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Group Seeks Referendum to Overturn Repeal Of Napa’s Medical Pot Ordinance

Group Seeks Referendum to Overturn Repeal Of Napa’s Medical Pot Ordinance (via Napa Valley Patch)

Napa City Council voted 3-2 to repeal the medical pot ordinance on Dec. 3. The newly formed Napa’s Compassion Referendum Committee is mounting a referendum campaign seeking voter support to overturn Napa City Council’s recent repeal of the city’s…

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Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers Reports ADSI – See more at: http://www.cureyourowncancer.org/federal-government-reports-marijuana-effective-in-combatting-certain-cancers-reports-adsi.html#sthash.Viez5iOt.dpuf

Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers Reports ADSI – See more at: http://www.cureyourowncancer.org/federal-government-reports-marijuana-effective-in-combatting-certain-cancers-reports-adsi.html#sthash.Viez5iOt.dpuf (via http://www.pyradom.org)

In a recent report, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the Federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), stated that marijuana “inhibited the survival of both estrogen receptor–positive and estrogen receptor–negative breast…

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N.J. Assembly to press forward with expansion of medical marijuana law

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N.J. Assembly to press forward with expansion of medical marijuana law (via NJ.com)

TRENTON — The state Assembly today is scheduled to vote on a bill to expand New Jersey’s medical marijuana program that Gov. Chris Christie has already promised to veto. The bill (A4537) would allow New Jersey medical marijuana patients to buy pot…

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Fewer US teens see harm in marijuana: survey

Fewer US teens see harm in marijuana: survey (via AFP)

Fewer American teenagers consider marijuana to be dangerous, an influential survey said Wednesday, a fresh sign of growing public acceptance of a substance that US federal law considers on a par with ecstasy. Some 39.5 percent of high-school seniors…

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Field Poll | Reversal of attitudes toward marijuana. Majority now favor use and decriminalization

Field Poll | Reversal of attitudes toward marijuana. Majority now favor use and decriminalization (via YubaNet.com)

By: Mark DiCamillo and Mervin Field, Field Research CorporationDecember 10, 2013 – Legalizing the sale of marijuana has long been a contentious issue in California. But over the recent decades public opinion has moved from a resolute anti-marijuana…

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Where Should Marijuana Dispensaries Go in Andover?

Where Should Marijuana Dispensaries Go in Andover? (via Andover Patch)

One proposal makes some suggestions. If medical marijuana dispensaries and growers wanted to set up shop in Andover, where should they be? That’s what one article on the 2014 Town Meeting warrant will address. Town Planning Director Paul Matarazzo…

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Christie Opposes Import of Medical Marijuana, but Democrats Still Push Bill

Christie Opposes Import of Medical Marijuana, but Democrats Still Push Bill (via South Brunswick Patch)

Measure would allow patients to acquire medicinal pot from sources in other states By Andrew Kitchenman, Courtesy of NJ Spotlight Gov. Chris Christie has expressed opposition to a bill allowing New Jersey patients to bring in medical marijuana from…

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