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Hemp was a logical choice for a replacement for the non-biodegradable plastic bottle, Leadam said. It is more durable and does not leach toxins into the contents as the plastics used today do. The DEHA leached by one-time-use bottles has been linked to liver and reproductive problems, asthma in children and cancer, his webpage said. These bottles will never biodegrade in a landfill because they require sunlight to break down, he said.
http://morris.patch.com/articles/morris-native-seeks-funds-for-inventionHemp was a logical choice for a replacement for the non-biodegradable plastic bottle,... more
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By David Edwards
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:09 EST
Authorities in Tennessee are being accused of a coverup after marijuana was found at the house of a state official.
Tennessee police reportedly found marijuana in plain view when they entered the home of Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) Director Danielle Elks to check for intruders.
The commission is in charge of eradicating marijuana in the state in addition to regulating alcohol sales.
An unnamed ABC employee came forward to tell WSMV that it was unfair Elks had not been investigated.
“I grant you, if that had happened to any of us (ABC employees), we would have been made an example of,” the ABC employee said. “We would have been in headlines in the papers, the news, and everywhere else.”
“Do you think this was a cover up?” WSMV’s Jeremy Finley asked.
“It sure appears that way,” the ABC employee replied. “It stayed mighty quiet for a long period of time.”
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper and two Dickson County deputies had gone to Elks’ home on the night of Oct. 12 to inform her that her husband, Joel “Taz” Digregorio, a keyboardist with the Charlie Daniels Band, had been killed in a car crash. The officers entered the home after they discovered that the back door was open.
Police summaries obtained by WSMV showed that officers saw what they suspected to be marijuana on a table, describing it as a “green, leafy substance.” They also allegedly found rolling papers and a Governor’s Marijuana Eradication Task Force sticker.
“We’re all sympathetic of her loss, of her husband, I would not wish that upon any person at any time,” the ABC employee told Finley. “It’s illegal despite the circumstances behind it.”
For their part, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said they had asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to investigate. The file was later forwarded to District Attorney General Dan Alsobrook, who declined to pursue the case.
View Video at link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/08/tennessee-police-ignore-pot-at-state-officials-home/
Watch this video from WSMV, broadcast Feb. 6, 2012.
"Hey Folks time to realize the Law only applies to the 99%, get used to it!!!"By David Edwards
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:09 EST
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By Stephen C. Webster
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 13:48 EST
A five-story building in New York City was raided by police this week, revealing that the entire structure was being used as a multi-tiered marijuana farm.
Police said that four of the floors appeared to be designated to individual stages of the plants’ growth, with the most mature on the top floor.
The building also had expensive filtration and watering systems to keep plants healthy and nosy neighbors about their own business, according to NBC New York.
Officers recovered almost 600 marijuana plants, along with 75 pounds of buds that had been prepared for sale. In total, some 1,550 pounds of illegal plants were pulled out of the building.
Three men, ages 23-25, were arrested in the raid. It is not clear if they were solely responsible.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/01/police-entire-nyc-building-was-pot-farm/
This video is from NBC New York, broadcast Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
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Supporters of medical marijuana say it can be used for a wide variety of treatments including glaucoma, cancer and AIDS. But now support is growing, including here locally, to give it to children who suffer from autism.
When legislators return to the statehouse next week, medical marijuana will be back on the table. And one local family says they will be pushing for it to pass for the sake of their autistic son.
Life with 7-year-old Deacon is a constant challenge.
"It's like crisis mode all the time just trying to make it through the day, and that's no way for any of our children to live," said Catherine Mejias, Deacon's mother.
The Mejias family has tried a long list of doctor prescribed medications, as well as alternative treatments. Nothing has worked.
"We are just looking for something that will make him happy," said Gill Mejias, Deacon's father.
They think that something may be THC, a chemical in medical marijuana.
The idea is controversial, but gaining momentum nationwide after parents in states with legalized marijuana have claimed success.
