Category: Cannabis News Corner

Panel voices high hopes for hemp

Jeannie Herer

By Andrew Giambrone
If Gov. Dannel Malloy gets his way, possessing under one ounce of marijuana will no longer be a crime in the state of Connecticut.
At a conversation sponsored by the Yale College Democrats Monday night in the Branford Common Room, four panelists involved in government and the law discussed the decriminalization of marijuana before an audience of 20 students. Though they agreed that bills currently under consideration would save money for the government and reduce the number of prisoners statewide, each of the speakers said that concerns about appearing to publicly endorse marijuana use might impede decriminalization.
“The laws will only change when public opinion changes,” said Mike Lawlor, Connecticut’s undersecretary of criminal justice policy and planning at the Office of Policy Management. “The sad thing is that we spend more money running prisons than we do public colleges.”
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http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/mar/29/panel-voices-high-hopes-for-hemp/

ND college students boozing less, smoking more pot

Jeannie Herer

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A new report says North Dakota college students are drinking less and smoking more marijuana.
The study used information gathered last year from almost 4,000 students in North Dakota’s 11 public colleges and Jamestown College in Jamestown, N.D. The numbers were compared to a similar survey done two years ago.

Study coordinator Jane Frisch said students are having fewer drinks per week and drinking less often. Almost 30 percent of students said they hadn’t had a drink in a month.
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http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/article_dfff8fe4-6127-11e0-81cd-001cc4c03286.html

Medical marijuana industry rapidly grows mainstream

Jeannie Herer
 
by TONY PUGH – McClatchy Newspapers
 
WASHINGTON — The medical marijuana industry is beginning to show its age.
After humble California beginnings in 1996, 15 states and the District of Columbia now have legalized marijuana use for ill patients who have a doctor’s recommendation.

Medical marijuana has been found to help with chronic pain, nausea and other symptoms of diseases including cancer, muscular dystrophy and AIDS. Nearly 25 million Americans are medically eligible to buy marijuana.
Sales are expected to hit $1.7 billion this year. Just last week, a San Francisco-based outfit, the ArcView Group, formed the industry’s first investment network to link cannabis entrepreneurs to qualified investors with “seed” money.
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that this industry is growing and that there are untold riches to be made here,” said Troy Dayton, the chief executive of the ArcView Group.
In coming months, Arizona, New Jersey, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia will launch programs, joining eight states where medical marijuana is sold legally. Those states are California, Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Washington and New Mexico.

 
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 http://www.macon.com/2011/03/31/1507960_medical-marijuana-industry-rapidly.html#ixzz1IcRyRHKT

Medical marijuana growers have access to MSU agricultural advice

Jeannie Herer
By Sara Qamar
Holland, Michigan —

Greener pastures are in sight for medical marijuana growers wanting expert advice on how to raise healthy plants.
Inquiries on how to cultivate the plant have increased slightly in the past few years, Michigan State University Extension experts say.
MSU-E, which is mainly involved in more traditional agricultural endeavors, is a resource for some medical marijuana suppliers who want accurate information on how to grow the plants effectively.
Having received about seven calls since medical marijuana became legal in Michigan, MSU-E senior educator Thomas Dudek said he tries to relay basic information on plant physiology to first-time growers.
“People need to have a fairly good knowledge of fertilizer, irrigation and growing media,” said Dudek, a horticulture and marketing expert based in Ottawa County.
He takes existing information about growing other indoor plants and adapts it to the situation when answering such calls.
“Obviously, we’re a land grant university that creates knowledge for people in businesses. If we have a business for growing plants, then you tend to look at MSU as a resource for that type of information,” he said.
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http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x816841066/Medical-marijuana-growers-have-access-to-MSU-agricultural-advice

Did one woman’s pot go up in smoke?

Jeannie Herer

By Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt, CNN

Attorney Norman Kent shipped the marijuana as a next-day delivery — to the wrong zip code.

 
Elvy Musikka, 71, of Eugene, Oregon, says the post office lost something that could cost her more than just a buzz. She could lose her eyesight.
Six metal tins packed with medical marijuana joints –1,800 in all — are in transit somewhere with her name on it. That’s enough for up to 10 potent smokes a day for six months.
It’s a prescription she receives twice a year to treat her glaucoma.
“I just don’t know what to do,” Musikka said.
Musikka says she’s one of four remaining patients getting pot for free as part of a federal government program called Compassionate Use Protocol, developed in the 1980s.
Her attorney says the cannabis is grown in a government lab at the University of Mississippi.
“It relaxes the eye so whatever excess fluid can get through, ” Mussika said.
She usually flies back to Miami, her former home, to pick up the pot from her eye specialist at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. But this time, the medicine was delayed, and she had to fly home without it.
Her attorney, Norman Kent of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, accepted the pot for her and shipped it as next-day delivery through the U.S. Postal Service on March 17.
It never arrived at Musikka’s Oregon home.
“I spent $120 for (shipping) three cartons, ” Kent said.
On Monday, Kent started calling the postal service.
He discovered he mislabeled the ZIP code. It was off by one digit and the shipment was sent to the post office in Santa Monica, California, about 850 miles away from Eugene, Oregon.
“I called consumer affairs’ lost and found, the complaint and tracking departments, and everyone says that they’re looking,” Kent said.
Now, more than a week after the packages were mailed, there has yet to be a whiff of the missing cartons.
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http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-25/us/fea.medical.marijuana_1_elvy-musikka-postal-service-cartons?_s=PM%3AUS

