Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Michigan High Court Rules for Medical Marijuana

Michigan High Court Rules for Medical Marijuana

In a bellwether case, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that cities and counties cannot pass ordinances that violate the state’s five-year-old Medical Marihuana Act. The ruling...
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.05)

Project CBD takes on the skeptics on cannabidiol, medical marijuana bills move in Guam, but not in Michigan, and California counties continue to slug it out over...
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
SabetWatch: Colorado Cannabis Crime

SabetWatch: Colorado Cannabis Crime

My homeboy Kevin Sabet is at it again. He dropped this tweet about an article on medical marijuana dispensaries and crime, and I salivated: The anti-pot...
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
New York Jets Defensive Back Speaks About NFL Pot Ban

New York Jets Defensive Back Speaks About NFL Pot Ban

New York Jets defensive back Antonio Cromartie spoke about the NFL’s ban on cannabis, saying that players will continue to use the plant.
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Florida’s First ‘Marijuana University’ Opens

Florida’s First ‘Marijuana University’ Opens

Medical Marijuana Tampa teaches all aspects of the medical marijuana business, becoming Florida’s first ‘marijuana university’.
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Delaware Finalizes Compassion Center Rules

Delaware Finalizes Compassion Center Rules

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services has finalized regulations for a single medical marijuana compassion center. Unfortunately, the pilot center will be limited to cultivating...
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Drops Suicide Rates

Legalizing Medical Marijuana Drops Suicide Rates

Huffington Post covers a new report showing that legalizing medical marijuana drops suicide rates among males in their 20’s and 30’s.
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
My Favorite Strains: Cinex

My Favorite Strains: Cinex

Cinex is a strain I have been seeing on my dispensary shelf for a while now and my budtender is always trying to get me to give it...
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
How to Get a Job in the Canadian Medical Marijuana Industry

How to Get a Job in the Canadian Medical Marijuana Industry

Leaf Science asks Tweed Inc. how to get a job in the Canadian medical marijuana industry.
February 5, 2014
02/05/2014
Key Marijuana Policy Reform Bills, 2014

Key Marijuana Policy Reform Bills, 2014

More than half of all Americans live in states that have reformed their marijuana laws by allowing medical marijuana, imposing a fine — not possible jail time — on...
February 5, 2014
02/05/2014
Instafire: Manifest Glassworks CirqPerc Sidecar

Instafire: Manifest Glassworks CirqPerc Sidecar

Posted by @diablodabs Ain’t she ppurrtty?? Fuck yeh and she is all mine, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! to @manifestglassworks for this amazing demo piece. Behold the Manifest...
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
Massachusetts Issues First 20 Dispensary Licenses

Massachusetts Issues First 20 Dispensary Licenses

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued 20 dispensary licenses Friday, the first to be issued in the state.
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
How I Know I’ve Smoked Too Much Cannabis

How I Know I’ve Smoked Too Much Cannabis

Even though weed is about as super-safe a substance as you could hope for, it is still possible to consume too much cannabis. Physiologically, you’re not in...
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
How to Increase the Strength of Any Flower: Add some Wax!

How to Increase the Strength of Any Flower: Add some Wax!

As a butender who works 40+ hours a week at a Denver recreational marijuana dispensary, I see a good deal of customers (previously patients at an mmj...
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
Legal Marijuana In Uruguay Lets Scientists Finally Study It

Legal Marijuana In Uruguay Lets Scientists Finally Study It

Leaf Science reports that scientists in Uruguay plan to study marijuana beginning in April, when regulations for legal marijuana will be released.
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
HuffPost: Meet The Children Who Rely On Marijuana To Survive

HuffPost: Meet The Children Who Rely On Marijuana To Survive

Huffington Post’s Carly Schwartz invites readers to meet the children that rely on marijuana to survive.
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
Instafire: BHO Reup

Instafire: BHO Reup

Posted by @diablodabs If the feds succeed in taking my beloved errl away, these are the pics I’ll remember while singing My Heart Will Go On. I...
January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients May Face Shortage

Canadian Medical Marijuana Patients May Face Shortage

With just 2 months before Canadian medical marijuana patients must purchase their meds from federally-approved sources, only 5 suppliers have been licensed.
January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Cannabis for Dogs With Cancer

Cannabis for Dogs With Cancer

A reader wrote to us asking: Hi, my dog was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma cancer.  Can you ask if anyone knows about treating tumors of this type with...
January 30, 2014
01/30/2014
Group Pushing for Marijuana Legalization in Ohio

Group Pushing for Marijuana Legalization in Ohio

Cher Neufer, founder of Ohio NORML, has been fighting for legalization in Ohio since 2001. Their latest legislation would legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use.