The General Mills of the Cannabis Industry: Bhang Corporation
Some people are destined to do one thing their whole lives, while others take chances and risks to expand their experiences and try new things. Scott Van Rixel is a mixture of the above. As a certified master chocolatier, he makes great chocolate and candies. For the last five years, however, he has become a […]
US PA: Wolf: Decriminalize Small Amounts Of Pot
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n597/a04.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Tue, 30 Aug 2016Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)Copyright: 2016 Associated PressContact: Website: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/340Author: Marc Levy, Associated Press WOLF: DECRIMINALIZE SMALL AMOUNTS OF POT HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania needs to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession, Gov. Wolf said Monday, yet he remains guarded about the kind of recreational legalization that is […]
US AR: Medical 'Pot' On Party's Platform
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n597/a07.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Tue, 30 Aug 2016Source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Fayetteville, AR)Copyright: 2016 Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC.Contact: http://www.nwaonline.com/submit/letter/Website: http://www.nwaonline.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/828Author: Brian Fanney MEDICAL ‘POT’ ON PARTY’S PLATFORM Democrats Add Plank for 2016 The backers of two competing medical marijuana initiatives found good news in their cause ending up on the platform of the […]
US NY: In Expansion, State's Medical Marijuana Program Will
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n597/a05.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Tue, 30 Aug 2016Source: New York Times (NY)Copyright: 2016 The New York Times CompanyContact: Website: http://www.nytimes.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298Authors Jesse McKinley and Catherine Saint Louis IN EXPANSION, STATE’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM WILL OFFER HOME DELIVERY ALBANY – Moving to address complaints about New York’s new medical marijuana program, the state’s Health Department is […]
US PA: Wolf: Pa. Can Do More To End Marijuana Arrests
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n597/a06.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Tue, 30 Aug 2016Source: Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA)Copyright: 2016 Associated PressContact: Website: http://www.standardspeaker.comDetails: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1085Author: Marc Levy, Associated Press WOLF: PA. CAN DO MORE TO END MARIJUANA ARRESTS HARRISBURG ( AP ) – Pennsylvania needs to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday, yet he remains guarded about […]
Hawaii Medical Marijuana Patient Rate Continues to Increase
Sarah Parfitt 13 days ago Hawaii Marijuana News The Big Island reportedly has twice as many registered medical marijuana patients than Oahu. The Hawaii Department of Health shows that there are 6,100 registered patients on Hawaii Island, while Oahu has only 3,400. Kona has 700 registered patients and Hilo has about 640 registered patients, reports […]
The Greenhouse Revolution: How Old-School Structures Are Changing Cannabis Cultivation
It’s no secret that the cannabis industry has an energy problem. A 2011 study by Dr. Evan Mills, a senior energy scientist at UC Berkeley, estimated that cannabis production consumed 1 percent of the nation’s total energy — and that was before recreational legalization and the resulting explosion of cannabis cultivation. Total production at the […]
America Can Learn A Lot From Portugal’s Drug Policy
Since 1996, when California voters approved the medical use of marijuana, most of the high-profile political progress that has been made towards legalizing marijuana has been made in the United States. And starting with Colorado and Washington, all of the full legalization experiments have been homegrown. But that does not mean we should not be […]
OH: Safety Panel Chair Wants Discussion Of Medical Marijuana Issue
Safety Committee Chairman Paul Barker wanted North Olmsted City Council to discuss a possible moratorium on medical marijuana businesses locating in the city before passing it, prompting council to place the legislation in Barker’s committee. During the Aug. 16 caucus session before the regular City Council meeting, law Director Michael Gareau Jr. asked council to […]
Prop 205 Could Lead To “Thinner” Network Of Arizona Medical Marijuana Stores
Arizona’s medical-marijuana program could be in for substantial changes if voters approve Proposition 205, which makes marijuana legal for all adults 21 and older. Will Humble, former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, says the impact on patients will depend largely on the director of the Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control, a […]
AZ: How Marijuana Dispensaries Are Making Zoning Laws Go Up In Smoke
Much of the talk lately has been about the ballot initiative for recreational marijuana use, but Arizona will award licenses for 31 new medical marijuana dispensaries in October. Most will be worth millions of dollars the day they are issued, and all an applicant had to do was find a location that complies with local […]
Pot Dispensary Has High Hopes For South Florida Expansion
Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensary is planning locations in South Florida. Trulieve is looking into zoning regulations for pot dispensaries in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties with firm plans to open in Miami, the Sun Sentinel reported. The medical marijuana provider was the first to open a dispensary – a storefront where patients can […]
