Stoned Rabbits: The DEA's Latest Fear Mongering Tactic
Fairbanks actually said that he feared passage of the Utah legalization bill would lead to an epidemic of stoned rabbits.
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Utah Medical Marijuana Bill Fails Senate by One Vote
A bill to legalize medical marijuana narrowly failed in the Utah Senate. By a vote of 14 to 15, Senate Bill 259 was defeated late Monday night. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, had passed the Senate last week on a second reading, but it couldn't reach the final hurdle to advance to the House of Representatives.
55 Years for Selling Weed? Ret. Judge Blasts Mandatory Minimum Laws
Former Utah circuit judge Paul Cassell is speaking out against mandatory minimums and the unjust nature of the court system that required him to impose massively overblown sentences.
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DEA Warns of Stoned Rabbits if Utah Passes Medical Marijuana
Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state's wildlife may "cultivate a taste" for the plant, lose their fear of humans, and basically be high all the time. That's according to testimony presented to a Utah Senate panel last week by an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
4 Year Old Kicks Cancer With Cannabis
Here is yet another marijuana success story that flies directly in the face of its schedule I federal status designation of "no medical use." 4 year old boy Landon Riddle was diagnosed with leukemia and prescribed a rigorous treatment of chemotherapy and a myriad of anti-cancer pills.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.08.13)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of August 13, 2014:
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This Mom in a Conservative State Was Terrified of Pot, Until It Treated Her Blinding Pain and Fibromyalgia
Christine Stenquist, a 42-year-old Kaysville, Utah mom, has been suffering from severe and chronic migraines since the age of 7, has an inoperable brain tumor and fibromyalgia.
Utah Children’s Hospital Looking for Subjects for Epilepsy / CBD Study
The Primary Children's Hospital in Utah is recruiting a total of 25 children with intractable epilepsy, age 2-17. The cannabis extract study, led by Neurologist Francis Filloux, has yet to be assigned a start date, pending approval from the United States Drug Enforcement Agency.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.09)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of July 09, 2014:
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:
The Fear of Pleasure: Why CBD-Only Legislation is Not a Real Solution
Most of us were caught off-guard by the rush of states this year that approved the limited use of CBD-only marijuana extracts because these traditionally conservative states had heretofore rejected the medical use of marijuana.
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LEAP’s Bret Black Running for Utah House of Representatives
Bret has a long history of cannabis activism and spoken at the University of Utah as well as with Time 4 Hemp via American Freedom Radio.
More States Move Forward With CBD-Only Measures, But Will They Help Patients?
Lawmakers approved legislation authorizing the physician-supervised use of varieties of cannabis high in the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD).
Tennessee: Lawmakers Approve Measures Reclassifying Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
State lawmakers have signed off on legislation to reclassify and regulate industrial hemp, it now goes to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.
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Parents Argue Medical Marijuana Helps These Kids Avoid a 'Death Sentence'
The parents of severely epileptic children who lobbied for the bill, testified to how transformative medical marijuana treatment can be for kids.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.03.26)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of March 26, 2014.
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Utah to Welcome Marijuana for Limited Medical Use
Parents of Utah children with severe epilepsy are cheering a new state law that allows them to obtain a marijuana extract they say helps with seizures.
Supposed ‘Medical Marijuana’ Measures in Alabama, Utah Are Anything But
While the passage of these measures may pose symbolic victories for legislators; they fail to provide tangible benefits to the constituents that they serve.