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Lawyers Debate Best Ways To Sell Marijuana–No Joke
No joke. At the recently concluded American Bar Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco–as at most other gatherings–lawyers like to talk. They may be contentious or cooperative, but they do like to talk. Especially about something controversial, and especially about outsmarting the government. From that viewpoint, medical marijuana is a perfect storm. And the lawyers
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Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales Exceed $5 Million In First Week
Colorado marijuana dispensaries made huge sales in the first week of legal recreational marijuana. Owners of the 37 new dispensaries around the state reported first week retail sales to The Huffington Post that, when added together, were roughly $5 million. That’s a lot of green for Colorado’s legal weed. Colorado, the first state to allow retail recreational
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Colo. Teen Addiction Centers Gear Up for Legal Pot
While many Coloradoans rang in the new year by lining up outside marijuana dispensaries for a celebratory toke, some rehab centers are prepping for an increase of marijuana-addicted patients in 2014, especially teenage users. Although only people over the age of 21 are allowed to buy marijuana, psychiatrists and others remain concerned that teens could be most at
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Cannabis users more likely to die of heart disease, study reveals
Marijuana users face double the risk of dying from heart disease, according to American researchers Marijuana users are up to twice as likely to have a stroke, heart attack, or die from heart disease, research has revealed. University of California scientists found there was a 29 per cent higher risk of conditions like heart attack, a 20 per
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Hundreds expected at party to celebrate Washington’s legal pot anniversary
SEATTLE – Friday marks the first anniversary of the day Washington’s legal marijuana law took effect, and hundreds of people are expected to celebrate by lighting up beneath the Space Needle at a party permitted by the city of Seattle. Marijuana activist Ben Livingston says it took him three months to persuade city officials to
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Retail marijuana labels in Colorado will have to include potency, expiration dates, safety warning
DENVER – Colorado has announced detailed rules for how recreational pot should be grown and sold starting next year. The state department that will regulate marijuana released more than 60 pages of rules Monday for how marijuana sales will be licensed and regulated. The Colorado Legislature set broad parameters earlier this year, but the nitty-gritty
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Amsterdam Cannabis Cafes To Stay Open To All As Mayor Drops Tourist Drug Ban
A law that would have banned foreigners from using Amsterdam’s famous cannabis cafes has been dropped by the city’s mayor just mere months after the Netherlands first began enforcing the restriction. The tourist drug ban went into effect in three of the country’s southern provinces earlier this year and was due to expand to the rest of the country
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Congress Holding Hearing On Justice Department’s Marijuana Decision
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is facing criticism over its attempt to straddle the federal law that makes marijuana illegal and state laws that permit recreational use of the drug. In the first congressional hearing since the administration announced a new, permissive enforcement policy, law enforcement and drug-prevention groups and their congressional allies see an
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Where there’s smoke there’s fire: Israel’s medical marijuana debate heats up
Medical marijuana buds being packaged in Israel. Debate over medical cannabis gains momentum as Knesset Health Committee approves 11 more doctors to prescribe drug; Health Minister German under attack. The debate over medical marijuana use in Israel has gained momentum in recent weeks, as evidenced by the vociferous attacks on Health Minister Yael German’s Facebook
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We must get it right on implementation of legal marijuana
In the 2012 election, voters took a historic step towards changing the war on drugs in Washington state in regards to marijuana. As the Liquor Control Board began to examine how to implement this new system, some advocates have said that Washington needs to do this right, and quickly. The state must get it right,
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Seriously, man — cannabis comic Tommy Chong now says feds should legalize, tax marijuana
Tommy Chong, left, and Richard “Cheech” Marin arrive May 6 at the 6th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic in Toluca Lake, Calif. Chong, who with Marin celebrated pot smoking in comedy routines and movies, says marijuana should be legalized at the federal level. (The Associated Press) To have stoner comic Tommy Chong come out for
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Potential marijuana dispensary owners set up camp before Ontario votes on cannabis resolution
