July 19, 2011 - DENVER — For years now, some veterans groups and marijuana advocates have argued that the therapeutic benefits of the drug can help soothe the psychological wounds of battle. But with only anecdotal evidence as support, their claims...
June 10, 2011 - Steve is a horticulturist of sorts. He raises orchids, Japanese maples, and other plants at his southern Rhode Island home. Tending the plants helps ease his rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pain, he says. But the garden offers more than Zen;...
On Tuesday night we learned that, because of the extreme difficulty involved in getting access to medical marijuana in Canada, an Ontario Superior Court judge had deemed provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that outlaw the possession...
March 8th, 2011 - Fort Collins Colorado - Dawn Nannini, a researcher with TEAM Fort Collins, is concerned that medical marijuana centers in Fort Collins are causing kids to lose their "perception of harm" about pot. (Coloradoan Soapbox, March 3.) Considering...
December 4, 2009 - Wisconsin - To celebrate his 54th birthday last April 23, medical marijuana advocate Gary Storck began lobbying for the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act at the state Capital with his friend Mary Powers, a wheelchair-bound U.S. Army...
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November 12, 2009 - The U.S. Justice Dept., at the direction of the Obama Administration, last month announced that it would no longer direct federal investigative resources to pursue criminal charges against medical marijuana clinics, providing they...
July 10, 2009-The legalization of marijuana has been a controversial topic for many years now. It remains to be illegal in much of the country, but California is one state in which it is legal for medical purposes, as long as patients have a note signed...
July 6, 2009 - Even though about 30% of medical marijuana patients in California use it for depression and other psychiatric conditions, no other state has approved the use of cannabis for depression. Of the thirteen states that have medical marijuana...
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