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Spokane Grower Gets State’s First Marijuana License

March 7, 2014 at 9:19 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

In Olympia this morning, the Washington State Liquor Control Board awarded the first license to grow and process marijuana in the state, and it didn’t go to one of the many people applying on the liberalized west side. It went to a grower from Spokane. Sean Green owns a pair of medical marijuana dispensaries in Shoreline and Spokane under the name Pacific Northwest Medical. Green also operates Kouchlock Productions, a dispensary on East Francis that is also the trade name under which [...]

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Medical Marijuana Mom: CBD Oil Saving my Daughter

March 3, 2014 at 8:04 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

“When you are in Intensive Care Unit with your child, and she is in a coma, seizing herself to death in front of your eyes, you are willing to do and try things that you never thought you would consider. “For instance, the choice between cutting her little brain in half and trying a medicine that has been known to have fatal side effects — or not doing either and just taking her home and loving her, while watching pediatric [...]

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Texas Pot Grower Who Killed Deputy Set Free

March 1, 2014 at 1:47 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Over zealous law enforcement officers may want to heed this warning: search warrants are not bullet proof, and even suspected drug dealers have the right to protect themselves against intruders. At least that is the ruling of one Texas jury, who earlier last week, declined to indict alleged marijuana grower Henry Goedrich Magee in the shooting death of a Burleson County sheriff’s deputy that entered his home with a search warrant. Sergeant Adam Sowders and a team of investigators showed up at [...]

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R.I. Governor Chafee Open to Exploring Pot Legalization for Recreational Use

February 28, 2014 at 6:17 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

It appears that Governor Chafee may be warming to the concept of legalizing and regulating marijuana in Rhode Island as a potential source of tax revenue. Over the weekend, Chafee, a Democrat, attended the National Governors Association’s winter meeting in Washington, D.C., and listened to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, also a Democrat, talk about the legalization of marijuana in his state that is expected to generate more than $100 million in taxes and regulatory fees this year. Hickenlooper had been [...]

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Texas Family Moving to Colorado to get Medical Marijuana for 8-year-old

February 27, 2014 at 5:44 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The Harmon family of Canyon, Texas, is moving to Colorado for access to life-changing medical marijuana treatment. The family is hoping the treatment will help their eight-year-old daughter who has severe epilepsy, cerebral palsy and hip displasia. KFDA-TV’s Leslie Aguilar reports. Texas Family Moving to Colorado to get Medical Marijuana for 8-year-old Article via CBS News

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Harvard Researchers Explain How Cannabinoids Protect Brain From HIV

February 26, 2014 at 5:53 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

About 40% of HIV infections lead to some sort of brain impairment, such as HIV-1 associated cognitive impairment (HAND) and dementia, according to a team at the school’s Division of Experimental Medicine. “HIV goes to the brain in an early stage during the HIV infection and causes mostly mild HAND disease,” explains Hava Avraham, Ph.D, who co-authored the new study. “Although there are quite effective HIV drugs, standard antiretroviral therapy, to treat this stage, many of these drugs cannot cross [...]

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Utah: Medical Cannabis Oil Bill Clears First Hurdle

February 25, 2014 at 6:15 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Friday a major victory took place for supporters of a bill that would legalize the use of a specific type of cannabis oil in Utah. The oil is extracted from marijuana plants and some parents say it will cure their kids who suffer from epilepsy. “I beg the committee to please let this be heard on the House floor,” said a very passionate Annette Maughn, whose 11-year-old son suffers from dozens of seizures a day. “I will be lucky if [...]

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Girl Scout’s Effort to Sell Cookies Goes to ‘Pot’

February 24, 2014 at 12:05 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Customers of some medical marijuana dispensaries are discovering this week that they don’t have to go far if they have a case of the munchies. A few days after a teenager sold dozens of cookie boxes outside a San Francisco pot dispensary, 8-year-old Lexi Menees is returning to TruMed Dispensary in Phoenix on Saturday for the same purpose. The girl’s mother, Heidi Carney, got the idea after hearing about what happened in San Francisco. “For me, this isn’t anything controversial,” [...]

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11 US Presidents Who Smoked Marijuana

February 23, 2014 at 3:38 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

While we’re really sure about the last three presidents’ history of pot smoking, the historical record is unclear about some of the rest. Here’s a Presidents Day look at the tokers and anti-tokers in the White House. YES #44 – Barack Obama: The current president wrote about his cocaine and marijuana use as a youth in Hawaii and famously said, “When I was a kid, I inhaled, frequently. That was the point,” when running for president in 2008. YES #43 – George W. [...]

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