New Study Proves Marijuana Shrinks Aggressive Brain Tumors
In addition to the 2007 Harvard University study showing that cannabis drastically cuts tumor growth, we now have MRI evidence to show cannabis actually shrinks aggressive brain tumors. MedicalMarijuana.co.uk reports: “Part One – The Worldwide Escalation of Cancers At the risk of sounding Pollyanna I believe that the essential oil of cannabis may indeed be […]
Two Medical Marijuana Measures On Arkansas Ballot A Loss For Patients
A pair of dueling initiatives competing for the honor of legalizing medical marijuana in Arkansas may end up canceling out each others efforts. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment (AMMA) and the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) could possibly contend with one another at the ballot this November, reports Arkansas Online. While the AMCA has already […]
FL: Company Eyes Property For Medical Marijuana Store
Bradenton – A Tallahassee company has closed on two vacant buildings on 14th Street West near downtown Bradenton for a potential medical marijuana dispensary. Trulieve currently has dispensaries in Tallahassee and Clearwater, with two more in the planning phases in Orlando and Miami-Dade County. Bradenton would be the company’s fifth location. “Bradenton has been on […]
ME: DEA Stance On Pot Has Silver Lining For Patients
A recent decision upholding the federal ban on medical cannabis was a letdown in Maine and the 24 other states where the drug can be prescribed to ease the symptoms of illness. But the Aug. 11 announcement also offered reason for a more optimistic prognosis: The Drug Enforcement Administration is removing a major roadblock to […]
MD: Family Poised To Bring Medical Cannabis To Area
Mchenry – Officials with medical cannabis producer Grow West MD LLC, told a gathering Saturday that Garrett County will see economic expansion from the growing operation planned for the county. Following the announcement two weeks ago that Grow West had been awarded a stage one medical cannabis grower’s license, officials with the company held a […]
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure – The “First Hit” to the Endocannabinoid System.
As more states and countries legalize medical and/or adult recreational marijuana use, the incidences of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure (PCE) will likely increase. While young people increasingly view marijuana as innocuous, marijuana preparations have been growing in potency in recent years, potentially creating global clinical, public health, and workforce concerns. Unlike fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, there […]
Delineating the Efficacy of a Cannabis-Based Medicine at Advanced Stages of Dementia in a Murine Model.
Previous reports have demonstrated that the combination of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) botanical extracts, which are the components of an already approved cannabis-based medicine, reduce the Alzheimer-like phenotype of AβPP/PS1 transgenic mice when chronically administered during the early symptomatic stage. Here, we provide evidence that such natural cannabinoids are still effective in reducing memory […]
The endocannabinoid anandamide impairs in vitro decidualization of human cells.
Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are endogenous mediators that along with the cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2), a membrane transporter and metabolic enzymes form the endocannabinoid system (ECS). Several eCBs have been discovered with emphasis on anandamide (AEA). They are involved in several biological processes such as energy balance, immune response and reproduction. Decidualization occurs during the secretory […]
Marijuana Prices Dropping Fast in Colorado As Supply Quickly Grows
The price of pot is going down, way down, as more people launch large-scale industrial grow operations to supply the state’s dispensaries and makers of weed-infused goodies. The precipitous declines of the past several months are likely to continue, say experts, resulting in massive changes to the nascent industry as more operations rethink the structure […]
Medical vs. Homegrow Plants in Oregon
Emerge Law Group, a boutique law firm in Portland, Oregon, has authored a series of posts that are very helpful for those navigating the legal weed industry in Oregon as Measure 91 continues to roll out in this state. In this post, Emerge attorney and shareholder Genny Kiley helps growers and patients understand how 6 […]
Budcakes: Cannabis Infused Cupcakes
Bong Appetit is a show featured on Vice that invites it’s viewers to take a cannabis-fueled culinary journey in search of bold flavors, colorful characters, and truly high-end eating. While TWB has posted other stories about making cupcakes, watching the process the show goes through in this episode bring it to a whole new level! […]
California Cultivators Look to Go the Wine Route With Appellations As Legalization Nears
Justin Calvino raked a hand beneath a shimmering marijuana plant, combing through chips of century-old apple trees and manure from his stable of miniature horses. Come fall, the rich soil on his North Mendocino coast pot farm coupled with other factors like characteristic foggy mornings will yield high-grade sativa buds dripping with mind-altering potency — […]
US OR: Seeing Green
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n593/a02.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Mon, 29 Aug 2016Source: Mail Tribune, The (Medford, OR)Copyright: 2016 The Mail TribuneContact: Website: http://www.mailtribune.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/642Note: Only prints LTEs from within it’s circulation area, 200 word count limitAuthor: Shaun Hall, Grants Pass Daily Courier SEEING GREEN Williams Farm With Elaborate Greenhouse Operation Underscores Huge Growth in Local Marijuana Industry WILLIAMS – […]
