Firm Introduces New Technology For Medical Cannabis Industry

Friday, February 3, 2012 at 8:20 am
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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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Panel Votes To Ban Medical Marijuana On Arizona Campuses

Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 10:10 am
The Weed Blog
An Arizona House panel voted on Wednesday to ban medical marijuana use and possession on all college and university campuses, setting the stage for a lawsuit.

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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AZ Moves To Make Medical Marijuana Illegal For College Students

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 9:20 am
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BizzaroBlog
Arizona lawmakers are preparing on Wednesday to deny university and college students living on campus the right to use medical marijuana, even if they have the legally required doctor's recommendation to use it.

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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Kansas Legislature Shows No Interest In Medical Marijuana Bill

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8:20 am
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Doesn't care about patients: Sen. Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka) said "I have no interest on hearing the bill"
Even though a bill which would legalize the medical use of marijuana is now in both houses of the Kansas Legislature, lawmakers haven't shown any interest in making it a law.

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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AZ Governor Humiliated In Dismissal Of Anti-Marijuana Lawsuit

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:59 am
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"That's not how lawsuits work," the exasperated judge told Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's legal team
You probably thought that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's recent anti-medical-marijuana lawsuit -- through which she sought to thwart the will of Arizona's voters, as expressed at the polls -- was not only an exercise in futility, but also damn silly as well.

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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Spokane City Council Calls For Rescheduling Of Medical Marijuana

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 8:17 am
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Out There Monthly
The Spokane City Council unanimously agreed on Monday that marijuana should be federally legal to possess by people who have a legitimate medical need for the drug.

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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Colorado State Senator Pushing Marijuana DUI Bill Again

Monday, January 30, 2012 at 9:20 am
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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.
For the second time in two years, Colorado state Senator Steve King is pushing a marijuana DUI bill that caps how much THC drivers can have in their system when behind the wheel. There would be zero tolerance for people without medical marijuana cards.

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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Israeli Study: More Doctors Should Recommend Cannabis To Cancer Patients

Monday, January 30, 2012 at 8:20 am
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More than two-thirds of cancer patients who were prescribed medical marijuana to combat pain are satisfied with the treatment, according to a comprehensive new study from Israel.

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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Former Pot Smuggler Leads "Silver Tour" For Medical Marijuana

Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 2:07 pm


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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42 Members of WA Legislature Ask DEA To Reschedule Marijuana

Friday, January 27, 2012 at 12:43 am
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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting Blog
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History was made on Wednesday as 42 members of the Washington Legislature petitioned the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule marijuana from its current Schedule I status to a less restrictive classification to allow for its medical use.

"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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