Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

August 14, 2013
08/14/2013
Patient Advocates Launch “Health Before Happy Hour” Campaign

Patient Advocates Launch “Health Before Happy Hour” Campaign

Effort is aimed at protecting Washington’s medical marijuana law while state implements full legalization initiative Medical marijuana patients across Washington have begun a campaign called “Health Before...
August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
Product Review: Kush Creams, Aloe and Cannabis Extract Face Cream

Product Review: Kush Creams, Aloe and Cannabis Extract Face Cream

The founder of Kush Creams, Megan Schwarting, read my earlier product review and liked it so much that she sent me a free jar of their face...
By: Anna Diaz
August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
Ohio Medical Marijuana Amendment Proposal Rejected by AG

Ohio Medical Marijuana Amendment Proposal Rejected by AG

A proposal to put a medical marijuana amendment before Ohio voters this November (which gathered more than double the required signatures) has been rejected by Attorney General...
August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Reflections on Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN Documentary: WEED

Reflections on Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN Documentary: WEED

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, created a documentary, simply titled WEED, based on a year’s research. The show focused on medical cannabis and aired last night. Overall, I was...
August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Cannabis Cure: The Charlotte Figi Saga

Cannabis Cure: The Charlotte Figi Saga

CNN recently “broke” a story that actually hit the scene back in June. The story is that of young Charlotte Figi, a 6-year old from Colorado who...
August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Chicago Business Symposium to Focus on Medical Cannabis

Chicago Business Symposium to Focus on Medical Cannabis

With Illinois’ medical cannabis industry just about to come to life, an upcoming business symposium will help potential business owners and investors learn about the industry and...
August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiatives Aim at 2014

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiatives Aim at 2014

Two separate medical marijuana initiative campaigns aimed at the November 2014 ballot are underway in Arkansas. A similar effort to legalize medical marijuana failed in 2012, but...
August 9, 2013
08/09/2013
Medicinal Marijuana Needy: The Story of Michael Brooks, Part 2

Medicinal Marijuana Needy: The Story of Michael Brooks, Part 2

Weedists: Meet Michael Brooks “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Michael Brooks represents a new trend,...
August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
My Favorite Strains: Afgoo Shatter BHO (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: Afgoo Shatter BHO (Dabs)

Diablo Dabs… Afgoo Shatter (BHO) Strain:                           Afgoo Concentrate:            ...
August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Isn’t Immune From Seizure

Medical Marijuana Isn’t Immune From Seizure

The mere presence of users’ medical marijuana recommendations at a grow site did not immunize the crop from seizure, nor did it require police to prove the...
August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Illinois joins the ranks of the medical marijuana states; meanwhile, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are moving to put their medical marijuana programs in place, and there’s...
August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Video: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Marijuana, We’ve Been Terribly Misled, DEA Has No Scientific Basis

Video: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Marijuana, We’ve Been Terribly Misled, DEA Has No Scientific Basis

Dr. Sanjay Gupta made a huge statement for cannabis reform, when he appeared on Piers Morgan last night and apologized on air for opposing marijuana legalization in...
August 7, 2013
08/07/2013
Chicago Opens First Illinois Medical Marijuana Clinic Today

Chicago Opens First Illinois Medical Marijuana Clinic Today

Good Intentions, the first Illinois medical marijuana clinic set to open after the recent signing of the state’s medical marijuana law, is set to open today in...
August 6, 2013
08/06/2013
Medicated Mixed Drinks: Canna Punch Cocktail and Keef Kola Kocktail

Medicated Mixed Drinks: Canna Punch Cocktail and Keef Kola Kocktail

Edibles are nothing new in the pantheon of great ways to ingest cannabis, but just about anyone who has walked into a decent medical marijuana dispensary in...
August 6, 2013
08/06/2013
Denver DA Makes Ludicrous Claims; Links MMJ to Murder

Denver DA Makes Ludicrous Claims; Links MMJ to Murder

At a Denver City Council hearing held on Monday to discuss implementing a 5% marijuana sales tax, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey held the floor to claim that medical...
August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
What is One Person’s Life Worth? The Story of Michael Brooks

What is One Person’s Life Worth? The Story of Michael Brooks

Some would say by the weight of his sins. I say a person’s worth is based on his compassion. Michael Brooks, Re-Location Fund for Survival: When you...
August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
The Amazing Health Benefits of Juicing Raw Cannabis (Marijuana) Leaves

The Amazing Health Benefits of Juicing Raw Cannabis (Marijuana) Leaves

In raw form, marijuana leaves and buds are actually loaded with a non-psychoactive, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrient compound known as cannabidiol (CBD) that is proving to...
August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
Protests Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law on Caregivers

Protests Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law on Caregivers

Massachusetts medical marijuana advocates are outraged with the Department of Public Health, tasked with writing the rules and regulations for the use and distribution of cannabis, after deciding that...
August 2, 2013
08/02/2013
Tenth Annual Olympia Hempfest

Tenth Annual Olympia Hempfest

I attended the Tenth Annual Olympia Hempfest on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at beautiful Heritage Park, which sits in the shadow of the Washington State Capitol Building....
By: Anna Diaz
August 2, 2013
08/02/2013
Long-Ignored Cannabinoid THCV May Hold Key to Diabetes

Long-Ignored Cannabinoid THCV May Hold Key to Diabetes

While it’s apparently taken centuries for scientists to take serious notice of the medical effects of the cannabis plant, virtually all the attention has been on THC,...