US DC: Forced Out Of A Home Over A Marijuana Joint
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n592/a05.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Mon, 29 Aug 2016Source: Washington Post (DC)Copyright: 2016 The Washington Post CompanyContact: Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/491Authors: Derek Hawkins and Kate Mccormick FORCED OUT OF A HOME OVER A MARIJUANA JOINT D.C. Tenants Face Eviction As ‘Drug Nuisances’ Even When No One Is Charged With a Crime For eight years, Rajuawn Middleton, an […]
US OK: Editorial: Medical Pot Measure Has Noteworthy Problems
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n593/a09.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Mon, 29 Aug 2016Source: Oklahoman, The (OK)Copyright: 2016 The Oklahoma Publishing Co.Contact: Website: http://newsok.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/318 MEDICAL POT MEASURE HAS NOTEWORTHY PROBLEMS AFTER several failed efforts, proponents of legalizing “medical” marijuana in Oklahoma may have collected enough signatures to put the issue before voters. So it’s worth looking at the actual content […]
US CA: Column: Latinos Are Key To Pot Legalization
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n592/a04.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 28 Aug 2016Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)Column: California JournalCopyright: 2016 Los Angeles TimesContact: Website: http://www.latimes.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248Author: Robin Abcarian LATINOS ARE KEY TO POT LEGALIZATION The town hall meeting, in a cavernous garage on an industrial side street in Gardena, was billed as an opportunity to learn about cannabis from some […]
My Struggle With PTSD
“I couldn’t help but notice your Pain…. It runs deep, share it with me.” -Tupac Shakur, “Pain” What is Pain? Seems to be a straight up question, but can you describe it? I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time now, and I am still hung up. How does one interpret their own pain, […]
Effects of continuation, frequency, and type of cannabis use on relapse in the first 2 years after onset of psychosis: an observational study.
BACKGROUND: Although cannabis use after a first episode of psychosis has been associated with relapse, little is known about the determinants of this most preventable risk factor for relapse of psychosis. Here we aimed to study whether the effects on outcome vary depending on the type of cannabis consumed and usage pattern. METHODS: In this […]
Being Mindful in Colorado
Have you ever wondered what a 43,000 square foot indoor cannabis grow farm looks like? When I took a tour of Mindful this past February I had no idea what I was walking into. This facility goes all the way from seed to packaging and distribution and every single step in between. I was particularly […]
Why Cannabis in Beauty Products is the Next Big Thing
As more and more states choose to lift criminal penalties and legalize cannabis medically and/or recreationally, more and more sectors of the industry are continually being born. It is no wonder why over half the country now agrees that cannabis should be legal. Being in Oregon and watching the roll out of Measure 91 over […]
Patient Right’s | Canada’s ACMPR
Canada Effective Date – Now Awareness Expansions Canadian citizens with a medical card now have access to growing their own cannabis. Per every gram prescribed to be used by a medical card holder each day, they are allowed to grow up to five indoor plants or two outdoor plants. This means if the doctor recommended […]
Technology Feature on NUGS
As the cannabis industry grows by the day in the U.S., we are continually seeing the development of more ancillary companies. It is amazing how limitless this industry can become once it is brought above ground and is legalized! Perhaps the most recent company to create an ancillary product born out of the needs of […]
US CA: Mendocino County Growers Plan Pot Appellations to
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n588/a07.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 28 Aug 2016Source: Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA)Copyright: 2016 The Press DemocratContact: Website: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348Author: Paul Payne MENDOCINO COUNTY GROWERS PLAN POT APPELLATIONS TO PROMOTE CANNABIS COUNTRY Justin Calvino raked a hand beneath a shimmering marijuana plant, combing through chips of century-old apple trees and manure from his stable […]
US CA: Column: Do We Really Want to Become the Mecca for
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n591/a06.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 28 Aug 2016Source: Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA)Copyright: 2016 The Press DemocratContact: Website: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348Author: Paul Gullixson DO WE REALLY WANT TO BECOME THE MECCA FOR MARIJUANA? “Santa Rosa wants this industry here. I think this is probably going to be the New Age Amsterdam.” – – Larry Schaeffer, […]
US OK: Rewrite Of Marijuana Ballot Title Spurs Questions
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n589/a07.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 28 Aug 2016Source: Oklahoman, The (OK)Copyright: 2016 The Oklahoma Publishing Co.Contact: Website: http://newsok.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/318Author: Barbara Hoberock REWRITE OF MARIJUANA BALLOT TITLE SPURS QUESTIONS Controversy continued to swirl Friday over a ballot title rewrite for a state question aimed at legalizing medical marijuana. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday released […]
US OR: Fair Generates Buzz With 1st Legal Pot Display in U.S.