"I feel like I have my son back," said Mieko Hester-Perez of Fountain Valley, California on "The Doctors."
http://www.newson6.com/story/16636569/yukon-family-pushes-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-in-oklahoma-for-autistic-sonYUKON, Oklahoma -
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I usually don't like to post crap like this but I just can't help myself. I can see why they won't allow comments after this piece of yellow journalism. Look what Peter Hitchens has to say about pot:
"True, there’s plenty of misery. Think of the poor deluded teenagers risking their sanity because they think cannabis is ‘soft’ and safe when in fact it’s a terrifying, unpredictable brain poison that can make you go mad for life."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2093250/PETER-HITCHENS-Heroin-supermarket--Sir-Richard.html#ixzz1knTCY3C1I usually don't like to post crap like this but I just can't help myself. I... more
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Rep. Jim Masland of Vermont has introduced a bill that will amend the state’s medical marijuana law, in order to include the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The bill, according to Masland, was introduced at the prompting of constituents who were using marijuana to treat PTSD symptoms.
The medical marijuana law in Vermont took effect in 2004, which allows people who are suffering from a list of debilitating diseases to use medical marijuana, with the recommendation of their health care provider. At this time, there are 411 patients and 68 caregivers in the medical marijuana registry in Vermont.
http://blog.usnavyseals.com/2012/01/bill-calls-for-inclusion-of-ptsd-in-states-medical-marijuana-law.htmlRep. Jim Masland of Vermont has introduced a bill that will amend the state’s... more
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By Reuters
Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:01 EST
(Reuters) – Supporters of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have submitted enough signatures to put the matter to voters in Washington state in a bold move that, if successful, could put Olympia on a collision course with the federal government.
The group New Approach Washington submitted nearly 278,000 valid signatures for the measure, more than required to put it on the November ballot, David Ammons, a spokesman for the Washington Secretary of State’s office, said in a statement.
The move comes as federal prosecutors have sought to crank up pressure on several mostly western states, including Washington, that have legalized medical marijuana even as cannibis remains classified as an illegal narcotic under federal law.
The proposal, if approved by voters, would allow marijuana sales to people 21 and older, permit state taxes to be collected on the drug, ban pot advertising and prohibit driving under the influence of cannabis.
Supporters of legalizing marijuana, who include acting Seattle city attorney Peter Holmes, say the federal prohibition on the drug has not curbed use and that it enriches drug cartels.
“This is the grown-up approach to regulating a relatively harmless drug,” Holmes said.
Opponents of legalization say it would lead to more abuse of the drug, including by young people, and that underground sales would continue.
“There will always be a black market. That’s been proven with cigarettes with the tobacco industry,” said Calvina Fay, head of the Florida-based Drug Free America Foundation. “Even though tobacco is legal and it’s regulated, there’s still a huge global black market.”
Washington is one of 16 states that, along with the nation’s capital, have decriminalized medical marijuana. But federal agents have raided medical marijuana dispensaries in several states, including Washington, in recent months.
Under state law, the recreational legalization initiative next heads to the Washington State Legislature, which has the option of avoiding a popular vote by itself enacting the proposal to legalize marijuana, Ammons said.
The legislature could also allow the measure to go to the ballot alongside an alternative from lawmakers, Ammons said.
Alison Holcomb, campaign director of New Approach Washington, has said she did not expect the legislature would enact the proposal on its own, but would leave the issue for voters to decide.
In 2010, a measure to legalize marijuana in California lost at the ballot box when less than 47 percent of voters approved it.
No modern, affluent nation has ever legalized commercial production and distribution of marijuana, according to research organization RAND Corp.
In the Netherlands, famous for its Amsterdam cafes where guests buy and smoke marijuana, authorities allow adults to buy the drug but the country officially has a policy that commercial production of it is illegal, said Beau Kilmer, co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center.
(Reporting By Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/28/washington-state-marijuana-legalization-headed-for-ballot/
"I have yet to see a case of Lung Cancer that was due to marijuana use!!!"By Reuters
Saturday, January 28, 2012 10:01 EST
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Myths about marijuana convince people that alcohol is safer, but science shows pot is the healthier choice.
