7 Jun 2013

Ky.’s senators blocked in effort to legalize hemp

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By BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press     LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s U.S. senators suffered a setback Thursday in their efforts to re-establish industrial hemp as a legal crop, but they vowed to continue their campaign after getting blocked as they tried to attach hemp language to the Senate farm bill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul said they would oppose the Senate farm legislation. Their amendment would have removed federal restrictions on the domestic production of … Read More

6 Jun 2013

Americans See Pot War As Futile Fight

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It could happen as early as 2014. In the wake of ballot measures legalizing marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, it’s not at all out of the question that Oregon voters will have another shot at legalizing marijuana in this state. Now, it’s true that Oregon voters just last November rejected another initiative, Ballot Measure 80, which would have legalized marijuana.  But our sense is that voters were reluctant to ratify that particular measure because — well, because it was … Read More

6 Jun 2013

Pot Potential

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Maybe marijuana isn’t all that bad.  A story titled “Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast” caught the attention last Tuesday, as it described how a five-acre farm north of Seattle has discovered how using weed waste into pig food could potentially revolutionize the hog industry and increase per pig profits. The article went on to point out pigs who were supplemented with the “herbal remedy” ended up 20 to 30 pounds heavier than other pigs in … Read More

6 Jun 2013

Democrats Promote Bills to Loosen Restrictions on Marijuana Industry

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During a press conference on Wednesday, Democratic congressmen from Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and California announced that they will push for legislation to loosen the restrictions on state-legal marijuana businesses. The five representatives sponsoring reforms hope to ease the burden for businesses in the cannabis industry by allowing them to file for federal tax deductions, open bank accounts, and operate without fear of property or forfeiture claims. They plan to introduce three bills — the Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act, … Read More

5 Jun 2013

Blacks Are Singled Out for Marijuana Arrests

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Black Americans were nearly four times as likely as whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010, even though the two groups used the drug at similar rates, according to new federal data. This disparity had grown steadily from a decade before, and in some states, including Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois, blacks were around eight times as likely to be arrested. During the same period, public attitudes toward marijuana softened and a number of states decriminalized its … Read More

2 Jun 2013

Bloomberg: MMJ One Of The Greatest Hoaxes

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks arguments for legalizing medical marijuana are half-baked. “Medical, my foot,” Bloomberg– who has admitted to enjoying smoking weed when he was younger– told John Gambling during his weekly radio show. “There is no medical. This is one of the great hoaxes of all time,” he said, suggesting legalizing medical pot would just make it easier for recreational users to light up. “The bottom line is, I’m told marijuana is much stronger today than it was 20, … Read More

1 Jun 2013

Legalize Pot, It’s The Better Way

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There’s a better way to fund transit: Drug peddling. No, I don’t mean selling copies of the ( alleged ) Rob Ford video. Nor do I suggest using magic mushrooms or LSD to transport Torontonians without them leaving their La-Z-Boy. And I would refrain from selling whatever the Metrolinx brass are smoking? No way.  Bad trip, man, as they used to say long ago in my youth.  Bad, bad trip.  Horrible visions of HST, HOV lanes, gas tax hikes, parking … Read More

1 Jun 2013

Former Microsoft Manager Has Big Ideas About Pot

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Former Microsoft manager Jamen Shively wants to create the first national brand of retail marijuana and to open pot trade with Mexico. Shively plans to announce that and more in a Thursday news conference he says will feature Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico. “Let’s go big or go home,” Shively said. “We’re going to mint more millionaires than Microsoft with this business.” He’s acquiring medical-marijuana dispensaries in Washington and Colorado, he said, and plans to become the leader … Read More

1 Jun 2013

Medical Cannabis: Safe, Effective

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Where did you receive your schooling and training? I have been a medical physician for more than 29 years since graduating from the University of Utah School Of Medicine.  I completed training in general surgery in Los Angeles and plastic surgery in Utah.  During my general surgery training I completed a one-year plastic surgery research fellowship at the University of Southern California.  I finished my board certifications in both general surgery and plastic surgery, and set up private plastic surgery … Read More

31 May 2013

Finding a Place for Medical Marijuana

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The legalization of medical marijuana is prompting cities and towns across the region to consider zoning restrictions to limit where dispensaries may open. With state regulations in effect as of Friday, and the dispensary application process scheduled by the state for this summer and fall, many communities are feeling time is short to regulate what some see as an unwelcome neighbor. Milford passed zoning restrictions last week; Framingham and Natick are looking at working together on zoning that could allow … Read More

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