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n590/a01.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 28 Aug 2016Source: Oneida Daily Dispatch (NY)Copyright: 2016 Associated PressContact: Website: http://www.oneidadispatch.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4546Author: Gillian Flaccuss, Associated Press FAIR GENERATES BUZZ WITH 1ST LEGAL POT DISPLAY IN U.S. SALEM, ORE. ( AP ) – Living marijuana plants went on display Friday at the Oregon State Fair, with organizers saying it’s the […]
US: Science Gives Psychedelics As Therapy A Fresh Look
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n588/a05.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 28 Aug 2016Source: Baltimore Sun (MD)Copyright: 2016 The Baltimore Sun CompanyContact: Website: http://www.baltimoresun.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/37Author: Andrea K. McDaniels SCIENCE GIVES PSYCHEDELICS AS THERAPY A FRESH LOOK Hallucinogenics May Ease Addictions, Mental Disorders Gordon McGlothlin, who took his first puff at age 12 behind his family’s garage, tried to quit smoking for […]
CA: Proponents Of Signal Hill Medical Pot Ballot Measures Gather Required Signatures
Signal Hill voters may be deciding whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries after a petition drive similar to one in Long Beach. Except the Signal Hill proposition won’t be on the ballot – if it qualifies – until March. A Long Beach ballot initiative to allow medical marijuana dispensaries, along with a second marijuana taxation […]
IL: Region’s Second Medical Cannabis Shop To Open Near Baseball Stadium
Sauget – The metro-east’s second medical cannabis dispensary, The Green Solution, is set to open in mid-September. And to prime the pump of public interest, the firm that owns TGS hosted an open house Friday afternoon to show off its nearly 8,000 square-foot facility, a high-end retail outlet rife with closed-circuit cameras, re-inforced security doors […]
CA: Potency In Pot Will Be Regulated Under New Medical Cannabis Law
Sam Quinones makes an impassioned plea for state regulation of legal cannabis potency levels to safeguard children and to protect responsible adult cannabis users in his story, “Regulate potency in pot before legalizing it” (Forum, Aug. 21). I agree, and it is exactly why I, along with a bipartisan coalition of legislators, authored the Medical […]
MI: Lansing Marijuana Ordinance Taking Shape
Lansing – After more than 10 months of public meetings and revisions to five drafts of a proposed medical marijuana ordinance, the City Council’s Committee on Public Safety appears to be approaching the finish line. The committee could finalize changes to a sixth draft at its Sept. 2 meeting and set in motion approval of […]
ND: Medical Cannabis Is Another Health Tool
I am writing in favor of the Nov. 8 initiated measure (5) for medical marijuana (cannabis), The North Dakota Compassionate Care Act. I have informed and educated myself on the history, current issues and facts. I have attended conferences, listened to leading experts in the medical and scientific fields speaking about the mounting evidence of […]
Ohio Cities Consider Pot Businesses, Local Implications
It will be two years before qualifying Ohioans can buy medical marijuana from dispensaries, but some communities are putting a stop to the practice before it’s started. A number of Ohio municipalities are taking steps to ban marijuana-related businesses since House Bill 523 passed in June, allowing businesses to cultivate, process and sell the drug […]
NY: State’s Medical Pot Program Off To A Slow Start
Ulster County has more physicians registered to refer patients for medical marijuana therapies than most upstate counties. It also has one of the mere dozen offices statewide that’s licensed to dispense the drug. Much of the state is underserved by physicians who have taken state-mandated training and entered a registry of doctors willing to refer […]
PA: State Not Tracking Lobbying By Marijuana Companies
In the first quarter of 2016, Vireo Health spent $30,000 lobbying state officials on the issue of medical marijuana. It was a critical time when state lawmakers were drafting legislation and negotiating the details of what would eventually become Act 16 of 2016, the Medical Marijuana Act. The company is a player in the medical […]
Illinois Marijuana Dispensary Hosts Open House
Sauget, Ill. – Illinois’ largest marijuana dispensary is set to open next month in the Sauget area, but the public is getting a peek inside early. The Green Solution will sell different types of marijuana for medicinal purposes only. People can buy up to two and a half ounces every two weeks, but first their […]
Problems With Arizona’s Licensing Process For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?
Phoenix – As Arizona voters consider whether to legalize recreational marijuana this fall, there are new questions about the state’s medical marijuana system. 3TV has obtained documents that show problems with some of the 750 dispensary applications being considered. Former Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is among those who worry applications that fully comply with the […]
IN: Veterans For Medical Marijuana
Jeff Staker is a former Marine who served in Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He’s taught leadership classes to non-commissioned officers at a military academy and worked as a law enforcement officer at Grissom Air Reserve Base, where he currently serves as a firefighter. With that kind of background, Staker isn’t the type of guy […]
Dabbing Is for Wellness Too
Since it’s Shatterday I thought it was appropriate to share the story of my sweet friend, Ms. Highclass 420. This woman is more than meets the eye (although her dabs are certainly impressive) and her story is one that would be moving to even the most skeptical people out there. Ms. Highclass 420 started her […]
Is it Cannabis Or Is It Marijuana?
