Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Medical Marijuana Patients Claim Pot Shop Limits Increase Pollution

Medical Marijuana Patients Claim Pot Shop Limits Increase Pollution

Medical marijuana patients sued San Diego, claiming its restrictions on the number of pot shops in the city exacerbate pollution by increasing the number of people who...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Minnesota House Offers Unworkable “Compromise” on Medical Marijuana

Minnesota House Offers Unworkable “Compromise” on Medical Marijuana

A new proposal has been put forth in the Minnesota House of Representatives to gut the existing medical marijuana bill and replace it with language that would only allow for...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Denver Testing Labs Barred From Taking Samples From Individuals

Denver Testing Labs Barred From Taking Samples From Individuals

State regulators began informing marijuana testing labs that as a condition of holding a state license to test, they may only accept samples from licensed recreational pot...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Treating Brain Diseases With Marijuana

Treating Brain Diseases With Marijuana

Multiple sclerosis sufferers may benefit from taking medical marijuana, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. MS patients who used marijuana either as a pill or as an...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Connecticut Allows Medical Marijuana, but Hurdles Keep It Off Market

Connecticut Allows Medical Marijuana, but Hurdles Keep It Off Market

CT’s law approving the sale of marijuana for medical purposes has been on the books for two years, but the drug is still not available. Among the challenges...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Medical Marijuana On the Move in Minnesota Senate

Medical Marijuana On the Move in Minnesota Senate

Once again, the medical marijuana bill authored by Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Carly Melin cleared another legislative hurdle. The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to refer the bill...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.30)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.30)

Medical marijuana continues hot and heavy in state legislatures across the country, there’s a petition for a patient denied access to a liver transplant in California, two...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access in Vermont Gets Final Approval

Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access in Vermont Gets Final Approval

On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate gave final approval to a bill that will improve access to medical marijuana and remove the arbitrary cap of 1,000 patients who may benefit from...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
My Favorite Strains: Jack Herer

My Favorite Strains: Jack Herer

Like many weedists fortunate enough to live in a state with access to (legal) high quality cannabis, I keep a wide range of strains on hand for...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Meditate While You Medicate: Awareness

Meditate While You Medicate: Awareness

Meditation is an essential component for peace of mind and a healthy lifestyle. It facilitates healing and gives us a chance to see clearly. This series, Meditate...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Moratoriums: One Step Back for Oregon

Moratoriums: One Step Back for Oregon

A sweeping number of Oregon cities have imposed a moratorium on medical marijuana. It is clear to me that these moratoriums have been set out of fear...
By: Anna Diaz
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Florida Senate Passes Low-THC Medical Marijuana Bill

Florida Senate Passes Low-THC Medical Marijuana Bill

The Florida Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal Monday legalizing a strain of marijuana that could stop life-threatening seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy. Supporters of...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Medical Marijuana May Help Treat Symptoms of MS

Medical Marijuana May Help Treat Symptoms of MS

Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology reviewed more than 30 studies that compared the effects of medical marijuana to those of placebos in treating people with several conditions. They...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Arizona Supreme Court DUI Ruling Helps Cannabis Consumers

Arizona Supreme Court DUI Ruling Helps Cannabis Consumers

The Arizona Supreme Court has taken a step towards rational DUI regulations for cannabis use. A crux of the issue has been the fact that the evidence...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Move to Allow Medical Marijuana in Ohio

Move to Allow Medical Marijuana in Ohio

Ohio could be next to secure medical marijuana rights through an amendment being proposed to the state’s constitution called the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment.
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Report: Medical Marijuana Patients Face Many Barriers

Report: Medical Marijuana Patients Face Many Barriers

Leaf Science shares a report which followed 628 individuals who used cannabis for medical purposes during 2011 and 2012, revealing a pattern of systematic obstacles to accessing legal,...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Regulations Are Good for Patients

Regulations Are Good for Patients

Voters in California adopted the country’s first medical cannabis law in 1996, but the state has lagged behind in implementing it. The Medical Marijuana Program Act (SB...
April 25, 2014
04/25/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.23)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.23)

llinois patients can have guns, but New Hampshire patients can’t grow their own medicine. And California counties stay busy as the legislature ponders actually regulating medical marijuana...
April 25, 2014
04/25/2014
Instafire: Cavi Ranchers by Caviar Gold

Instafire: Cavi Ranchers by Caviar Gold

Posted by @diablodabs Nothing says Instafire like alternative ways to medicate. Shouts out to Nick and the team over at Caviar Gold Seattle for hooking me up with...
April 24, 2014
04/24/2014
Cramer: This ‘Cannabis’ Stock Will Quickly Double

Cramer: This ‘Cannabis’ Stock Will Quickly Double

CNBC’s Jim Cramer strongly endorsed an analyst’s bullish call on GW Pharma (GWPH) in his “Stop Trading” segment on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “It’s not a medical...