Marijuana. Legalize it or not? That’s the question many states are debating; whether to legalize the recreational or medical use of Mary Jane. The arguments that marijuana is an addictive substance and can act as a gateway to harder drugs are top reasons why legalization probably hasn’t happened yet. I honestly have mixed feelings about [...]
Medicinal cannabis — or at least a liquid pharmaceutical extract made from it — is available as a prescription in Sweden after the Medical Products Agency approved Sativex, a cannabis-based mouth spray, for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). “This is great news for those who can’t get any relief from the most common drugs,” [...]
Just when it looked like things were on track for Arizona’s medical marijuana dispensaries, another lawsuit has been thrown into the mix. The Arizona Department of Health Services has submitted its revised rules to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office that lay the groundwork for the dispensary application process. But an amendment to a previous [...]
Jason Mays is the first to admit that he has a bad attitude. “I’m an asshole trying not to be an asshole,” says the 28-year-old West Oak Lane native. “That would probably be the best way to put it.” Since returning from his tour of duty in Iraq in 2004, the war vet has been [...]
One of the fastest-growing segments of Missoula’s business community did an abrupt about-face in 2011. The city now has significantly fewer medical marijuana businesses than it did at the beginning of the year, 38 compared to 63, according to the city of Missoula’s Business Licensing Office. State Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, who successfully sponsored a [...]
At The Apothecarium, a quaintly upscale medical marijuana club in San Francisco’s Castro District, the vibe is even jollier than usual this month. To boost holiday spirits, the dispensary is giving a storewide 15 per cent discount to patrons who donate to its canned food drive, making year-end contributions to local charities and raffling off [...]
A study released last week by the University of Colorado Denver indicates that the legalization of medical marijuana reduces alcohol consumption and, as a result, alcohol-related traffic deaths without a corresponding increase in deaths caused by stoned drivers. The study, hailed as “groundbreaking” by the university, is the first to examine the effect of legalizing [...]
Montel Williams says the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Israel’s liberal stance on medical marijuana. The Emmy Award-winning TV personality was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999 and he has been an outspoken advocate of medical marijuana to relieve pain caused by the disease since then. Williams, 55, is in Israel on [...]
New study says medical marijuana dispensaries lower crime rates se crime levels. The RAND Corporation’s study looked at crime rates in the areas surrounding 600 dispensaries. 170 of those shops closed after the LA City Council passed an ordinance shutting 70% of dispensaries last year. The study claims crime increased up to 60% within a [...]
The day after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that medical marijuana dispensaries can be considered a public nuisance and could be shut down, two facilities in Ann Arbor have been raided and facilities all over the state have closed, including the Mt. Pleasant dispensary at the center of the turmoil. Compassionate Apothecary co-owner Matthew [...]