Many people may wonder what the difference is between these terms, if any. The fact of the matter is that the answer to this question is deeply rooted behind years of propaganda and conjecture that have been fed to us by the U.S. Federal Government. These two terms actually mean the same thing, but the […]
The gastrointestinal tract – a central organ of cannabinoid signaling in health and disease.
BACKGROUND: In ancient medicine, extracts of the marijuana plant Cannabis sativa were used against diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Today, our knowledge of the ingredients of the Cannabis plant has remarkably advanced enabling us to use a variety of herbal and synthetic cannabinoid (CB) compounds to study the endocannabinoid system (ECS), a physiologic entity […]
The use of rapid review methods in health technology assessments: 3 case studies.
BACKGROUND: Rapid reviews are of increasing importance within health technology assessment due to time and resource constraints. There are many rapid review methods available although there is little guidance as to the most suitable methods. We present three case studies employing differing methods to suit the evidence base for each review and outline some issues […]
What’s the Best Strain for Crohn’s Disease?
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease 12 years ago and got my first medical cannabis card in California around the same time. I have written about it online and I happily talk about it whenever prompted. I am frequently asked the same question, “what’s the best strain for Crohn’s Disease?” First and foremost, I am […]
US AZ: Foes of Legal Pot Ask Court to Keep Measure Off Ballot
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n586/a03.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Fri, 26 Aug 2016Source: Sun, The (Yuma, AZ)Copyright: 2016 The SunContact: Website: http://www.yumasun.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1258Author: Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services FOES OF LEGAL POT ASK COURT TO KEEP MEASURE OFF BALLOT PHOENIX – Foes of legalized marijuana asked the Arizona Supreme Court late Thursday to keep voters from ever getting to decide […]
US CA: Editorial: No On Prop 64
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n587/a03.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sat, 27 Aug 2016Source: Signal, The (Santa Clarita, CA)Copyright: 2016 The SignalContact: http://drugsense.org/url/942n6o2yWebsite: Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4221 NO ON PROP 64 Among the 17 statewide ballot measures on Californians’ Nov. 8 ballots will be Proposition 64, which claims to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state. Plenty of good reasons spring to mind […]
US MD: Top Md. Officials Share Concern About Pot Industry
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n587/a01.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Sat, 27 Aug 2016Source: Washington Post (DC)Copyright: 2016 The Washington Post CompanyContact: Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/491Author: Fenit Nirappil TOP MD. OFFICIALS SHARE CONCERN ABOUT POT INDUSTRY No Black Businesses Received Licenses to Grow Medical Marijuana Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ( R ) and Attorney General Brian E. Frosh ( D ) have […]
US OK: Pot Petitioners Blast Rewording By Pruitt
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n586/a02.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Fri, 26 Aug 2016Source: Tulsa World (OK)Copyright: 2016 World Publishing Co.Contact: Website: http://www.tulsaworld.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/463Author: Barbara Hoberock POT PETITIONERS BLAST REWORDING BY PRUITT Elections Medical Marijuana Supporters Say Title Is Now Inaccurate; November Vote Unlikely OKLAHOMA CITY – Supporters of an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma said Thursday they will […]
Opiate Addiction Experts Turn To Marijuana As Safer Alternative To Pain Relief
The U.S. is in the grips of a well-documented opiate epidemic. More people in the country now die from heroin and prescription opiates than they do from car accidents. In 2014, nearly 19,000 fatal overdoses were related to legal opiates like Oxycontin and Vicodin, and according to the Center for Disease Control, at least half […]
PA: Medical Marijuana Near McAdoo
Kline Township – A greenhouse business in Schuylkill County wants to put its expertise growing plants to new use growing medical marijuana. The state legalized the medicinal use of the drug in April and soon plans to give permits to growers. Van Hoekelen Greenhouse near McAdoo has been a growing business for nearly 30 years. […]
A Brand New Way To Take Medical Marijuana In New Jersey
