Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.04)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of September 4, 2013:
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Billboard At Denver Broncos Stadium Calls On NFL to Stop Punishing Players For Marijuana
A billboard calling on the NFL to stop punishing players for using marijuana was posted, one day before the Denver Broncos host the first game of the year.
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.04)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of September 4, 2013.
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Policy Mic: This Should Be Obama's Next Step To Legalization
Jessie Bullock points out a valid plan for Obama to secure the legal marijuana industry without running afoul of the treaties that lock in the drug war.
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Business Insider: Cool Science In the Marijuana Industry
An article on Business Insider details the scientific side of the emerging marijuana industry. The technology and wide array of products are incredible.
Mexico's New Drug War Looks Like the Old Drug War
The number dead in Mexico's drug war since Calderon called in the military six years ago is now somewhere north of 80,000, tens of thousands disappeared.
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DOJ Memo Could Help Legalize Pot in Other Countries
Ethan Nadelmann, about efforts in Jamaica to legalize pot: "I was expecting a yellow light, but this light looks a lot more greenish than I had expected."
India Police to Spray Maoist Rebels' Marijuana Crops
Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa said Friday they planned to use aerial spraying to eradicate marijuana crops cultivated by Maoists rebels.
Virginia NORML Adopts a Highway
Last week, Virginia NORML posted the first NORML “Adopt-a-Highway” sign in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Nevada MMJ Business Licenses Could Be Issued By April 2014
Nevada's Department of Health is preparing its MMJ business regulations, and officials say the state could be ready to issue licenses by April 2014.
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"Jenny Kush", Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado
August 31, 2013, deeply respected medical marijuana activist and founding member of Moms for Marijuana International “Jenny Kush” was killed in a head-on collision from a drunk driver
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NY Times: Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s
New York Times details an operation between drug agents and AT&T, the Hemisphere Project, which grants access to phone data from as far back as 1987
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Illinois MMJ Advocate Not Eligible Due To 2012 Possession Charge
Michelle DiGiacomo, an advocate that helped pass Illinois' MMJ law, will not receive her medication; she was found in possession of marijuana last year.
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Hopes High For Dunedin 'South Pacific Cannabis Capital' Plan
New Zealand reform groups Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party and Otago Norml are hoping to make the city of Dunedin the cannabis capital of the south pacific.
Piece of the Week | Gummy Bear Pipe
I think most kids have a soft spot in their heart for gummy bears and if you share that memory, this gummy bear pipe should be in your collection.
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Uruguay Sets Low Price for Marijuana at $2.50 Per Gram
Uruguay has set the price of their legal cannabis at $2.50 per gram. This will effectively annihilate the black market by removing the profitability of marijuana.
Study: Cannabis Gives Improvement in Palliative Oncology Care
The population of the prolonged users in the current study reported significant improvement in all aspects of supportive and palliative oncology care.
Forbes: Should Your Aging Parent Try Medical Marijuana?
She got better relief from a tiny piece of medical marijuana in a candy form than she did from standard narcotic pain medication.