Hearing, trial adjourned for brothers charged with illegally selling medical marijuana from Bay City compassion club

Hearing, trial adjourned for brothers charged with illegally selling medical marijuana from Bay City compassion club | MLive.com

BAY CITY, MI — Two brothers charged with illegally selling medical marijuana from their Bay City compassion club have to wait a while longer to see if a judge will dismiss the cases against them. Defense attorney Edward M. Czuprynski on Friday, May 17, was to argue that Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K....
Join the Move to Educate Elected Officials: The Marijuana Majority Mayors Initiative

There have been many efforts to get out the vote, write letters to your Congressman, attend City Council meetings. A new effort targets the top man in the city department: The Mayor. A new letter-writing campaign has been spun around the www.marijuanamajority.com website. The goal is to influenc...
Fingerprint ID technology enters the medical marijuana marketplace

Will a computer deny patients their access to medication? The medical marijuana industry is unique, to be sure, but in many ways it is just another industry. Technologies that exist elsewhere have been, are being and will be adapted to fit the eccentricities of the cannabis marketplace. One example...
Forsberg speaks out about the Lansing Seven

Video streaming by Ustream LANSING- Lance Forsberg, one of the seven men from Lansing who were convicted of federal crimes for following Michigan medical marijuana laws, has conducted an extensive interview just days before he is to surrrender himself to authorities. In the interview, cond...
Michigan Supreme Court Rules MMMA Supersedes Zero Tolerance Driving Policy

Opinion in Koon case overrules Court of Appeals; "Michigan Vehicle Code's zero-tolerance provision... is inconsistent with the MMMA (and) does not apply to the medical use of marijuana." LANSING- Michigan's Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeals decision in the case of People v Koon and provided pr...
Michigan's next 48 hours- an update on activities

From the Compassion Chronicles, a reminder of upcoming cannabis-related activities in Michigan for the next two days. TUESDAY- In a private ceremony, Barb Agro will receive the Buddy Award on behalf of her late husband, Sal. The Award was dedicated in 2012 but logistical issues have prevented the actual gif...
Congressman Tears Into AG Holder Over Marijuana: ‘This Is The Time To Remedy Prohibition’ | ThinkProgress

This is a powerful account of Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, taking Eric Holder to task on the issue of continuing to punish marijuana patients and cannabusinesses despite social acceptance by the majority of Americans for legalized cannabis. This message is especially applicable to Michigan as ...
Dialoguing with Dan Linn – Springfield Springtime, Part 2

By Bryan W. Brickner Dan Linn is the Executive Director for the Illinois chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Bryan: Hey Dan ~ you have updates, yes? Dan: Hey Bryan ~ sure do, three of em’. Bryan: Great ~ And congratulations to everyone for May’s HB1 victo...
After 1,500 days, Redden case is finally resolved

The case of Bob Redden and Torrey Clark ends in victory for the embattled patients; 7 year felonies reduced to non-reporting misdemeanors in Michigan's toughest venue [caption id="attachment_5277" align="alignnone" width="236"] Bob Redden and Torey Clark at Global Marijuana Freedom March 2013[/caption] OA...
Does Marijuana Have An Effect On Glucose, Insulin And Insulin Resistance?

The medical side of this article is science-heavy and certainly weighs in as significant considering 4,657 people were involved in the study. The medical use of marijuana and its legalization have been hot topics of debate for decades. Although there is evidence that marijuana has value in treating peopl...
Will legalizing marijuana improve civil liberties? | Baker Institute Blog

This is a very detailed opinion piece by a college professor from Texas. His opinion is both positive and negative- negative in the fact that he believes marijuana users create most of the problems they experience, and positive because of statements like this one: Decriminalization would elimin...
State releases draft rules for growing, selling legal marijuana | KOMO News

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The state released preliminary draft rules Thursday on the emerging recreational marijuana market, covering an array of topics ranging from how pot should be grown and tested for quality assurance to what types of security should be required at state-licensed pot businesses.“These ini...
Three Michigan Cities Evolve Their Marijuana Laws

This is a trio of stories about Michigan communities finding their own way with medical marijuana in the wake of legislative changes and court decisions that have created more confusion and less clarity. [caption id="attachment_5246" align="alignright" width="150"] Protest signs in Michigan seeking pro...
An attorney responds to AG Opinion 7271

[caption id="attachment_2824" align="alignnone" width="300"] Matthew Abel of Detroit's Cannabis Counsel[/caption] The following analysis is by Matthew Abel, Attorney at Law, Cannabis Counsel, PLC. Mr. Abel is also the Executive Director of Michigan NORML Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette ...
Detroit Metro Times - Ann Arbor Didn't Go To Pot

Yet another solid article by Larry Gabriel about cannabis and the state of Michigan. Here's a quote: Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje is another politician who is enlightened on the subject. In response to the Lansing petition initiative, he told a TV news station, “Our police don’t go looking for ...
Study: Why Pot Smokers Are Skinnier - Lindsay Abrams - The Atlantic

