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  1. Ron Strider

    Canada: Kootenays Growers Wary Of Being Pushed Aside By Corporate Cannabis Producers

    A British Columbia region's legacy of Vietnam War draft dodgers and illicit cannabis gardens wants a place at the legalized recreational marijuana table. Fears that corporate cannabis producers could accomplish what law enforcement never could – uproot the Kootenay region's famed marijuana...
  2. Ron Strider

    The Cannabis Beauty Line Turning Your Daily Slick Of Lip Balm Into A Wellness Moment

    “There are people who may be thinking: I’m not really into cannabis—I’ve never done it. I was that person,” says Claudia Mata, a former New York City–based fashion editor. “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have said, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m starting a cannabis company.’ ” A recent move to the Bay Area, however...
  3. Ron Strider

    Meet Nevada's First Black Master Grower

    The industry's first black master grower Aaron McCrary says he's worked in every role in marijuana cultivation, from "the street corner now to the boardroom." The co-owner and operator of Zion Gardens cultivation facility in North Las Vegas, McCrary spoke with the Las Vegas Sun about his...
  4. Ron Strider

    MI: Medical Marijuana Board Member Wants To Shut Down Existing Dispensaries

    A proposal to close all medical marijuana dispensaries operating in Michigan until the state starts officially licensing them drew outrage today from people who depend on the drug to treat a variety of ailments. Donald Bailey, a retired Michigan State Police trooper and member of the Michigan...
  5. daTenshi

    Poll results bug?

    Hey, There's a weird bug in the contest section, if you click on view pole results it shows who voted for who, guessing that's not intended :laughtwo: After you vote it doesn't show anymore. :circle-of-love:
  6. J

    Legal or not?

    So I was on short term disability and off work for about 2 months with a back injury suffered outside of work. upon being released to return to work by my doctor I was told I would have to take a return to work U.A. I WAS a member of management at my job for over 5 years and knew I would be...
  7. Ron Strider

    Recreational Marijuana Delivery Expands In Las Vegas, Could Be Halted By State

    After more than a year and a half of delivering medical marijuana to patients, Oasis Cannabis in Las Vegas has expanded its delivery services to recreational customers. But under draft permanent regulations from the Nevada Department of Taxation, the delivery for recreational customers could...
  8. Ron Strider

    South Africa At Cannabis Crossroads

    For one South African mother, cannabis was an illegal drug to warn her son about when he became a teenager: today, she uses it to treat his rare medical condition. Now the ban on using the drug is being challenged in the High Court, raising the possibility that it could effectively be...
  9. Ron Strider

    TX: Menendez Makes Another Pitch For Medical Marijuana

    He's hoping to alleviate the suffering of Texans struggling with debilitating conditions that could be improved with medical marijuana. State Senator Jose Menendez tells us it should be up to Doctors, not Lawmakers to decide who could be helped with medical cannabis. He says he's submitted...
  10. Ron Strider

    Cannabis Dealer Who Played Gangster In Coronation Street Ordered To Pay Back £60,000

    A Former Coronation Street actor who played a drug dealer in the soap and was then jailed for selling cannabis faces a longer sentence if he doesn't pay back nearly £60,000. Christopher Hargreaves played five roles in the popular ITV soap in the 80s and 90s, with his final role being gangster...
  11. Ron Strider

    MA: Baker Picks For Pot Advisory Board Include Anti-Pot Police Chief

    Governor Charlie Baker on Friday appointed five people the state's Cannabis Advisory Board, a group of experts who will help regulators draw up detailed rules and policies for the forthcoming recreational marijuana industry. Under revisions to last year's marijuana ballot initiative that...
  12. Ron Strider

    Marijuana Is The New Moneymaker For Wedding Planners

    You may now toke with the bride. The legalization of recreational marijuana in a handful of states opened the doors to all sorts of cannabis-laden commerce, from dinner service to vacation packages. It was inevitable that weddings, among the most expensive purchase an adult will ever make, would...
  13. B

    Hello from Montana!

    BLC Bud here checking in. Present and accounted for, thank you very much!!! So I'm a happily married 58 year old man living in the beautiful state of Montana. It's pretty green here these days, with the decent medical plan Montana has in place now and with move improvements coming in the...
  14. Ron Strider

    Oakland Gives Weed Convicts Opportunity To Open Marijuana Businesses As Reparations

    Convicted weed felons are getting a fresh start. As reparations for the war on drugs, a number of felons who were imprisoned for charges pertaining to marijuana will reportedly have the opportunity to open legal weed businesses in the Oakland area, the National Post reports. The Oakland city...
  15. Ron Strider

    UK: Legalize Cannabis As Treatment Of Last Resort For MS, Says Charity

    Ten thousand people with multiple sclerosis in the UK should be allowed to use cannabis legally in order to relieve their “relentless and exhausting” symptoms, experts in the disease have told ministers. The MS Society claims the one in 10 sufferers of the condition whose pain and spasticity...
  16. Ron Strider

    Israel: Cannabis Might Be Helping Low-functioning Autistic Children Write

    An Israeli doctor who never smoked pot is conducting the first study in the world that’s examining the effects of cannabis on autism – and he's optimistic about the results. Talking to: Dr. Adi Aran, 47, director, neuro-pediatric unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, who’s studying the...
  17. Ron Strider

    TX: Girl Sues Government Over Medical Marijuana

    An 11-year-old North Texas girl is suing the federal government over its classification of marijuana — hoping to decriminalize the drug for medical purposes across the country. Alexis Bortell — who suffers from epileptic seizures — is one of several plaintiffs in this potentially...
  18. Ron Strider

    ME: Marijuana Store Trades Free Pot For Community Cleanup

    The owner of a marijuana store in Maine is encouraging residents to help clean up their city by offering a reward -- free pot. Dennis Meehan, who owns the Summit Medical Marijuana store in Gardiner with his wife, said a July 17 post offering free marijuana to anyone over 21 who participates...
  19. Ron Strider

    Ex-Jets Player Sues Jeff Sessions To Legalize Marijuana

    Former Jets defensive end Marvin Washington is now tackling Attorney General Jeff Sessions – suing the head of the Department of Justice to decriminalize marijuana. Washington is one of five plaintiffs in a new Manhattan federal lawsuit against Sessions, the DOJ and the Drug Enforcement...
  20. Ron Strider

    Should Marijuana Smokers Be More Considerate

    I support marijuana legalization, but I wish pot smokers would stop stinking up the sidewalks. I'm not alone. In places where using marijuana no longer carries the threat of a jail sentence, the pungent odor of ganja is increasingly infiltrating daily life -- and annoying nonsmokers. "It used...
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