Medical Marijuana
Follow The Doctor’s Orders
With the passing of Initiative 59 this spring, medical marijuana became legal in the District. Finally, the D.C. Council realized the lunacy of keeping the substance illegal for medical purposes. But GW administrators clearly still fear the reefer, …
Germany to Approve Sativex, But Not Medical Marijuana [FEATURE]
German press reports a couple of weeks ago carried headlines saying "Lawmakers Ready to Approve Medical Marijuana" and "Germany Plans to Legalize Medical Marijuana." Those reports were incorrec…
New Mexico Proposes Fees To Fund Cannabis Program
Albuquerque, N.M. — New Mexico is proposing an increase in fees on medical marijuana producers to help fund administration of the state’s program. The New Mexico Department of Health, which operates the program, wants to increase the …
Canada Approves Marijuana Extract Sativex for MS Spasticity
Health Canada has given final approval for the use of Sativex, a sublingual marijuana extract, for the treatment of spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients, the drug's manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals, annou…
Pot Offers Buzz-free Pain Relief — Study
Smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high.
The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pa…
Cannabis Capitalists Speak With Conviction
The District is writing strict new rules to regulate its nascent medical marijuana industry, but some of the entrepreneurs best positioned to lead the way have blemished backgrounds – including drug convictions at odds with the city’s vi…
Prop 19 Pot Cost Effect Debated
Medical marijuana advocates mixed on issue
Inland Empire medical marijuana advocates have mixed feelings on the proposition seeking to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
If approved by voters in November, Proposition 19, or Tax Cannabis 2010, wil…
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