Alcohol kills approximately 70,000 people per year. Prescription pills, which have helped overdose become the leading cause of accidental death in America, result in more than 20,000 deaths per year. Marijuana has never killed anybody.
Although scientific research is available to show that pot is relatively harmless, and in fact medically beneficial, myths and propaganda about the plant’s alleged harm lead to marijuana laws so severe they often have the unintended consequence of driving people to drink alcohol, a much more dangerous substance than pot.
Many people do not understand just how harsh some marijuana legislation is. In America, pot possession so minor it is not even a misdemeanor can cause caring parents to lose custody of their children, because welfare offices may charge them with neglect, regardless of how good a parent they are. The legal ramifications of pot use may make parents who want to smoke marijuana more likely to drink alcohol, which is much more likely to create abusive or otherwise harmful behavior.
http://www.alternet.org/story/153870/do_harsh_pot_laws_create_a_dangerous_drinking_culture_5_reasons_to_get_stoned_instead_of_drunk?akid=8177.198739.Cgqv4p&rd=1&t=15Myths about marijuana convince people that alcohol is safer, but science shows pot is... more
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Should you take Sour Diesel or Purple Kush for nausea? Science has the answer.
For recreational users, the only criterion for picking a strain of cannabis is the character of the high they want to get.
But for the medical user, the choice of strain can be vitally important.
Different buds have different effects on the various ailments that can be treated with marijuana.
Thanks to a new industry of cannabis testing in Oregon, many clinics can now direct patients to the best strain for their particular needs.
Though testing labs have been a staple of the medical marijuana industry in California and Colorado for years, they’ve started to appear in this state in only the past 18 months.
Testing works like this: Growers provide labs with small samples of buds, which are liquefied and sent through a chromatograph, which heats up the samples; separates out the medically useful compounds tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN); and measures the amount of each chemical present in the sample.
“CBD is the important one,” says Richard Reames, owner of Oregon Green Lab in Williams, Ore. While THC makes you high, CBD helps relieve pain, nausea and anxiety.
“We’re finding all kinds of therapeutic uses for that compound,” Reames says. “This testing lets you know what strains have more CBD and less THC and alert people that have them to develop those strains and make them more available.”
Businesses like Oregon Green Lab also test samples for mold and pesticides, both of which could be dangerous for some users if ingested.
Like medical marijuana clinics throughout the state, these labs operate openly, with websites filled with contact information and, in at least one case, a physical address—even though they may not, technically, be legal.
“I suppose if the people who worked at these labs all had their own medical marijuana cards, then it would be OK,” says spokeswoman Christine Stone of the Oregon Public Health Division.
Both labs interviewed for this story were cagey about answering questions regarding their businesses. Green Leaf Lab, which has trademarked “Cannalysis” to describe its testing process, would communicate only via email and refused to answer some questions.
Neither lab would say how many clients it serves or how much money it makes. But if Oregon Green Lab is any indication—the entire operation is run out of Reames’ basement, but it has nine drop-off locations throughout the southern and central parts of the state—there’s some money to be made in the testing game.
“The equipment involved is not much bigger than a PC,” says Reames, who charges up to $140 per test. “People visualize something with 10 people in lab coats, which is a fine vision for them. The truth is, you can do this by yourself.”
http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18724-better_toking_through_chemistry.htmlShould you take Sour Diesel or Purple Kush for nausea? Science has the answer.
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When this country got torpedoed by the Great Recession of 2007, we experienced the largest collapse in state revenues on record. Now, nearly two years after the bottom fell out of the economy, all but four states have been forced to cut services for residents. More than 30 states have raised taxes and 29 still face budget shortfalls.
Among the states struggling to dig itself out of the financial abyss is Virginia, whose budget deficit reached $2 billion in 2012. Even at 8.3% growth in 2011, Virginia won’t fully restore its losses from the recession until 2019.
