Drug War
MS Sufferer Finds Relief With Medical Marijuana
Matt Young used to bust kids for smoking pot as a security officer in Calgary, but now it’s Young who’s trying to find a way to smoke marijuana in peace. That search almost cost him his life. Young, now living in Saskatchewan, is a former private security manager and amateur bodybuilder who wanted to be [...]
When Capitalism Meets Cannabis
Boulder, CO — Anyone who thinks it would be easy to get rich selling marijuana in a state where it’s legal should spend an hour with Ravi Respeto, manager of the Farmacy, an upscale dispensary here that offers Strawberry Haze, Hawaiian Skunk and other strains of Cannabis sativa at up [...]
17 Groups Seek To Dispense Marijuana
Maine — Seventeen groups hope to be among the first to open nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine, state officials said Friday. Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services received 29 license applications from those groups before the deadline at 2 p.m. Friday. Some submitted multiple applications in hopes of operating [...]
Arrest Sparks Her Fight Against Pot Laws
Sitting across the table, at a Starbucks in San Clemente, Kandice Hawes is all business in black Capri pants, a fashionable top and a demure gray sweater. “Of course I smoke pot,” she says in a loud voice that expresses both surprise and amusement at the question. Holy smoke! I look around, worried someone [...]
Legal Cannabis Institute Offers Classes On Pot
Upstart Institute Aims To Serve A Growing Medical Marijuana Industry In a new twist on higher learning, a school that opened in Mira Mesa earlier this year aims to teach students how to open and operate medical marijuana collectives. The school, which opened six months ago, is the brainchild of Nicole Scott, a self-described soccer [...]
G-420 Parade And Protest
Location Dundas Square Yonge and Dundas Toronto Event Picture: Come down to the G-420 Protest Saturday, June 26 at 12pm Dundas Square, Toronto Bring your buds, bring your friends, but leave your masks at home! Anyone in masks will be assumed to be a police officer/agent provacateur! Come down, protest and drug war, [...]
Oshawa Cannabis Day Lights Up Memorial Park July 1
Like many people, Ben Fudge starts his day with a coffee and a smoke. But, it’s not a nicotine hit he’s after when he lights up first thing in the morning. The Oshawa man has been using medical marijuana for years to help manage chronic pain, after being hit by a truck when he was [...]
Snuff Out Pot Shops Until State Fixes Law
Council Must Order Dispensaries Closed, Moratorium On New Outfits The medical marijuana situation has passed the point of ridiculousness and is now firmly in the realm of the tragic. Unfortunately, all indications are that Montana can expect increasing problems with crime, violence and outrageous behavior until we finally get a handle on our medical marijuana [...]
Who’s Making Money Off Medical Marijuana?
Michigan — In a small second-story office on Main Street in Ann Arbor, Liberty Clinic is doing brisk business, selling medical marijuana for $360 to $400 an ounce. In just 3 1/2 months, 750 patients have come through its doors. In Lansing, Danny Trevino has expanded beyond his HydroWorld hydroponics store, [...]
Implement Medical Marijuana Program
New Jersey — Look at other states and use the best model to get New Jersey’s program running this year. In January, New Jersey became the 14th state to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. It was an affirmation of what thousands of sufferers of cancer, AIDS, glaucoma and [...]


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