PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A marijuana advocate who invited hundreds of people to his pot-smoking party at a Philadelphia warehouse has been fined, ordered to perform community service and sentenced to four years’ probation. Philly.com reports that Richard Tamaccio Jr. was …
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Science Undermines Jeff Sessions Ridiculous Claim
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is infamous for his low-rent disdain for science, facts, and all things cannabis. Despite his unrelenting denials that medical marijuana helps mitigate America’s opioid epidemic, – two studies published Monday suggest that Sessions is factually …
Read More »For Three Generations of Teetotalers, Seeing Prohibition as Futile Runs in the Family
By Scott Reeder SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – A few years ago, I was sitting at grandmother’s bedside and she made a political admission that stunned me. The last Democrat she voted for was Franklin Roosevelt in 1932. I wasn’t surprised that …
Read More »Strain Review: Sin Mint Cookies
Cannabis consumers come in many forms so we’ve included multiple points of view in our strain reviews. Our longtime reviewers Monterey Bud and Duke London join Managing Editor Lesley Nickus and a friend new to weed who asked us not …
Read More »Marijuana Dispute Pits County Against State of Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials in an Oregon county who have tried to restrict commercial marijuana growing are suing the state in federal court, asserting that while pot is legal in Oregon it remains illegal under federal law, which has …
Read More »Maryland Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
By Courtney Columbus ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure passed by the Maryland Senate on Wednesday aims to create opportunities for minority business owners to become licensed medical marijuana growers and processors. The measure was approved 42-3. The House and …
Read More »Coming Home: Experiencing a Jewish approach to rehab at Beit T’Shuvah
For those who don’t know, which is probably 90 percent of you, I’m actually part-time in grad school at USC in its Master of Social Work program. Before the music and writing thing took over, I wanted to be a …
Read More »New Mexico Medical Marijuana Program Tops 50K Patients
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — More than 50,000 patients are now participating in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program. The latest figures from the state Health Department show a total of 50,954 patients were enrolled at the end of March. That’s …
Read More »Medical Marijuana not Precluded by North Dakota Farm Law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s law banning corporate farming won’t preclude horticulture operations that grow medical marijuana. North Dakota bars corporations from owning and operating farms, to protect the state’s family farming heritage. There …
Read More »Rhode Island Cultivator Loses Already-Approved Mortgage After Bank Gets Spooked By Sessions
Mr. and Mrs. Guardarramas Based on sheer Facebook bragging value alone, becoming a homeowner ranks just behind getting engaged and baby photos (which is tied with getting a new puppy). So, you can only imagine how heart-wrenching it must …
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