WILL FEDS MAKE IT BE THE LAST DROP Some cannabis growers may soon find themselves with a lot less irrigation water if the U.S. government decides to block the use of federal water for state-legal marijuana cultivation. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees management of federal water resources, “is …
In some states, there’s an untenable mismatch between the crime and the time, but does anyone think that pot—medical or recreational—will still be illegal in 10 years? Now that a majority of Americans—54% and climbing, according to Pew Research—believe that marijuana should be treated like beer, wine and liquor, it’s …
The parents of RayAnn Moseley, the Pensacola child with intractable epilepsy whose story softened the hearts of reluctant lawmakers, are fighting a new battle: getting Charlotte’s Web to Florida. The Moseleys have formed a company to apply to be one of the five medical marijuana dispensaries under the new law …
Florida – Adjourned 2014 9 Bills Number: FL [R] HB 843 – Updated (Text 07/13/2014) Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz Title: Cannabis Abstract: Cannabis; Authorizes specified physicians to order low-THC cannabis for use by specified patients; provides conditions; prohibits specified acts by physicians or persons seeking low-THC cannabis; requires physician education; requires …
Low or No THC, High CBD Medical Marijuana Bills: Leaving Most Patients Behind In August 2013, CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta filed a report on medical marijuana explaining that he had a change of heart and announcing his support for using marijuana for medical purposes. While Dr. Gupta mentioned multiple …
JENKS v. STATE 582 So.2d 676 District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Kenneth L. JENKS and Barbara J. Jenks, Appellants, v. State of Florida, Appellee. No. 90-2462. June 13, 1991. Defendants were convicted in the Circuit Court, Bay County, Clinton Foster, J., of cultivating cannabis and possession of …
Ring Lardner on How Medical Marijuana Saves Alcoholics This article originally appeared in O’Shaughnessy’s and is republished with special permission. The legendary sports and screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. explains how marijuana rescued his friends. Screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. won an Oscar in 1938 for “Woman of the Year” and another in …
A broad smile spreads across the face of shopkeeper James Lathrop as he surveys his shiny new store, for he knows he’s about to become the most popular man in Seattle. On Tuesday the state of Washington will become only the second in the US, after Colorado, to allow the …
Known by many names — like cannabis and THC — marijuana is gaining attention for its policy changes and also its medical benefits. The most common reason people receive medical marijuana is as a treatment for pain, Barth Wilsey said to WebMD. The source of such pain could be headaches, …
Cannabis is likely to become an annual billion-dollar legal industry in the state of Colorado by next year after officials suggested greater volumes of the drug are being sold than anticipated. Colorado was the first state in the US to licence and tax sales of the drug for recreational use, …