopes to bring 30 to dispensaries in San Diego.
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LA Mayoral Frontrunner to Feds: End Marijuana Hypocrisy
Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles mayoral frontrunner and councilman, has been calling on the federal government to reclassify marijuana.
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MI Judge: Medical Marijuana Users Can Collect Unemployment
A Michigan judge has overturned a state commission denying unemployment benefits to a medical marijuana patient that was fired after failing a drug test.
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Michigan Medical Marijuana Advocates Plan Protest
Medical marijuana advocates are planning to protest the recent decision to ban patient-to-patient sales, which effectively bans dispensaries in Michigan.
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Arizona Senator Working to Regulate Medical Marijuana
Arizona Republican Senator Kimberly Yee has authored 4 bills relating to medical marijuana.
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Decision On WA State Marijuana Consultant Taking Time
Washington's Liquor Control Board has delayed the announcement of the state marijuana consultant hired to advise the board on the implementation of I-502.
BioCell Labs Signs Expert to Help Develop CBD Products
Dr. Paula Brown has been hired as a board member of Bio-Cell Labs to help develop new products containing cannabidiol (CBD).
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NJ Governor Claims He's Not Sabotaging Medical Marijuana
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie denies sabotaging the medical marijuana system in the state.
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CO Sheriff's Office: No Objective Test for Marijuana DUI
Aspen police and Pitkin County Sheriff's office have made no arrests for marijuana DUI, because there is no objective test to determine impairment.
Anti-Marijuana Group Can't Remember Numbers
Kevin Sabet co-founded the anti-marijuana group Project SAM. Sabet claims that 80%, 90% and 95% of MMJ patients have no serious medical problems.
Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations
Colorado's Amendment 64 Task Force has finished its work. The task force has done a remarkable job tackling the issues of legalizing marijuana in Colorado.
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Oregon Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD Advances
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed Senate Bill 281 on a 4-1 vote. SB 281 would allow those suffering from PTSD to use medical marijuana.
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Seattle Mayor: Marijuana Legalization "Positive Change"
Mayor Mike McGinn said: “Look at marijuana legalization. We’re now going to see businesses fighting for market share, instead of gangs fighting for turf."
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Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015
Broomfield's City Council voted 7-3 to ban marijuana businesses until 2015. The ban could be made permanent afterward with a public vote.
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Matt Riddle Released From UFC After Second Failed Drug Test
Matt Riddle, a 27-year-old UFC fighter and Nevada medical marijuana patient, was released from the UFC after failing a post-fight drug test for marijuana.