By Arturo Garcia

A December 2013 video that has been picking up attention in medical marijuana advocacy circles points out the benefits of the drug’s active ingredient in cancer treatments.
 
Full Article:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/20/watch-biologist-explains-how-marijuana-drives-tumor-cells-to-suicide/

Spencer Lubitz

 
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — The decision to allow dispensaries and growth facilities in Clark County is creating a new marijuana industry, expected to bring in new jobs and money across the valley.
The creation of this new trade category is expected to have a positive ripple effect on several other established industries, now that commissioners have cleared the way for industrial sized grow facilities.
 
Full Article:
http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Medical-marijuana-means-big-business-in-unexpected-places-251334221.html

By Eric Pfeiffer

 
 

Marijuana culture has gone so mainstream it now has its own talk show.

And some very famous people are turning up not only to say they smoke pot, but that they’re happy to do it live in front of anyone with an Internet connection.

“People shouldn’t feel shame for enjoying marijuana,” comedian and “Getting Doug With High” host Doug Benson told Yahoo News. “I like having guests on my show who are happy to smoke on camera and show the world that you can get high and have fun and nothing terrible is going to happen.”

 
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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/behind-the-scenes-with-doug-benson-on-the-first-talk-show-for-celebrity-pot-smokers-191832737.html

By Conor Shine (contact)
 
Medical marijuana dispensaries are coming to Las Vegas after the City Council directed staff today to begin drafting final regulations for approval.
The decision clears the way for dispensaries, cultivation facilities and other medical marijuana businesses to open within the city’s boundaries once state regulations are finalized later this year.
 
Full Article:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/19/las-vegas-allow-medical-marijuana-dispensaries/

By: Stephen Carter
Contact Stephen via email at TXCann@gmail.com

 
 
There were so many cannabis related activities going on around Texas this weekend and their success added to the mountain of reasons why marijuana will soon be legal in The Lone Star State.
Everything happened on Saturday, March 15, keeping this reform train running full steam ahead.
 
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http://txcann.com/2014/03/16/texas-cannabis-activists-score-4-major-successes-for-st-patricks-day-weekend/

by Meredith Forrest Kulwicki and Todd Tanner

 
A six-year-old girl who helped inspire one of Utah’s newest laws died Saturday morning.
Charlee Nelson sometimes suffered from hundreds of seizures in a single day. The girl’s parents were among those who reached out to law makers for the legalization of cannabis oil in Utah for medical use. The resulting bill was officially called Charlee’s Bill.
The little girl leaves behind a big legacy.
“We just felt honored. We just felt completely honored that her legacy would be continued on after she was gone. That she could help other children to benefit from this, that she never had a chance to try.” said Catrina Nelson, Charlee’s mother.
 
Full Article:
http://fox13now.com/2014/03/15/girl-who-helped-inspired-new-utah-law-dies/

By Rich Newberg

 
The family says the results have been significant.
Joe said, “This is the fourth day. Normally he probably would have had, at the worst case, he probably would have had 400 seizures, and he’s had five. We’ve never really had a true reduction in seizures. And so this is something, this is something that’s working.”
The little boy’s parents get the marijuana in a ground-up form. This product is called “Harvest of Tempe.” It has to be carefully measured and mixed, in this case with pear, carrot, or apricot baby food, so Joey will accept it.
 
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http://wivb.com/2014/03/18/family-says-medical-marijuana-is-helping-their-9-month-old/

By Ricki Lake

 
When I was a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” in 2011, an adorable 6-year-old fan reached out to me on social media. She was undergoing chemotherapy and found a comforting escape through watching the show and rooting for me, a total underdog like her.
 
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/how-cannabis-can-save-cancer-striken-kids–an-intro-to–weed-the-people—by-ricki-lake-165741433.html

By Dice Raw

 
As a five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter, I live, breath and salute an art form born of the streets and connected to the very people affected by biased drug laws across our country​.
I had a homie who was arrested for having an ounce of weed that was just for his personal use. He had full custody of his four children and still did 8 long months. My friend hasn’t been the same since, to be quite honest, and I just can’t get over the fact that before he went into the system, he was funny, sensitive, and charismatic, and now, he’s just different.
And, he’s not alone. He’s just another casualty of the War on Drugs, which is taking directly from the frontline. I know so many people who have been victimized by insanely unbalanced and truly outdated drug laws that do more damage to the fabric of modern society than to the actual so-called criminal offense the laws are disciplining.​
 
Full Article:
https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/we-shouldnt-arrest-one-more-person-having-marijuana