Ontario, OR – A camp has formed near the Ontario community development center, it’s potential marijuana dispensary owners who are getting in line in case the voters approve recreational cannabis dispensaries in Oregon. “We honestly didn’t expect people to be standing in line at this point,” said Steven Meland who owns Hot Box farms a
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Effort to legalize cannabis in Ohio up in smoke as DeWine rejects ballot issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An effort to put a constitutional amendment before voters that would make marijuana legal for adult use and clear the way for a hemp industry in Ohio suffered a setback today when Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected the group’s summary language for the ballot. DeWine rejected a petition for the proposed
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Blackburn dad faces prison over cannabis bags
A CROWN court judge has told a Blackburn father-of-three that he could be facing jail after rejecting claims he was ‘minding’ 65 bags of cannabis found in his home. Police raided Imtiaz Ali’s property in Logwood Street, Bastwell, and discovered 10 larger bags of the drug and 55 smaller packages, strewn around various rooms, Preston
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Alvit LCS, Bazelet team on medical cannabis Medical cannabis Photo: Shutterstock
Alvit is currently merging its cannabis growing activity into Tefen. Alvit LCS Pharma, which develops cannabis-based medical products, and Bazelet Pharma, Israel’s leading cannabis production and distribution company, have announced cooperation in the development of cannabis products. Alvit is currently merging its cannabis growing activity into Tefen (TASE: TFN), while Bazelet is in the final stages
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Cops: Man steals pot from police because ‘it smelled so good’
A man in Pennsylvania who was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing a bag of marijuana from a police station says he did so because he couldn’t resist the drug’s aroma. Police arrested David Allan Thompson, 27, for stealing a bag of pot that had been seized as evidence from the Charleroi Regional police department, according
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Watch out for medical marijuana investment scams
What’s that old saw about making sure something passes the smell test before putting your money on the line? So if you sense a little odd aroma around a text or e-mail that touts the next hot stock, make sure to hold onto your checkbook. That’s right, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a warning
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Ganja Planted At The University Of West Indies
Minister of Justice Mark Golding (right) and Courtney Betty (left), president and CEO of Timeless Herbal Care, jointly plant a ganja seedling at yesterday’s (April 21) launch of the symbolic planting of the first legal marijuana plant at the Lecture Theatre Two, Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Research Complex. Overseeing the activities are (at
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Discovery Bets on 2 Dope Series About Pot Growers
Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television’s spotlight. Now the time may be right for marijuana growers — and the people who chase them. The Discovery network debuts a six-episode series, “Weed Country,” at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will replace it with “Pot Cops” in April. Both
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Tennessee seeks farmers to grow hemp
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is looking for a few farmers interested in growing industrial hemp. Applications are now open for farmers and producers to work with department in the production of industrial hemp. The Tennessee General Assembly last year passed a law that legalized strains of low-THC varities of cannabis, as well as the
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Miley Cyrus appears to love Chanel and marijuana
Miley Cyrus has moved on from winning the hearts of America as that cute girl on “Hannah Montana,” to a brilliantly attractive young woman who recently was chosen as no. 1 on Maxim’s Hot 100 List. And so a lot of people interested in Hollywood gossip want to more about Miley. Hilton Hater reported for Hollywood
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Cannabis Crisis
Medical Pot Purveyors Protest Amendment They Claim Could Put Them Out of Business The state legislature enters a special session this week to finish the work of passing a budget bill. But this year, the nuts-and-bolts legislation has become a flash point for medical marijuana activists, some of whom oppose a budget rider that would
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Vermont Marijuana Decriminalization Signed Into Law, Reduces Penalties For Possession Up To An Ounce
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) signed a bill on Thursday decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The new law, which goes into effect on July 1, will remove criminal penalties on possession of up to an ounce of cannabis and replace them with civil fines. “I applaud the Legislature’s action to decriminalize the
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