Medicinal marijuana push in central PA

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A push to legalize medicinal marijuana here in Pennsylvania is making its way through the state senate.
Local parents want lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow their children to take the chemical CBD that is found in the cannabis plant.
They say it could save their lives.
For the Stanley family, seizures have become a part of daily life.
But there’s one new medication out there that’s reaping success across the nation.
And Louann Speese-Stanley says it could be the key to her daughter’s cure.
Full Article:
http://fox43.com/2013/09/24/medicinal-marijuana-push-in-central-pa/#axzz2frj5rCLZ

Meet Professor Mechoulam: The Father of Marijuana Research

By: Adam VanHeerden

Professor Raphael Mechoulam
 
 
If you met him on the street, Professor Raphael Mechoulam might seem like any other Jerusalemite grandfather. But behind his serene smile and calming voice is the brilliant mind of the man who kick-started medical marijuana research in Israel and the world.
Since the inception of his research in the 60s, Professor Mechoulam has been nominated for over 25 academic awards, the most recent being the Rothschild Prize in Chemical Sciences and Physical Sciences in 2012.
 
Full Article:
http://ca.shalomlife.com/health/20527/meet-professor-mechoulam-the-father-of-marijuana-research/

Marijuana Legalization: NYC’s Next Mayor Will Try to Legalize Weed

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Marijuana Legalization: NYC’s Next Mayor Will Try to Legalize Weed 
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The next mayor of New York City will help usher in the decriminalization of marijuana, regardless of which candidate wins the seat.
Mayoral aspirants Bill de Blasio and Joseph Lhota, who were selected as nominees to represent their respective Democratic and Republican parties following primary elections earlier this month, are both fervent proponents of decriminalizing marijuana.
De Blasio has amassed attention from left-leaning constituents for his progressive views on marijuana legislation. He supports mitigating the legal consequences of medical and recreational usage. “I support legislation to decriminalize the display of small amounts of marijuana,” the Democratic candidate said in July during a public, online interview. “The current law saddles many young people with a criminal record unfairly and it must be changed. I think there are appropriate medical uses for marijuana and I am open to policies that allow for medical use.”
De Blasio, along with former Democratic candidates Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson,admitted to smoking marijuana in the past while John Liu and Sal Albanese, who have never tried the psychoactive substance, both support its full legalization nonetheless.
 
Full Article:
http://www.policymic.com/articles/64903/marijuana-legalization-nyc-s-next-mayor-will-try-to-legalize-weed
 

First ever Hemp Festival coming to Austin, Minnesota this weekend

Gradi JordanSalt Lake City Medical Marijuana Examiner

 
“Prohibition is ending, and it’s time we embrace this change instead of fight it,” stated Deanna Jean, marijuana advocate and organizer of the first annual Austin Minnesota Hemp Festival which being held this weekend, September 15, 2013 from noon to 9 p.m. at the Bandshell Community Park (4th Street and 9th Place SW) in Austin, Minnesota.
Advocates and organizers such as Deanna Jean are billing the festival as a drug-free, family-friendly event with a mission to educate the importance and benefits of HEMP through educational speeches, arts and crafts demonstrations, food and music.
The festival will feature a variety of artists, including Joshua Whalen, JfRO with GTSound, Bartbarian with JRad, Space Brothers Anonymous, 420 Allstars & Manifesting Miracles Music Group, featuring King Fuji along with the Heart of Gold Band. Speakers scheduled for the festival include NORML Sensible Moms and Dads for Marijuana.
 
Full Article:
http://www.examiner.com/article/first-ever-hemp-festival-coming-to-austin-minnesota-this-weekend

US Pacific territory of Guam to debate legislation decriminalising marijuana

HAGATNA, Guam —- A senator in Guam is calling for the US Pacific territory to legalise marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Tina Muña-Barnes is planning to introduce legislation to decriminalise cannabis.
She’s told Pacific Beat there was “resounding support” at a recent public hearing in Guam for medicinal use of the drug.
“The legal system should focus more on serious crimes – people should not have to go to jail for simple possession of cannabis,” she said.
 
