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Medical Marijuana Questions Face West Tisbury Voters, Oak Bluffs Planners

Medical Marijuana Questions Face West Tisbury Voters, Oak Bluffs Planners | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
At West Tisbury's special town meeting Tuesday and in a public hearing before the Oak Bluffs Planning Board Thursday, residents in those towns are set
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November 5, 2013 9:44 AM
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Drugs legislation is hampering clinical research, warns David Nutt

Drugs legislation is hampering clinical research, warns David Nutt | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Former government drugs adviser says progress towards new treatments for pain, Parkinson's and depression being blocked
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Legal Marijuana Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Markets In America

Legal Marijuana Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Markets In America | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Legal marijuana is among the fastest-growing markets in the United States, and it's growing at a rate poised to outpace the expansion of the global smartphone market, according to a new report obtained exclusively by The Huffington Post.
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Parents, lawmaker rally for medical marijuana at State Capitol

Parents, lawmaker rally for medical marijuana at State Capitol | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Saturday dozens met at the State Capitol to get the ball rolling on possible medical marijuana legislation.
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House bill would allow pot in food and lotions

House bill would allow pot in food and lotions | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The old joke about marijuana brownies was no laughing matter to Michigan's medical-marijuana users after the state Court of Appeals ruled as illegal virtually any medical means of using the drug other than smoking it.
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Letters: Medical marijuana, Jersey Shore, fracking, Vladimir Putin, President Obama, Xanadu, Obamacare

Letters: Medical marijuana, Jersey Shore, fracking, Vladimir Putin, President Obama, Xanadu, Obamacare | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
A vial of medical-grade marijuana from the Compassionate Care Foundation, New Jersey's 2nd medical marijuana dispensary which opened Oct.
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Medical marijuana in Oregon: Medford, other cities trying to ban outlets (photos, videos)

Medical marijuana in Oregon: Medford, other cities trying to ban outlets (photos, videos) | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The restrictions set the stage for what is likely to be a legal battle over whether local governments have a say in regulating medical marijuana in a state that first legalized the drug for medicinal use in 1998 but only this year began the process...
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'Why we need a revolution in drugs policy'

'Why we need a revolution in drugs policy' | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
County Durham and Darlington police commissioner Ron Hogg explains why he is calling for a revolution in drugs policy.
MildGreen Initiative's curator insight, November 4, 2013 5:55 AM

It was prohibition that was revolutionary. Legal regulation is conservative best practice. But good on that man.

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New Effort To Fight The Drug War - The Beckley Foundation

New Effort To Fight The Drug War - The Beckley Foundation | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
By Saki KnafoBecome - Democrats, Republicans Launch New Effort To Fight The Drug War Together
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Krokodil clamps its jaws on US and Europe

Krokodil clamps its jaws on US and Europe | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Scotland's Student Newspaper.
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How Marijuana Is Tested

http://www.weedmaps.com Take a closer look at the standardized cannabis testing done at SC Laboratories that help bring the community clean and safe cannabis...
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Palm Springs to vote on medical marijuana tax

Palm Springs to vote on medical marijuana tax | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
In addition to a City Council race, voters in Palm Springs will be asked to weigh in on a medical marijuana tax.
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Celebrity Cat Endorses Canna-Cat, Medical Cannabis for Cats Refined From Hemp - World News Report

Celebrity Cat Endorses Canna-Cat, Medical Cannabis for Cats Refined From Hemp - World News Report | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Celebrity Cat Endorses Canna-Cat, Medical Cannabis for Cats Refined From Hemp. Press release distribution provided by World News Report
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Man Sues Because DEA Still Won’t Pay For Stealing, Damaging His Truck During Botched Sting Two Years Ago

Man Sues Because DEA Still Won’t Pay For Stealing, Damaging His Truck During Botched Sting Two Years Ago | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
A lawsuit waged against the Federal government by a Houston businessman alleges that the Drug Enforcement Agency “commandeered” his freight truck and destroyed it during a shootout with members of ...
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Kofi Annan: Stop 'war on drugs'

Kofi Annan: Stop 'war on drugs' | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Kofi Annan and Fernando Cordoso say the war on drugs is devastating communities worldwide and call on nations to decriminalize drugs and adopt humane policies.
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November 4, 2013 9:38 AM
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Florida officials weigh medical marijuana tax option

Florida officials weigh medical marijuana tax option | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Should medical marijuana be legal in Florida? That’s
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Gubernatorial candidate supports medical marijuana, decriminalization for an ounce or less

Gubernatorial candidate supports medical marijuana, decriminalization for an ounce or less | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Republican candidate for governor of Texas Miriam Martínez says she would support legislation that would allow Texans to vote, in a state constitutional amendment election, on legalizing the prescription and possession of medical marijuana for...
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Ensure: Medical marijuana should be legalized, but strictly controlled

Ensure: Medical marijuana should be legalized, but strictly controlled | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Sens. Tina Muña-Barnes and Aline Yamashita have introduced legislation that would decriminalize the controlled use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Carson mcpherson's curator insight, February 25, 2014 2:24 PM

If it is prescribed by a doctor ensure nice should cover it.

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Medical marijuana dispensary eyed for former Winsted KFC building

Medical marijuana dispensary eyed for former Winsted KFC building | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
WINSTED >> With medical marijuana being the state’s hot topic, Winchester may be the home to the next dispensary.
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Faces Behind the Drug Policy Reform Movement

Faces Behind the Drug Policy Reform Movement | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
The drug policy reform movement descended upon Denver last week for the 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference.
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Drugs unlimited: how I created my very own legal high

Drugs unlimited: how I created my very own legal high | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Mike Power: The reason so many new drugs are appearing is because we keep banning them. It's time for a change of approach
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October 31, 2013 7:12 AM
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Time to Break the Taboo on the World's Longest Running War

Time to Break the Taboo on the World's Longest Running War | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
One war the world overlooks that is still happening today is the so-called "War on Drugs," which was famously declared by former President Richard Nixon more than 40 years ago.
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Ian Mulgrew: New medical marijuana rule about to face lawsuit

Ian Mulgrew: New medical marijuana rule about to face lawsuit | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Long-time Fraser Valley marijuana crusader John Conroy is finalizing a lawsuit accusing Ottawa of infringing on the rights of medical pot users and growers.
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Prosecutor drops cases against medical marijuana shops

Prosecutor drops cases against medical marijuana shops | Beckley News : Cannabis - Marijuana | Scoop.it
Cowlitz County Prosecutor Sue Baur has dismissed all charges against five people involved with two Cowlitz County medical marijuana dispensaries nearly a year after they were arrested on suspicion of
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