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Medical marijuana advertising sparks interest in pot use among teens, study finds

Paul Marini | July 07, 2015

By Susan Abram, Los Angeles Daily News A study of Southern California middle school students found that those who see ads, billboards, or signs for medical marijuana were more likely to think about or smoke pot than those who see no advertising, researchers...

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Wyoming parents mull hemp oil for children with epilepsy

Paul Marini | July 06, 2015

By Laura Hancock Casper Star Tribune  Gretchen Wheeler knows her 21-year-old daughter will never be able to drive, marry or have her own children. Katelyn will likely live with her mother "forever," Wheeler says. She is willing to accept some...

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Medical Marijuana: You don't have to smoke it and it doesn't make you high

Paul Marini | June 25, 2015

By Leslie Khan Chicago Now I find myself saying this to people on a regular basis when talking about medical marijuana. This still seems to be the biggest misconception about medical marijuana. These days, the most effective and easiest way...

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Marijuana Research Gets A Break Through From The Obama Administration

Paul Marini | June 25, 2015

By Jaime Williams MMJ Observer  When President Barack Obama was getting into office back in 2008, he owed up to a promise that his administration would give the war on drugs a different approach. The promise has since been fulfilled...

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Bill To Allow Organ Transplants for Medical Marijuana Users Advances

Paul Marini | June 24, 2015

California Healthline  On Monday, the California Senate voted 33-1 to pass a bill (AB 258) that would prevent individuals from being denied an organ transplant because they use medical marijuana, the AP/Sacramento Bee reports (AP/Sacramento Bee, 6/22).

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Marijuana Research Just Got a Green Light From the Obama White House

Paul Marini | June 22, 2015

By Josh Harkinson Mother Jones   The White House today lifted a longstanding restriction on medical marijuana research, giving a green light to a growing group of mainstream scientists who are interested in investigating the potential health benefits of pot. Such research will no...

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Sativex Cancer Drug Trial Poses Barrier to CBD in Supplements

Paul Marini | June 22, 2015

By Josh Long Natural Products Insider In reliance on a drug trial that was announced eight years ago, FDA has determined CBD cannot be marketed as a dietary supplement. FDA could change its mind, but only if it is provided evidence...

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NEW MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST HEARING

Paul Marini | June 21, 2015

By Gloria Tatum Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis–created by the General Assembly as part of a compromise with Gov. Nathan Deal, to explore in-state medical cannabis cultivation–met at the State Capitol on Tuesday,...

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Feinstein very slow to ease opposition to medical marijuana

Paul Marini | June 15, 2015

By Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle Dianne Feinstein, long one of the Senate’s foremost drug warriors, has shown signs recently of mellowing on the issue of medical marijuana. She’s voted to allow its use by military veterans, pressed for more...

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Marijuana advocates optimistic about treatment, voters

Paul Marini | June 13, 2015

By Mark Walker Argus Leader Six-hundred fifty miles. That's the length Melissa Mentele has gone in search of relief. Mentele has lived with chronic pain since a 2012 workplace injury. She was moving a nursing home resident who suddenly resisted,...

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