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Second Arkansas Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative Language Approved

October 15, 2013 at 9:13 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has approved the language of a second ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The initiative submitted by Arkansans for Compassionate Care was certified by McDaniel’s office Thursday, allowing the group to begin gathering the 62,507 signatures needed to place the proposed initiative on the November 2014 ballot. The initiative would legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas, allowing patients to grow their own or buy it from a dispensary. McDaniel approved another medical marijuana initiative in August [...]

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Marijuana Is A Common, Effective Remedy To Ease Back Pain

October 13, 2013 at 3:25 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Back pain is the second most common reason for medical visits in America, with sixty five million Americans suffering from some type of back injury. Almost all of the people that I know that have gone in to a doctor’s office or ER for back pain have been prescribed some type of opiate painkiller, which has led to addictions that have ruined some of my friends and family’s lives. I wish more and more people would try cannabis to see [...]

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LA Pot Shops Closing After Voters Approve A Crackdown

October 13, 2013 at 8:53 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles have closed, and the city attorney says more will be shutting their doors soon, following a voter-approved crackdown. Thirty-eight pot shops that do not comply with a municipal ballot measure approved earlier this year are in the process of being shuttered, City Attorney Mike Feuer said. Another 42 shops have decided on their own to close since July, when the new law took effect, he said. Feuer promised Friday more prosecutions will [...]

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce ‘Respect State Marijuana Laws Act’

October 12, 2013 at 6:35 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

United States Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), along with a bipartisan coalition of three Republicans (Reps. Rohrabacher, Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI], and Don Young [R-AK]) and three Democrats (Reps. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR], Steve Cohen [D-TN] and Jared Polis [D-CO]) are sponsoring House Bill 1523: the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act. This measure seeks to amend the federal Controlled Substances Act to exempt from federal prosecution individuals and businesses, including marijuana dispensaries and/or retail outlets, who comply with state marijuana laws. “This [...]

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Medical Marijuana Operations Need Better PR

October 11, 2013 at 5:48 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Opponents of the expansion of Oregon’s medical marijuana program have raised numerous concerns about plans to open dispensaries to serve cardholders in the program. We think those who support the program, and those who support outright legalization, should be just as concerned, but for different reasons. The state Legislature approved a measure this year that allows the creation of state-regulated medical marijuana dispensaries that can sell marijuana to cardholders. Workers in the dispensaries may be paid, but the dispensaries cannot [...]

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Majority Of Texas Voters Want To Legalize Marijuana

October 8, 2013 at 3:16 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A majority of Texas voters support marijuana legalization, according to a recent survey. Public Policy Polling found that 58 percent of Texans “support making marijuana legal for adults and regulating it like alcohol.” Even more — 61 percent — were in favor of decriminalizing marijuana possession and instead punishing violations with a civil citation. Texas law currently views possession of marijuana, even on a minute scale, as a criminal offense, punishable by $2,000 in fines and up to a year of [...]

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World-famous Cannabis Farmers Market Reopens in Seattle

October 8, 2013 at 7:48 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Outside 7 Point Studios more than 2,000 cannabis patients lined the sidewalk to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Cannabis Farmers Market. Most patients were from out-of-town, as the Cannabis Farmers Market was forced by city officials to close its original location in Tacoma. The market was closed for about a month, and now the owners have purchased a Seattle business license, and say this is where they plan to stay. “For 38 days we had patients calling, vendors calling [...]

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Woman Replaces 40 Medications With Raw Cannabis Juice

October 7, 2013 at 6:30 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Although the results may not be shocking to everyone, many people on the planet are just starting to wake up to the tremendous medicinal benefits that cannabis has to offer. A recent study conducted by the Institute of Molecular Psychiatry at the University of Bonn in Germany just discovered that the activation of the brain’s cannabinoid system triggers the release of antioxidants that act as a cleansing mechanism. This process is known to remove damaged cells and improve the efficiency [...]

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MMJ Could Challenge Illinois Employer Drug Testing Policies

October 6, 2013 at 3:10 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A new day is coming for Illinois employers. While it may not dawn right away, preparations for the acceptance, understanding and management of cases dealing with medical marijuana are already underway. In August, Illinois became the 20th state in the country to approve the sale, production and use of marijuana or cannabis, a substance that once had a very different image. No longer is marijuana viewed as the gateway drug that leads to the descent into drug addiction, a point [...]

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