New Mexico Worker's Comp Must Cover Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana a doctor recommended for an injured worker's pain must be paid for by the workers' employer and insurer, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled.
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Hawaii Medical Marijuana Task Force Releases Updated Report
The Hawaii Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task Force just released a newly updated report on the policies and procedures for access, distribution, security, and other relevant issues related to the medical use of marijuana.
For-Profit Institutions Ineligible to Receive Medical Marijuana Research Grants
According to the Denver Post, for-profit companies will not be awarded funding for state-supported medical marijuana research, under the terms of the grant program released Wednesday. However, for-profit firms will be approved as subcontractors on grant proposals.
Great Music While High: Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels is a record that is both smooth and edgy, often within the same verse. With production that is dense without being cluttered and lyrical flow that matches perfectly throughout, any track on their first release is perfect for smoking a fat blunt with friends.
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GOP Senator Pat Roberts: Leave Marijuana Legalization Up to the States
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) said Saturday that states should be free to legalize marijuana. "That's not a federal issue," Roberts said. "That's a state issue. If you want to get a Rocky Mountain high, go west."
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Instafire: Collab Slop Cup by Elbo Glass & Slop Glass
And here is another piece of Instafire from the #AreYouFuckingKiddingMe files. Shouts out to the kings who collab'ed on this bad boy - Elbo and Slop.
How to Get an Employee Badge at the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division
With so much interest from around the country about the legal cannabis shops and how to get in on the action, it’s not at all surprising that there is keen interest in how to get licensed to run or even just work in a Colorado marijuana store.
UK Arthritis Patient Punished for Using Cannabis
55 year old Andrew Foster of Torquay openly admitted to production and possession of cannabis but claimed he was doing so purely for medicinal purposes. Foster suffers from severe arthritis and back pain and maintains that cannabis has been exceptionally effective in treating his pain.
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Piece of the Week | Under the Sea Pipe
Under the Sea Pipe aka Seashell Hammer Pipe: Words can hardly do justice to the exquisite beauty that belongs to these ocean inspired glass hammer pipes...
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Legal Pot, Murky Jobs: Marijuana Laws Put Workers in Tough Spot
Federal law still considers marijuana as a dangerous drug, so prosecutors could easily bring drug-trafficking charges against anyone whose salary is paid by taxes collected on legal marijuana sales.
Survey: 58 Percent of Americans Say Treat Cannabis Like Alcohol
Nearly 60 percent of Americans support regulating cannabis in a manner similar to alcohol, according to an analysis of over 450,000 online responses collected by the online polling data company CivicScience over a nearly two-year period.
Study: Cannabis Prevents Negative Behavioral, Physiological Effects of Traumatic Events
Administering synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids) soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in rats, caused by the trauma and by trauma reminders, scientists report.
Concern Over Colorado's Medical Marijuana Research Grant Program
According to a Denver Post story, Colorado is scheduled to begin administering significant funding for the largest ever state-supported medical marijuana research grant program starting in early 2015.
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Uncle Sam Spends $715,000 on Marijuana App
Courtesy of Uncle Sam, researchers are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to research and develop a useless smartphone app aimed at curbing marijuana addiction, a disease, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, that only effects nine percent of its users.
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Instafire: Chunk Glass Head Rig
What you notice first is the super clean work. I assure you that isn't easy. I am also totally feeling that classic sherlock bubbler style. I'll have my eyes on Chunk Glass for sure...
CNN Report on Kettle Falls 5 Airs Tonight
Tune in tonight at 7pm Eastern/Pacific for a LIVE CNN report devoted to the pending federal trial of five Washington State patients. On "Erin Burnett OutFront," CNN's David Mattingly investigates the Kettle Falls 5 case...
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.09.03)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of September 3, 2014:
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How Big Pharma Is Sandbagging Marijuana
As more Americans express interest in the healing potential of medical marijuana, the pharmaceutical companies have found it in their best interest to keep lawmakers, as well as the pill-popping public, at bay regarding the truth about cannabis by paying hefty salaries to members of academia to perpetuate modern day Reefer Madness.