By Claire Kaufmann | Published in SeattlePI.com I’m a parent and overall I’d like to believe I’m a half decent one. My kids are well adjusted, they go to great schools and I work my butt off to ensure I am guiding them to be their highest and best. Since I’ve started working in the [...]
From Optician to the Stars to the Martha Stewart of Marijuana, Cheryl Shuman has invented and reinvented herself with great success, and is on a course to be the perfect blend of Oprah entrepreneurship and Martha Stewart marketing, making Ms. Shuman the most sought after woman in the cannabis industry. By Anna Pulley | Published [...]
By Lauren Payne | January 9, 2013 What does “safe access” to medical marijuana mean, anyway? To patients as a whole, it means being provided access to convenient, reliable, affordable medicine. The specifics of safe access are where things get a little murkier. Some patients enjoy safe access through their local collective or dispensary; some [...]
Three experts explain everything you need to know about the battle to legalize marijuana By Paul Armentano, Neill Franklin, Mason Tvert | Published in AlterNet.org PBS recently ran a Need to Know segment on marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado. The episode featured interviews with three prominent marijuana policy reform activists: Paul Armentano, Deputy Director of NORML;Major [...]
By Andres Jauregui | Published in HuffingtonPost Mykayla Comstock, a 7-year-old girl with leukemia, is one of Oregon’s youngest medical marijuana users. Mykayla, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last spring, is one of 2,201 cancer patients– 52 of them children — authorized to use cannabis by the state, the Oregonian reports. The girl, who [...]
By Law Enforcement Against Prohibition In a historic night for drug law reformers on Tuesday, Colorado and Washington passed measures legalizing and regulating marijuana, Massachusetts became the 18th state to allow medical marijuana, and six localities voted to modernize policies on marijuana. “Because of the victories in all of these places, we awakened this morning [...]
By Scot Kersgaard | Published in Washington Independent Do states with legalized medical marijuana see an increase in employment related injuries or illnesses? You could probably argue the point either way, but what do the statistics show? A study of workplace safety in Oregon shows clearly that going to work in that state gets safer [...]
In the current patchwork of Medical Marijuana laws and regulations across the country, clinical cannabis use is not decided by the military patients’ need for medicine, but rather where they live. This practice is, of course, totally illogical. Realizing that Veterans are not being treated for their injuries properly, is not surprising to me. I [...]
But most entrepreneurs see challenges as well worth it to be part of a movement By Al Olson and John Brecher | Published in MSNBC.com Ask any entrepreneur about the challenges to his or her business and you will get an earful: zoning laws, tax regulations, employee retention, and the list goes on. Now imagine [...]
I’d like to share a letter that I sent to my Congressman, US Representative David Wu of Oregon with medicalmarijuana411.com: Rep. Wu: I am writing to share with you my frustration with Kaiser Permanente. I have had a very painful medical condition since childhood. Through years of various pain management and medication attempts, I have [...]
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