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| QuantaCann |
QuantaCann Says Its New System Delivers On-Site Safety & Potency Analysis
Steep Hill Lab says it became the nation's first medical cannabis screening facility in collaboration with some of the industry's stakeholders, when it opened for business in Oakland four years ago.
Now, by utilizing their industry experience and developing innovative software and scientific instrumentation, Steep Hill says it has significantly improved the ease by which cannabis can be tested for medical use on site.
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| The Weed Blog |
The unanimous vote by members of the House Committee on Higher Education came after Rep. Amanda Reeve (R-Phoenix) said the schools fear losing both direct federal aid and federally backed student loans if they allow faculty and students to possess medicinal cannabis, reports Howard Fischer at Capitol Media Services.
The move was backed by Kristen Boilini, who lobbies for several community colleges. She said the law will reinforce policies the schools already have in place.
Joe Yuhas, spokesman for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Association, did not attend the hearing. He told Capitol Media Services he believes his opposition would be meaningless.
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| BizzaroBlog |
Legislation written by Rep. Amanda Reeve (R-Phoenix) would make it illegal to use and even to possess marijuana on the campus of any public or private post-secondary institution of learning, reports Howard Fischer at Capitol Media Services.
Included under the overbearing law would be not only the state university system and network of community colleges but even various private schools that offer degrees or certificates.
That doesn't just mean keeping marijuana out of classrooms and open areas.
HB 2349, set for debate in the House Committee on Higher Education, also would prohibit students from using cannabis in their dorm rooms -- even if the patient is drinking a cannabis infused drink or eating a cannabis edible.
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| tilrc.org |
| Doesn't care about patients: Sen. Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka) said "I have no interest on hearing the bill" |
Sen. David Haley (D-Kansas City) introduced Senate Bill 354, the Cannabis Compassion and Care Act, during Monday's session. It was referred to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, where it will likely sit without a hearing, reports Chris Hong at LJWorld.
"I have no interest on hearing the bill," the arrogant and uncaring Sen. Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka) said haughtily. Schmidt chairs the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:59 am
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| CBS News |
| "That's not how lawsuits work," the exasperated judge told Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's legal team |
Turns out that you're not the only one who thinks so. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton agrees, and she gave quite a spanking to Gov. Brewer and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne on January 4 while dismissing the lawsuit.
The dismissal came after a December 12 hearing that didn't go well for one of Atty. Gen. Horne's lawyers, reports Ray Stern at Phoenix New Times. Horne -- go figure -- decided to stay away from this one and sent assistant AG Lori Davis to "take one for the team," New Times reports.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 8:17 am
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| Out There Monthly |
State voters passed a medical marijuana law 14 years ago, back in 1998, but the city council is concerned about federal raids continuing in Spokane and elsewhere in Washington and other states that have legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes.
The council approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing a letter that Gov. Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee sent to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration in November requesting that marijuana be reclassified from being a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act, reports Jonathan Brunt at The Spokesman.
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| The Denver Post |
| Rep. Steve King seems to cut a few corners ethically when it comes to finance. But you shouldn't notice that, really! You should notice his great hair and his hare-brained idea to bust you for driving under the influence of marijuana. |
Last year, the bill drew stiff opposition as critics questioned the science of testing how high someone is -- and how, exactly, that affects their ability to operate a motor vehicle, reports Don Coleman at KJCT 8.
"I hear this story about well the science isn't there," blustered King. "The science is there and it's written in the blood if innocent people killed by DUI-D [driving under the influence of drugs] drivers."
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The study involved 264 cancer patients who were treated with medical marijuana for a full year, reports Dan Even at Haaretz. The research was conducted at Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, in conjunction with the Israeli Cancer Association.
About 61 percent of the patients reported a significant improvement in their quality of life as a result of the medical marijuana, while 56 percent noting an improvement in their ability to manage pain. Two-third -- 67 percent -- were in favor of the treatment, and 65 percent said they would recommend it to other patients.
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In the late 1970s, Robert "The Tuna" Platshorn was a marijuana smuggler and leader of South Florida's notorious "Black Tuna" gang.
Now, after spending 30 years in prison, Platshorn, 70, is a book author (Black Tuna Diaries), subject of a documentary film (Square Grouper) -- and an activist working to make medical marijuana legal in the Sunshine State.
The goal of The Silver Tour, according to Platshorn, is to educate and inform seniors on the benefits and exciting discoveries in the medical cannabis field, and to encourage activism for legalization and create demand for safe access to medical marijuana.
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| Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog |
| The Washington State Capitol building in Olympia |
"I don't think a state legislature has done this before," Seattle-based activist Philip Dawdy told Toke of the Town Thursday evening.
Among the lawmakers signing the letter to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart was Rep. Timm Ormsby, brother of federal prosecutor Michael Ormsby, U.S. Attorney for Eastern Washington. Ormsby, along with Western Washington U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, last year oversaw a federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in the state.
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