New York Becomes the 23rd Medical Marijuana State!
On Saturday, June 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act into law, making New York the 23rd state with an effective medical marijuana law.
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Instafire: Toro Double Macro Club Banger Milk Shot
I am absolutely in love with the artillery here. The Toro Double Marco we all know and love, combined with the super fresh Quave Club Banger. This new style of domeless nail has taken the scene by storm and for good reason, they fucking rock.
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California Town Considers Using Pot Taxes to Pay Police
Desert Hot Springs, a southern California town plagued with crime and financial destitution is now considering the legalization of medical marijuana dispensaries. Their hope is that it can not only pull the town out of desperate times, but will also salvage their local police force with the use of pot taxes.
Great Edibles Recipes: Marijuana Monkey Bread
If you’ve never had the privilege of eating monkey bread, look no further! The missing link to your happiness is here. Monkey bread is a fun rip-apart bread, dripping in buttery and sugary goodness.
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Washington State's First Legal Marijuana Shops Set to Open Amid Chaos
The prohibition of marijuana in Washington state fell early Monday as a small number of retail shop owners received an electronic copy of a license to sell just-for-fun cannabis.
Schedule 1 Lunacy and Montana Weed
One group of hyper-conservative prohibitionists, going by the moniker of SafeMontana, illustrate yet another problem with roots in the irrational Schedule 1 status of cannabis.
Oregon: Marijuana Initiative Backers Turn in 145,000 Signatures for Proposed 2014 Ballot Measure
Proponents of a statewide Oregon initiative to regulate the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana have turned in 145,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office.
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IRS Fines Unbanked Pot Shops for Paying Federal Payroll Tax in Cash
Legal marijuana businesses without bank accounts are unfairly assessed a 10 percent penalty on federal employee withholding taxes they are forced to pay in cash. And rather than waive the penalty for cash-only businesses paying the tax on time, the IRS advised the companies to avoid the assessment by using techniques that amount to money-laundering.
Arizona Medical Marijuana Researcher Fired, Cites Political Retaliation
University of Arizona professor and leading medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley was fired from her position at the university after advocates engaged in a contentious political struggle with state lawmakers to secure funding for her clinical study on the beneficial effects of marijuana on veterans with PTSD.
5 Ways Cannabis Succeeds Where Alcohol Fails
It seems almost laughable to even compare cannabis and alcohol, but everyone can use a good laugh. So here are five ways that cannabis succeeds where alcohol fails.
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Call of Duty: Ghosts Tires of Half-baked DLC, Gets Fully Baked With Cannabis-Themed Pack
Calling all ganja warriors... video game Call of Duty: Ghosts has a marijuana-themed DLC release called the Blunt Force Character Pack. For $1.99, you can sport a weed-camo uniform and two different helmets.
My Favorite Strains: Nelson Mandela Wax (Dabs)
Easily one of the best named strains I’ve seen in a very long time, Nelson Mandela is a product of recent Cannabis Cup Winners Infuzionz.
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Healing Recipes: Depression – Cannabis Cabbage Salad With Sesame-Lime Dressing
With so many people suffering from depression, it comes as a relief to know that certain foods, including cannabis, can help alleviate the feeling by bringing mental clarity.
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Instafire: Celebrate Your Freedom
This Independence Day I wanted to take a second to acknowledge how we really got here — freedom. Not the freedom to legally spark a doob, but the freedom to have ever had that conversation in the first place.
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Magical Butter Machine MB2 Product Review
The Magical Butter Machine was developed for an easier way to make cannabutter than the relatively complex grind-decarboxylate-cook-strain-separate routine that people have been using for decades.
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Loophole Offers Potential Path for Some Minor League Players to Smoke Way Onto Major League Rosters
Inside a minor league clubhouse this year, a player who had tested positive for marijuana a second time wasn't concerned, according to a witness. He didn't plan on curtailing his marijuana use, either. "I'll just smoke my way onto the 40-man," he said.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.02)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 2, 2014:
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Iowa State Students Suing Over Marijuana T-shirts
Two Iowa State University students, juniors Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, are suing school officials after the university's trademark licensing office forbade the campus' chapter of NORML from using the Cy the Cardinal mascot logo on T-shirts, saying it violates the students' First Amendment rights.