by Oscar Pascual
Apparently the South has not come a long way, baby. By using government data on cigarette smoking and quit rates, Health.com recently identified the top 10 states whose citizens aremost likely to smoke themselves to death.
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http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/12/17/top-10-states-addicted-to-cigarettes-have-no-legal-cannabis/
Category: Cannabis News Corner
Denver Council Makes Move To Decriminalize Marijuana For Minors
(credit: CBS)
The Denver City Council has made a move to try and make sure minors who are caught with pot aren’t punished too harshly.
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http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/12/16/city-council-makes-move-to-decriminalize-marijuana/
NY Lawmaker Steve Katz, Who Voted Against Medical Marijuana, Invests In Pot
by David Downs
New York Assemblyman Steve Katz (R-94) will invest in the medical cannabis industry.
Republican New York Assemblyman Steve Katz, who voted against a medical marijuana bill in 2012, and was arrested for pot possession in March, will invest up to $10 million in the coming years in cannabis-related businesses, Smell the Truth has learned.
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Pedaling for Cancer: The Medical Cannabis Bike Tour
By: Anna Wilcox
Cancer patients often use medicinal cannabis to ease pain and increase appetite, yet Guzman and Velasco’s studies are finding that cannabis does much more than relieve side effects. Both professors have discovered that the cannabis plant actually causes some types of tumors to auto-digest themselves, while normal cells remain healthy.
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Should marijuana be more available for sick children?
Holy Smoke! Medical Marijuana About to Become Legal in Illinois
On January 1, 2014, usage of marijuana for medicinal purposes will become legal inIllinois. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act creates a four-year pilot program that will allow patients diagnosed with one of a list of specific, debilitating medical conditions to use medicinal marijuana.
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Why Isn’t Marijuana Used to Treat Eating Disorders?
Simone Fischer
At least 24 million Americans of all ages and genders are currently suffering from an eating disorder, and research shows that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of ANY mental illness. In light of these statistics, it amazes me that eating disorders are often still not considered a “qualifying condition” under state medical marijuana laws.
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http://www.ladybud.com/2013/12/16/why-isnt-marijuana-used-to-treat-eating-disorders/
Pot plays big on TV in ‘Glee,’ ‘Parenthood,’ and ‘Mad Men’
By Joanne Ostrow | The Denver Post
Mary-Louise Parker played a suburban widow selling pot to support her lifestyle in “Weeds.” Courtesy Showtime
The abundance of marijuana on television suggests that a long-subterranean appreciation for the plant is growing, even thriving, above ground.
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Compounds in cannabis could limit stroke damage
Dr Tim England
Chemical compounds found in cannabis may help to reduce brain damage following a stroke, new research has revealed.
Researchers at the University of Nottingham conducted a meta-analysis of experimental studies into cannabinoids; chemicals related to those found in cannabis, some of which also occur naturally in the body. The findings showed that the compounds could reduce the size of stroke and improve neurological function.
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Michigan House passes bills to legalize ‘edible’ pot products, clarify law
Written by Kathleen Gray Gannett Michigan
Medical marijuana laws were eased and clarified by the state House of Representatives Thursday.
Two bills – one which would let communities allow and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries and the other which would legalize marijuana-infused products like brownies and oils – passed the House and now move to the Senate, which could begin considering the bills next year.
A third bill, SB 660 which passed on an 87-22 vote, would provide for the licensure and regulation of facilities to grow and test pharmaceutical grade pot and allow those facilities to sell the drug to pharmacies to dispense. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, is contingent upon the federal government reclassifying marijuana from an illegal to a prescription drug. Since minor changes were made in the bill in the House, it needs to go back to the Senate for concurrence before it heads to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.
A third bill, SB 660 which passed on an 87-22 vote, would provide for the licensure and regulation of facilities to grow and test pharmaceutical grade pot and allow those facilities to sell the drug to pharmacies to dispense. The bill, which has already passed the Senate, is contingent upon the federal government reclassifying marijuana from an illegal to a prescription drug. Since minor changes were made in the bill in the House, it needs to go back to the Senate for concurrence before it heads to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.
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