Trenton – Medical marijuana patients in New Jersey will soon have a choice of buying edible drops and enhanced lotions to help ease their suffering, according to the south Jersey dispensary that won approval Friday to manufacture and sell the first non-smokable products in the state. Compassionate Sciences in Bellmawr, Camden County, expects to begin […]
CA: Supervisors Reject Medical Marijuana Bans
After nearly three hours of staff reports, public comment and board discussion Tuesday, Aug. 16, county supervisors declined to pass urgency ordinances that would have temporarily restricted the cultivation of medical marijuana and prohibited dispensaries in Plumas County. Instead, the board plans to form a working committee made up of two supervisors, one or two […]
MD: State Issues Preliminary Marijuana Growing Licenses – Including One In Montgomery
Last week, the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission granted license pre-approvals for companies to begin cultivating and processing marijuana in Maryland, including one processing organization in Montgomery County: Rosebud Organics, LLC. The commissioners offered preliminary licenses to 15 growers and 15 processors, located throughout the state, though commission Executive Director Patrick Jameson stated, “A pre-approval is […]
MO: Medical Cannabis Supporters Looking To Connect With Conservatives
Columbia, Mo. – Eapen Thampy, the founder of Heartland Priorities, spoke in front of the Columbia Pachyderm Club Friday. He spoke on a topic that only a decade and a half ago likely would have been taboo for any official party event – legalizing cannabis or marijuana for medical use. Thampy has advocated for drug […]
CA: Signal Hill Voters Could Decide On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Signal Hill voters may be deciding whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries after a petition drive similar to one in Long Beach. Except the Signal Hill proposition won’t be on the ballot – if it qualifies – until next March. A Long Beach ballot initiative to allow medical marijuana dispensaries, along with a second marijuana […]
Arkansas Governor Pans Medical Marijuana Bid
Hot Springs – Legalizing medical marijuana would be a drain on the state’s resources, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday as legalization supporters asked the state’s highest court to dismiss an attempt to block their proposal this fall. The governor also expressed opposition to a casino ballot measure while speaking to the Association of Arkansas Counties. […]
CHARLO’S PLACE | Flashback Friday: The FULL “F*ck it, I Quit” story, Charlo Greene on VICE & Smoking with Snoop Dogg
Charlogreene.com Today, in lieu of the fact that I am now on trial facing 24 years in prison for running the Alaska Cannabis Club, Alaska’s first and to date ONLY safe access point, I’m launching a very personal blog on Monday documenting the state of Alaska, the office of special prosecutions’ prosecutor Lisa Kelley and […]
BC: Marijuana Advocates Planning To Raise Awareness
Proponents of medical marijuana are planning a rally in Penticton as the issue makes its way through federal and local governments. A rally is being held at Gyro Park on Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend and the rally hopes to raise awareness and promote facts surrounding the […]
MO: Medical Marijuana Advocates To Greene Co. – Back Off Our Ballot Initiative
While waiting outside the Greene County courthouse Wednesday morning, little Ayden Markum had a cluster of five seizures. The 3-year-old has intractable epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Ashley Markum comforted her son, letting him know that she was there. She then pushed his wheelchair in circles to sooth him. Ayden seemed to enjoy the warm breeze […]
CA: Campaign Ignites Over Pot Dispensary
Local voters will soon get used to hearing the words “Measure KK.” Proponents and opponents of the November ballot measure to open two medical marijuana dispensaries in Laguna Beach say they will make their points with anyone and everyone who will listen. Both sides of the measure say they’re taking a grassroots approach to voters, […]
CA: With Spotlight On The Medicinal, Adelanto Makes First Pitch For Pot Tax
Adelanto – Making its first formal pitch to voters Tuesday evening, the city unleashed a panel of medical marijuana industry insiders to vouch for the plant’s health care benefits as a November ballot measure looms that would tax commercial pot activities here. Measure R would enact an up-to 5 percent excise tax on cultivation, manufacturing, […]
Catch the Last 3 Days of the Serra Cannabis: Belmont Location Celebration!
FRIDAY 8/26: 30% OFF EDIBLES Drip Ice Cream from 10am – 2pm Leif Medicinals from 4pm – 8pm SATURDAY 8/27: 30% OFF CONCENTRATES & EXTRACTS Dab Society Extracts from 10am – 2pm Openvape from 2pm – 6pm Marley Natural from 6pm – 10pm BELMONT BACKYARD BODEGA BASH Food, Music and Marley Natural from 6-10 PM […]
Study Shows That Legalizing Cannabis in CA Could Make a $6 Billion Industry!
