It’s practically a daily ritual: Accused drug traffickers and assassins, shackled and bruised from beatings, are paraded before the news media to show that Mexico is winning its drug war. Once the television lights dim, however, about three-quarters of them are let go. Even as President Felipe Calderon’s government touts its arrest record, cases built [...]
When we think about wars happening in the world right now, Iraq and Afghanistan jump to mind. But there is war in our backyard that can beat the violence anywhere in the world, and that is the Drug War in Mexico. Mexico President Felipe Calderon launched a full-scale military assault against the drug traffickers in [...]
The Department of Veterans Affairs will formally allow patients treated at its hospitals and clinics to use Medical Cannabis in states where it is legal, a policy clarification that veterans have sought for several years. A department directive, expected to take effect next week, resolves the conflict in veterans’ facilities between federal law, which outlaws [...]
Please understand that the Medicinal Cannabis movement is a very serious issue and requires serious replies. The patients out there who suffer from the lack of this organic medicine are not concerned, for the most part, with issues such as Rhianna being caught naked by a tabloid. Please know that if you wish to post [...]
Marin County’s doyen Medical Cannabis, Lynette Shaw, said she was pleased when she read recently on the Web that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had created a new trademark category for Medical Cannabis. But the patent office backpedaled last week and eliminated the category, which was established April 1, after an inquiry by the [...]
A University of Minnesota medical school research team said that cannibinoids, a synthetic compound based on Cannabis derivatives, could effectively ease pain in patients suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a genetic blood disorder in which red blood cells form crescent shapes, a configuration that makes it hard for cells to pass through [...]
The DEA’s vendetta against Medical Cannabis patients and providers keeps getting more and more infuriating. Mendocino County, California passed a new Medical Cannabis ordinance this year that allows local growers to apply for a cultivation permit with the sheriff. But earlier this month, the DEA swooped in and raided the home of the program’s first [...]
The city of Oakland, California legalized large scale Cannabis cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for industrial cultivation starting next year. The move by the San Francisco Bay Area city aims to bring Medical Cannabis cultivation into the open and allow the city to profit by taxing those who grow [...]
The medical-cannabis market, which is legal in 14 states, and is under consideration in at least 12 other states, may benefit sick people. However, it has proved a headache for regulators. Unlicensed dispensaries, crooked doctors, and fake medical-need cases have plagued early adopters like Colorado and California. For state representatives who are in search of [...]
The Moffat County Commission took another step toward solidifying the future of Medical Cannabis dispensaries in the county. At its regular meeting, the commission approved, 2-0, a resolution containing a ballot question for the November election. As of now, the measure will appear before voters. However, the commission has until Oct. 6 to withdraw the [...]
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