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Marijuana Cannon Not Needed, Florida To Legalize Medical Pot
Tallahassee, FL – A marijuana cannon may soon be unnecessary to get illegal drugs into Florida. A new Florida bill seeks to legalize medical marijuana for those suffering from debilitating medical conditions. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, efforts to legalize marijuana, or cannabis, for medical purposes has been picking up steam in recent years. Washington State and Colorado saw marijuana
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MediSwipe Inc. Announces New Michigan State Legislation HB 4271
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MediSwipe Inc. ( www.MediSwipe.com ) ( MWIP), a patient security solutions and financial products company for the medicinal marijuana and health care industry, today announced after the trading session on February 19th, the state of Michigan introduced new proposed legislation titled as House Bill 4271 outlining new requirements for Michigan’s
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Dr. Drew under fire in Mindy McCready’s death
NASHVILLE, TENN.—The criticism of Dr. Drew Pinsky spread on the Internet almost as quickly as news of Mindy McCready’s death. The country singer with the tumultuous personal life became the fifth cast member of his Celebrity Rehab series to die since appearing on the show and the third from Season 3. The previous deaths stirred up rumours
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Smoking Pot Can Raise Your Risk Of Stroke, Even For Young Adults
Image Credit: Igor Kolos / Shutterstock Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online New Zealand researchers have presented evidence that smoking marijuana may be increasing your chances of having a stroke. They reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2013 that ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients were 2.3 times more likely to have smoked
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Marijuana use `doubles` stroke risk in young adults
Washington: Smoking marijuana may double the risk of stroke in young adults, according to new research. In a New Zealand study, ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients were 2.3 times more likely to have cannabis, also known as marijuana, detected in urine tests as other age and sex matched patients, researchers said. “This
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Legalization of medical marijuana in Mass. boosts grow your own movement
KAYANA SZYMCZAK FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE Jon Napoli taught a “Grow Your Own Medical Marijuana” class at a Boston Gardener store on Dec. 15, 2012. On a recent weekend at Boston Gardener, a Dudley Square gardening supply shop, five people paid $100 each for a one-hour class in hydroponic growing. Store owner Jonathan Napoli’s tutorial
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Israel pushing ahead in medical marijuana industry
MOSHE RUTE SURVIVED the Holocaust by hiding in a barn full of chickens. He nearly lost the use of his hands after a stroke two years ago, and became debilitated by recurring nightmares of his childhood following his wife’s death last year. “But after I found this, everything has been better,” said the 80-year-old, as
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Cannabis use may cause schizophrenia
Washington: Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have found new evidence to support their theory that cannabis use causes a temporary cognitive breakdown in non-psychotic individuals, leading to long-term psychosis. In an fMRI study, researchers found a different brain activity pattern in schizophrenia patients with previous cannabis use than in schizophrenic patients without
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A cannabis plant without the high?
Kfar Birya, Israel – At the end of an unpaved road, in a quiet suburb of a sleepy town in northern Israel, horticultural revolutionaries are growing a strain of cannabis they say relieves symptoms of some chronic illnesses but without the psychotic effects that can accompany regular weed. Behind the fence at Tikkun Olam –
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‘Cannabis’ receptor discovery may help understanding of obesity and pain
(Phys.org)—Researchers have discovered that a genetic difference in a ‘switch’, which causes over-activity in parts of the brain, may explain why some people could be more susceptible to conditions such as obesity and addiction, and may play a role in chronic pain and psychosis Aberdeen scientists believe that the findings—published in the Journal of Biological
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Where to Buy Marijuana in Los Angeles After Dispensary Ban Takes Effect
Now that the L.A. City Council has decided that all medical marijuana dispensaries must shut down by Sept. 6, where will you get your medicine? The slacker down the street? No, he was put out of business by the dispensaries. MacArthur Park? Cleaned up years ago. Tijuana? You want to end up in Mexican prison over
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Marijuana Use Dangerous during Pregnancy
Attention to all prospective mothers out there who have been known (personally or by others) to enjoy a good toke once in a while: though the medical benefits of marijuana are at times incontestable, as it is in treating glaucoma or mental medical disorders such as bulimia or anorexia, high potency and synthetic marijuana can
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Medical Marijuana: Maine’s Proposed Prescription Pot Rules Criticized by Many
As Maine tries to come up with ways to manage its medical marijuana program, one of the state’s lawmakers is speaking out against some proposed restrictions. As detailed by the Portland Daily Sun, Rep. Deb Sanderson worries that the state will implement rules that “are more restrictive and divergent from the intent of the citizen’s initiative legalizing medical
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Grandmas Grow Gold in Swaziland
Jonathan Torgovnik for The New York Times Sibongile Nkosi, 70, started growing marijuana near Piggs Peak when she heard that the plant could earn a decent return. IGGS PEAK, Swaziland — After her daughters died, Khathazile took in her 11 orphaned grandchildren without hesitation. It is what a gogo, or grandmother, does in a country
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Cannabis Enhances Bipolar Patients’ Neurocognitive Performance
According to a study published online in the journal Psychiatry Research, individuals with bipolar disorder who used cannabis showed higher neurocognitive performance than patients who did not use cannabis. Researchers at The Zucker Hillside Hospital in Long Island, NY, in collaboration with a team at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College
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Proposed Denver MMJ Ad Ban Set for Public Hearing
Colorado — A proposal to ban billboard, bus-bench and sidewalk sign-twirler advertising by Denver medical-marijuana dispensaries has pitted the state’s two most prominent cannabis trade groups against each other. On one side is the Cannabis Business Alliance, which denounces the proposal by saying it creates too many uncertainties for the industry. On the other is
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Medical Marijuana Ads Under Attack in Denver
Denver — Free joints! Cheap weed! Come on down! Marijuana advertising in Denver can be shockingly aggressive, with psychedelic billboards and sign wavers promoting potent weed and an affordable high. But in-your-face advertising messages in Colorado’s largest city look like they’re on their way out after the city council voted 13-0 to ban outdoor advertising
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Medical Marijuana: Montana Cannabis Under Fire From Feds
The Department of Justice’s crackdown on California medical marijuana might be the most well known in the country, but it’s worth paying attention to legal developments in Montana, where U.S. Attorneys are also doing battle with dispensaries. As detailed by the Helena Independent Record, federal prosectors don’t want suspects involved in medical marijuana sales to be able
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Study: Marijuana Useful for Various Medical Conditions
Submitted by NORML on Aug 9, 2012 For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper published in a peer-reviewed journal has thoroughly rebutted the present Schedule I status of cannabis under US federal law, which states that the plant and its organic constituents possess a “high potential for abuse,” and that they lack “accepted medical use” and “accepted safety … under
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Heavy teenage cannabis use linked with anxiety disorders in late 20s
Teenagers who smoke cannabis weekly or more are twice as likely as non-users to have an anxiety disorder in their late 20s, even if they stop using, a study of 2000 Victorian teenagers has found. Those who used frequently in their teens and continued to use on a daily basis at the age of 29
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