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Survey: Many Veterans, Others Use Cannabis For PTSD

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on February 16, 2010 Medical, News

Many veterans and others are using cannabis medically to treat the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to preliminary results of a new survey.

Cannabis Science Inc., which describes itself as “an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company,” is reviewing the interim results of its survey of more than 1,400 people.

“It is clear that many veterans are already using herbal cannabis to self-medicate to relieve the symptoms of PTSD,” said Dr. Robert Melamede, president and CEO of Cannabis Science.

“Consequently, there is a clear need for standardized, FDA approved, oral cannabis products which can, and should be, provided to veterans and others who can benefit from its use,” Melamede said.

420 Girls: Mother Nature’s Messengers Keep It Smokin’ 17 Years

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on February 14, 2010 Culture, Products

420girls.com

“What do you mean, what would I do for a lighter?”

Marijuana activist/visionary Rob Griffin set the standard, simply because he was there before almost anyone else. When he launched 420 Girls in 1993, there weren’t any other sites centered around photos of naked women smoking weed.

The goal, Griffin says, was always to draw more people into the legalization movement through the beauty, glamor and sex appeal of the nude female figure.

The site features nude women smoking pot, posing with cannabis paraphernalia, marijuana plants and buds, posing in dispensaries, fields and grow rooms.

While the formula has certainly caught on — there are many others like it today — 420girls.com was the original.

Griffin’s mission came into being as a result of a marijuana possession conviction from 1992, while Rob was living in Maryland. Because he was then considered, by law, to be a felon due to drug-related charges, his right to vote was permanently suspended.

(NSFW after the fold)

Corrections Head Covers Up For Misbehaving Anti-Pot Officers

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on February 9, 2010 Medical, News

Graphic: thefreshscent.com

OK, quick: You’re head of the Department of Corrections. Officers under you misbehave and improperly arrest a medical marijuana patient. What do you do? Lie and cover up for them, if you’re Eldon Vail of the Washington DOC.

The head of the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC), Eldon Vail, seems to put a lot more effort into covering up the lousy job his subordinates are doing, than in actually doing his own job.

The Washington DOC, following the example of the not-cool Attorney General Rob McKenna, is already notorious for its extremely hard line against the use of medical marijuana for individuals on probation.

Now, newly revealed documents show that Vail and the DOC have been involved in misconduct, cover-ups, and possibly outright law-breaking, reports Lee Rosenberg at the highly recommended Seattle political blog, Horses Ass.

Kansas Ignores Real Problems, Wages War On Fake Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on February 2, 2010 Legislation, News, Products

Photo: Kansas City Pitch

Hey, let’s outlaw everything that even looks a little like marijuana!

Kansas may be millions of dollars in the red and facing a host of real problems, but the Legislature there has a rather curious sense of priorities, passing a law against fake marijuana.

The Kansas House of Representatives endorsed legislation Tuesday to ban the ersatz weed, sold as incense under the brand name K2, reports David Klepper at the Kansas City Star.

Police say the substance is increasingly being used by teens and others looking for the effects of marijuana but whom, for whatever reason, cannot get pot.

Colorado Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on February 1, 2010 Dispensaries, Legislation, Medical

Graphic: www.agreenercountry.com

The Colorado State Senate has passed a bill designed to prevent recreational pot users from exploiting the law to obtain medical marijuana.

The Senate voted 34-1 on Monday to back Senate Bill 109, which will now go to the State House, reports The Associated Press.

The bill bars doctors from writing recommendations inside medical marijuana dispensaries.

It also requires that doctors review a person’s medical history and give them a full exam before recommending that they legally use medical marijuana.

Patients between 18 and 21 would be required to get the approval of two doctors, which is already required for patients under 18.

Seattle’s New City Attorney Drops Marijuana Charges

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 20, 2010 Culture, Legislation, News

Photo: alapoet

Seattleites protest marijuana laws in the annual Marijuana March, May 2008.

As promised, Seattle’s new city attorney is dismissing marijuana possession cases.

By the end of January, more than 25 people charged with possession could be off the hook, reports Linda Brill at KING 5 News.

Even if you are arrested for marijuana in Seattle, it’s more than likely you won’t be prosecuted.

During his campaign for city attorney, Pete Holmes promised he would dismiss marijuana possession cases brought by his predecessor, former City Attorney Pete Carr. Despite an initiative passed by Seattle voters a few years ago, Carr’s office had continued to vigorously prosecute many cannabis cases.

Court: Tracking Devices OK On Marijuana Suspects’ Vehicles

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 18, 2010 Legislation, News

Graphic: www.technologygear.net

A federal appeals court in Oregon has ruled that mobile tracking devices can be attached to the vehicles of suspects as part of a marijuana investigation, The Associated Press reports.

Juan Pineda-Moreno argued his constitutional rights were violated when U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents attached the tracking devices to his sport utility vehicle.

DEA agents attached several of the spy gadgets to Pineda-Moreno’s SUV, tracking his movements after they learned the suspect and his associates bought large amounts of fertilizer, groceries, irrigation equipment and deer repellent in the Medford, Oregon area in 2007.

Sheriff May Have To Buy Patient $40,000 Worth Of Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 15, 2010 Culture, Medical

Photo: Lewis County Herald

Enjoy your high, officers. Now, that’ll be $40,000. Cash or credit?

A California medical marijuana patient may soon be receiving almost $40,000 from the sheriff’s department for six pounds of unlawfully seized and destroyed cannabis.

Kimberley Marshall, 46, of Los Osos, Calif., has filed a claim for damages against Sheriff Patrick Hedges and the county, alleging the county unjustly seized and destroyed the medicinal pot, reports Matt Fountain of New Times.

If she prevails, Marshall could be the first medical marijuana patient in San Luis Obispo County to be paid for confiscated cannabis.

Marshall, a survivor of liver cancer and other afflictions, seeks $36,000 — $6,000 per pound of confiscated marijuana — plus attorney fees and damages, according to the claim, filed Dec. 23.

Colorado Legislators Await First Bill To Regulate Medical Marijuana

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 15, 2010 Dispensaries, Legislation, Medical

Photo: The Denver Chronicle

Medical marijuana supporters rally at the Capitol in Denver, Jan. 14, 2009

The first bill to regulate Colorado’s medical marijuana industry will come before the Legislature today, according to its sponsor.

The bill, from state Sen. Chris Romer, would create stricter requirements for the relationship between medical marijuana patients and the doctors recommending it for them, report John Ingold and Jessica Fender of The Denver Post.

Marijuana providers would be barred from paying doctors who recommend cannabis to patients. Marijuana-recommending doctors would be required to be in good standing, with no restrictions on their medical licenses, and the doctor and patient would have to have a “bona fide” relationship in which the doctor provides a full examination and follow-up care.

Washington Lawmakers Hold First-Ever Hearing On Marijuana Legalization

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 14, 2010 Legislation, News

Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Scenes like this — a 1,700-pound bust in Sumas, Washington in 2009 — may become things of the past in the state if a move to legalize marijuana comes to fruition.

Washington State lawmakers on Wednesday heard, for the first time ever, testimony in support of legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana for adults.

Members of the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, in a heavily attended, two-hour hearing, heard arguments in favor of House Bill 2401.

HB 2401 would “remove all existing criminal and civil penalties for adults 21 years of age or older who cultivate, possess, transport, sell, or use marijuana.”

The hearing marked the first time in history that Washington lawmakers had ever debated the merits of legalizing and regulating the sale and use of cannabis.

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