US: US Court Upholds Ban on Gun Sales to Marijuana Card Holders
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n601/a09.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Thu, 01 Sep 2016Source: Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA)Copyright: 2016 Associated PressContact: Website: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348Author: Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press US COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON GUN SALES TO MARIJUANA CARD HOLDERS SAN FRANCISCO ( AP ) – A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders […]
US CA: Column: Under The Tuff Gong
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n601/a01.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Thu, 01 Sep 2016Source: North Coast Journal (Arcata, CA)Column: The Week in WeedCopyright: 2016 North Coast JournalContact: Website: http://www.northcoastjournal.comDetails: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2833Author: Linda Stansberry UNDER THE TUFF GONG Big Numbers The Aug. 23 deadline to register existing commercial cannabis activity with the county of Humboldt has come and gone, and the planning and […]
US CA: Column: We Have To Gamble On Legalization
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n601/a02.html Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm Votes: 0 Pubdate: Thu, 01 Sep 2016 Source: SF Weekly (CA) Column: Chem Tales Copyright: 2016 Village Voice Media Contact: Website: http://www.sfweekly.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/812 Author: Alex Halperin Poorly Informed WE HAVE TO GAMBLE ON LEGALIZATION A few years into the state legalization experiment, we know one big thing: A legal marijuana […]
Ninth Circuit Rules Medical Marijuana Card Holders Can't Buy Guns
Possessing a medical marijuana card may allow you to buy, posses, and consume marijuana in one of 25 states (plus DC!), but as CBS 5 reports, it also comes with some limitations: Namely, you can’t buy guns. So ruled the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today, upholding a previous ruling banning a Nevada woman […]
Hemp Extracts and Glass Bubblers: The Best Cannabis Products of August 2016
Welcome to Leafly’s cannabis products roundup for the month of August, where we take a look at a few of the many different products that are making a splash in the industry. Whether you’re looking for a clever addition to your wardrobe, want to embrace good health habits for both you and your furry friend, or […]
Appeals Court: State-Sanctioned Marijuana Users Not Afforded Second Amendment Rights
Justices for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of a 1968 federal law prohibiting the sale of firearms to any “unlawful user” of a federally controlled substance. Justices determined that state-registered medical marijuana patients are forbidden from purchasing firearms because cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under federal law. […]
How It Feels to Get Lost in a Hemp Maze
Have you ever dreamed of wandering through a two-acre labyrinth made of cannabis plants nearly 16 feet tall? Even if you had, you probably never imagined it alongside a Jamaican-style beach bar complete with hemp beer, homemade soda, and fresh local trout prepared with hemp seeds. Dream no more. Vranč, a hemp farm and labyrinth in […]
Survey: More US adults use marijuana, don’t think it’s risky
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Marijuana use is becoming more accepted among U.S. adults as states loosen pot laws, new national survey data shows. More are using marijuana, using it more often and far fewer think it’s risky, the government survey found. That’s understandable, experts say, as dozens of states […]
Delaware Governor Signs Bill Allowing those with Terminal Illness To Use Medical Cannabis
Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law today legislation that allows those with terminal illnesses – including those under 18 with terminal illness-associated pain, anxiety or depression – to become legal medical cannabis patients. Under Delaware law, medical cannabis has been legal for around five years. Patients who receive a recommendation from a physician and […]
CHARLO’S PLACE | WURK – The Payroll Solution the Cannabis Industry Has Been Waiting For
August 31, 2016 Charlogreene.com Today on Charlo’s Place, Keegan Peterson of Enjoy Wurk swings by to discuss the payroll solution the cannabis industry has been waiting for. SHARE and SUBSCRIBE at CharloGreene.com for the latest cannabis news, exclusive interviews and useful reviews. About Charlo Greene Charlo Greene is a broadcast journalist and media expert turned activist and businesswoman who […]
Montana Dispensaries Close as Restrictions Take Effect
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical marijuana dispensaries across Montana have closed their doors as new restrictions took effect Wednesday that limit cannabis providers to three patients apiece, leaving thousands of state-registered cannabis patients without a legal way to buy the drug. The restrictions begin after five years of unsuccessful court battles to overturn the 2011 state law […]
Do Medical Marijuana Patients Give Up Their Right to Bear Arms?
