Month: July 2014

Canada’s Freedom Fighters: The plight of Marc and Jodie Emery

Canada’s Freedom Fighters: The plight of Marc and Jodie Emery

Posted by | Jul 25, 2014 | , , |

On July 9, Marc Emery was released from the Yazoo City Prison in Mississippi. Marc has since remained in a detention center waiting his release to Canada. “You don’t give up and say, ‘Oh, they’re corrupt and this sucks. I’m not working with them.’” Says Jodie Emery. “You say, ‘Okay. We took that loss. Now it’s our turn.’ And you take another chance, and you fight for more freedom and every little chance that you can get, you take a little bit and then you ask for more.” Jodie knows plenty about fighting. For over five years, Canadian and...

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Cannabis Spotlight: The Clinic on Capitol Hill

Cannabis Spotlight: The Clinic on Capitol Hill

Posted by | Jul 15, 2014 | , |

“It’s the people that I meet.” That’s Chad Larrabee’s favorite part of his job as Store Manager for The Clinic’s Capitol Hill dispensary. “When you have those repeat people — the fact that I have people come in to get away from their life. I have people who are like, ‘Oh god, my house is so stressful, I figure I’d just come over and hang out with you for a while.’” Larrabee spoke to THC Magazine about his four years of experience working for The Clinic. Before he took a job in the cannabis industry, Larrabee was a massage...

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Florida Begins Medical Cannabis Rulemaking

Florida Begins Medical Cannabis Rulemaking

Posted by | Jul 11, 2014 | , , |

Florida began the process of creating the regulations needed for a medical cannabis industry and safe access for patients. While the rules implemented are for the already approved CBD-only cannabis oil, regulators are laying the groundwork for rules concerning Florida’s full medical cannabis law. A ballot initiative legalizing cannabis for medical purposes is widely expect to pass in the November elections. While not much has been nailed down yet, there is still time since providers cannot begin growing cannabis for CBD until licenses are issued by the state. The state must issue the licenses before the end of the...

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D.C. Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative is a Go

D.C. Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative is a Go

Posted by | Jul 11, 2014 | , , |

The Washington Times reported on Tuesday that cannabis advocates in the District of Columbia have turned in enough signatures to put a retail cannabis initiative on the ballot in November. The D.C. Board of Elections requires 22,500 valid signatures for a ballot initiative; organizer Adam Eidinger brought 57,000 signatures to the Board on Monday. It’s unclear; however, if the initiative will make a difference with an amendment attached to a major funding bill in Congress trumping the will of the people, if adopted. The amendment precludes lawmakers in the District from reducing penalties related to “recreational” cannabis. For more,...

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NY Becomes 23rd Medical Cannabis State

NY Becomes 23rd Medical Cannabis State

Posted by | Jul 11, 2014 | , , |

[Gov. Andrew Cuomo] [Source: Associated Press] New York became the 23rd state to allow for the use of cannabis for medical purposes on July 5 when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that passed both chambers of New York Legislature with strong support (Senate: 49-10; Assembly: 117-13). The state also became only the second, after Minnesota, to ban the smoking of cannabis while allowing vaporizing oil, cannabis-infused edibles and topical ointments. New York officials now have 18 months to draft and create regulations for the new industry. For more, click here:...

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