Full Article:
http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/guam/2848/us-pacific-territory-of-guam-to-debate-legislation/

Comer: Farmers in Kentucky will be able to grow hemp by next year

By KATIE BRANDENBURG The Daily News kbrandenburg@bgdailynews.com/783-3242
 
Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer today said he will send a letter co-signed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Bowling Green, to the Department of Justice informing the department that Kentucky plans on moving forward with the regulation and cultivation of hemp.
Members of the Kentucky Industrial Hemp Commission approved the drafting of the letter during a meeting today hosted at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture offices in Frankfort.
 
Full Article:
http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/local/comer-farmers-in-kentucky-will-be-able-to-grow-hemp/article_ca3f2d63-784b-5995-b373-d2b785e4bd0e.html

New Jersey State gives medical marijuana dispensary $357,000 loan

By Susan K. Livio/The Star-Ledger 

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In this 2012 file photo, Compassionate Care Foundation CEO William Thomas, Grow Manager Darren Henney and General Manager Tom Pendergast inside their large warehouse which is poised to become the second medical marijuana dispensary to open in New Jersey. The NJ Economic Development Authority granted a request from the dispensary founders for a $357,000 loan today. (Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-Ledger)
In an unexpected move that signals the Christie administration’s support for New Jersey’s fledgling medical marijuana program despite its misgivings about the law, the state Economic Developmental Authority today approved a $357,000 loan to the founders of a medicinal marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township that plans to open in mid-October.
Compassionate Care Foundation Inc. said it would use the money to buy equipment and expand its cultivation space, add 12 good-paying jobs to the seven it has already created, and eventually produce enough medicine for about 1,500 patients a month, said CEO Bill Thomas, formerly a medical researcher. Within 10 years, the dispensary expects to generate about $2.8 million in state sales tax, he added.
The 15-0 vote by the EDA — an independent authority connected to the Department of Treasury — “legitimizes this business in the eyes of the public,” Thomas said.
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Cop David Bratzer pushes for marijuana leniency

by CARLITO PABLO

David Bratzer believes that prohibition of drugs is wrong.
CARLITO PABLO
DAVID BRATZER IS unlike other canvassers in the ongoing initiative campaign to decriminalize marijuana in B.C.

Depending on the time and day, he could be asking someone on the street to support the petition or possibly slapping the cuffs on another for pot possession.
Bratzer is a Vancouver Island Capital Regional District police officer who believes that drug prohibition is wrong.
“When I’m on duty, I’ve always been clear that I will enforce the law as it stands,” Bratzer told the Georgia Straight in a phone interview. “I’ve sworn an oath to uphold the law.”
But after the uniform comes off, the constable aims to sign up about 1,000 people during the 90-day signature drive that started Monday (September 9).
 
Full Article:
http://www.straight.com/news/423281/cop-david-bratzer-pushes-marijuana-leniency

The Beauty Of Homemade Hemp Milk


The Beauty Of Homemade Hemp Milk
 
You might be surprised with the variety of milks available. Soy, almond, coconut, rice, oat, hemp. etc. Each type of non-dairy milk is known for having different properties. Out of all the different varieties of milk, hemp is the most nutritious, and most delicious too. Yet, most people don’t even know that hemp seeds can easily be made into milk.
 
Full Article:
http://www.ladybud.com/2013/09/12/the-beauty-of-homemade-hemp-milk/

Your Views on U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag [Poll] Go vote!

BY BETSY KIM

Melinda Haag
 
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Melinda Haag is known for aggressively closing medical marijuana dispensaries, seizing property under forfeiture laws. California law allows medical patients and their designated primary caregivers to legally possess and grow marijuana. (But they cannot sell or distribute it.) Marijuana is still considered an illegal substance under federal law.
 
Full Article & Poll:
http://blogs.lawyers.com/2013/09/haag-poll/