The Culinary Potential of Marijuana

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The first edition of “The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, ” in 1954, censored the recipe for “Haschich Fudge.” (It made it into the paperback, in 1960, and from there more chocolate-y, childlike versions entered the repertoires of hosts everywhere.) The recipe, which Toklas attributes to her friend Brion Gysin, contains a sly warning about sourcing: “Obtaining the canibus may present certain difficulties, but the variety known as canibus sativa grows as a common weed, often unrecognized, everywhere in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa; besides being cultivated as a crop for the manufacture of rope. In the Americas, while often discouraged, its cousin, called canibus indica, has been observed even in city window boxes.”
 
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/11/one-bunch-of-fresh-cannabis-leaves.html

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Here’s a message from Eddy:
“Could each of you please write me a letter addressed “To whom it may concern” in support of my compassionate release and mail them to me in the next few days, as I need to turn in my request very soon. My address is:
Charles Lepp 90157011
P.O. Box 3000
Anthony, TX/NM 88021
Thank you all.
Eddy”

Utah Families Want State To Separate Epilepsy Treatment From Marijuana

By Cristina Flores
 
Jennifer May just wants her 11 year-old son Stockton to be comfortable – that’s difficult though given Stockton has five to thirty  seizures a day.
He can only attend school for a few hours every week.   “More than anything, it’s stressful,” she said of the feeling of helplessness she often experiences when Stockton has seizures.   Stockton is on a series of medications but Jennifer says the side-effects are often a big problem.  Plus, the meds are expensive – about six thousand dollars a month which is covered by the state Medicaid program.
There is something that Jennifer and other Utah families feel could make a huge difference for kids who have intense epileptic seizures.  It’s called Alepsia.  Its oil made from an extract from the Cannabis or Marijuana plant.  The families asked the Utah Controlled Substances Advisory Board to separate Alepsia from Marijuana and not consider it a controlled substance.
 
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http://www.kutv.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_8094.shtml

Kansas – Pro-marijuana billboard garners attention at casino

By: Annette Lawless
Drug dogs not smelling marijuana anymore in Washington State.
 
It’s not exactly what gamblers would expect to see when heading to the casino, but a giant sign is making headlines in Mulvane.
Fire It Up Kansas recently launched a new digital billboard, pushing for the legalization of marijuana. It can be seen just north of the Kansas Star Casino near the turnpike toll booths.
“This is the first one that’s going up,” said Mike Golden of Fire It Up Kansas. “We expect it to keep growing and growing and growing until something changes in this state.”
 
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http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Pro-marijuana-billboard-garners-attention-at-casino-231662161.html