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“Legal Pot Growers are Safe”, says Attorney General Eric Holder
On Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder, the head of the country’s Justice Department, answered questions about whether local growers have to worry about the feds. The news was taken with some apprehension by those who live and grow pot in New Mexico, one of the 13 medical marijuana states where Marijuana is legal. For two [...]
Children kidnapped by government over false positive drug test
As you read this article, remember the Federal Government was created to protect us from evil people who intend to infringe on our rights. This article highlights that unfortunately we need protection from our own government. By JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press Writer A man and a woman are suing county social workers, saying their children [...]
Coloradans report drinking less, smoking more pot
From the Denver Post: Coloradans say they are doing less hard drinking than they did in the past few years but say they are more likely to smoke pot, according to a two-year federal assessment to be released today. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health found Colorado was the only state to log [...]
“Don’t Plead, fight!” The Story of Growers caught in the system who won.
Growers With WeHo-Destined Pot Acquitted A Mendocino jury acquitted a pair of Redwood Valley medical marijuana growers who were arrested in Sonoma County on their way to deliver their medicine to West Hollywood’s Center for Compassionate Healing. Jurors hung in a 7-5 deadlock in favor of acquittal; because four of five of the panelists voting [...]
Undermining Michigan’s Voter Approved Medical Marijuana Act
Just in from Michigan, it appears as though prohibitionists are trying to undermine the new voter approved medical marijuana act! The drug warriors are at it again. They are trying to undermine the will of the voters and put medical marijuana patients in prison with new legislation. Sen. Kuipers, who opposes medical marijuana, recently introduced [...]
Stimulus Money used to Study Marijuana!
Vancouver, WA. – A Southwest Washington psychology professor has received federal stimulus money to study marijuana and pain management. WSU Vancouver Professor Michael Morgan qualified to receive $148,438 for his two-year study, which aims to determine whether the use of marijuana along with other anti-pain medications such as morphine provides better pain relief than either [...]
Medical Marijuana Inc
Medical Marijuana Inc’s CEO Bruce Perlowin on Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly! HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire – June 3, 2009) – Medical Marijuana Inc (PINKSHEETS: MJNA) CEO Bruce Perlowin will appear on “Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly” on June 5th, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Bruce & Tim will discuss the first public company in US history [...]
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Laws will be decided by 2009 Gubernatorial Election
From the Examiner, Just when we thought that New Jersey would be the fourteenth state to ratify laws lifting the ban on medical marijuana, a new obstacle has appeared to slow it down. Incumbent Governor Jon Corzine, who said he would sign the bill into law, is facing an uphill battle against Republican candidate Chris [...]
First Michigan medical marijuana case settled out of court
Escanaba, MI – The first medical marijuana case in Delta County will not go to trial. Jason McEntire of Escanaba pled no contest to maintaining a drug house and had the other marijuana charges dismissed. In April, the 37-year-old McEntire was arrested for delivery, manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a drug house. But he says he [...]
Pot and Cancer, Pot is winning!
Good news about Marijuana is hard to find because so much of the media is used to rolling out the bad stuff. A local California NBC News affiliate produced this short news story about how Marijuana can stop the spread of breast cancer and what they plan to study next. Do you think if we [...]