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  1. Katelyn Baker

    UNM Establishes Medical Cannabis Research Fund

    The Medical Cannabis Research Fund (MCRF) at the University of New Mexico was created by Associate Professor Jacob Vigil in the Department of Psychology to support wide-ranging scientific research on medical Cannabis across all areas of the social and biomedical sciences. The MCRF was designed...
  2. Katelyn Baker

    UNM Establishes Medical Cannabis Research Fund

    The Medical Cannabis Research Fund (MCRF) at the University of New Mexico was created by Associate Professor Jacob Vigil in the Department of Psychology to support wide-ranging scientific research on medical Cannabis across all areas of the social and biomedical sciences. The MCRF was designed...
  3. Katelyn Baker

    International Cannabis Business Conference Speaker Spotlight - Gabor Maté

    The annual International Cannabis Business Conference is steadily approaching this fall, gathering cannabis businesspeople, activists and allies alike to discuss the future of marijuana-related businesses as legalization measures continue to proliferate throughout North America. Experts from...
  4. Katelyn Baker

    Could Medical Cannabis Help Manage Pulmonary Hypertension Pain?

    For my last column, Is There a Hidden Drug Abuse Problem Among Pulmonary Hypertension Patients?, I spoke to several pulmonary hypertension patients who use prescribed pain killers to help manage pain. Sarah and Lindsay shared that they began to abuse their prescribed painkillers within the last...
  5. Katelyn Baker

    Could Medical Cannabis Help Manage Pulmonary Hypertension Pain?

    For my last column, Is There a Hidden Drug Abuse Problem Among Pulmonary Hypertension Patients?, I spoke to several pulmonary hypertension patients who use prescribed pain killers to help manage pain. Sarah and Lindsay shared that they began to abuse their prescribed painkillers within the last...
  6. Katelyn Baker

    Legalization In Washington State Has Come With Highs And Lows

    When I left Las Vegas for Seattle in 1998, getting caught with weed in Nevada was a serious offense. Nearly 20 years later, Las Vegas is heading toward widespread legalization, so I want to congratulate you for taking the necessary steps to ensure your personal freedoms. But I also caution you...
  7. Katelyn Baker

    Canada: How Medicinal Cannabis Helped A Cancer Survivor Live Again

    Radiation treatment for Kelly Oliphant's Stage 4 prostate cancer left him with radiation colitis and cystitis. "I have, from one hip to the other in the front, a six-inch belt that burns constantly," Oliphant explains. "It's like having a sunburn on the inside of your skin. One doctor related it...
  8. Katelyn Baker

    Canada: How Medicinal Cannabis Helped A Cancer Survivor Live Again

    Radiation treatment for Kelly Oliphant's Stage 4 prostate cancer left him with radiation colitis and cystitis. "I have, from one hip to the other in the front, a six-inch belt that burns constantly," Oliphant explains. "It's like having a sunburn on the inside of your skin. One doctor related it...
  9. Katelyn Baker

    CA: State And Medical-Cannabis Industry Meet To Create New Regulations

    The Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, home of rock-ribbed American ideals of law, order and country, played host to a most curious road show last week. Officials from California's Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) and Office of Medical Cannabis Safety (OMCS) convened the third...
  10. Katelyn Baker

    CA: State And Medical-Cannabis Industry Meet To Create New Regulations

    The Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, home of rock-ribbed American ideals of law, order and country, played host to a most curious road show last week. Officials from California's Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation (BMCR) and Office of Medical Cannabis Safety (OMCS) convened the third...
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    Rare Cancer - Treating with Cannabis Oil

    Hello Everyone, I am the caregiver to my 45 year old sister who had a rare and aggressive cancer. The doctor has prescribed that we use cannabis oil. We live in Toronto, Canada and had purchased an oil with 5% THC and 5% CBD. As per our doctor, the CBD should be equal to the THC. I...
  12. Katelyn Baker

    AB: Medical Pot Clinic Moves Into Conservative MP's Old Edmonton Digs

    A medical marijuana clinic is moving into the former constituency office of one of Canada's most vocal anti-pot politicians. Canadian Cannabis Clinics will open its first Edmonton location on Oct. 5 at 6801 170 St., the former office of Conservative MP Rona Ambrose. The company's chief...
  13. Katelyn Baker

    AB: Medical Pot Clinic Moves Into Conservative MP's Old Edmonton Digs

    A medical marijuana clinic is moving into the former constituency office of one of Canada’s most vocal anti-pot politicians. Canadian Cannabis Clinics will open its first Edmonton location on Oct. 5 at 6801 170 St., the former office of Conservative MP Rona Ambrose. The company’s chief...
  14. Katelyn Baker

    ON: University Student Planning To Open Second Cannabis Shop In Downtown Peterborough

    Peterborough's marijuana store, Cannabis Culture, reopened Tuesday morning, with city police announcing that the opening has their attention. The shop was closed Sept. 15, days after it opened, when city police raided it and removed its products. Two people, store owner Richard Standen and...
  15. Katelyn Baker

    Pennsylvania's Medical Cannabis Conundrum

    Cheers erupted through the Capitol building when the Pa House passed the medical cannabis bill two weeks ago. It was a wide margin, 149-43, and accompanied by impassioned speeches on the House floor by lawmakers in favor of the move. Rep. Jeff Pyle (R. Armstrong) said, "4,056 days ago I was...
  16. Katelyn Baker

    Pennsylvania's Medical Cannabis Conundrum

    Cheers erupted through the Capitol building when the Pa House passed the medical cannabis bill two weeks ago. It was a wide margin, 149-43, and accompanied by impassioned speeches on the House floor by lawmakers in favor of the move. Rep. Jeff Pyle (R. Armstrong) said, "4,056 days ago I was...
  17. Katelyn Baker

    CA: No Cannabis Registrations Approved Yet

    There's a flowchart that lays out the process for medical cannabis farm registration in Calaveras County. That flowchart is included with a report that Planning Director Peter Maurer will present Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. Maurer will explain why his department has yet to complete the...
  18. Katelyn Baker

    CA: No Cannabis Registrations Approved Yet

    There's a flowchart that lays out the process for medical cannabis farm registration in Calaveras County. That flowchart is included with a report that Planning Director Peter Maurer will present Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. Maurer will explain why his department has yet to complete the...
  19. Katelyn Baker

    Cannabis Cultivation In The Netherlands Could Be Legalised Soon

    The Netherlands' contradictory laws on cannabis could finally be resolved as, for the first time, the majority of MPs look to back a bill that would legalise government-regulated cannabis cultivation. It would allow coffee shops to buy from licenced cannabis growers and would implement quality...
  20. Katelyn Baker

    CA: Small Medical Marijuana Cultivators Fear County Rules Exclude Them

    Santa Cruz - Ken Wing, a high-tech retiree who founded the Georgiana Bruce Kirby School, and Larkin Valley nurseryman Jon Friesell share the same problem: They want to get a license to grow medical cannabis but under the proposed Santa Cruz County cultivators ordinance, they do not meet all the...
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