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  Hemp is Effective in Cleaning Nuclear Disasters

  Most people, especially cannabis advocates, understand that hemp is an incredibly diverse and useful plant, which produces thousands of products, even things like hempcrete – concrete made almost exclusively from hemp, which is actually stronger than typical concrete. However, few people understand how useful hemp can be in something as drastically important as cleaning up nuclear disaster sites. Recent research has indicated that hemp is one of the most useful plants we have for phytoremediation, which is the process of cleaning areas suffering from nuclear contamination, by using plants to absorb the toxins out of the soil and water.  …

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  New Poll: Only 6% of Americans Support Jail Time for Marijuana Possession

  Nearly 70% of Americans support decriminalizing the possession and use of marijuana, according to a new Reason-Rupe poll released this morning. The poll also found that an incredibly low percentage of Americans – literally just 6% – support putting someone in jail for consuming or possessing marijuana, indicating that 94% in the U.S. would like a fundamentally different approach to marijuana than what the U.S. government has put forth with their continuation of its prohibition. During the research, which was conducted by Princeton Research Associates International, the question was asked: “Which approach do you think government and law enforcement should…

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  Legislation Announced to Legalize Marijuana in New York

  Senator Liz Krueger has announced that she intends to file legislation in New York aimed at legalizing the recreational use, possession, private cultivation and state-licensed sales of marijuana for adults. The measure comes as New York’s Legislature continues to push forward a measure to legalize medical marijuana – a proposal that’s already been approved by the state’s House, and is expected to pass the Senate. “It is my intention as a New York State senator to soon introduce a law that would actually decriminalize, regulate and tax marijuana in New York,” stated Krueger earlier this week.   The measure, which…

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  Study: Marijuana Consumption Reduces Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease, May Lead to Remission

  Marijuana consumption reduces the symptoms associated with Crohn’s disease, and can even lead to its remission, according to new research published on the website of the National Institutes of Health, which will be in print soon in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the Meir Medical Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Israel, examined 21 subjects with Crohn’s disease who weren’t responsive to conventional treatments. According to the the study, ” Patients were randomly assigned to groups given cannabis, twice daily, in the form of cigarettes containing 11.5 mg of tetrahydrocannabinol…

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  Smoking cannabis could reduce the risk of diabetes by controlling blood sugar

  Marijuana users had 16% lower fasting insulin levels than non-users They were also less likely to be insulin resistant and had smaller waists Previous research has found cannabis smokers are less likely to be obese People who regularly smoke cannabis may have a lower risk of developing diabetes, new research suggests. Marijuana users had significantly lower levels of the hormone insulin – indicating better blood sugar control. If a link is established, it could pave the way for the development of treatments using the plant’s compound active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. In the study, published in The American Journal of…

• Hemp is Effective in Cleaning Nuclear Disasters

  May 18, 2013

• New Poll: Only 6% of Americans Support Jail Time for Marijuana Possession

  May 17, 2013

• Legislation Announced to Legalize Marijuana in New York

  May 16, 2013

• Study: Marijuana Consumption Reduces Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease, May Lead to Remission

  May 15, 2013

• Smoking cannabis could reduce the risk of diabetes by controlling blood sugar

  May 14, 2013

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Thousands of marijuana smokers celebrate first legal ‘420’ in Colorado

UPDATE 7:07 pm CT: In the minutes after the shooting, three individuals were shot by an unknown assailant. None of the injuries were described as life-threatening. Approximately seven gunshots were heard shortly before 5pm, less than an hour after the rally’s keynote address completed. It was initially reported that two people had been shot, along with one of the individual’s pet dog. However, the Denver Police Department tweeted that a third individual, a juvenile, was grazed by a bullet and escorted themselves to nearby hospital. ***** DENVER, CO. – Ten years ago, Ken Gorman, the founder of Denver’s annual “420 Rally,” stood inside…

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

                      Hundreds of marijuana enthusiasts huddled near Seattle’s famed Space Needle tower on Thursday night with pipes, bongs and hand-rolled joints to celebrate Washington’s new status as the first state in the nation to legalize pot for adult recreational use. The public gathering at the downtown Seattle Center, like a smaller turnout at a nearby spot hours earlier, defied a key provision of the state’s landmark marijuana law, which allows possession of small amounts of cannabis but forbids users from lighting up outside the privacy of their homes. Police kept…

Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill One Step Closer to Becoming Law

On Monday, the Maryland House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize medically approved marijuana use in the state by a margin of 108 votes to 28. It will now proceed to the Senate where it will be debated and voted on, possibly as soon as this week. If passed, House Bill 1101, sponsored by delegate Dan K. Morhaim among others, would establish a medical marijuana commission in the state through which academic and medical research centers could submit applications to operate medical marijuana dispensaries. It was proposed on February 8. The bill would not take affect until fiscal year…