By Theo Keith – email

 
FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) – A Republican senator not only gave medical marijuana supporters a voice at the state Capitol on Wednesday, she provided them advice.
Sen. Julie Denton, R-Louisville, repeatedly told advocates that focusing their efforts on legalizing cannabis oil, which supporters said could treat epilepsy and seizures without any psychotic effects, was smart politically.
“What the general public thinks about pot, marijuana, cannabis — whatever you want to call it — is that people get high and it distorts their version of reality,” Denton said. “If we get the answers to the questions on the cannabis oil, and what happens with that, and how can we make that work, it may open up to other things.”
 
Full Article:
http://www.wave3.com/story/24463785/republican-senator-tells-medical-marijuana-supporters-to-focus-on-cannabis-oil

By Daniel Denvir

 
 
The voters who packed a candidates’ forum in November — racially diverse progressive activists and union members from voter-rich Philadelphia — will have a big say in May’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. Unsurprisingly, all five candidates up on stage played to the crowd, harshly criticizing Gov. Tom Corbett’s cuts to public education and his refusal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare.
But it was candidate John Hanger who electrified the activists, drawing the afternoon’s loudest and longest applause when he issued a call to reform the state’s marijuana laws.
“It’s time to legalize marijuana,” Hanger, a longtime figure in state government, told an ecstatic crowd at Temple University. “This is a question of justice. … African-Americans have been arrested at the rate of five times whites for marijuana possession. That’s why the schools-to-jails pipeline is full!”
 
Full Article:
http://citypaper.net/article.php?Can-legalizing-pot-win-the-governor-s-race-18371

AFP Photo / Andreas Solaro
 
The city council of Italian city of Turin has approved a motion in favor of legalizing cannabis on Tuesday, becoming the first major city in the country to make the proposal to allow marijuana to be prescribed for medical reasons.
 
Full Article:
http://rt.com/news/turin-cannabis-legalize-italy-613/

 
 
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — A constitutional amendment for medical marijuana in the Sunshine State will make the 2014 ballot.
Supporters of the amendment announced Wednesday evening that they have collected enough signatures to make the 2014 ballot.
Ben Pollara, the campaign manager for United for Care, sent out an email to supporters that organizers have collected more than 1.1 million signatures.
“This is an enormous achievement,” Pollara wrote.
 
Full Article:
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/01/15/medical-marijuana-supporters-in-florida-claim-victory/

 
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)– Over a dozen petitions have been submitted to amend the Missouri State Constitution regarding marijuana.
The petitions relate to production, sales, distribution, and consumption of marijuana and hemp products.
 
Full Article:
http://kplr11.com/2014/01/15/over-a-dozen-petitions-submitted-to-make-marijuana-legal-in-missouri/

Nat Williams, Field Editor

 
“The research shows that if hemp leaves fall they compost in the ground and work into the soil,” Gain said. “That compost kills 50 percent of the soil-borne cyst nematodes. So just by rotating soybeans with the hemp crop you could eliminate problems with insects and diseases, potentially.”
 
Full Article:
http://agrinews-pubs.com/Content/News/MoneyNews/Article/Hemp-in-rotation-could-help-fight-cyst-nematode–advocate-says-/8/27/9432

(Photo: Brennan Linsley, AP)
 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Amnesty boxes are going up at the Colorado Springs airport for those who didn’t realize that it’s illegal to carry pot on a plane.
Under the Colorado law legalizing recreational marijuana, it is legal to leave the drug in a parked car at the airport. Bringing marijuana inside is, however, prohibited. Officials are encouraging people to leave their marijuana behind, but they also want to help people who broke the law and don’t want to miss their flights. Installation of the boxes begins on Wednesday.
 
Full Article:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/15/marijuana-pot-colorado-airport/4489053/

By Larry Gabriel

 
One of the biggest arguments anti-marijuana warriors use is the “we don’t know enough about this stuff” ploy.
I’ve been guilty of saying that myself.
But the truth is there’s plenty of information available about marijuana’s effects, both medically and recreationally. We know its potential and its pitfalls. We also know how a population will deal with marijuana in an unregulated atmosphere. Think of the United States before pot was criminalized, back when it was part of the pharmacopoeia of its day.
 
Full Article:
http://metrotimes.com/news/higher-ground/medicine-has-yet-to-find-something-wrong-with-marijuana-1.1616435

By: Charisma Madarang

 
With kush now legal in Colorado — sales surpassed $1 million on the first day – the  cheeky folks over at 7Deadly Mag thought this would be an appropriate moment to introduce us to the delectable world of marijuana pipes.
To kick things off, they’ve brought us the Starburst pipe — a completely edible smoking device made entirely of the classic candy. Check out the recipe and watch the tutorial below.
Psst, we heard it makes a great post-sesh snack.
 
See instructions here:
http://foodbeast.com/2014/01/14/how-to-make-a-marijuana-pipe-out-of-starburst/

Hemp Shield creators detail the development and properties of Hemp Shield Wood Finish and Deck Sealer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vdwat3Gbx0