What soda does to your body
Heart disease, osteoporosis, obesity and more. An infographic showing what soda does to your body.
Cannabis Legalization Has Reduced Suicides
A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health – which is an update of a 2011 study – has found that states which have legalized medical cannabis have seen a significant reduction in suicides, especially among young adults aged 20 to 29. For the study, researchers “obtained state-level suicide data from the National Vital Statistics …
FL Marijuana Rush Money
FL Rush begins for legal marijuana money If medical marijuana becomes legal in Florida, someone is going to make money from it. Already, a crowd of would-be investors and entrepreneurs are forming on the ground floor. Since last summer, more than 60 businesses have incorporated in Florida with names suggesting …
AMENDMENT 2 MARIJUANA PENDULUM SWINGING
Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Institute now open in Miami As the medical marijuana industry heats up, the Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Institute, a medical marijuana training and business institute, has opened in Miami. The Florida MMTC Institute, co-founded by Daniel Curtis and Jan Frel, has scheduled seminars for …
Marijuana Could Boost Florida Democrats
MIAMI (AP) — Tied to an unpopular president and his signature health care law, Democrats in the nation’s largest swing state see medical marijuana as a potential antidote to political malaise in this year’s midterm elections. Party operatives are pushing a constitutional amendment that would make Florida the first state …
Florida Sheriffs Association
When nearly nine in 10 Florida voters agree on something, the folks in the minority have to question whether they’ve taken a reasonable position. That’s the situation in which Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell and the Florida Sheriffs Association find themselves. Darnell was among 63 of 67 county sheriffs that …
Marijuana Bits & Pieces
US DRUG POLICY CHANGE WELCOME Finally, the U.S. government is waking up to the realization that it cannot jail its way out of a drug problem. President Obama’s Department of Justice last year stopped making the problem worse, easing mandatory minimum sentencing in some cases. Last week, it offered a …
LEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA ANOTHER VIEW
LEGALIZING MEDICAL MARIJUANA A SLIPPERY SLOPE Why am I opposed to legalizing marijuana? When my 18-year-old son was introduced to marijuana, the changes in his personality ruined his life. He became a lazy, moody, insensitive, belligerent stranger, eventually borrowing a car and was killed in a car accident. Sheriff Grady …
Marijuana Resource Center
State Laws Related to Marijuana Marijuana Resource Center Marijuana FAQ Since 1996, 20 states and Washington, DC have passed laws allowing smoked marijuana to be used for a variety of medical conditions. It is important to recognize that these state marijuana laws do not change the fact that using marijuana …
The Longest GREEN Mile – Part III
How a Missouri Man Could Die in Prison for Weed At the sentencing Johnston asked the judge to be more forgiving this time, arguing under the mistaken belief that his client faced a 30-year “life” sentence with the possibility of parole. “I think that 30 years in prison for that …