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Former Dispensary Sues Vallejo Over Pot Raid

October 20, 2013 at 5:42 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The owners of a former Vallejo medical marijuana dispensary raided by police last year are suing the city for alleged abuse of power, excessive force and retaliation. Plaintiffs Daniel and Rhonda Chadwick operated Homegrown Holistic Cooperative, Inc. at 215 Tennessee St., which shut down after being raided by police on Aug. 10, 2012. It was one of at least six dispensaries raided by police last year; however, all of the cases fell apart because, lawyers argued, police didn’t understand California [...]

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More Anti-Cancer Properties of Medical Marijuana Revealed

October 20, 2013 at 5:30 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Studies have shown that marijuana not only helps fight the symptoms of treating cancer but also the disease itself. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, often gets the credit for battling cancer cells, but a new study shows that THC isn’t working alone. The study conducted at St. George’s University of London, led by Dr. Wai Liu, examined six non-hallucinogenic chemicals found in marijuana, called cannabinoids. The study found that each of these chemicals showed anti-cancer properties as effective as THC. Furthermore, when these chemicals are used [...]

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Police Arrested Almost 750,000 People For Marijuana In 2012

October 19, 2013 at 4:39 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2012 is in. Once again, police arrested almost 750 thousand marijuana consumers, sellers, and growers, despite the passage of legalization in two states, decriminalization in fifteen states, and medical marijuana in twenty states. The data, analyzed by 420RADIO News, indicate that 749,825 people were arrested for marijuana within the category of “drug abuse violations” reported to the FBI. Of those, 658,231 were arrested for possession, making up about seven out of eight pot arrests in this country. These numbers [...]

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California Is Poised To Legalize Marijuana In 2016

October 18, 2013 at 4:52 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of Californians support legalizing, regulating and taxing recreational marijuana in the state, according to a Tulchin Research poll. The figure, based on responses of 1,200 likely 2016 voters surveyed during the last two weeks, shows a “solid majority” back proposals to legalize adult recreational marijuana, the San Francisco-based pollster said. The poll found 32 percent oppose legalization and 3 percent were undecided. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and American Civil Liberties Union representatives released the poll results [...]

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Bay Area: A 2013 Outdoor Medical Pot Preview

October 17, 2013 at 4:22 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Northern California is overflowing with seasonal laborers who are cutting down and trimming the state’s outdoor medical marijuana crops this week, and experts in the field forecast a bigger, longer, yet more conflict-ridden harvest than in years past. California leads the nation in domestic cannabis production, and the state’s pot growers bring in hundreds of metric tons of the fragrant, cane-like bush every harvest season, researchers estimate. This time of year, East Coast wholesale brokers tour farms in traditional growing [...]

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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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