An independent human rights board of inquiry has ruled that Gordon (Wayne) Skinner’s medical marijuana expenses are to be covered by his employee insurance plan.
Mr. Skinner, of Head of Chezzetcook, Halifax Regional Municipality, argued that he faced discrimination in accessing insurance coverage based on his disability.
Benjamin Perryman, the board chair, issued his decision on Jan. 30.
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http://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20170202003
CHARLOTTE JANSEN
Photography by YAELI GABRIELY
Nestled on a quiet hillside looking out on the Mediterranean Sea, you’d never guess this house is made of cannabis.
Israel’s first ever marijuana house, in the rural village of Ein Hod, is a 250-square-metre private villa built without cement: instead, the 35cm thick external walls are made of hempcrete, an innovative bio-composite material comprised of hemp hurds extracted from the heart of the cannabis plant and mixed with lime. It’s not only environmentally friendly, but it provides optimal thermal insulation all year round too.
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https://amuse-i-d.vice.com/step-inside-a-house-made-of-weed/
SARAH ZHANG
Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?
James Feeney, a surgeon in Connecticut, heard it from his patients. A few actually turned down his prescription for oxycodone, the popular opioid painkiller that has also gained notoriety with the opioid epidemic. His patients, Feeney recalls, would say, “Listen, don’t give me any of that oxycodone garbage. … I’m just going to smoke weed.”
“And you know what?” says Feeney. “Every single one of those patients doesn’t have a lot of pain, and they do pretty well.”
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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/02/marijuana-cannabinoids-opioids/515358/
Dennis Romboy
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Utah researchers would be able study cannabis for medicinal use without federal approval under a bill that unanimously cleared a House committee Monday.
“This is the first step in what I think is the right policy direction for this state,” said Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, sponsor of HB130.
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865672191/House-panel-passes-medical-marijuana-research-bill.html
By now, Tick Segerblom has attended a lot of conferences where careful politicians frame their support for recreational marijuana use with a boilerplate disclaimer.
I’ve never smoked marijuana, but…
Segerblom is different. A state senator who hails from downtown Las Vegas, he is the rare politician who will say, “I have smoked marijuana, and I loved it.” That helps explain why he’s also the rare politician—at least in the United States—who has a pot strain named after him: Segerblom Haze.
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/meet-the-nevada-politician-with-a-pot-strain-named-after-him
Country music legend Willie Nelson speaks to fans during an event celebrating the collaboration between Willie’s Reserve and Redwood Cultivation at Exile in downtown Las Vegas, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.
With burning joints raised high, about 200 marijuana industry employees and representatives celebrated the arrival of country music legend and marijuana advocate Willie Nelson on Tuesday in downtown Las Vegas, commemorating the debut of Nelson’s brand of cannabis products in the Las Vegas Valley.
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By Mike D. Smith
Ex-NFL quarterback Jim McMahon now smokes medical marijuana. (AP file photo)
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Kyle Turley, former Denver Broncos tight end Nate Jackson and former Chicago Bears lineman Eben Britton are scheduled to make appearances.
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http://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/Medical-marijuana-gets-spotlight-in-pre-Super-10855643.php
How do you like your turkey?
Oven roasted? Fried? Baked? How about weed-smoked?
Cook’s Fresh Market in downtown Denver has two new items on their menu this week: a weed-roasted natural turkey sandwich or the Mile High club sandwich.
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http://www.kgw.com/life/marijuana-smoked-turkey-now-served-in-denver-at-cooks-fresh-market/393829491
Cedric Black Eagle, founding partner of CannaNative, signing a deal with San Diego venture capital firm General Hemp to fund CannaNative. May 7, 2015. (Photo by Jordan Guzzardo)
The Navajo have signed their first resolution to grow industrial hemp from the cannabis plant. CannaNative was also able to obtain the first signed Resolution from Navajo, and next they will meet with the Navajo Agricultural Products Industries (NAPI) farms CEO to arrange for a signed MOU/Resolution to proceed. The Navajo took steps to amend their tribal law back in July 2000 to prepare for this when they decided that industrial hemp was an acceptable crop. The tribe has already taken steps to establish agricultural commerce in 70,000 acre farm. They would add to that farm with an industrial hemp cash crop with CannaNative’s assistance.
“I believe that the Indian cannabis industry will far surpass the Indian gaming industry,” said CannaNative chief executive officer Anthony Rivera. While gaming has been lucrative, it hasn’t benefited all tribes and casino growth numbers are slowing. The Indian community sees industrial hemp as a revenue source that will level the play field for all tribes.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/debraborchardt/2016/10/24/navajo-tribe-signs-its-first-hemp-growing-contract/#1b25d2d51585
