Category: Cannabis News Corner

Sheriff’s Deputies Charged With Planting Evidence at South L.A. Pot Shop

Jeannie Herer

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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol car is seen in this file photo. (Credit: KTLA)
 
Two former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have been charged after allegedly planting firearms at a South Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary to justify making an arrest, the DA’s office announced Wednesday.
 
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http://ktla.com/2014/04/23/sheriffs-deputies-charged-with-planting-evidence-at-l-a-pot-shop/#axzz30CuKMob0

Iowa’s Only Two Medical Marijuana Recipients May Lose Access

Jeannie Herer

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Two of the last remaining federal marijuana patients are facing a bleak future as a result of their physician relocating to another state. Patients Out of Time is issuing an urgent request for a Midwestern physician to come forward and help these individuals.

Barbara Douglass and George McMahon are unique. They represent one-half of the remaining recipients of federal marijuana for medical purposes. Douglass and McMahon were approved under the now defunct Compassionate IND program. For nearly twenty years patients needing marijuana for medical purposes had the option to apply for federal access under a quasi-research program known as a Compassionate IND.

The program was closed by the Bush Administration in 1992 after hundreds of AIDS patients applied for access. All new applications were refused but approximately 15 patients who were receiving marijuana at that time were “grandfathered” and continued receiving federal marijuana. In the intervening 22 years since the program’s closure eleven patients have died. McMahon and Douglass represent 50% of the current patient population receiving federal marijuana.

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http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/30844/iowas-only-two-medical-marijuana-recipients-may-lose-access/

The Next Big ‘Green’ Car Could Be Made from Hemp? [w/video]

Jeannie Herer

by George Kennedy
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Hey man, hemp is, like, really useful and stuff. Ok, outside of the advocate at your local head shop, there have been many reports on the uses of hemp. They include rope, and it is even used as a powder for protein shakes, but this is one use we have not heard yet– a car made completely from hemp.
 
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http://news.boldride.com/2014/04/the-next-big-green-car-could-be-made-from-hemp-w-video/47886/

Cannabis on the Rez: When Will It Be Legal?

Jeannie Herer

Ruth Hopkins

Indian Country Today Media Network.com
 
 
Cannabis legalization is a hot topic. After decades of collective societal distain for the plant alaReefer Madness, public opinion now seems to be swaying in favor of its use, especially where its medicinal properties are concerned. The medicinal benefits of marijuana are scientifically proven. It’s been shown to help those suffering from cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, anorexia, Hepatitis C, Crohn’s disease, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, chronic pain, arthritis, and a host of other serious health conditions.
 
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http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/04/25/cannabis-rez-when-will-it-be-legal

Arkansas – Signature Drive to Put Medical Cannibas on Ballot

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LITTLE ROCK, AR (News Release) —Hundreds of Arkansans are volunteering this weekend to collect signatures for the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act in more than 50 locations across the state.
Arkansans for Compassionate Care 2014, the group that sponsored the bill, is hoping to collect enough signatures to put the initiative on this year’s ballot.
“Last year more than 500,000 Arkansans voted for this issue. We very nearly won. We know there are enough people who will sign the initiative—it’s simply a matter of making it easy for them to find us. We have an all-volunteer staff and we hope this weekend to garner enough signatures to get national sponsorship,” said Melissa Fults, Campaign Director for ACC.
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