The California cannabis market has the oldest medical cannabis program in the entire U.S. After many years of different legalization measures being put on the ballot and failing, there are a few on the ballot again this year. Legalizing recreational marijuana in California could create a $6.46-billion market for legal use of the drug by […]
Marley Natural Launches in Oregon
Marley Natural launched their line on February 6th (Bob Marley’s 71st birthday) in Southern California, then in Northern California and now they have moved up to Oregon where they launched in Portland just this week. They have a line of sun grown flower, pre rolls, oil cartridges, smoking accessories, and body care products. The flower […]
CA: Some Marijuana Activists Urge “No” Vote On Legalization
Sacramento – As voters consider marijuana-legalization efforts in several states this November, they can expect opposition from the usual pot opponents like law-enforcement groups and anti-drug activists – but some of the most ardent foes come, unexpectedly, from within the marijuana community itself. Opponents include some in the medical-marijuana industry, concerned about what a wide-open […]
MT: Medical Marijuana Patients Ask State To Delay Enforcement Of New Restrictions
Helena – Medical-marijuana patients and providers in Montana are urging state officials to delay enforcement of next week’s new restrictions on the drug until voters decide a November 8 ballot measure to lift those restrictions. Even if Initiative 182 is approved, it wouldn’t lift the most onerous restrictions until June 2017 – 10 months from […]
MI: Benzie County Local Medical Marijuana Community React To Marijuana
Continuing coverage on a large marijuana growing operation and the arrest of three men in Benzie County. For three months the sheriff’s office worked with the Traverse Narcotics Team to investigate, and ultimately raid the medical marijuana farm. They found $10,000, guns and hundreds of marijuana plants on a property in Homestead Township. “This was […]
OH: New Medical Marijuana Law, What You Need To Know
Ohio is the 25th state to adopt a medical marijuana law. This law takes effect on Sept. 8. Proactively addressing potential concerns and questions about the law, the Allen County Health Department answered the following questions:Who will administer this program? The newly established Medical Marijuana Control Commission in the Ohio Department of Commerce What does […]
To Enrich Big Pharma, FDA And DEA Deny Science On Medical Marijuana
Even though America has been a leader in scientific research and development, this country has an inordinate percentage of the population, and one political party that denies science religiously. That’s what happens when ignorance and stupidity are hailed as uniquely desirable American traits that make the U.S.A. the most exceptional nation in world history. However, […]
OH: Plain Township Employees Will Not Be Permitted To Use Medical Marijuana
PLAIN TWP. Ohio – As of September 8, medical marijuana will be legal to use in the state of Ohio with a prescription. House Bill 523 clears the way for legal distribution and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes but it also allows employers with a drug free workplace policy to prevent their employees from […]
OK: Supporters Of State Question Criticize AG Scott Pruitt’s Rewrite Of Ballot Title
Oklahoma City – Supporters of an effort to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma said Thursday they will challenge the ballot title rewording by Attorney General Scott Pruitt. The ballot title explains the measure to voters. Pruitt on Thursday submitted the ballot title for State Question 788, a measure that if approved by voters would legalize […]
S 02, Ep. 20: She makes MMJ edibles from bees' honey; He's a soil-exclusive pro grower
Published: Aug 26, 2016, 10:04 am • Updated: Aug 26, 2016, 10:04 am Featured guests: B’s Treats founder Bianca Esparza and Honest Marijuana founder Anthony Franciosi. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • The sublingual solution: Reasons why patients medicate with marijuana under-the-tongue. • The use of beneficial bugs in […]
Struggling Canadian province anticipates “thousands of jobs” created by marijuana
Published: Aug 26, 2016, 9:09 am • Updated: Aug 26, 2016, 9:09 am By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff The latest Canadian unemployment figures show that New Brunswick had a 9.7 percent unemployment rate in July 2016 — the country’s second-highest. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons the New Brunswick government’s economic policy adviser is […]
Marijuana, phytocannabinoids, the endocannabinoid system, and male fertility.
Marijuana has the highest consumption rate among all of the illicit drugs used in the USA, and its popularity as both a recreational and medicinal drug is increasing especially among men of reproductive age. Male factor infertility is on the increase, and the exposure to the cannabinoid compounds released by marijuana could be a contributing […]
Court: Budgetary Amendment Bars Federal Prosecution of State-Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Federal officials are not permitted to engage in the criminal prosecution of those who are engaged in activity related to medical marijuana absent evidence that the defendants are in clear violation of state law, according to a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The […]
Timeline For Texas’ Cannabis Oil Law Leads To Medical Refugees
The Department of Public Safety is meeting Thursday to go over the latest set of rules connected with Texas’ limited medical marijuana law. The timeline for implementing the law is on schedule, but that schedule is two years after the law took effect and that has dozens of Texas families uprooting their lives to move […]
Cannabis Oil Won’t Be Sourced In Cayman, Says MLA
Health Councillor Roy McTaggart told Cayman 27 when cannabis oil is approved for medical use in Cayman, it won’t be grown on Cayman’s soil. He said allowing local farmers to cultivate marijuana would create the need for additional layers of regulation and testing, something he said government is not prepared to do. He told Cayman […]