But David Englin, a Democratic delegate from Arlington, is unwilling to wait seven more years for a recovery and has a creative proposal to give Virginia’s economy an instant shot of adrenaline. It’s House Joint Resolution 140 and it’s raising eyebrows among some of his fellow lawmakers and constituents.
Englin wants Virginia's state-owned liquor outlets, called ABC stores, to start selling marijuana.
At least, for now, he wants the General Assembly to allow for a study on the economic impact of the sale and taxing of pot in Virginia as well as the feasibility and practicality of legalization.
“Right now, people are smoking marijuana, Englin told his local CBS affiliate. “Respectable members of society are out there secretly purchasing and smoking marijuana and the money they spend on that is going into the hands of criminals. So this legislation just seeks to find out how much money we could potentially be raising to fund core services of the Commonwealth.”
“What’s next? Selling it at Walmart (WMT)?” countered Wayne Frith of Substance Abuse Free Environment (SAFE) who believes marijuana’s health and safety implications are far too serious to allow this measure to pass.
Northern Virginia resident Bernard Hill thinks the proposal is “crazy” and opposes his tax dollars being spent to explore it. All told, the study, taken on by a joint subcommittee, would set the state back a little more than $15,000.
Hill may not be familiar with the old business adage “You have to spend money to make money” because if he was, he may be more comfortable knowing what kind of a return he’d be guaranteed on his investment. In 2011 alone, states like Colorado and California -- where medical marijuana is legal -- reaped $1.7 billion in sales.
To put this figure into perspective, consider that Pfizer (PFE) made $1.9 billion off Viagra -- which is legal everywhere.When this country got torpedoed by the Great Recession of 2007, we experienced the... more
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RIHANNA ASKING FOR SOME PIPE ?, BLUE IVY WEED HOW DID THIS HAPPEN ?, DIDDY, RICK ROSS, THE PROBLEM WITH BLACK PEOPLE.. THIS WEEK IN THE INDUSTRY 5
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By Muriel Kane
Sunday, January 22, 2012
A British pharmaceutic firm is completing clinical trials of a drug derived directly from marijuana and hopes to receive approval to market it from the Food and Drug Administration by the end of 2013.
The drug, which contains both THC and cannabidiol, has already been approved in Canada, New Zealand, and several European countries to relieve muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis. In the US, however, it would be sold to relieve cancer pain.
The FDA began approving drugs based on synthetic equivalents of the active ingredients in marijuana in 1985, but this would be the first drug derived from the plant itself. This is significant because, as the Associated Press points out, “The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration categorizes pot as a dangerous drug with no medical value, but the availability of a chemically similar prescription drug could increase pressure on the federal government to revisit its position.”
“There is a real disconnect between what the public seems to be demanding and what the states have pushed for and what the market is providing,” the president of the International Cannabinoid Research Society told the AP. “It seems to me a company with a great deal of vision would say, `If there is this demand and need, we could develop a drug that will help people and we will make a lot of money.’”
Some marijuana advocates, however, worry that government approval of marijuana-based prescription drugs could become a new argument against legalization of medical marijuana. “That’s the race against time,” Kris Hermes of Americans for Safe Access told AP, “in terms of how quickly can we put pressure on the federal government to recognize the plant has medical use versus the government coming out with the magic bullet pharmaceutical pill.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/22/pot-based-prescription-drug-could-receive-fda-approval/
"Legalize It!!!!!!"By Muriel Kane
Sunday, January 22, 2012
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Gary Johnson "In 1997 Newt Gingrich Proposed The Death Penalty For Possession Of Marijuana" 5:35 into clip.
If I had a voice, I would ask Newt if his views have changed? I would ask him if he knows the 'true' history of cannabis hemp. One can hide the facts, contained in our history, but they can't change the facts.
Cannabis hemp has history. Positive's which go ignored. I would ask him if he has the courage to have a discussion about cannabis hemp? We have had a war on our shores for too many years. We have more people in prison than any other country, basically due to the war on cannabis. He should be able to state verifiable facts. If not, why not? It's time to end the war.
