Content about Medical cannabis

03.12.10

Consider joining us at Preparing for Victory — April 17-18 in Rhode Island.

“Preparing for Victory” is a special series of ASA workshops on organizing and advocating for safe access to medical marijuana.

03.12.10

Now, here’s a contentious one – cannabis and anxiety; contentious because is some cases cannabis has been associated with actually causing anxiety.  For this reason, we’ve broken this particular topic into two parts:

Cannabis as a cause of anxiety

03.12.10
Cannabis as a Cure for Anxiety

Just as with the article looking at cannabis as a cause of anxiety, I have

03.12.10
RI: R.I. Doctors Tell Why They OK Medical Marijuana Requests Projo.com / March 12, 2010 / Katherine Gregg

03.11.10
Pot bill opens door to health inspections The Daily Sentinel | 3/10/2010 | Emily Anderson

Medical marijuana sellers that bake the product into food could soon face the same checks for sanitary kitchen conditions that restaurants experience.

03.11.10
MMJ Dispensaries Bill Set for Public Hearing 3-11-10 | Rebekah Metzler | the Sun Journal

AUGUSTA — A public hearing will be held Thursday on a citizen initiative, passed last fall, that authorizes the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries.
03.11.10
MI: Michigan Medical Marijuana Certification Center Brings Relief to Patients Across Michigan Earth Times / March 11, 2010 / Staff
03.10.10

With ‘marijuana’ already one of the most popular topics on the Internet, NORML proudly announces that the ‘Reefer Revolution’ has now found its way into the smart phone technology tsunami that is sweeping the world up into instant access and connectivity to important information and like-minded community.

03.09.10
CO: Colorado Lawmakers Seek Ceasing of Raids on Medical Marijuana TOP NEWS / March 9,2010 / Jason Ramsey
03.09.10
Lawmakers: Stop raids Ask AG for moratorium on DEA medical marijuana raids Denver Daily News | 3/9/2010 | Gene Davis
03.09.10

In our aim to become the best medical marijuana resource on the web we are building up our listings of dispensaries in all legal states.  This will obviously be an ongoing process as medical marijuana state laws and county laws aren’t always the same!  If you have u

03.08.10

The Associated Press reports:

Colorado lawmakers trying to regulate marijuana dispensaries are asking the U.S. attorney general to stop raids of medical marijuana operations.

03.08.10

Finally, nearly two weeks after Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich issued a press release announcing nuisance abatement actions against local dispensaries, Americans for Safe Access has unearthed one of at least 18 letters sent to medical marijuana providers and their landlords threatening imminent eviction.

03.08.10

An interesting film from the BBC looking at the problems of obtaining medical marijuana in the UK

03.08.10
MI: California's Medical Marijuana Battles Are A Lesson For Michigan FREE PRESS / March 7, 2010 / Justin Hyde
03.08.10

Last week Rhode Island became the fifth state this legislative session to introduce legislation seeking to legalize and regulate the adult use, possession, production, and distribution of non-medical marijuana.

03.07.10
CA: Daly City considers moratorium on pot dispensaries mercury news | 3/6/10 |

DALY CITY —Daly City officials are set to consider placing a moratorium on marijuana dispensaries in the city.

03.07.10
CA: Medical marijuana advocates protest crackdown ocregister | 3/6/2010 | Elynn Pak

03.07.10

One of the best (or worse, it depends on one’s perspective and physical location!) indicators of the total failure of a law, is when it is woefully and subjectively applied.

03.07.10

[Move breakables away from the computer now.]

Cliff Kincaid. That’s all most people need to hear to know that they’re about to get a real load of crap. And boy, oh boy, does this man know how to give you top shelf crap.

I’m not even going to take it apart. It’s beyond….

Was the Pentagon Shooter an Obama-approved Pothead? by Cliff Kincaid at Right Side News.

03.07.10
USA: K2 incense/spice products and marijuana... Marijuana.com Headline News | 3/7/10 | Ganjika

"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for

03.07.10
Smoking Weed in Rehab is Okay, According to Researcher LA Weekly 3/5/2010 | Dennis Romero

Dr. Drew would keel over at the notion, but a study published Friday in the pro-pot Harm Reduction Journal suggests that it's okay smoke weed while trying to ween yourself off other drugs.

03.06.10
CA: Pot Brownies Sicken Several In Orange County L.A. Now / March 6, 2010 / Rong-Gong Lin II