Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

People who thought teens would be using marijuana more because of Arizona’s 2010 medical-pot law are wrong, a new study shows. Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

The administration of vaporized, low THC cannabis is associated with reduced analgesia in subjects with neuropathic pain, according to clinical trial data published online by The Journal of Pain. Investigators at...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

By spring, the townhouse at 1334 N. Capitol St. will make a bold statement by becoming a symbol for Washington DC’s leap into the growth and sale...
January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

It’s been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now! Let’s get to it: California On December 19, the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

“What is a 60 day supply? What does a medical card look like? What do they need to do to get the medical card? How are my...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

The Committee to Protect Patients and Neighborhoods’ Initiative up for vote by the LA City Council would close down most of LA’s ~1,000 medical pot shops, leaving only...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Israel: Studying Marijuana and Its Loftier Purpose

Israel: Studying Marijuana and Its Loftier Purpose

In the Galilee hills in northern Israel, strange marijuana strains are growing. One strain is said to have the strongest psychoactive effect of any cannabis in the...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Medical Marijuana Groups File Brief in Support of Mendocino Legal Battle with Feds

Medical Marijuana Groups File Brief in Support of Mendocino Legal Battle with Feds

Three medical marijuana groups have teamed up to support Mendocino County officials in their effort to fight a sweeping federal subpoena filed in October, seeking “any and...
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
2nd Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Tucson, Arizona

2nd Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Tucson, Arizona

The Green Halo Caregiver Collective opened in Tucson, on Arizona’s south side.  Green Halo currently has about 40 patients.
January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Massachusetts’ Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect

Massachusetts’ Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect

Question 3, ‘An Initiative Petition for a Law for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana,’ took effect on Tuesday, January 1. Sixty-three percent of state voters approved the measure...
January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
ASA: Medical Cannabis Year in Review 2012

ASA: Medical Cannabis Year in Review 2012

This is the time of year when I take some time to reflect over the past twelve months and prepare myself for the opportunities that lay ahead...
January 1, 2013
01/01/2013
Interview: AJ the Hashman of At Home Baked, and Colorado MMJ Meet and Greet

Interview: AJ the Hashman of At Home Baked, and Colorado MMJ Meet and Greet

Weedists: Meet AJ the Hashman “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Many MMJ patients in Colorado...
December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Book Review: Smoke Signals by Martin A. Lee

Book Review: Smoke Signals by Martin A. Lee

When I first got Smoke Signals to review, I have to admit, I let it sit for a while.  I looked at the cover, the length and...
By: Anna Diaz
December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Pot Baker to Be Acquitted, But Leaves Door Open for Canada to Ban Edibles

Pot Baker to Be Acquitted, But Leaves Door Open for Canada to Ban Edibles

Owen Smith, the head baker of the Cannabis Buyers’ Club of Canada, will be acquitted of two outstanding drug offences, but lawyers say the Crown has left the...
December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries

Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries

Michigan employers will not have to reimburse employees for medical marijuana expenses for work-related injuries under a local lawmaker’s bill that Governor Snyder has signed into law.
December 28, 2012
12/28/2012
German Court Allows Patients to Grow Own Pot

German Court Allows Patients to Grow Own Pot

A German court has ruled in favor of allowing seriously ill patients to grow their own cannabis for medical treatment. But the ruling, with certain stipulations, could...
December 28, 2012
12/28/2012
Connecticut Gold Coast Slow to Embrace Medical Marijuana Industry

Connecticut Gold Coast Slow to Embrace Medical Marijuana Industry

Champions of the Connecticut medical marijuana movement are wary that municipalities in Fairfield County’s Gold Coast, where Republicans hold most of the top offices, won’t nurture the...
December 27, 2012
12/27/2012
Can You Smoke Like A Patient?

Can You Smoke Like A Patient?

In my travels across the planet and the Internet, I’ve run across any number of people who smoke marijuana regularly and get high, but are using cannabis for what...
December 27, 2012
12/27/2012
Does Marijuana Cause Psychosis in Kids? or Do Troubled Kids Seek the Drug Out?

Does Marijuana Cause Psychosis in Kids? or Do Troubled Kids Seek the Drug Out?

Pot use may be linked to the development of psychotic symptoms in teens – but the reverse could also be true: psychosis in adolescents may be linked...
December 27, 2012
12/27/2012
Marijuana Helps Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

Marijuana Helps Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are a challenge to treat. Among the potential treatment options is marijuana, and...