May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Health Insurers Just Say No to Marijuana Coverage

Health Insurers Just Say No to Marijuana Coverage

Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000...
May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound

Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound

Hemp Bound: Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Next Agricultural Revolution by Doug Fine (2014, Chelsea Green Publishers, 145 pp., $12.16 PB Amazon) Hemp shouldn’t have anything...
May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Building the First Public Use Hemp Building in the United States

Building the First Public Use Hemp Building in the United States

Matthew Mead and his partner Tyler Mauri are the driving force behind the implementation of the first ever public use hemp building created from hempcrete; a sustainable building...
May 9, 2014
05/09/2014
Instafire: M. Slinger and Pyrology Glass Heady Pizza Rig

Instafire: M. Slinger and Pyrology Glass Heady Pizza Rig

Posted by @slingoner1 and @pyrologyglass This one’s for the headies who are foodies too. It’s not often a piece of Instafire gives me the munchies. Shouts out...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jonathan Ogden, Applies for Medical Marijuana Dispensary License

Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jonathan Ogden, Applies for Medical Marijuana Dispensary License

Jonathan Ogden, retired Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle, has applied for a medical marijuana dispensary license in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. There are a limited number of...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Cannabis May Protect the Aging Brain, Say Experts

Cannabis May Protect the Aging Brain, Say Experts

Leaf Science reports on new research from a pair of neurologists at the University of Dublin claiming cannabis could be the key to fighting disorders of the aging...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.07)

A bid to ease access to medical marijuana for vets failed in Congress, but not by much; California continues to grapple with local regulation issues, limited CBD...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Autistic Boy Thrives With Custom Strain of Marijuana

Autistic Boy Thrives With Custom Strain of Marijuana

Marijuana is contributing to a better quality of life for many patients suffering from serious, debilitating medical conditions. Mieko Hester-Perez’s nine-year-old son, Joey, was diagnosed at an early age...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.07)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.05.07)

More jail guards gone bad, a Florida cop slinging steroids heads for prison, a California cop stealing pain pills from the elderly does too, and so does...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Cannabis as Currency

Cannabis as Currency

The use of cannabis as a de facto currency predates the founding of the United States and may be found in the historical record in the early 17th century. Hemp:...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
My Favorite Strains: Jilly Bean

My Favorite Strains: Jilly Bean

Working in the legal marijuana industry in Colorado for the last several years has taught me that there are many different kinds of smokers, each with a...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Federal Government to Increase Its Supply of Marijuana for Clinical Research

Federal Government to Increase Its Supply of Marijuana for Clinical Research

Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the US government’s production of research-grade cannabis. Last week, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) publicly announced in the Federal...
May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
CBDs: The RX for Productivity

CBDs: The RX for Productivity

Irony. How bitter sweet is the irony that a smoker as hard as me is in love with nugs that get me less high. I’ll say it...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Federal Judge Denies Washington Family’s State Law Defense

Federal Judge Denies Washington Family’s State Law Defense

U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle of the Eastern District of Washington rejected the planned medical marijuana defense of Larry Harvey, 70, his wife Rhonda Firestack-Harvey, 55,...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Nevada High Court Delays Marijuana Advice for Lawyers

Nevada High Court Delays Marijuana Advice for Lawyers

Members of the Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for more time before deciding on a request from the State Bar to provide legal protections for lawyers...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
London School of Economics Report Calls for New Approaches to Drug Policy

London School of Economics Report Calls for New Approaches to Drug Policy

A report from the London School of Economics released Monday night outlines the enormous negative outcomes and collateral damage from the war on drugs and calls for...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
New Rules in Uruguay Create a Legal Marijuana Market

New Rules in Uruguay Create a Legal Marijuana Market

Uruguay has published regulations for a new, legal marijuana market, a measure approved by lawmakers there in December. The law and the new regulations make Uruguay the...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Over 2,000 Texans Protest Unjust Marijuana Laws With DFW NORML

Over 2,000 Texans Protest Unjust Marijuana Laws With DFW NORML

On Saturday, over two thousand Texans joined DFW NORML in Ft. Worth to rally against the prohibition of marijuana. The rally was part of an all day event hosted...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Minnesota Senate Passes Medical Pot Legislation

Minnesota Senate Passes Medical Pot Legislation

By a vote of 48-18, senators approved the legislation that would make Minnesota the first state to prohibit patients from smoking marijuana to ease their symptoms. Twenty-one...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Instafire: Harvest Day

Instafire: Harvest Day

Posted by @nwerrls I know harvest looks like fun and games. This bit of Instafire is a nice reminder of the time and energy it takes to...