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House Approves Amendment for Nationwide Hemp Research

August 13, 2013 at 12:32 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO), Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced an amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Farm Bill, that would allow colleges and universities to grow and cultivate industrial hemp in states where it is already legal without fear of federal interference. The amendment passed today by a vote of 225 to 200. “Industrial hemp is an important agricultural commodity, not a drug,” said Rep. [...]

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A Century Ago: Marijuana was Banned in California

August 11, 2013 at 11:43 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Stevie Zee awkwardly lights up a bong with his spastic hands. Stricken with cerebral palsy after almost being strangled in the womb by his umbilical cord, the 41-year-old Valley Village resident takes a few puffs of medical marijuana and immediately feels relief. “Weed works,” he says simply. The “Diablo Kush” and “Velvet Kush” strains from Reseda Discount Caregivers dispensary relax his stiffly contorted muscles and stave off the severe depression that prompted him to make several suicide attempts over the [...]

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We Need to Look at Things Differently…

August 11, 2013 at 1:21 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

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Can Cannabinoids Reverse Degenerative Brain Disease?

August 8, 2013 at 3:01 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

Stoners aren’t known for their memory prowess but a new review suggests that drugs similar to marijuana’s active ingredients may hold promise for preventing— or even reversing— brain aging and possibly Alzheimer‘s and other degenerative brain diseases. Since the mid 2000′s researchers have been building an appreciation for the power of marijuana-like substances that make up the brain’s cannabinoid systems. In animal experiments, for example, synthetic compounds similar to THC—marijuana’s main psychoactive component—have shown promise in preserving brain functions. A [...]

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New Special Documentary Sheds Light on Medical Marijuana

August 7, 2013 at 6:14 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Is marijuana bad, or could it be good for some? CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta spent a year traveling around the world to shed light on the debate. Catch his groundbreaking documentary “WEED” at 8 p.m. ET August 11 on CNN. (CNN) — By most standards Matt and Paige Figi were living the American dream. They met at Colorado State University, where they shared a love of the outdoors. After getting married, the couple bought a house and [...]

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The Hemp Takeover of Colorado

August 6, 2013 at 4:32 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

SPRINGFIELD, Colo. — Along the plains of eastern Colorado, on a patch of soil where his father once raised alfalfa, Ryan Loflin is growing a leafy green challenge to the nation’s drug laws. As part of regulation, Colorado will be able to randomly test hemp crops to ensure that they have only trace amounts of THC, a chemical in marijuana. His fields are sown with hemp, a tame cousin of marijuana that was once grown openly in the United States [...]

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Obama Squanders $300 Million to Eradicate Medical Marijuana

August 3, 2013 at 3:31 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

An analysis from pro-medical marijuana group Americans For Safe Access found that President Barack Obama’s administration has spent nearly $300 million on combatting medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug. The report calculates the total amount of federal spending on medical marijuana intervention at $289 million over Obama’s four-and-a-half years in the White House. According to the analysis, the Drug Enforcement Administration alone spent 4 percent of its budget in 2011 and 2012 cracking down on medical marijuana [...]

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The Truth About the Dispensary Raids in Seattle

July 25, 2013 at 3:16 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

UPDATE: A source in the U.S. Attorney’s Office tells KING 5 News that only four pot dispensaries were raided. The source says the raids were a continuation of an investigation that became public in 2011 when the DEA raided several pot dispensaries. The raids were not the federal government making a statement about pot use in Washington state, the source says. The raids involved people incriminated in 2011 who did not plead or go to trial. — Original story — [...]

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Protesters in Germany Plant Thousands of Marijuana Seeds Around Gottingen

July 24, 2013 at 3:45 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Cannabis plants are sprouting up all over a German town after pro-marijuana supporters planted tens of thousands of seeds last month. Supporters of the group A Few Autonomous Flower Children spread several kilograms of seeds around the university town of Gottingen last month. They say they are protesting its ‘demonisation’ in Germany’s ‘restrictive drug laws’. Scores of the plants have sprouted all over the town this week to the fury of the local police and council. A website shows dozens [...]

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