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s jurisdiction, including California, Washington and […]
Study: Cannabinoids a Potential Treatment Option for Chemotherapy-Induced Hearing Loss
Activation of the body’s CB2 receptor – something done naturally through the administration of cannabinoids – may provide an effective treatment option for hearing loss caused by chemotherapy, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS One, and published online by the U.S. National Institute of Health. “We provide evidence for the presence […]
Court upholds gun ban on medical marijuana card holders
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a government ban that prevents medical marijuana card holders from buying guns, Fox News reported. ADVERTISEMENT The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers nine Western states including California, Washington and Oregon, ruled the federal ban is not in violation of the Second Amendment. The states in […]
US court upholds ban on gun sales to marijuana card holders
By SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s jurisdiction, […]
Leafly List: The Top Cannabis Locations in North America, August 2016
Every month we update the Leafly List in an effort to answer a question we hear all the time: “Can you recommend a great dispensary near me?” The list is a snapshot of the most talked-about medical cannabis dispensaries and retail locations in 10 major cannabis markets across North America. The top locations are determined […]
With cannabis pharma on horizon, this Massachusetts city looks to future
Published: Aug 31, 2016, 10:03 am • Updated: Aug 31, 2016, 10:03 am By Kevin O’Connor, The Herald News FALL RIVER, Mass. — If you go to a hash bar in Amsterdam, your server will ask you first: What kind of high do you want? Do you want your head to float? Do you want […]
DEA Actively Looking For Marijuana Researchers; Their Answer? No Thanks
Wanted: Someone to grow marijuana for the federal government. Benefits: A contract likely worth millions and the chance to enable medical research. Requirements: Ability to deal with the costs and regulations that come with growing an illegal drug for the federal government. For more than four decades, the University of Mississippi has had an exclusive […]
The Leafly Canna-Calendar: Here are All the Reasons to Try a New Strain in September
For most cannabis lovers, there’s never any need for an excuse to consume. But let’s be honest – it never hurts to have one more motive to stop into your local dispensary and pick up a new strain to sample. From International Bacon Day to National One-Hit Wonder Day, here are the reasons to smoke […]
MCBA Expungement Day in Oregon a Success!
The first Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) Rise Up! Expungement Day event took place in Portland just this past weekend and was a wonderful success. People arrived from all across Oregon to have their records expunged. Now that Measure 91 is being implemented in Oregon, these people’s crimes have become obsolete. Jesce Horton is the chair […]
US PA: Editorial: Adequate Time For Minor Crime
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n599/a03.htmlNewshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htmVotes: 0Pubdate: Wed, 31 Aug 2016Source: Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, PA)Copyright: 2016 The Standard-SpeakerContact: Website: http://www.standardspeaker.comDetails: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1085 ADEQUATE TIME FOR MINOR CRIME Gov. Tom Wolf ‘s call last week for decriminalizing small-scale marijuana possession is not as controversial as it might seem. In effect, it is a call for a uniform state policy to ensure […]
Varenicline Treatment for CUD
Verified September 2016 by Medical University of South Carolina Sponsor: Collaborator: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Information provided by (Responsible Party): Aimee McRae-Clark, Medical University of South Carolina ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02892110 First received: August 30, 2016 Last updated: September 1, 2016 Last verified: September 2016 Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug. There […]
Pot businesses are now headhunting employees who specifically have experience in Colorado weed
Published: Aug 30, 2016, 9:39 am • Updated: Aug 30, 2016, 9:39 am By The Cannabist Staff Now that more states are legalizing marijuana, businesses outside of Colorado are plucking talent from the Rocky Mountain state that was the first to go recreational, says Karson Humiston, founder of Vangst Talent Network. Humiston’s firm has had […]
It’s Safe to Say: Doctors and the Government Disagree on Marijuana
Nathaniel P. Morris is a resident physician at Stanford Hospital specializing in mental health. He recently penned a strongly worded op-ed for ScientificAmerican.com on the differences between how some in the medical community view marijuana and how the federal government regulates it. “The federal government’s scheduling of marijuana bears little relationship to actual patient care,” he wrote in the essay […]
Court Case In California Could Impact Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Industry
Most Pennsylvanians supported the recent legalization of Medical Marijuana. Most law enforcement agencies are opposed to the legalization, in general, of that controlled substance. In particular, the federal government actively prosecutes cases involving the production and sale of marijuana, which is still classified as a Schedule 1 substance. Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Health […]
CHARLO’S PLACE| THE LYNCHING OF CHARLO GREENE
CHARLOGREENE.COM THE LYNCHING OF CHARLO GREENEFacing 24 years in prison over legal pot, this is a blog documenting my fight. A friend asked me a really good question today: “Where is everyone that you helped and said they supported you, now that you’re facing 24 years in prison for ‘F*ck it?’” We were arguing over […]
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: 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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 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 – […]
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, […]