Charges ‘Inevitable’ For Saint John Medical Marijuana Dispensary Lawyer
A new medical marijuana business in Saint John is drawing the attention of the public as well as the Saint John Police Department. “Medicinal Grounds Cannabis Centre” is a medical marijuana dispensary and resource centre, and the first of its kind in Saint John. It sits in the heart of one of the city’s most […]
AR: Text Of Medical Marijuana Ballot Title
Popular Name The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act Ballot Title An act making the medical use of cannabis, commonly called marijuana, legal under Arkansas state law, but acknowledging that cannabis use, possession, and distribution for any purpose remain illegal under federal law; establishing a system for the cultivation and distribution of cannabis for qualifying patients through […]
US CA: Prop. 64 Foes Focus On Pot Ads
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n585/a05.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Fri, 26 Aug 2016Source: Washington Post (DC)Copyright: 2016 The Washington Post CompanyContact: Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/491Author: Christopher Ingraham PROP. 64 FOES FOCUS ON POT ADS But Supporters of California Bill Say Such Advertising Isn’t Possible Polls show that Californians generally support marijuana legalization. But opponents of the state’s Proposition 64 have seized […]
US PA: OPED: Federal Marijuana Policy In A Haze
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n585/a03.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Fri, 26 Aug 2016Source: Daily Local, The (PA)Copyright: 2016 Daily Local News – a Journal Register PropertyContact: Website: http://www.dailylocal.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4704 FEDERAL MARIJUANA POLICY IN A HAZE Federal Officials Remain in a Haze When It Comes to Articulating a Comprehensible Policy on Marijuana. Perhaps Last Week’s Ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
US AZ: Pot Ballot Foes Ask For Ariz. Court's Help
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n584/a10.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Fri, 26 Aug 2016Source: New Mexican, The (Santa Fe, NM)Copyright: 2016 The Santa Fe New MexicanContact: Website: http://www.santafenewmexican.comDetails: http://www.mapinc.org/media/695 POT BALLOT FOES ASK FOR ARIZ. COURT’S HELP PHOENIX – Opponents of a voter initiative legalizing recreational marijuana in Arizona are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision and […]
US CO: Column: Treating Marijuana Producers Like Dirt
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n584/a05.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Thu, 25 Aug 2016Source: Boulder Weekly (CO)Column: Cannabis CornerCopyright: 2016 Boulder WeeklyContact: Website: http://www.boulderweekly.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/57Author: Paul Danish TREATING MARIJUANA PRODUCERS LIKE DIRT On Nov. 6, 2012 the people of Colorado decisively voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Amendment 64 passed with 55.3 percent of the vote. In Boulder County Amendment 64 received […]
US MO: Column: Debate Over Marijuana in Missouri More Than
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n584/a03.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Wed, 24 Aug 2016Source: Kansas City Star (MO)Copyright: 2016 The Kansas City StarContact: Website: Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/221Author: Dave Helling DEBATE OVER MARIJUANA IN MISSOURI MORE THAN JUST A PUFF OF SMOKE Last week a group of Missouri prosecutors announced it had taken legal steps to block voter consideration of a medical marijuana […]
US OK: Deadlines Likely to Keep Pot Issue Off November Ballot
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n584/a01.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Thu, 25 Aug 2016Source: Oklahoman, The (OK)Copyright: 2016 The Oklahoma Publishing Co.Contact: Website: http://newsok.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/318Author: Barbara Hoberock DEADLINES LIKELY TO KEEP POT ISSUE OFF NOVEMBER BALLOT Supporters of legalization of medical marijuana on Wednesday vowed to press getting the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot, despite a series of deadlines that […]
US CO: Column: From Weed to Wine: Keeping the Marijuana Farm
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n584/a04.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Thu, 25 Aug 2016Source: Boulder Weekly (CO)Column: Weed Between the LinesCopyright: 2016 Boulder WeeklyContact: Website: http://www.boulderweekly.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/57Author: Ryan StoaNote: Ryan Stoa is Senior Scholar, Environmental and NaturalResources Law, Florida International University. This article wasoriginally published on The Conversation seewww.theconversation.com/us. Read the original article at tinyurl.com/hu2asum. FROM WEED TO WINE: KEEPING THE […]
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Nina Hindmarsh/ Fairfax NZ Rebecca Reider speaking about medicinal cannabis after being allowed to bring in cannabis through customs. Rebecca Reider says she’s feeling a bit stoned. She’s standing in the garden, admiring the size and health of her broad beans. A TV3 crew have just visited moments before, to film the Californian-born Golden Bay resident smoking […]
TX: State Today To Begin Writing Legal Marijuana Rules
The Texas Public Safety Commission, which manages the DPS, will take a step today that few expected would be possible five years ago…it will begin to put together the regulations to govern the first legal production of marijuana in the state, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. The Commission will begin work on a bill passed […]
Pot Dispensary Eying South Florida As Medical Marijuana Business Ramps Up
A company that opened Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensary in Tallahassee is considering expanding its operations to South Florida. Trulieve has sent inquiries to Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, along with other communities across Florida, asking about zoning regulations for dispensaries, which are storefront offices where qualified patients can pick up their cannabis, CEO […]