by Jeff Munson

 
An ordinance allowing for two medical marijuana dispensaries and facilities allowing for cultivation was approved Thursday in a 4 to 1 vote by the Carson City Board of Supervisors.
 
Full Article:
http://www.carsonnow.org/story/07/03/2014/carson-city-agrees-allow-zoning-medical-marijuana-establishments

Images: Ronald Tilleman via Inhabitat
 

Dutch Studio Marco Vermeulen have created what they are claiming is the “world’s first building with a bio-based façade” in the village of Dinteloord in the Netherlands.

Commissioned by The Horticultural Development Company, the building is a natural gas transfer station with walls clad in bio-resin and hemp fibre-reinforced composite panels.

Full Article:

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/gas-transfer-station-features-bio-based-facade-emb

Associated Press

 
Gov. Pat McCrory says a new law he signed allowing some physicians to treat epilepsy in North Carolina using an extract from a marijuana plant could also lead to the discovery of other therapies. McCrory signed the hemp oil bill Thursday during an Executive Mansion ceremony.
 
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http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2014/07/03/governor-nc-signs-hemp-oil-marijuana-extraction-bill-medicinal/12157079/

by Anthony Johnson

 

There are many voices in America that are calling for an end to cannabis prohibition. Poll after poll shows that a majority of Americans want to legalize cannabis. Colorado and Washington have already legalized cannabis, and there’s a good chance that Alaska and Oregon could be joining them by the end of the year. But what we really need is reform at the federal level.

At least one federal judge agrees. Richard A. Posner is a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. Anyone that has gone through law school recently is certainly familiar with Mr. Posner as he is one of the most influential legal minds in the country.

Full Article:

http://www.theweedblog.com/federal-judge-richard-posner-says-its-time-to-legalize-cannabis/

By Jake Ellison

 

The first two-gram package of legal marijuana will be sold in Seattle at noon on Tuesday, says James Lathrop, owner of Cannabis City, which is expected to be the first state-licensed store to open in Seattle.

Who will buy the first package of voter-approved marijuana? Whoever is first in line, Lathrop said. So, if that’s going to be you, you’ll need to show up a little early.

Cannabis City, located at 2733 Fourth Ave S., should be one of 15 to 20 retail outlets licensed by the Liquor Control Board on Monday. Once the store has the license, the owner can seal a deal with a grower — and 24 hours later (a holding time set by the board), stock the shelves with legal weed. That’ll be Tuesday.

Full Article:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2014/07/02/get-ready-to-buy-legal-marijuana-in-seattle-at-high-noon-tuesday/#14194103=8&24345105=0&24789101=4

If people make concentrates with cannabis that is not organic and has pesticides and stuff on it, will that stuff get concentrated, too? Are we ingesting concentrated pesticides?

By Kim Passoth

A push to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma has reached the halfway mark.
The deadline to collect more than 155,000 signatures in a 90-day petition drive is in mid-August in order for the issue to be included on the November ballot.
Supporters are confident they will get all the necessary signatures. They told KOCO 5 that they already have half to two-thirds of the signatures needed.
One of the most passionate supporters of the petition drive is a mom from Choctaw.
Amy Bourlon-Hilterbran is desperate to save her son and believes medical marijuana could be a miracle medicine.

Full Article:
http://www.koco.com/news/supporters-confident-medical-marijuana-legalization-will-be-on-ballot/26753264#!7kOy0

by Adam Ghassemi

 

A number of new state laws went into effect Tuesday, but one could plant a seed for the Tennessee’s future.

Industrial hemp is now legal, though the state Department of Agriculture which will oversee it has yet to establish complete rules for growers.

David Waddell, administrative manager for the department’s Consumer and Industries Services Division, has been working on bringing industrial hemp to Tennessee for some time.

Now the Volunteer State is among a few others to classify hemp as a legal crop.

“We’re getting in on the ground floor,” Waddell said.

Full Article:

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25920057/industrial-hemp-now-a-legal-tennessee-crop

• By RUSSELL CONTRERAS  Associated Press

File-This Nov. 3, 2011 file photo shows former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson addressing the 2011 Drug Policy Alliance conference in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 it was announced that Johnson had been named the CEO of a Nevada-based company that hopes to make medical and recreational marijuana products. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A Nevada-based startup that plans on selling medical and recreational marijuana products named former New Mexico governor and U.S. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson as its CEO and president, the company announced Tuesday.
The announcement came as Cannabis Sativa Inc. said it had acquired marijuana research business Kush while company officials work to navigate changing state laws on marijuana and potential challenges from the federal government, which still views marijuana as a controlled substance.
Johnson said he hoped to expand Cannabis Sativa into a major marijuana business and intends to work out of New Mexico to help develop products that are legal in states like Colorado and Washington.
 
Full Article:
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/752f6d5cf752432d8a2c7deb4941ec9f/US–Gary-Johnson-Marijuana-CEO

by THR Staff

 
Discerning medical marijuana users will have a new way to get the weed they need over Independence Day weekend. 
The world’s first medical marijuana farmers market is set to take place in L.A. from July 4-6, allowing patients to purchase cannabis directly from growers. The market hopes to create a better relationship between growers and patients, giving them a new way to safely access marijuana from trustworthy suppliers. 
 
Full Article:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/medical-marijuana-farmers-market-open-715081?