Cannabis News

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Number of registered medical pot users in Minnesota surges in first week

 
State officials expect enrollment to keep growing; 276 patients are already certified.
Hashman Infused marijuana chocolate bars are hand-crafted by a classically trained artisan chocolatier. Photo: Salvador Ingram

Consumers are gobbling up cannabis edibles

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Industry experts are watching carefully as more people ingest, rather than smoke,  their cannabis.
State of Georgia MMJ Card: Photo: CBS46.com

Georgia families pick up state's first medical cannabis cards

 
BROOKHAVEN, GA (CBS46) - For the first time, Georgia families are picking up state-issued cards that allow them to legally possess cannabis oil as a treatment for certain medical conditions.
Stanford Law School students prepare for a presentation on California marijuana policy options at the RAND Corp. office in Santa Monica, California, in May.  Photo:  Stanford Law School

Research by Stanford law students offers roadmap for California on legalizing marijuana

Clifton B. Parker ~ Stanford University ~

Stanford law students offer an analysis on how California could most effectively implement marijuana legalization for recreational use if voters approve ballot measures on the issue in 2016.
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One toke over the line: Race on to develop 'pot breathalyzer'

Natalie Grover ~ Reuters ~
 
As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the "high" road.
 Bear Westerlind, an employee at the medical marijuana dispensary Kaya Shack, displays different types of marijuana flowers sold at the shop in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

How medical marijuana could literally save lives

 
A new study looks at the potential, positive impact of medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain.
A cannabis grow room in Denver. Photo: WeedWorthy.com

Marijuana opponents using US racketeering law to fight industry's spread

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~
 
DENVER — A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits.
Florida state map/medical marijuana

Charlotte's Web marijuana could be grown in Florida

Sheldon Gardner ~ St. Augustine Record
 
A local nursery is being considered for a license from the state’s health department,  to grow a cannabis strain that’s been used to treat a variety of medical ailments.
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Pro-marijuana Republicans say their cause should make sense to GOP loyalists

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Texas-based Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP) is looking to educate fellow GOP members, as well as the party’s leadership and its grassroots activists.
U.S. Capitol Building

Pot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washington

James Doubek ~ NPR.org ~
 
The legal cannabis industry is using favorable public opinion and a newly legal cash flow to try to transform itself into a force in national politics.

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