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  1. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Bloom Room Collective Honors Veterans With Free Weed Today

    Today we honor the brave military men and women who put their lives at stake for the freedom of our country. At the very least, our veterans could use a free bag of weed. Which is why San Francisco's Bloom Room Collective is offering all past and present servicemen and women a free 1/8th of...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    Government Pot Is Less Potent Than Commercial Pot, Questioning Scientific Studies

    Earlier this week, four U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, whereas four states made it legal as just a medicine. But as national tolerance grows for the drug, a new study suggests the marijuana in circulation bears little resemblance to what the government requires...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Will Cannabis Transform Our Economy?

    When most of us think of Sonoma County agriculture, cannabis is not the first crop that comes to mind. Instead, we think of the visible agriculture that shapes our landscape with neatly landscaped rows of vineyards, grazing cows dotting fields of green, fruit orchards shading dirt lanes. What we...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    Ireland: A Louth TD Is Pushing For Cannabis To Be Legalised In Certain Situations

    Fine Gael TD for Louth, Fergus O'Dowd, has called for the legalisation of medical cannabis and welcomed Minister Simon Harris' commitment to examine this issue in January. "The legalisation of cannabis for medical use is something that has already been legislated for in a number of other...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    Ireland: A Louth TD Is Pushing For Cannabis To Be Legalised In Certain Situations

    Fine Gael TD for Louth, Fergus O'Dowd, has called for the legalisation of medical cannabis and welcomed Minister Simon Harris' commitment to examine this issue in January. "The legalisation of cannabis for medical use is something that has already been legislated for in a number of other...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    Marijuana In Wine Country - A Look At The Black Market, Prop 64, And Pot Appellations

    The thing about traveling frequently in wine country is that you hear rumors, about everything from people and jobs to prices and deals that may or may not pass the smell test. You learn to take them all with a grain of salt. But one of the most persistent murmurs I've heard this year —...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Marijuana Victory Resurrects SC Cannabis Issue

    Greenville, SC - Another major victory in the Nov. 8 election - besides that of Donald Trump - came for the legalization of marijuana in several states. Massachusetts, Nevada and California all legalized recreational pot use, while Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota legalized marijuana for...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Marijuana Victory Resurrects SC Cannabis Issue

    Greenville, SC - Another major victory in the Nov. 8 election - besides that of Donald Trump - came for the legalization of marijuana in several states. Massachusetts, Nevada and California all legalized recreational pot use, while Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota legalized marijuana for...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    Even After Voters' Approval, Uncertainty Clouds Medical Marijuana In Florida

    Tallahassee - Even though Floridians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow medical marijuana, patients are months away from being able to purchase the drug. Before growers can put plants in the ground or dispensaries can open their doors, state health regulators face a July deadline of...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    Even After Voters' Approval, Uncertainty Clouds Medical Marijuana In Florida

    Tallahassee - Even though Floridians voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to allow medical marijuana, patients are months away from being able to purchase the drug. Before growers can put plants in the ground or dispensaries can open their doors, state health regulators face a July deadline of...
  11. Katelyn Baker

    The Opportunities And Pitfalls For The Legalized Marijuana Industry

    More than 20% of Americans waking up the morning after Election Day did so in a state that has legalized recreational cannabis. At least six states voted to legalize marijuana in some form, with California, Massachusetts, and Nevada voting to legalize adult-use, or recreational cannabis, while...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    CA: SB County Marijuana Farms, Businesses Launch Cannabis Council

    Marijuana farmers and business owners have formed the Cannabis Business Council of Santa Barbara County as an education and advocacy organization dedicated to the development of fair cannabis regulations. Organizers announced the council's launch Nov. 7, one day before California voters...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    CA: L.A. Voters To Decide How To Regulate Cannabis In 2017

    On Tuesday, Proposition 64 passed by 17 points making California the largest state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana. Now comes the hard part. Public officials have the herculean task of pulling a billion-dollar industry into the mainstream economy. The Los Angeles City...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Cannabis Business Council Vies To Regulate Marijuana In 'Smart, Fair' Way

    Marijuana is serious business. It's not just that sketchy brown bag handed off under a high school lunch table (à la every '90s after-school special ever) anymore - it's a legitimate market, and local businesspeople are ready to start treating it that way. On Nov. 7, cannabis farmers and...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    TN: Medical Cannabis Another Tool To Stem Narcotic Overdoses

    The current issue of Tennessee Medicine published by the Tennessee Medical Association describes progress in the fight against the plague of drug overdose deaths in the state. Unfortunately, we are overlooking an important tool. The cost of Suboxone used to treat addicts and the high price of...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    TN: Medical Cannabis Another Tool To Stem Narcotic Overdoses

    The current issue of Tennessee Medicine published by the Tennessee Medical Association describes progress in the fight against the plague of drug overdose deaths in the state. Unfortunately, we are overlooking an important tool. The cost of Suboxone used to treat addicts and the high price of...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    A Big Day For Cannabis And Democracy

    On November 7, 2012, the day after 55 percent of Colorado voters passed the legalization of marijuana, I got a call from my mom. "I can't believe Amendment 64 passed," she said. "Back in the '60s we fought for marijuana legalization, but I never believed it would actually happen." We...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    Family Working With Neuroscience Director Considering Medical Cannabis For Epilepsy

    Laura Massie is a young Brisbane woman who has endured chronic epilepsy since she was a baby. Now her family is preparing for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Queensland from next March, with a mixture of caution and hope that finally some relief may come. A lot of attention has...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    Family Working With Neuroscience Director Considering Medical Cannabis For Epilepsy

    Laura Massie is a young Brisbane woman who has endured chronic epilepsy since she was a baby. Now her family is preparing for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Queensland from next March, with a mixture of caution and hope that finally some relief may come. A lot of attention has...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Local Cannabis Dispensary Employee Thrilled Proposition 64 Passed

    San Francisco - Of all the propositions, it's marijuana that's getting the most attention. "California was the first state in the US to make cannabis illegal. That was way back in 1912," Harborside dispensary executive director Steve DeAngelo said. Deangelo's made it his life's work to...
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