Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
Medical Marijuana Gaffe: 3 Patients Fired, 1 Home Invasion

Medical Marijuana Gaffe: 3 Patients Fired, 1 Home Invasion

So far, Health Canada’s less-than-discrete envelopes are responsible for at least 3 patients being fired and a home invasion, a lawyer claims.
December 2, 2013
12/02/2013
Medical Marijuana Patient, Mountie, Can’t Smoke in Uniform

Medical Marijuana Patient, Mountie, Can’t Smoke in Uniform

A Canadian medical marijuana patient (that happens to be a mounted police officer) is not allowed to smoke while in uniform. This has created a national debate...
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.26)

Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with...
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Former DA, Congressman Wants To Open 3 Dispensaries

Former DA, Congressman Wants To Open 3 Dispensaries

William Delahunt, former district attorney and congressman, wants to open 3 dispensaries in Massachusetts.
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Report: MMJ States Already Compliant with Federal Guidelines

Report: MMJ States Already Compliant with Federal Guidelines

Medical marijuana advocates Americans for Safe Access (ASA) issued a report today that analyzes the Obama Administration’s latest enforcement guidelines for federal prosecutors in states that regulate...
November 27, 2013
11/27/2013
Leaf Science: 5 Ways Marijuana Affects Sleep

Leaf Science: 5 Ways Marijuana Affects Sleep

Leaf Science describes 5 interesting ways that marijuana affects sleep.
November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Capitalizing On Cannabis: New Leaders Emerge

Capitalizing On Cannabis: New Leaders Emerge

In his latest article following the cannabusiness, Alan Brochstein lists new leaders as the industry continues to step out of the shadows.
November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
80% of CO Physicians Say Medical Schools Should Train on MMJ

80% of CO Physicians Say Medical Schools Should Train on MMJ

Leaf Science reports that 80% of Colorado physicians think medical schools should train for the use of medical marijuana.
November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Moms for Marijuana’s Lindsey Rinehart Speaks Out

Moms for Marijuana’s Lindsey Rinehart Speaks Out

Toke Signals hosts an article by Lindsey Rinehart of Moms for Marijuana, discussing all the recent drama surrounding the organization.
November 26, 2013
11/26/2013
Study: Ibuprofen May Prevent Marijuana Memory Problems

Study: Ibuprofen May Prevent Marijuana Memory Problems

A new study reveals the cause of marijuana memory problems, and suggests that over-the-counter painkillers can prevent this drawback of a cannabis lifestyle.
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Support for Medical Marijuana In Florida Reaches Record High

Support for Medical Marijuana In Florida Reaches Record High

A new poll by Quinnipiac University reveals that 82% of Florida voters support medical marijuana. Florida advocates are currently pushing for legislation that would allow seriously ill...
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Edibles Review: Beyond Mars Dark Chocolate

Edibles Review: Beyond Mars Dark Chocolate

As a professional budtender at a great medical marijuana dispensary, it’s getting hard for me to keep up with all the great new products available to patients. I...
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Can Marijuana Users Donate Blood?

Can Marijuana Users Donate Blood?

Maybe it’s all the Black Friday marketing blitz that has people thinking about the holidays and the “Season of Giving”, but a few cannabis users have recently...
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Medical Marijuana Hearings To Be Held in NY in December

Medical Marijuana Hearings To Be Held in NY in December

New York state lawmakers are planning medical marijuana hearings in Mineola and Buffalo next month.
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Pushing 80, Two Weeks to Live: Patient Cured by Cannabis

Pushing 80, Two Weeks to Live: Patient Cured by Cannabis

Stan Rutner, a retired dentist in his 70’s, was brought to the brink of death by conventional cancer treatments, then cured by cannabis.
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Yesterday’s raids in Colorado were the largest dispensary crackdown in the state’s history. US Attorney John Walsh claims the raided dispensaries violated federal guidelines.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Iowa City Meeting Discusses Medical Marijuana

Iowa City Meeting Discusses Medical Marijuana

Doctor Steven Jenison helped draft New Mexico’s medical marijuana law and spoke in his home state of Iowa about passing legislation there.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

013 Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?

On High Times, Russ Belville recounts the pattern of opposition to legalization by dispensaries and others that profit from medical cannabis.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
My Favorite Strains: Grape Stomper Shatter (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: Grape Stomper Shatter (Dabs)

Grape Stomper has always been the strain that all my real hardcore stoner friends were always all about, and it’s not really hard to see why. A cross...