MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Marijuana chemicals may benefit patients suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. full story
Irvin Rosenfeld will set a world record for weed consumption while lighting up his 115,000th joint. full story
Four years, six drafts and nearly 1,000 stores later, the City Council on Wednesday will consider a long-awaited, oft-debated medical marijuana ordinance whose provisions have shifted dramatically in recent days. full story
The American Medical Association voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. full story
The Federal Court has declined to throw out the case of an Ontario restaurant owner who wants one of his former patrons stripped of his right to smoke medical marijuana. full story- Friday, November 6, 2009: Thirteen years ago the day after the state election when voters passed Proposition 215 and made medical marijuana legal in California. It has been momentous, a slow moving earthquake that is convulsing around the world. full story
Organizers of a medical marijuana "university" in Oregon said the program has helped dozens of people learn how to grow cannabis and use it to manage illness. full story
Many millions have been made in Hollywood by lampooning the acute effects of marijuana on memory—but Israeli researchers suggest that they might one day be harnessed to prevent or treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). full story
Health Canada is getting tough with patients who use government-certified medical marijuana, demanding full payment in advance before shipping the weed. full story
The federal government will continue raids on medical marijuana operations in California despite guidelines issued by the Justice Department two weeks ago indicating the contrary. full story
The Federal Court reserved decision Monday whether to throw out the case of an Ontario restaurant owner who wants one of his former patrons stripped of his right to smoke medical marijuana. full story
This mom says giving her kid pot has made all the difference. full story
Medical marijuana user with multiple sclerosis faces up to 20 in prison for growing pot plants. full story
SAFER activist starts campaign aimed at Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, who says that legalization is "a non-starter". full story
The administration has officially put a stop to crackdowns on the medical-marijuana business, but to hear the dispensers tell it, nothing's stopping LA from finding every last ridiculous loophole. full story
The number of Canadians legally permitted to use pot as medicine has tripled in the past three years since the Conservatives took power. full story
New study says it would be necessary to stop thousands of heavy cannabis users to prevent a single case of schizophrenia. full story- I was so overjoyed when I first heard about Obama’s statement regarding the prosecution of medical marijuana patients and caregivers that I started singing “Happy Days Are Here Again”. I was overjoyed that our Joints for Obama campaign had finally shown some results. As I understand it, the White House received over 10,000 joints. full story
A lawyer for some of the pot growers busted by the DEA earlier this week said his clients are registered medical marijuana providers targeted by "rogue" federal agents ignoring a directive to leave such people alone. full story- One of the things I’ve found with working in extensive research projects, as I have over the years with three books and various articles, is that right up until publication I always seem to find new bits of information, as with this recent find I somehow missed regarding the record-holder for world’s oldest woman. full story
- Anyone that reads my blog knows that I’m extremely critical of the Obama administration, particularly on the “national security” front (read: warmaking and civil liberties denying front). But its only fair to praise Obama when he does good things, and his change in federal medical marijuana enforcement policy is a very good thing. full story
- The Obama Administration has issued an historic memo from the office of the Deputy Attorney General directing federal prosecutors not to arrest medical marijuana patients and caregivers who follow state laws. full story
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday. full story
There are more marijuana stores here than public schools. Signs emblazoned with cannabis plants or green crosses sit next to dry cleaners, gas stations and restaurants. full story
Marijuana opponents in the federal government are up against the wall and the wall is crumbling. The feds have fought marijuana use for decades, disregarding its medicinal applications, in a senseless war against the herb. full story