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In North Carolina

Jeannie Herer
Written by Devetta Blount


Raleigh, NC– A state lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would make it legal to grow and use marijuana for medical purposes.
Rep. Patsy Keever, D-Buncombe, is one of three primary sponsors of the North Carolina Medical Cannabis Act filed on Thursday. The legislation would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to use marijuana to alleviate their symptoms. It would set up a system for operating medical cannabis centers and growing marijuana for medical use.
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http://www.digtriad.com/news/health/article/169476/8/Medical-Marijuana-Bill-Introduced-In-North-Carolina

Marijuana May Soon Become Legal to Cure Diseases | TopNews Arab Emirates

Jeannie Herer


Submitted by Kamilah Qasimi
If the Delaware Senate has its way, the marijuana will soon be legalized in the region, under tight scrutiny of course.
Since the time the marijuana has been found to possess the capabilities to cure some of the major ailments that cannot be treated otherwise, a lot of contention has been triggered with many debating if it should be legalized or not.
The cannabis was found to be effective in the treatment against cancer, HIV/AIDS and multiple sclerosis, or any disease that causes severe chronic pain or nausea by some pilot medical studies that took place in the past.
But majority of the chamber members feel that the marijuana should be used legally in the dispensaries if it is capable of saving lives.
Following this as many as 21 members have voted in the favor of Senate bill 17, making it eligible to be considered by the House.
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http://topnews.ae/content/26853-marijuana-may-soon-become-legal-cure-diseases

Cultivation Workshop with DJ Short

Jeannie Herer


A unique opportunity and special retreat!
Relax, Relearn, and Resource!
Start your weekend off right this Saturday April 9th. at 10.30 am, on a private 2 acre botanical garden that is Willow Creek Springs. Enjoy coffee or tea, and learn from the foremost authority on aquaponics, JP Poseidon. Gather gardening tips from expert organic gardener, Joe Grumbine. Enjoy an hour with the renowned feminized seeds breeder, and author of Modern Chemistry, Clark Metcalfe!
With JP Poseidon’s 3 hour Introduction to Aquaponics you’ll learn basic concepts and ideas of the different types of aquaponic systems, and the 3 main components; fish, plants, and bacterias. Learn water quality, stocking densities, setup and design, irrigation, drainage, water cycle times, what pumps to use and not to use. Learn how to use organic fertilizers, worms and compostings, what grow containers to use, what to use to combat pests, IPM, and much more.
A $75 donation covers all of Saturday’s events!
Come back Sunday, April 10th. for DJ Short, cultivater and breeder extraordinare!
Winner of the 2000 Cannabis Cup with his Blueberry strain placing 1st.
End your weekend right this Sunday April 10th. with the all days events for $130 starting with DJ Short! The winner of the 2000 Cannabis Cup for his famous Blueberry strain. DJ Short is one of the most important breeders of our time. This is a rare opportunity to spend an entire day with a legendary breeder that raises the bar for all cannabis breeders with his orginal mix of new and old world genetics.
Enjoy “Methods of Ingestion” with Sarah Diesel. A lady that gives whole new meaning to High Society. Her lifestyle magazine for cannabis connossiuers is bringing a more sophisticated perspective on the once taboo plant. Sarah is also well known for her “Pin Up’s for Patients” Calendar, which a little bird told us she just might have with her!
Enjoy the casual atmosphere around the fire, stay for Dinner with Don Duncan, cofounder of Americans For Safe Access. Chat, relax, have dessert while sipping coffee or tea, and enjoy the live entertainment by Hunters and Gatherers, and Hula Hoopers on fire! The after party, fireside dinner is $100. Special guests are sure to arrive, and the festivities are expected to last all night. Help raise funds while enjoying the day, the evening, food and friendship. Learn a new trick or two, and help keep innocent patients out of jail!
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Saturday $75 All Day
Sunday w/ DJ Short, Sarah Diesel and Don Duncan $130
Sunday Dinner Party only, starting @ 7 pm $100
Sunday All Day and Night, including Fireside Dinner w/ Live Entertainment $190
A very special discount for both days and ALL events, including the after party, $225
Please call #951-436-6312 for more information.
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