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Canada: Supreme Court Ruling on Edibles Creates Patient Conundrum
June 11th, 2015 – Today the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision on edibes, saying Canadian medical marijuana patients have a right to pot cookies and other extracted cannabis products. The court said the government’s medical pot program was constitutionally flawed and breached patients’ rights. The remedy the Supreme Court offered was to strike…
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Canada’s Medical Marijuana Marketplace in Upheaval
May 13th, 2015 – Canada’s medical marijuana marketplace is in upheaval. A recent UBC study found that one-third of medical marijuana patients were unable to access their medicine legally under the federal rules and as a consequence are turning to the black market for supply. Patient’s access challenges appear to stem from issues of product…
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Certified Organic Cannabis – Do Consumers Care?
April 28, 2015 – While a growing number of consumers and growers appreciate the concept of organically-produced cannabis, right now the legal industry occupies a gray area when it comes to verification. Technically, the cannabis industry can’t lay claim to the organic label. That requires certification by the US Department of Agriculture, a federal agency,…
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Canada: Olympian Ross Rebagliati says “Pot will be Hot Topic in October Election”
VANCOUVER – On his average day, athlete Ross Rebagliati rises about 4:30 a.m., brews himself a cup of coffee and then stirs in the ingredient he considers most crucial: honey infused with cannabis. “I just wake up feeling great, looking forward to my workout. And it takes care of any aches and pains from the…
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Why Marijuana is Illegal – Joe Rogan
Why Marijuana is Illegal Joe Rogan concisely explains how we got here, who stands in the way and why.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “It’s Time for a Medical Marijuana Revolution”
April 17th, 2015 – A year ago CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta created a media sensation and surge of interest in medical marijuana with the release of his documentary series Weed 1 & 2. In these previous segments, Dr. Gupta apologized for his previous negative stand on the merits of medical marijuana, admitting that he had…
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WEED 2 – Cannabis Madness – Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports (2014 CNN Documentary)
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates the politics of pot. “Weed 2: Cannabis Madness: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports,” looks at U.S. federal laws that consider marijuana a drug with no medicinal value. Serious scientists, as well as numerous patients, say they’re wrong. It is the politics of pot – the politicians vs. the patients. “This scientific…
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Will Canada’s Supreme Court Force Cannabis Smoking over Extracts?
March 21st, 2015 – The former head baker of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers’ Club has gone to Ottawa in hopes of overturning Canada’s medical marijuana laws and securing the right for patients to use cannabis oils, cookies, teas and lotions. Owen Edward Smith appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Friday after victories at the B.C.…
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13 Country ‘International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition’ formed to Reform UN Policy
March 16th, 2015 – Prague, Czech Republic –Medical cannabis (marijuana) patients from thirteen countries, including those represented by U.S. advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA), established the International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC) this past week while at the ” Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Policy, Research and Medical Practice” conference in Prague from March 4-7th.…
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Marijuana an Inescapable Issue for Global Health Agencies, Say Experts
March 6th, 2015 – Marijuana will become an unavoidable policy issue for health watchdogs in coming years, say experts attending a conference in Prague. Growing scientific evidence about the medical benefits and a rollback of laws banning the drug mean that health agencies will have to make a determination on marijuana`s use, experts said. “The WHO (World…