While medical marijuana and medical cannabis products have greatly eased the pain and suffering of many medical marijuana patients in Los Angeles and across Southern California, one of the major problems is those in need of medicine are often too sick to go to their medical cannabis dispensary to pick…
One of the most common arguments opponents of medical marijuana legalization and marijuana legalization in general make is that legalizing marijuana and cannabis products will lead to an increase in crime. Despite significant credible evidence to the contrary, the old argument that marijuana leads to crime is still a powerful…
Medical marijuana has been scientifically proven to have a lot of benefits to patients for a variety of medical conditions, ranging from psychological conditions to advanced stages of cancer. Interestingly, it is perfectly legal to get a prescription for powerful narcotics, and walk into any pharmacy and walk out with…
According to a recent article from NJ.com, the director of New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has resigned his position. This occurred approximately three-and-a-half years after he was hired with much official and popular support. His resignation was handled much more quietly and was confirmed in a health department release. The…
Calvin Broadus, Jr. (better known as Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Snoop Lion), recently announced he is culling together a fund to invest in a number of marijuana industry start-up ventures. The long-time rapper and purported marijuana connoisseur is reportedly planning to invest $25 million in the rapidly-expanding industry of legal marijuana.…
U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag has been tenacious in her attempts to shut down the Berkeley Patients Group, touted as the state’s oldest medical marijuana dispensary. But recently, Judge Jon S. Tigar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued an order backing the continued operation of the…
Despite mountains of scientific evidence to the contrary, marijuana continues to be classified by the federal government as a Schedule I narcotic, labeling it as having a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use or treatment. We know, for example, that alcohol is far more dangerous than…
The benefits of marijuana in treating depression, anxiety, and other symptoms of PTSD are being studied nationwide. Medical researchers have long suspected a link between the possible benefits of marijuana treatments for PTSD, but have not had the financial support or government approval to succeed in any long-term or extensive…
One of the primary and ongoing conflicts in marijuana law is the stark opposition of state laws and the federal position. While some states continue to outlaw pot for medicinal or recreational use, an increasing number of states are following California’s lead in medical use marijuana, or Colorado’s lead in…
Critics of current federal drug laws point to the categorization of marijuana as a Schedule 1 narcotic, lumped in the same category as cocaine and heroin. Now that a District Judge in Sacramento, California has agreed to hear a case on this classification, scientists, activists, and politicians are paying close…