The cannabis plant is comprised of several structures, many of which we can find on any ordinary flowering species. Cannabis grows on long skinny stems with its large, iconic fan leaves extending out from areas called nodes. Cannabis really starts to stand out in her flowers where unique and intricate formations occur.
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Month: June 2014
Thousands sign petition for Texas teen who may face life in prison for pot brownies
More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition for a Texas teen who faces between five years to life in prison for allegedly making and selling marijuana brownies, demanding that his charges be reduced.
Jacob Lavoro, 19, was arrested in April after police found 1.5 pounds of brownies in his Round Rock, Texas home, along with marijuana and hash oil. Lavoro now faces a first-degree felony charge that could potentially lead to life in prison.
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http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/thousands-sign-petition-for-texas-teen-who-may-face-life-in-prison-for-pot-brownies-1.1859414
On pot, lawmakers get the giggles
Marijuana has gone from punching bag to punch line on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers increasingly cracking jokes about the drug.
In the past month, a Republican committee chairman has held up a fake joint in a hearing, a Democratic senator has teased a colleague about smoking hemp and the director of the FBI has said his agency might need to hire “kids who want to smoke weed on the way to the interview.”
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/208553-on-pot-lawmakers-get-the-giggles
Oklahoma Initiative Drive To Legalize Medical Marijuana Underway
Posted by Johnny Green
The organization Oklahomans for Health officially launched its petition drive to legalize medical cannabis last week with a press conference held by Senator Constance Johnson, a longtime supporter of legalizing medical cannabis.
Advocates will be required to collect roughly 155,000 valid signatures in order for the initiative to qualify for this November’s ballot.
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http://www.theweedblog.com/oklahoma-initiative-drive-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-underway/
New Colorado Law Establishes State-run Marijuana Banking Co-ops
Posted by: : Paul Ebeling
Friday, Colorado’s governor signed into law a measure to create the nation’s 1st state-run Marijuana financial cooperative, potentially giving newly legalized Cannabis vendors access to banking services through the US Federal Reserve system.
The bill signed by Governor John Hickenlooper permits the creation of so-called “Cannabis Co-ops” similar to credit unions without deposit insurance, which will be governed by the state’s financial services commissioner.
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First Recreational Cannabis Retail Outlet in Washington State to Open July 1st
Washington State’s first-ever legal recreational cannabis outlet will open on July 1st in Spokane.
Sean Green, owner of Kouchlock Productions (a company which currently operates a medical cannabis dispensary in Shoreline and Spokane), was the first person to receive a license to produce and process recreational cannabis, which he began in March. An individual named Scott O’Neil will team with Green, and will operate as the owner of the new outlet which will fall under the banner ofKouchlock Productions and will open on July 1st; it will be located at Francis and Napa.
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http://thejointblog.com/first-recreational-cannabis-retail-outlet-washington-state-open-july-1st/
Mexican President Suggests Possible Marijuana Legalization
By Reuters
Mexico and the United States cannot pursue diverging policies on marijuana legalization, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto was quoted as saying on Sunday, hinting he may be open to following the lead taken by some U.S. states in relaxing marijuana laws.
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http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/33245/mexican-president-suggests-possible-marijuana-legalization/
Cannabis Research Saves NASA Astronaut’s Spaceflight Risks
Added by Daniel J. Gomez
There are infinite reasons why NASA has sustained interest in mining the Heliosphere for discoveries and benefits for humanity to bring back to Earth, perhaps even unfolding the secrets to sustaining life for as long as possible. The International Space Station (ISS) is an unprecedented human achievement, the orbiting laboratory provides a unique microgravity environment to conduct multidisciplinary research and technology development that drives space exploration, basic discovery, and transformative Earth benefits. The ISS is the size of a football field orbiting around Earth once every ninety minutes at 17,000 mph, 400 km above Earth. Inside the ISS, the human body is in a constant state of free-fall that gives the appearance of being weightless in the microgravity environment. Intuitively, it is understood that spinning around Earth in this fashion provides many reasons why humans are not equipped for such space explorations. However, formulating a connection with the indigenous angiosperms from Central Asia and South Asia Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis have catalyzed an answer for eliminating high spaceflight risks for devoted NASA astronauts. These flowers have led to the discovery of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS), which could prove to be a very insightful neuroimmunological target of investigation.
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http://guardianlv.com/2014/06/cannabis-research-saves-nasa-astronauts-spaceflight-risks-video/
Pot for pets? Cannabis now helping dogs and cats
Herb Weisbaum | @TheConsumerman
This Guy Wants to Be Berlin’s First Weed Van Man
The purchase of marijuana is generally prohibited in Germany, the exception being Berlin’s Görlitzer Park, which has long been an oasis for weed consumers and served as a shining example of the capital’s rather lenient drug policy. Throughout the years, the residents of the traditionally left-wing Kreuzberg neighbourhood have co-existed in a kind of deceptive peace with the dealers and buyers frequenting the park, while the police—apart from the occasional raid—have mostly turned a blind eye.
However, the rising number of dealers—most of whom don’t have a residence permit and no other option to make a living than by selling drugs—has led to violence, harassment and increased media attention centred around the area. Last year, the mayor of Kreuzberg, Monika Hermann, proposed the opening of a legal coffee shop in order to get a grip on the situation. The senate rejected the idea, while the tension continues to build and police activity in the park swells.
The latest episode in this back-and-forth has been a YouTube video circulating on German social media for the past few days. The tape features a guy standing in front of a colorful bus, parked in the middle of the Sahara desert, announcing that on June 21, he is going to open a coffee shop in Görlitzer Park. He appears to have carefully considered his plan; he’s got a business registration with the “permit” to sell “Moroccan Hash” and a poster that shows the types of hash he plans to sell. “Come to Görlitzer Park!” he shouts into the camera. “I’ll have shitloads of hash on me!”
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http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/this-guys-opening-a-weed-van-in-berlin