I Loved My Dispensary
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By Hayes Hemingway “This is a poem by Hayes Hemingway with apologies to Langston Hughes.” I loved my dispensary The LA City Council took it away from me There’s nothing more to say The poem ends softly as it began I loved my dispensary These photos are of four dispensaries that closed within two miles … Read more
Many CA Medical Pot Shops Shut Down: Delivery Services On The Rise
You can knock us down, but we’re relentlessly determined to get back up every time. The pursuit of freedom is never-ending, and the same is true for American appetite for marijuana. In Los Angeles, recently, over 400 medical marijuana dispensaries were ordered to close, though, the government will have to waste a considerable amount of … Read more
Medical Marijuana Misinformation in Illinois
Last week in the Illinois Daily Herald, a Dr. Dora Dixie collaborated with Peter Bensinger on an editorial about medical marijuana entitled “Medical marijuana is bad medicine, bad policy”. As anyone who cares to click through will quickly discern, it is pure unadulterated trash masquerading as legitimate opposition to medicinal cannabis from the medical community. First, a … Read more
How and Why I became a Medical Marijuana Patient
It took me two years of dreaming and giving serious thought to becoming a Medical Marijuana patient in California before I applied for my MM card.
Montana Doctor Fined After Seeing 150 Patients in a Day
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana physician who saw about 150 patients over 14½ hours during a medical marijuana clinic last year will be fined $2,000 for providing substandard care, the first time a doctor in the state has been disciplined in a marijuana case. The state Board of Medical Examiners’ action follows a stern … Read more
Pro-Medical Marijuana Rally in Tucson
Voters in Arizona will be able to decide in November on a ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana in the state. Saturday afternoon in Tucson, members of the group “AZ 4 NORML” rallied, waving pro-medical marijuana signs at passing motorists. The proposal – if approved – will allow qualified patients to buy their medicine at regulated … Read more
Fresno Police Board Up Medical-Marijuana Clinic
The MedMar Medical Marijuana Clinic – which has been involved in an ongoing battle with the city of Fresno, CA – has been boarded up by police. When they arrived to serve a search warrant on Friday, officers found the business closed and apparently “cleaned out.” A judge ordered clinic owner Rick Morse back to … Read more
4 O.C. Medical Pot Users Take Case to Appeals Court
Four Orange County medical marijuana users who argue that bans on pot clinics in Costa Mesa and Lake Forest violate the Americans with Disabilities Act have appealed their case to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Matthew Pappas, a Mission Viejo attorney representing the users, said he believes the case has a chance of … Read more
Maine Launches Online Registry for Medical Marijuana
Citizens of the state of Maine can now sign up for a medical marijuana card online. This is in response to a voter-approved measure which made medical marijuana legal in the state last fall. If approved by the online registry, patients will be issued medical marijuana cards that can be used at any of Maine’s … Read more
Patients Continue Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Illinois
A few minutes of smoking marijuana give Ana DeVarose hours of relief from the pain and nausea associated with multiple sclerosis so the 22-year-old Springfield woman doesn’t have to take a handful of prescription medicines every day. But because using marijuana, even for medicinal purposes, is illegal in Illinois, the availability of cannabis on the … Read more
