New Federal Bank Rules Crack Open Legal Marijuana Industry (via EcoLocalizer)
The US Justice Department gave pot users a big wet kiss this week, when it released new regulations for financial institutions conducting business with our country’s expanding legal marijuana industry. These federal reforms remove the biggest practical…
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Why Legal Recreational Marijuana in Washington is Good for Public Health (via PR Newswire)
Regulation and compliance will help keep the substance out of the hands of children SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Kush Bottles, North America’s largest wholesale distributor of child-resistant packaging and Philips bottles for the…
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Bill Introduced to Legalize, Tax Marijuana in Rhode Island (via Newport Patch)
Will Rhode Island lead the way to legal recreational pot in New England? Is it an answer for some of the state’s financial woes? Could Rhode Island be the next state to legalize recreational use of marijuana? If it did, would Rhode Island see a tax…
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Research into Cancer-Killing Effects of Cannabis Extracts (via NewsCanada-Plus)
Leading Medical Cannabis Advocate United Patients Group Calls for New Research into Cancer-Killing Effects of Cannabis Extracts United Patients Group points to growing evidence that cannabis extracts kill cancer cells, and calls on powerful individuals…
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Democrat blasts irrational federal government for spreading misinformation about marijuana (via Raw Story )
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on Tuesday railed against the nation’s “dishonest” federal marijuana laws, describing them as a symbol of government irrationality at its worst. “During a hearing with the deputy director of the Office of Drug Policy…
The people of California are quite lucky as the use of the marijuana for medicinal purposes have been legalized in the state. However, the laws surrounding medicinal marijuana California are quite stringent and there are strict restrictions as to who may possess the substance for medicinal purposes. There are also restrictions on who can buy, cultivate and transport medical marijuana.
According to the MMPA or Medical Marijuana Program Act and Proposition 215, only patients who have been qualified to possess and make use of marijuana can do so. It is important for the patient to acquire a written recommendation from a licensed physician stating that the patient has a serious illness for which medical marijuana is recommended. Patients who qualify to make use of this substance for its healing purposes can buy marijuana from a marijuana dispensary in California.
Laws related to medicinal marijuana California also dictates the amount of marijuana a patient can have in his or her possession. According to Proposition 215, this amount can be what is deemed to be reasonably related to the patient’s medical needs. However, under the MMPA, quantity that is allowed is eight ounces when dried. The patient can also have 6 mature plants of the substance or 12 immature plants.
Medicinal marijuana is used for a number of conditions in California. Some of these conditions include:
– Anorexia
– Cachexia
– Migraine
– Glaucoma
– Cancer
– AIDS
– Seizure including those which are associated with epilepsy
– Persistent muscle spasms
– Severe nausea and other chronic conditions
California was the first state to legalize the use of this substance in the US. It had issued the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 which states that a person has the legal rights to make use of cannabis if it can be established that his medical conditions requires him to do so. It is believed that marijuana has healing properties and can help people get relief from debilitating medical conditions. After marijuana was legalized in California, 13 other states in the US had made use of the substance legal for medical patients on the recommendation of licensed physicians.
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Sparks medical marijuana (via Repost Video News)
The Sparks City Council is closer to draft plans for medical marijuana dispensaries.
Florida’s first cannabis college set to open (via CNN Video)
The director of Florida’s first cannabis college says the school offers training for jobs in the medical marijuana field.
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Legalizing pot would be good for NJ: Opinion (via NJ.com)
By Sabrina Fendrick The only thing worse than Edward M. Henderson’s vitriolic criticism of state Sen. Nicholas Scutari’s public support for recreational marijuana legalization (“Scutari must be high to recommend legalizing pot,” Feb. 5) is the…
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Alaska Next State to Legalize Marijuana? (via EcoLocalizer)
Will Alaska become the next state in the union to legalize marijuana use? Cannabis legalization activists have now gathered more than enough signatures to qualify a legal weed ballot measure for the next statewide election, which will be held August…
