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Seattle Hempfest crowd at 2009’s event enjoys the beautiful setting and good vibes at Myrtle Edwards Park

​With unprecedented Pacific Northwest activity on the cannabis law reform front, and at the request of Hempfest supporters, the world’s largest marijuana event, Seattle Hempfest, is launching a new membership campaign to promote cannabis education and social networking throughout the year.

Prospective members are invited to the February 20 kickoff at Columbia City Theater in Seattle, the first of many events to socialize and discuss the latest in pot reform with local activists, attorneys and cannabusiness entrepreneurs.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
7:30 pm – 11 pm
4916 Rainier Avenue, South
Seattle, WA 98118
$25 and up membership purchase gains entry to this and all year-round Hempfest events
(21 and over)

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If you have a dispensary in California and test five or more strains weekly with BudGenius.com, you can qualify for a free website.

​BudGenius.com, which is both a social networking website and medical marijuana testing laboratory, announced on Wednesday it is introducing a $250,000 program for the development of 25 websites to be built for qualifying medical marijuana dispensaries.

The company said it aims to show than an effective social web strategy will fully offset the cost of medical marijuana testing.
“We have a problem in the medical marijuana industry,” said Angel Stanz, cofounder and president of Santa Barbara-based BudGenius.com. “Many caregivers are distributing marijuana that is potentially contaminated with harmful mold and pesticides, while therapeutic dosing is rarely explained. Handling untested medicine without potency guidelines to patients is medically irresponsible.”
BudGenius says its internal study showed that less than one-third of all dispensaries surveyed in California test their marijuana for safety and potency. Of those currently testing, less than 25 percent maintain strict protocols to keep their catalog up to date.

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Artificial-Intelligence Software “BudGenius” Correlates Chemical Analysis with Online Patient Feedback

BudGenius.com, a social networking website and medical marijuana testing laboratory (now there’s a 21st Century combination for you!), says it has developed technology to predict therapeutic effects for thousands of marijuana strains by combining scientific data and crowd-sourced reviews.
Patients throughout California use the online service to select cannabis individually rated for pain relief, sleep aid, anxiety relief, nausea treatment, appetite stimulation, and mood modification. BudGenius says it plans to extend treatment options to target cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s within a year.
Patients search online at BudGenius.com to find locally available marijuana treatments that meet their requirements. Patients are also given the option to visit participating dispensaries and review onsite educational materials.

Although not as hip as it once was, Facebook is still an easy place to connect with others who have similar interests such as music, sports, food and even cannabis.

Officially, the social networking giant isn’t that keen on the plant, barring any groups with the words “cannabis” or “marijuana” in their names from coming up during general searches. But if you keep looking, you’ll find Facebook communities full of hungry and creative stoners, pot growers, edibles chefs and more. Here are eight we’re fans of so far.

BudGenius.com
The company’s newest product, MenuGenius, is a free menu for displaying tested and non-tested medicine in an interactive format

BudGenius.com, an online medical marijuana testing and laboratory system, has upgraded its cannabis strain management features and online services. According to the company, clients using its testing services are given a marketing edge with new online tools for more efficient strain management.
BudGenius has also opened their system to all dispensaries and mobile cannabis delivery services nationwide. All cannabis professionals can now sign up for free accounts to utilize free marketing tools to improve their businesses. Clients that choose to test their medicine with BudGenius are given additional features.
The company’s newest product, MenuGenius, is also fully integrated into the new client services area. Cannabis professionals are invited to take advantage of this free menu for displaying tested and non-­tested medicine in an interactive format on all websites and forums. MenuGenius is best utilized by dispensaries and delivery services to attract new patients, service current patients, and lower website development costs.

Cheryl Shuman
Green Asset International CEO Cheryl Shuman, right, with Aerosmith legend Steven Tyler. Shuman has 25 years of experience working with media, celebrities, marketing and healthcare in Beverly Hills.

​Green Asset International Inc., which targets for acquisition cutting-edge medical marijuana and social media companies, is dedicating an unprecedented $100 million funding facility to develop the corporatization and rebranding of the cannabis industry’s ancillary businesses, CEO Cheryl Shuman announced on Wednesday.

Shuman, who estimates at least a billion dollars in current ancillary business opportunities, will review and acquire legal businesses within the medicinal cannabis industry.
“As one of the world’s most respected voices of the movement, it’s Shuman’s challenge and responsibility to remove the negative stigma and stereotypes of the cannabis user,” Green Asset said in a press release. “Real men and women in the corporate world are taking a stand to make a change by boldly ‘coming out of the closet’ to show their support and the validity of this great, growth-potential business by investing in the cannabis sector.”

Bud Genius

​A California company has announced development of a USB‐enabled diagnostic support device designed to help patients suffering from critical illnesses such as cancer, to match the most effective plant variants for physician-­recommended medical marijuana treatments.
The device, according to BG Medical Technologies, based in Los Angeles, will collect patient data in a non-­‐invasive manner by detecting subtle shifts in the patient’s physiology and then upload encrypted data to HIPAA­‐compliant servers for further analysis and physician review.
Physicians will interact with patients and data history through a bundled video conferencing application. This will offer patients the ability to discreetly pursue medical marijuana treatment from the privacy of their home, according to BG Medical.

West Coast Cannabis Expo

​Inspired by President Barack Obama with his American Job Act, the West Coast Cannabis Expo’s organizers say it will be the very first to feature a Job Fair with career opportunities in the $1.7 billion legal medical marijuana industry.

The event launches this Friday, October 7, and continues through Sunday, October 9 at the Cow Palace – South Hall, located at 2600 Geneva Avenue in Daly City, just south of San Francisco.
The Job Fair idea came from the dynamic Cheryl Shuman, executive director of celebrity, media and public relations for KUSH Magazine and director of special projects for the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA).
“Working with KUSH Magazine, I see hundreds of job opportunities,” Shuman said. “West Coast Cannabis Expo organizers are taking a more serious look by focusing on getting Americans back to work.”

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Did Facebook make them do it?

​In the ever-popular game of “blame the messenger,” a new study claims that teens who regularly use Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other online social networks are much more likely to drink, smoke and use marijuana.
Supposedly, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace encourage them to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana. Meanwhile, the reality show “Jersey Shore” can inspire them to try prescription drugs. All this, that is, if you believe a questionable new study about the use and influence of online social networks.
The National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI has been conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), reports the Secaucus New Jersey News.

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By Michael Bachara

Lifelong activist Ben Masel died on Saturday after a battle with lung cancer. As the hemp and cannabis community and many others mourn this great loss, we must also remember what Masel spent most of his life fighting for, and continue on the path he helped to blaze.
Over the course of his life, Masel traveled countless miles and spent innumerable hours voicing his ideas and fighting for the rights of his fellows. Even in the face of opposition, he continued to speak out in favor of hemp and cannabis legalization, freedom of speech and the ability of people who take a stand to make a difference.
Masel’s lifelong passion, the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival in Madison, Wisconsin, began as a marijuana smoke-in in 1971. The Harvest Festival, now marking its 41st year, has a long history of promoting cannabis/hemp legalization and free speech while providing an annual celebration for like-minded people.
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