Can medical marijuana solve our opioid addiction problem?

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So far, marijuana has been crucial to helping Ian Young kick his reliance on prescription painkillers. He no longer has to make frequent trips home to take a handful of pills, allowing him to start kayaking and generally become more active.
“In the past six months, I’ve taken one oxycodone. The rest of the time I’ve been taking cannabis,” Young said. “Even today, I can’t believe I’ve gotten here.”
 
Full Article:
http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/fault-lines/articles/2014/10/23/can-medical-marijuanasolveouropioidaddictionproblem.html

CNN To Debut Marijuana-Themed Series – ‘High Profits’ To Follow Pot Franchisers

By: R. Thomas Umstead

 
CNN will follow the lives of marijuana franchise entrepreneurs as part of a new unscripted series High Profits, the network said Thursday.
The series, set to debut in 2015, profiles Brian Rogers and Caitlin McGuire, the owners of Breckenridge Cannabis Club (BCC) whose marijuana business has seen increased revenues since Colorado recently legalized the use and sale of recreational marijuana, said network officials.
 
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http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/cnn-debut-marijuana-themed-series/385001
 
 

Seattle Area Hempcrete Workshop – Nov. 21-22

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Limited Space – Register NOW! Hemp Technologies Global in partnership with Hemp Ace International are proud to offer this one day, hands-on HempCrete workshop in Bellevue, WA at the Master Builders Association Building. There are also two fantastic optional events! See below for all the details.
To Register, go to www.hempcreteusa.com!
Cost: $250.00
Friday, Nov. 21st 7pm: Meet & Greet Mixer at TanakaSan, 2121 6th Ave. Seattle, WA (Optional / Dutch Style) ~ Let’s talk hemp as we enjoy the Asian fusion delights and libations from James Beard Awarding Winning Chef Eric Tanaka! www.TanakaSanSeattle.com
Saturday, Nov. 22nd 9am-4pm: Workshop! Presentations by industry leaders on the use of HempCrete and other hemp building applications, hemp farming, and the current regulatory landscape, along with hand-mixing and forming your own HempCrete block! Delicious lunch and beverages included. To learn more about hempcrete, go to Hemp Technologies at http://tinyurl.com/mebptj2.
Saturday, Nov. 22nd 8pm-10pm: Screening of the fascinating, award-winning hemp documentary Bringing It Home hosted by Anndrea Hermann, M.Sc., B.Gs., P.Ag & Joy Beckerman Maher. Location TBD. Free for HempCrete Workshop participants! www.BringingItHomeMovie.com
Registration Fee includes all materials, tools, and protective gear, along with a light breakfast, coffee, tea, and a delicious lunch during the workshop. After you register at www.hempcreteusa.com, you will receive a PayPal payment request for $250.00 US. Upon payment, you will be provided with a link to an online form to confirm your attendance at the optional Meet & Greet Mixer (Nov 21) and for the optional evening Bringing it Home screening (Nov 22), as well as to place your order for lunch (Nov 22). Clothing is comfortable/casual.
Questions? Contact Joy@HempAce.com

Making Over Marijuana: How Pot Shops Are Getting a Smokin’ New Look

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As pot’s reputation shifts, the appearance of the dispensaries where it’s sold is changing too.

“The reality is that someday soon cannabis will be normal retail next to Starbucks or a yogurt shop,” says Megan Stone, a 30-year-old interior designer who has run the High Road Design Studio in Phoenix, Arizona, which specializes in dispensaries, since 2013. Dispensaries looking to attract a less grungy class of clientele turn to professionals like Stone to change their image, but just by being herself, Stone is already helping the rebranding: “Look at me. I’m not the typical marijuana smoker,” she says.” I’m a woman. I’m young. I’m starting something kind of trendy.”
 
Full Article:
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a32087/marijuana-dispensaries-makeover/

Senator asks for ‘compassion’ on medical marijuana

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HARRISBURG, Pa. –  State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery/Delaware) is asking Pennsylvania’s district attorneys to not prosecute people who use marijuana for medical purposes. The senator is asking the DAs “to perform an act of compassion.”
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http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-southeasternpa/senator-asks-for-compassion-on-medical-marijuana/29283948

Recreational Marijuana Debate Heads To Carson City


As the debate on marijuana dispensaries in Clark County continues, two Las Vegas City Councilmen have expressed cautionary words from both the law and business sides of the table. Credit Getty Images
A Las Vegas councilman said on KNPR’s State of Nevada Tuesday that the Nevada Legislature will be forced to consider a resolution to legalize marijuana in the state.
State Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, confirmed that that 105,000 signatures have been collected on a petition to legalize marijuana. Those signatures had to be collected by mid-November in order to be admitted to the Legislature when it begins its 2015 session in January.
 
Full Article:
http://knprnews.org/post/recreational-marijuana-debate-heads-carson-city

 

War on marijuana unconstitutional, doctors testify in federal court Monday

by David Downs

All My Facebook Friends Are Feds: Social Network Flips Off DEA

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Oddly, it all went wrong once this guy friended us. - STEVE TERRELL/FLICKR

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  • Oddly, it all went wrong once this guy friended us.

 
There are a lot of weird people in the marijuana legalization movement. And some of them are federal agents.
That the drug reform movement has been infiltrated has been a commonly held belief among activists for years. “At least 10 percent” of the stoners, pipe-sellers and weed trimmers are law enforcement plants, East Bay activist Mickey Martin (who did five years of probation on a federal indictment after an informant dimed him out) tells us.
It’s not all paranoia. The DEA has been sued by a New York State woman who alleges that feds stole her identity in order to create a fake Facebook profile to lure in offenders. And Facebook isn’t feeling it: in court filings late last week, the social network told the government to stop — it’s a violation of Facebook’s terms of service.
 
Full Article:
http://www.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2014/10/21/all-my-facebook-friends-are-feds-social-network-flips-off-dea

Woman Ousted By Church For Medicinal Marijuana Use

Brittany Rainville, KBMT-TV, 12 News Now

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KBMT reporter Brittany Rainville interviews Jason Falconbridge with his mother, Faith Bodle, who was ejected from her church for using medicinal marijuana or cannabis extract.(Photo: KBMT)

BEAUMONT, TX (KBMT) – A Beaumont, Texas woman says she has been cast out of her church for her use of medicinal marijuana.
Faith Bodle said she uses cannabis extract, an oil derived from marijuana, to treat illnesses like degenerative spine disease, congestive heart failure and arthritis.
Bodle said fellow church members at Beaumont Seventh Day Adventist Church grew concerned after seeing her support the use of marijuana on a report on 12News.
 
Full Article:
http://www.wltx.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/21/woman-supporting-medicinal-marijuana-ousted-by-church/17659747/

Pot Use Among Colorado Teens Appears to Drop After Legalization

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Chef Alex Tretter carries a tray of cannabis-infused peanut butter and jelly cups to the oven for baking at Sweet Grass Kitchen, a marijuana edibles bakery in Denver, on June 19, 2014.

Marijuana use among Colorado high school students appears to be declining, despite the state’s pioneering voter-approved experiment with legalization.
According to preliminary data from the state’s biennial Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, in 2013 – the first full year the drug was legal for adults 21 and older – 20 percent of high school students admitted using pot in the preceding month and 37 percent said they had at some point in their lives.
 
Full Article:
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/08/07/pot-use-among-colorado-teens-appears-to-drop-after-legalization