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: 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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 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 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 […]
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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 […]
FL: Voters Likely To Vote To Pass Medical Marijuana Amendment
A poll released Thursday shows the majority of Floridians support a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana, a good sign for supporters of the amendment as they make their final push to the November election. The St. Leo University Polling Institute survey found 68 percent of likely Florida voters would support Amendment 2 on the […]
Dispensary Showcase: Stash Pot Shop Ballard in Seattle, WA
“Should I Be Vaping CBD?”: Why Vaporization Works Better Than Ingestion
This article is sponsored by CV Sciences, Inc. CV Sciences is one of the leading suppliers and manufacturers of agricultural hemp-derived CBD bulk and finished products, namely their PlusCBD Oil and Purified Liquids brands. “There’s more than one way to skin a cat” is a weirdly morbid saying, but the phrase’s core concept rings true […]
CHARLO’S PLACE | Talking Terpenes & a F*ck It, I’m Fit Workout Session with Lucid Mood
August 25, 2016 [embedded content] Charlogreene.com Today, the lovely Lia Arntsen swings by Charlo’s Place to talk terpenes before heading to the gym for a quick F*ck It, I’m Fit fitness session. Listen as Lia explains what terpenes are and why they should matter to you.Learn how Lucid Mood is using the science behind terps […]
Activists Supported By Stonegait Institute Win Big For Medical Marijuana
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners met Thursday night to vote on a one-year moratorium for all medical marijuana facilities within the county. The Stonegait Institute was out in front of this issue, informing the public of what was going on, and sending activists to the meeting to speak out against this infringement on […]
CA: Why Pico Rivera Killed A Plan To Legalize Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Pico Rivera – A ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city will remain in place after City Council members Tuesday refused to move forward a proposal legalizing them. When it came down to a motion, no council member would make it, in effect killing the proposed ordinance. Councilmembers decided to keep their ban in […]
Factors that might attract children to marijuana edibles
When Washington legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, a primary concern was how to ensure it was kept out of the reach of children. While skunky-smelling buds of dried marijuana are not likely to appeal to children, cannabis-infused edibles such as brownies, cookies and candies could. And with edibles making up a sizable and growing segment […]
Researchers find new role for cannabinoids in vision
A multidisciplinary team including researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute has improved our understanding of how cannabinoids, the active agent in marijuana, affect vision in vertebrates. Scientists used a variety of methods to test how tadpoles react to visual stimuli when they’ve been exposed to increased levels of exogenous or endogenous cannabinoids. Exogenous cannabinoids are […]
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Verified August 2016 by Seattle Children’s Hospital Sponsor: Information provided by (Responsible Party): Carolyn McCarty, Seattle Children’s Hospital ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02882919 First received: August 25, 2016 Last updated: August 29, 2016 Last verified: August 2016 Health risk screening in adolescent primary care is infrequently performed and results are rarely followed by targeted intervention. In response […]
Interstate weed: Execs discuss biggest challenges of running pot businesses in multiple states
Published: Aug 25, 2016, 9:05 am • Updated: Aug 25, 2016, 9:05 am By The Cannabist Staff Expanding a marijuana enterprise across state lines often involves forging new territory, says Scott Thorn, chief operating officer of The Clinic, which operates dispensaries in Colorado, Illinois and Nevada. It’s often a matter of ensuring capital structures and […]
Blues Traveler Drummer Talks Shop About His ‘Cannabis Boutique’ in Washington
Marijuana and music have always gone together. This is nothing new, and with widespread legalization on its way, the connection between the two will likely only become stronger. Now that a number of states have already made the selling and buying of weed legal, many musicians that have been longtime fans are finding ways to turn […]
Marijuana Legalization Hits Michigan Supreme Court
by Rick Thompson LANSING- The Michigan Court of Claims yesterday dropped an Opinion in the MILegalize vs. Everybody lawsuit, and Everybody seemed to be the victor. On to the next step- the Michigan Supreme Court. In June MILegalize submitted 354,000 signatures on petition forms to state elections officials- 100,000 more than the law required to […]
WeedTraQR Seed-to-Sale Software Certified For Use In Oregon
SEATTLE, WA – The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) has approved WeedTraQR, industry-leading cannabis seed-to-sale tracking software, as a validated software provider for Oregon’s recreational marijuana program. The Seattle-based company has developed a platform that is compatible for integration with Oregon’s Cannabis Tracking System (CTS) to meet the inventory traceability needs of the state’s producer, […]
Panel releases rankings: Why Maryland medical marijuana’s top 15 applicants made the cut
Published: Aug 25, 2016, 7:37 am • Updated: Aug 25, 2016, 7:37 am By Brian Witte, The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s medical marijuana commission on Wednesday released details on how top applicants to grow and process marijuana in the state were ranked. The rankings named two growers that were bumped out of the […]
The Endocannabinoid System – a brief molecular overview
Cannabis, once a taboo subject, has made a pragmatic shift into mainstream culture. The plant has become a popular topic of conversation worldwide, in part due to changes… Cannabis, once a taboo subject, has made a pragmatic shift into mainstream culture. The plant has become a popular topic of conversation worldwide, in part due to […]