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Today is the National Call-In Day supporting S. 714, Sen. Jim Webb's bill establishing a National Criminal Justice Commission to do a full, top-to-bottom study of the wreck that is the US crimina…

Cops raid pot shop 100 ft from WSP officeThe Spokesman Review (blog)A Greenacres man who operated a medical marijuana dispensary about 100 feet from a Washington State Patrol office could face felony drug charges in the …Medical maijuana raid in Spok…

Fresno supes ban outdoor pot gardensSan Jose Mercury NewsA Fresno man was shot and killed last week by a medical marijuana patient who suspected that thieves were raiding his crop. Police Chief Jerry Dyer says …Fresno Police See Spike in Medical Mari…

A ballot measure to make California the first state to legalize the sale and use of marijuana has won the support of one of the state’s most powerful union, officials said Monday, offering the proposition a shot of mainstream legitimacy as well as…

Signaling a break from staunch opposition from law enforcement groups, Oakland City Attorney John Russo on Monday joined about two dozen officials from across California to show support for Proposition 19, the measure allowing recreational marijuan…

Despite campaign promises to the contrary, the Department of Justice under President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder hasn’t stopped raiding marijuana dispensaries operating in states where sale of the drug is legal for medical purposes….

For nearly a decade now myself and others have been highlighting the potent anti-cancer and potentially cancer preventive properties of cannabinoids.
Now Dr. Andrew Weil, a best-selling author and world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, has lent his powerful voice to this discussion.
Cannabis Rx: Cutting Through the Misinformation
via Huffington Post
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Michigan could become the first state in the nation to drug test drivers if a Republican lawmaker has his way. Last week, Rep. Rick Jones (R-Grand Lodge) announced he was filing a bill that would allow police offi…

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Mike Fata says only the global recession has managed to slow the company down.
When daytime talk show stars like Martha Stewart and Dr.  Oz start endorsing the health and nutritional benefits of hemp-seed food…

If an American doctor of the late 19th century stepped into a time warp and emerged in 2010, he would be shocked by the multitude of pharmaceuticals that today’s physicians use. But as he pondered this array (and wondered, as I do, whether mos…