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Dustin Bohnett spent many years suffering from irritable bowel syndrome and hoped marijuana would give him relief from severe chronic pain. But as the Onondaga Township man was about to receive state certification to grow and use medical marijuana, the 25-year-old realized one thing: When it came to a green thumb, he was all thumbs. [...]

There Has Been a Tidal Shift in Politics and on Marijuana Laws in America, From Obama Lightening Up on Pot Prosecutions to the Recognition of Cancer Prevention Properties. #1 Obama Administration: Don’t Focus On Medical Marijuana Prosecutions United States Deputy Attorney General David Ogden issued a memorandum to federal prosecutors in [...]

California — The popularity of pot clubs in the Bay Area has led to a burgeoning crop of medical marijuana millionaires. Call them the ganja riche. Like many of their nouveaux predecessors, they are trying to figure out what to do with their cash. Some are giving to charity, but you will not see any [...]

Locals Weigh The Green Option Arkansas Sen.  Randy Laverty, a Democrat from Jasper, may plant a legislative seed in 2011. In an effort to aid the state’s overburdened prisons, Laverty may bring a budding discussion to the state Senate floor on the topic of legalizing medicinal marijuana in Arkansas. Laverty told [...]

Colorado — Medical marijuana advocates scored a big victory after a judge yesterday ruled that the City of Centennial is prohibited from banning medical marijuana dispensaries from operating within its city limits. The oral ruling by Arapahoe County District Judge Christopher Cross followed a passionate hearing that spanned two days. Experts believe the ruling is [...]

Hopes to Compete With Government in Medical Marijuana Business A licensed B.C.  pot grower was in Toronto yesterday trying to take a bite out of Health Canada’s monopoly on medicinal marijuana. Sam Mellace, 56, formerly of Toronto, is allowed to grow 292 plants, which he does in a Racle Valley, B.C.  “industrial-style” operation that yields [...]

As the director and chief executive officer of Compassionate Cannabis Information Center, I feel compelled to address my community about this business. It is my sincere wish that the Visalia community and residents throughout the Valley could see that medical marijuana use is not a black and white issue, but a gray [...]

Centennial, Colo. — Medical marijuana patients have a constitutional right to buy pot, not just use it, according to ruling Wednesday by a judge. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Christopher Cross sided with the CannaMart dispensary, which sued the city of Centennial after it was shut down in October. Cross granted the dispensary’s request for [...]

A B.C.  resident has received a Health Canada licence to possess 60 grams of marijuana for daily medical use, allowing him to legally grow as many as 292 marijuana plants. The licence provides for possibly the largest quantity ever to be legalized in Canada, say lawyers in Vancouver and Toronto who have been involved in [...]