To all appearances, Connecticut is well on the way to making medical marijuana available to people who are suffering from certain serious illnesses. Regulations have been drafted and will be voted on by a legislative committee next month. Physicians have thus far certified 660 patients as eligible for the palliative substance. Proposals for production facilities […]
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City of Berkeley fights U.S. civil action against marijuana dispensary
(CNN) — The city of Berkeley, California, is trying to stop the U.S. government from closing a medical marijuana dispensary and filed a federal court claim Wednesday, attorneys said. In the latest strategy against federal attempts to shut down marijuana shops, the city contends the U.S. civil action would harm the city by depriving it […]
For Patients Like Me, Marijuana is a Necessity
My breast cancer diagnosis at age 26 was an unwelcome and at times harrowing experience. What allowed me to endure the darkest days was the hope that my rigorous treatment — chemotherapy, surgeries and radiotherapy among them — would allow me to once again live a full and healthy life. It’s what propelled me to […]
DPA, Veterans and Legislators to Launch “Freedom to Choose” Campaign to Improve Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana for PTSD and Other Wounds of War
New Mexico Patients and Veterans Fighting Employment Discrimination and Stigma from Medical Professionals that Create Barriers to Medical Marijuana July 9: US Rep. Lujan Grisham, New Mexico State Rep. Antonio Maestas, Veterans, Patients and the Drug Policy Alliance to Speak at Press Teleconference The Drug Policy Alliance, veterans’ groups, elected officials and others are introducing […]
City of Berkeley Fights Federal Action to Seize Property of City’s Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary
City Files Claim Asserting that Federal Action Harms Berkeley’s Ability to Control and Regulate Medical Marijuana Federal Action to Close Berkeley Patients Group will Hurt City’s Tax Revenue and Weaken Medical Marijuana Regulation, City Asserts in in Federal Court Proceeding BERKELEY, CA – The City of Berkeley filed a claim Wednesday in the action brought […]
Legalizing Marijuana is Hard. Regulating a Cannabis Industry is Even Harder.
WashingtonPost.comBy Mike Konczal It’s not every day that a former Microsoft executive holds a press conference to announce his new venture into the exciting and profitable world of drug dealing. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Yelp Of Pot, Leafly, Is Tip Of Marijuana Missionary’s Spear
ForbesBy Peter Cohan Brendan Kennedy wants to make the world safe for investing in marijuana. Kennedy, CEO at Seattle’s $ 5.5 million (assets under management) Privateer Holdings, believes that he can make a profit and make the world better by investing in marijuana companies. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
How To Sell Marijuana In America
BusinessInsider.comBy Walter Hickey Denver Relief is the second oldest marijuana dispensary in all of Colorado, and years on the front lines of one of the most exciting emerging industries in the world has been good for the pot cultivation and retail company. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Los Angeles Releases List of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Allowed to Operate
On Friday the Los Angeles attorney’s office released a list of 134 medical marijuana dispensaries that will be allowed to operate under Proposition D, the May 21 measure approved by city voters. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Mayors for Marijuana
Two hundred city mayors from across America adopted a resolution demanding the U.S. government back off from enforcing pot laws in cities and states that have decriminalized or legalized either recreational or medicinal cannabis. High Times