Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

March 28, 2013
03/28/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.27)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.27)

There is plenty of action in state legislatures, the battle over rescheduling continues, a Maine dispensary gets called out for using pesticides, and much more. Let’s get...
March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
Automated Retail Machines: A Transforming Technology

Automated Retail Machines: A Transforming Technology

Automated Retail Machines may just be the cannabis salesman of the future. Customers are already used to basic automated retail machines, having seen them selling snacks, lottery tickets and...
By: Mercedys
March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
Editorial Support for Medical Marijuana in Florida and Illinois

Editorial Support for Medical Marijuana in Florida and Illinois

Medical marijuana bills are circulating in Illinois and Florida. In Illinois, HB1, authored by Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), will soon be voted on in the House. According to Rep....
March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
Kansas Town Hall Draws Medical Marijuana Advocates

Kansas Town Hall Draws Medical Marijuana Advocates

At a town hall meeting in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday, the hot topics were Medicaid expansion and medical marijuana. Several advocates of medical marijuana spoke to the...
March 27, 2013
03/27/2013
Forbes: Medical Marijuana Goes Even More Corporate

Forbes: Medical Marijuana Goes Even More Corporate

While the IRS assaults the medical marijuana industry by abusing Section 280E, Wall Street is taking notice of all the M&A activity and the ensuing green rush....
March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
Prospero’s Grow: Week 1: Set Up and Explanation of Juicing Cannabis

Prospero’s Grow: Week 1: Set Up and Explanation of Juicing Cannabis

Well, I finally went ahead and did it. After months of thinking about it, talking to people I work with and trust, and doing research, I bought...
March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
Two Marijuana Bills Introduced in Nevada

Two Marijuana Bills Introduced in Nevada

Until recently, things had been all quiet on the marijuana front in Nevada. That changed suddenly last week when Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom introduced SB 374, a bill...
March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
NH Set for Medical Cannabis, MD Considers Yet Another Bill

NH Set for Medical Cannabis, MD Considers Yet Another Bill

Yesterday, the New Hampshire House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Bill 573, by a vote of 286-64. The bill is expected to pass the Senate, which approved similar legislation last year....
March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval from Delegates

Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval from Delegates

A bill that could allow Maryland citizens with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana legally via state-regulated programs took an important step toward becoming law today when...
March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill Gaining Support

Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill Gaining Support

Rep. Lou Lang is the sponsor of HB1, Illinois’ medical marijuana bill. He says that the bill is now just a vote or two away from passing...
March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
Medical Marijuana Seminar: Law, Science and Advocacy

Medical Marijuana Seminar: Law, Science and Advocacy

This one day seminar will focus on medical cannabis law, science, and advocacy, featuring two expert attorneys, a doctor and a registered nurse. The experts will discuss...
March 25, 2013
03/25/2013
Idaho Lawmakers Tone Deaf to Constituents

Idaho Lawmakers Tone Deaf to Constituents

Senate Concurrent Resolution 112 is set for a final vote on the Idaho House floor. Already approved by the Senate, if passed it would officially proclaim...
March 25, 2013
03/25/2013
Treating PTSD with Medical Marijuana Could Curb Veteran Suicides

Treating PTSD with Medical Marijuana Could Curb Veteran Suicides

How many people could we save by switching our treatment strategy away from psychotropic drugs and towards medical marijuana? It’s worth finding out.
March 25, 2013
03/25/2013
Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal

Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal

Patient plaintiffs argue that federal appeals panel has set unreasonable standard for medical efficacy Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a petition...
March 25, 2013
03/25/2013
Weed Vending Machines Coming to California

Weed Vending Machines Coming to California

California weed-smokers no longer have to go through the grueling inconvenience of dragging themselves to a dispensary. Hurray, weed vending machines. At least three dispensaries in L.A. are...
March 25, 2013
03/25/2013
Medical Marijuana Bill Advances in Maryland House

Medical Marijuana Bill Advances in Maryland House

A measure to allow medical marijuana in Maryland moved forward in the House of Delegates on Saturday. The legislation would create a commission to oversee a medical marijuana...
March 22, 2013
03/22/2013
After Multiple Defeats, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis Will Prosecute Jovan Jackson Again

After Multiple Defeats, San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis Will Prosecute Jovan Jackson Again

013 Jovan Jackson a medical cannabis patient, Navy veteran, and former operator of Answerdam, a medical marijuana collective in San Diego, was in court yesterday to learn...
March 21, 2013
03/21/2013
DVD Review: The Hash Man

DVD Review: The Hash Man

Even if you spend 40+ hours a week working in the cannabis industry, there are so many different aspects to producing marijuana that you’re always learning. Spending...
March 21, 2013
03/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.20)

013 Medical marijuana action was concentrated in state legislatures this week, although there was also news from the Massachusetts attorney general’s office. California On Tuesday, Rep. Tom Ammiano...
March 21, 2013
03/21/2013
California Bill Would Create New Regulations for Medical Marijuana Industry

California Bill Would Create New Regulations for Medical Marijuana Industry

California’s medical marijuana industry would be overseen by a Sacramento-level bureaucracy under AB 473, a reform bill introduced Tuesday by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco.