Initiative Watch (2012.10.17)
With less than three weeks to go until election day, there is a lot of activity on the state-level initiative front--but not everywhere...
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Where To on Cannabis Reform? Navigating Around Federal Apathy
Where To On Cannabis Reform? As Americans for Safe Access battles cannabis scheduling nationally, advocates need to push social movement locally...
Smoke Less to Get Higher? The Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptors
The science behind the reason for this involves the endogenous cannabinoid receptors. These receptors are what THC, the active ingredient in cannabis,
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Maine Police Return 17 Stolen Marijuana Plants to Caregiver
Although concerned about violating federal law, Ellsworth, Maine police returned 17 stolen plants to a licensed medical marijuana caregiver worth an...
Appeals Court Hears Case On Medical Value of Marijuana
On Oct 16, the federal Appeals Court for the DC Circuit heard an appeal in the case called Americans for Safe Access v Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Rhode Island Medical Society Challenges New Marijuana Policy
The Rhode Island Medical Society has joined a lawsuit against the state health department over its decision to accept medical marijuana applications signed only by doctors.
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San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith Can't Back Up His Medical Marijuana Claim
Apparently Mr. Goldsmith has no evidence that is going on in San Diego, so this just another twisted truth from our appointed officials.
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New Jersey Issues First Permit for Medical Marijuana
New Jersey issued its first permit to a medical marijuana distributor in Montclair and expects it to begin dispensing by year end...
The First Annual ‘The Hemp Connoisseur’: Part 4: Strain Reviews 3
I’m a “Connoisseur judge” for the 1st annual Colorado cannabis championship, hosted by magazine The Hemp Connoisseur. Here's strains 7-9 of the 9 I reviewed
Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18
Daytime Emmy award-winner, Montel Williams, will speak in Little Rock on behalf of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act on October 18, 2012...
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Aaron Sandusky Found Guilty: Judge, "California State Law Does Not Exist Here"
Major medical marijuana trial, pitting the federal government against state law, ends in Aaron Sandusky being found guilty on drug conspiracy charge.
Can You Smell It? Marijuana Legalization Coming in 2012
2012 could likely be the most significant year in marijuana law reform history. Three states will be voting on some form of marijuana legalization on Nov 6.
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Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA
Seven Long Beach Medical Marijuana Sites Raided by Police, DEA.
City of Oakland Fights Back Against Federal Medical Marijuana Asset Forfeiture Campaign
Oakland files lawsuit in federal court to stop seizure of property of Oakland medical marijuana dispensary...
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Right to Vote on Medical Marijuana
The Arkansas Supreme Court defended the wishes more than 120,000 voters, and countless patients’ rights when it upheld Issue No. 5 on the ballot.
Edibles Review: Bakked and Dosage Guidelines
Those looking for edibles have a particularly large selection to choose from; gone are the days when "pot brownies" were the only way to eat cannabis.
Initiative Watch (2012.10.10)
There's less than a month to go, but some marijuana initiatives are more active than others.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.10)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of October 10, 2012.