By Steve Elliott, tokeofthetown.com Friday, November 25, 2011 A petition now circulating in Missouri would place a constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot to legalize marijuana for people 21 and older. The “Show-Me Cannabis Initiative” calls for a repeal of marijuana prohibition in the state, reports Kevin Murphy at the South County Times. The [...]
By Steve Elliott, tokeofthetown.com November 25, 2011 A new marijuana DNA database can tell if a particular batch of cannabis is one of more than 25 types that have been genetically mapped by a forensic botanist in Connecticut. DNA analysis has almost unlimited potential in helping patients and breeders — once it’s used for that [...]
By ERIK ECKHOLM, New York Times November 23, 201 UKIAH, Calif. — An intensifying federal crackdown on growers and sellers of state-authorized medical marijuana has badly shaken the billion-dollar industry, which has sprung up in California since voters approved medical use of the drug in 1996, and has highlighted the stark contradiction between federal and [...]
Chris Roberts, The Chronicle November 25, 2011 The federal Department of Justice’s crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in California has meant the loss of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue, according to cannabis advocates and government statistics. An estimated 2,500 people statewide have lost their jobs since late September, when California’s [...]
by Ethan A. Huff, The Canadian 26 November 2011 Cannabis has been linked to curing cancers and diverse diseases. Barack Obama received tons of campaign money from Big Pharma, which apparently would loose money if individuals by using marijuana could cure diverse cancers and diseases. (NaturalNews) – The battle continues to rage between the individual states and [...]
Associated Press, Nov 21 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday pardoned five people convicted of charges ranging from intent to distribute marijuana to running an illegal gambling business. And he issued his first commutation, ordering the release of a woman next month after serving 10 years on a 22-year sentence for cocaine [...]
WEED WARS Premieres Thursday, December 1 at 10PM E/P, Simulcast on Discovery Channel and Discovery Fit & Health Channel (Silver Spring, MD.) – For the first time on television, a weekly series takes an up close and personal look at the controversial business of medicinal cannabis as WEED WARS premieres Thursday, December 1 at 10PM [...]