I would ask him if he has invested in 'private prisons'? The Office of President is too important, to allow them to claim ignorance, as though they don't know. I recommend, "The Emperor Wears No Clothes", by the late Jack Herer. The first half of the book, contains the facts. The second half of the book is copies of the documentation to back up the facts in the first half.
It's our history! It's time to hold politicians accountable! Do they know the facts? If not, why not? If you haven't seen the book, it's available to read on line, http://www.jackherer.com/thebook/ It can be used as a history test, for those who want to lead. Do they know the facts? Only accept 'the truth and nothing but the truth'. Opinions can be spun, no spinning allowed. Facts lead to truth. Spin distorts the truth, to distract from the facts. We're deserve better than that! We are the 'We the People', our Constitution represents!Gary Johnson "In 1997 Newt Gingrich Proposed The Death Penalty For Possession Of... more
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Yu Darvish's choice of clothing for his arrival in Texas on Friday was rather curious. (AP)
It didn't take long for Yu Darvish to experience his first lost in translation moment.
Fresh off a long flight from Japan, the newest Texas Rangers pitcher raised more than a few eyebrows in Dallas-Forth Worth on Friday by wearing a t-shirt with a symbol more closely associated with High Times magazine than Major League Baseball.
That's not exactly the type of thing that the Rangers want to see from a guy they just committed $111 million to, so what gives with the hazy decision? Was the newly-divorced Darvish announcing his intentions to, uh, broaden his horizons? Attempting to make new friends with Tim Lincecum? Playing a pretty good joke on the straight-laced Nolan Ryan?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/far-yu-darvish-arrives-america-wearing-shirt-marijuana-022449449.htmlYu Darvish's choice of clothing for his arrival in Texas on Friday was rather... more
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The subject of driving under the influence of marijuana has been much debated in these parts. A bill to set a THC driving limit was shelved in May, shortly before an HDNet report demonstrated pot-related driving impairment – and in August, the Colorado Department of Transportation launched a drugged-driving campaign. Now, however, a new study suggests that traffic fatalities go down in states where medical marijuana is legal.
The paper, co-authored by University of Colorado Denver Professor Daniel Rees and Montana State University Assistant Professor D. Mark Anderson, looked at traffic fatalities nationwide between 1990 and 2009 — and in the thirteen states that had legalized medical marijuana during that period, alcohol consumption for those between the ages of twenty and 29 declined, as did the number of highway deaths. The entire study is on view below, but here’s a key excerpt:
Specifically, we find that traffic fatalities fall by nearly 9 percent after the legalization of medical marijuana. However, the effect of MMLs on traffic fatalities involving alcohol appears to be larger, and is estimated with more precision, than the effect of MMLs on traffic fatalities that did not involve alcohol. Likewise, we find that the estimated effects of MMLs on fatalities at night and on weekends (when alcohol consumption rises) are larger, and are more precise, than the estimated effects of MMLs on fatalities during the day and on weekdays.
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When you just can’t win a war, it’s a good idea to consider whether you should still be in there, fighting itWhen you just can’t win a war, it’s a good idea to consider whether you... more
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Planting fields of hemp to absorb toxins in contaminated soil is a concept worth looking at, said two rural lawmakers at the Capitol.
Rep. Wes McKinley, D-Walsh, and Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, D-Sterling, are having a bill drafted that would create a pilot program, funded by gifts, grants and donations, to research the crop’s potential.
Areas that may benefit, said McKinley, are Rocky Flats, once the site of a nuclear weapons plant, and the Cotter Corporation’s uranium mine near Golden, as well as numerous abandoned mining properties around the state.
The hemp plants, which have been shown to absorb toxins from soil, would also provide benefits to both farmers and consumers, said McKinley.
http://www.lajuntatribunedemocrat.com/news/x713192597/Hemp-study-pushed-by-lawmakers-could-aide-toxic-cleanupPlanting fields of hemp to absorb toxins in contaminated soil is a concept worth... more
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