This is a great article explaining in plain english about a new study and how it relates to marijuana consumption and weight- and the results may surprise you. Here's a quote: RESULTS: Current marijuana users had significantly smaller waist circumference than participants who had never used marijuana, eve...
The colossal failure | marijuana, federal, prohibition - Opinion - The Orange County Register

From the Orange County Register, an opinion piece by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: If a doctor believes marijuana can help a patient regain appetite or control anxiety, having law enforcement inhibit medical treatment makes no sense. While these arguments have yet to convince enough lawmakers in Washington, D.C....
SCIENCE NEWS: Brain-Imaging Study Links Cannabinoid Receptors to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: First Pharmaceutical Treatment for PTSD Within Reach

Brain-Imaging Study Links Cannabinoid Receptors to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: First Pharmaceutical Treatment for PTSD Within Reach http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130514085016.htm A great quote from this study: CB1 receptors are part of the endocannabinoid system, a diffuse network of c...
Libertarian party's senate candidate smokes marijuana in Hamilton park | NJ.com

Staring off into Veterans Park, the Libertarian candidate slowly raised the marijuana cigarette to his lips and took a deep breath. As photographers snapped pictures, his wife captured video of Don DeZarn on a cellphone and asked him “who” it was for. “Who is this for?” DeZarn said, exhaling a p...
Tommy Chong Says Marijuana Helped Him Beat Cancer | Fox News Latino

Chong is crediting his recovery with the somewhat unconventional methods of his Canadian doctor, who treated his cancer with “hash oil” and encouraged him to change his diet. He also said a number of sessions with Adam Dreamhealer, a man whom he described as a “world-renowned healer”. Las...
First major hemp crop in 60 years is planted in southeast Colorado - The Denver Post

Springfield, Colo., farmer Ryan Loflin on Monday planted the nation's first industrial hemp crop in almost 60 years. Loflin's plans to grow hemp already have been chronicled, and Monday's planting attracted the attention of more media in southeastern Colorado and a documentary film crew. Hemp is genetic...
Czech pharmacies begin selling medical marijuana | The Raw Story

Medical marijuana legally went on sale Tuesday in pharmacies across the Czech Republic for patients suffering from cancer, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis or psoriasis. The new law does not foresee health insurance coverage for marijuana, touted by some as a medical miracle drug. The presc...
Steve Cook: This is what happens when you put businesses before our kids' education | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Michigan still ranks in the top 10 of states for unemployment, and Michigan schools are closing their doors.It is no coincidence that when you take money away from our schools, they will suffer. Their suffering ultimately is a sentence against the children they serve — or can no longer serve as we found...
Just as his trial was getting under way, former state police lieutenant pleads in corruption case

Luke Davis was accused of looting the drug forfeiture fund from the task force he ran in Monroe known as OMNI. Prosecutors say he and his co-defendants took property seized in drug raids, took some of it for themselves and sold the rest for cash to line their pockets. It appeared that Davis was going to f...
Press Release: Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest U.S. Attorney General Holder's Speech in Berkeley

PRESS RELEASE Americans for Safe Access For Immediate Release: May 11, 2013 Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest U.S. Attorney General Holder's Speech in Berkeley Fly-over action sends message to Holder, launches advocates' Peace for Patients campaign Berkeley, CA -- As U.S. Attorney General Eric...
Michigan admits major error, dissolves new marijuana conditions panel

The agency that set up the Panel now dissolves it; reason is failure to comply with Michigan law. Is this why Clarkson retired? LANSING- It took them nearly four years to convene the Panel, and now they say they did it wrong. The Medical Marihuana Review Panel, whose formation was required in 2009 but w...
Fundraiser for Safer Lansing, party honoring Basore announced

LANSING- The Committee for a Safer Lansing (CSL), who recently announced plans to petition to decriminalize marijuana in Michigan's capital city, have announced a fundraiser and send-off celebration for longtime community activist and entrepeneur Ryan Basore. [caption id="attachment_5150" align="alignnone"...
State of Wisconsin: Legalization Of Medical Marijuana For Therapeutic Use

Support the State of Wisconsin in their effort to bring legalized marijuana use to their state. A change.org petition has been started and it is directed at the President of the United States- and others- via Americans for Safe Access. https://www.change.org/petitions/state-of-wisconsin-legalization-of-med...
One Fantastic Resource: State By State Marijuana Policy Reform Bills 2013

[caption id="attachment_4847" align="aligncenter" width="189"] Mason Tvert speaks at 2013 Hash Bash[/caption] The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has a great website that monitors cannabis policy reform efforts in all 50 states. From their website: Nearly half of all Americans live in states that have refo...
Maine panel hears case for marijuana legalization - News - Boston.com

With other states starting to allow the legal use of marijuana, Maine needs to get ahead of the issue and legalize, regulate, and tax the sale of the drug, lawmakers were told Friday. ‘‘This issue is coming to our state,’’ Representative Diane Russell, a Portland Democrat, told the Criminal Justice an...