Medical Marijuana Update (2012.07.25)
Harborside fights for its life, LA bans dispensaries and there's plenty more medical marijuana news, too:
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Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The oral administration of cannabis extracts significantly reduces muscle stiffness in patients with multiple sclerosis according to a recent study.
Video: Tokin Daily: a Day in the Life of Working at a Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Paul from Tokin Daily recently filmed a day in the life of working at River Rock North, a Denver Colorado medical marijuana dispensary
Marijuana Tolerance Break? What? Why?
For weedists using cannabis 4-7 days a week on a consistent basis, are your highs not as epic lately? A reasonable marijuana tolerance break schedule ...
The Wall Street Journal Covers First Licensed New Jersey Medical Marijuana Provider
Great to see publications like The Wall Street Journal covering the business of medical marijuana. Read more about the Greenleaf Compassion Center, the first licensed provider of medical marijuana in New Jersey,…
NorCal Medical Marijuana Enemy #1: US Attorney Melinda Haag
So why is Melinda Haag medical marijuana's enemy number 1 and an enemy of sick patients, states' rights, and our local economy in Northern California?
Round 1: Marijuana Safer Than Peanuts, Round 2: Caffeine
If you recall from Round 1 of our public health menace cage match fight, marijuana lost to peanuts. Peanuts kill 100 people every year...
Video: Awesome Eye Candy Tour of Colorado's Breckenridge Cannabis Club
Not blessed to live in a state with sane medical marijuana laws? Take this video eye candy trip with Joby Weeks at Colorado's Breckenridge Cannabis Club.
Federal Government Strikes Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Again
Now medical marijuana patients won't have the option of using credit cards...
Prohibition, Black Markets, and What is Best for Our Children
One of the most prevalent scare tactics from prohibitionists is how a sensible taxation and regulation policy for marijuana will turn our children into...
Medical Marijuana Update
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 4, 2012:
What Would Marijuana As a Schedule II Drug Mean?
What would it mean if marijuana was moved to Schedule II and out of Schedule I off of the Controlled Substances Act?
The Endogenous Cannabinoid System, a Biological Perspective
For those folks who must know how it works, here is a biology geek deep-dive into the endogenous cannabinoid system from Cannabis Science video magazine. According to the video, "The endocannabinoid system helps to regulate the central control of energy balance and peripherial metabolic processes" (say that three times fast). Science has shown that the endocannabinoids system influences energy intake, nutrient transport, metabolism and storage.
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State Senator To Hold Press Conference About Bill To Make Marijuana Schedule II
Lex18 reports “Senator Perry B. Clark, D-Louisville, will hold a press conference to introduce legislation that would make marijuana a schedule II drug , legal for doctors to prescribe, at 2 p.m.…
Major Compounds in Cannabis and the Impact to Your High
Here's a 101 primer on the major compounds in cannabis and how it impacts the high you experience. With 6,000 Americans trying marijuana for the first...
Medical Marijuana Update
Here's the latest medical marijuana news across the nation as of June 27, 2012:
NH Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Bill
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) Thursday made good on his threat to veto a medical marijuana bill, Senate Bill 409, approved by the legislature.
Great Edibles Recipes: Medicated Chocolate Chip Cookies
We originally posted this recipe in our forums for the 4/20 celebrations. Though, who doesn't love marijuana chocolate chip cookies any day of the week?