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Sacramento County to Limit Indoor Marijuana Growth
Sacramento County, California supervisors are expected today to limit the indoor growth of marijuana to nine plants per house in unincorporated areas.
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Colorado Law Sets Up Marijuana Banks; Feds Must OK
Seeking to move marijuana businesses away from cash-only operations, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Friday that tries to establish the world’s first financial system for the newly legal industry in Colorado. It would allow pot businesses to pool money in cooperatives, however, without the blessing of the Fed, it's more of a symbolic action.
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Study: Cannabidiol May Improve Sleep In Parkinson’s
Cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabinoid in marijuana, may help Parkinson’s disease sufferers overcome sleep problems, a new study from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil has found.
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Texas GOP Convention Moves to Add Medical Marijuana to Platform
The Temporary Platform Committee of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) today passed an amendment to the Healthcare and Nutritional Supplements plank of the proposed 2014 RPT Platform that would allow Texas doctors to prescribe marijuana.
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Lake County California Bans Outdoor Medical Marijuana Grows
Medical marijuana growers in northern California's Lake County were banned from growing cannabis outdoors Tuesday when voters approved an outdoor-growing restriction proposed by county supervisors.
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High IQ Linked to Drug Use
A new British study finds children with high IQs are more likely to use drugs as adults than people who score low on IQ tests as children.
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Cannabinoid Profiles: Meet Your CB Receptors
The Leaf Online dives into our CB1 and CB2 receptors, which are the main receptor sites for the body's endocannabinoid system and interact with all currently identified cannabinoids in some way. A scientific understanding ...
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There's a Marijuana Coffee That Really Lets You 'Wake and Bake'
Marijuana coffee is coming to the state of Washington, and the product is promising consumers a caffeinated buzz. The cold-brewed cannibis-infused coffee, called Legal, is expected to hit the market in early July.
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Minnesota Seeks Medical Marijuana Boss
The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking a director for its new Office of Medical Cannabis, which will implement the medical marijuana bill signed into law last month by Gov. Mark Dayton.
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Study: No Link Between Marijuana and Psychosis Risk
A four-year study , published in the journal Schizophrenia Research, followed 170 youth at high risk for psychosis and concluded that marijuana use had no effect on the development of the disorder.…
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Marijuana Business Auction: 3 Stores, 3 Grow Operations Seized From VIP Cannabis for Back Taxes
VIP Cannabis' three retail marijuana stores and three growing operations in Denver are now up for auction on the internet over the next few weeks, after the DEA seized the facilities to pay for back taxes.
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Medical Marijuana Scores Big House Win, But Still Faces Hurdles
Cannabis reform won a historic vote in the House last week, which approved language blocking the federal government from interfering with state medical marijuana laws
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Pot Shops in Denver's Suburbs Fewer and Farther Between Than in City
Denver's 650,000 residents are serviced by 75 recreational marijuana dispensaries (1 shop for every ~8.7k residents). Whereas the 2 million living in the suburbs have just 21 recreational shops...
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'Weed for Votes' Campaign Staged in San Jose by Marijuana Collective
A consortium of about a dozen San Jose marijuana shops are handing out free pot in exchange for your ballot stub or “I voted” sticker on June 3, which is election day for local races and battles for governor and secretary of state. The "Weed for Votes" coordinators are also handing out a voter guide, so people know when and who to vote for on marijuana-related issues.
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When It Comes to Marijuana, Many VCs Still Won't Inhale
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs love to beat their chests about how disruptive they are. But that bravery hasn't extended to one booming industry that's experiencing a 68 percent growth rate: the legal cannabis market.
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Pasadena Police Refuse Court Order to Return Medical Marijuana
Despite a recent court order, Pasadena police in California have flat-out refused a judge's order to return over $8,000 of medical marijuana seized from a local resident...
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New NFL Policy Will Change Pot Discipline
A source told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the NFL is considering updating its dated drug policy, which would significantly increase the threshold for...
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Alcohol Kills One Person Every 10 Seconds Worldwide: WHO
While prohibitionists futiley try to prove history's first cannabis overdose, the World Health Organization said that alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year