Archive for April, 2008
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008Mon, 14 Apr 2008 Source: World-Spectator, The (CN SN) HEMP NUTRITION HOLDS VALUE-ADDED POTENTIAL The strength and durability of hemp fibre is well known, leading to a number of textile applications. Hemp oil has features that make it a very attractive ingredient in the cosmetics industry, as well. Now, thanks to a growing body of [...]
HC accepting proposals to cultivate and distribute medical marijuana
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Tue, 15 Apr 2008 Source: Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB) Author: Steve Rennie, Canadian Press JOB OPPORTUNITY CREATING BUZZ Feds Seek Marijuana Growers; Flin Flon Company Could Lose Contract OTTAWA — Health Canada is looking for someone to grow its weed. The department served notice Monday it will soon invite firms to bid on a [...]
High priced government-sponsored herb = low grade poor medicine
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Tue, 15 Apr 2008 Source: Evening News, The (CN NS) LEARNING TO GROW THE RIGHT STUFF If certain Canadians operating outside the law can grow grade-A quality marijuana in spare rooms, one would think a company receiving millions of dollars in funding could achieve the same result. The federal government once again has a tender [...]
Pot does not affect the academic performance of the students
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Mon, 14 Apr 2008 Source: Los Angeles Loyolan (CA Edu) Author: Jermaine Affonso MARIJUANA REVISITED Advocates and opponents of marijuana comment on its use at Loyola Marymount. LMU’s Division of Student Affairs’ recently released newsletter, “Cannabis Conundrum,” showcases an increased level of drug use on campus, raising issues of social and cultural dimensions behind the [...]
Patients pay-up, or no pot for you! says Health Canada
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Mon, 14 Apr 2008 Source: Chronicle Herald (CN NS) Author: Dean Beeby ARREARS REVEAL FLAWS IN MEDICAL POT SYSTEM Users Owe Ottawa More Than $500,000 OTTAWA – Medical marijuana users are on the hook for more than $500,000 in unpaid bills for government-certified weed, raising questions about the effectiveness of Health Canada’s troubled dope program. [...]
University seeks Pot Smokers for study – contact number inside
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Fri, 11 Apr 2008 Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA) Author: Brian Morelli, UI SEEKS POT SMOKERS FOR STUDY Normally, people aren’t paid to get high, but University of Iowa scientists are coughing up some coin to stoners willing to help them gain insight into the effects of marijuana. Users won’t get enough dough to live [...]
Purple urkel marijuana returned to patient
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Thu, 10 Apr 2008 Source: Monterey County Herald (CA) POLICE RETURN MAN’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA HUNTINGTON BEACH – Acting on court orders, Huntington Beach police returned 30 grams of pot taken from a medical marijuana patient last year. An appellate court ruled in a Garden Grove case that seized medical marijuana must be returned to a [...]
Emery deal denied last month by Ottawa – extradition hearing must proceed
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Thu, 10 Apr 2008 Vancouver Sun (CN BC) Author: Ian Mulgrew EMERY EXTRADITION CASE STARTS LATE ’08 VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s self-styled Prince of Pot, Marc Emery, and two colleagues will face an extradition hearing in B.C. Supreme Court starting later this year over American drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges. At a hearing to set dates [...]
Cannabis Buyers’ Club launches a chatroom forum on their website
Monday, April 7th, 2008Hempology 101 and CBC of C joint forums Now Open Post and read about cannabis related events in your area. Read up on latest court cases and activism in Canada and the US. Learn techniques and tips from experienced growers. Discuss and share personal testimonies aurrounding medical marijuana. Click Here and Join in on the [...]
Expensive ID cards a tool for marijuana patients to be verified
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Fri, 4 Apr 2008 Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA) Andrea Koskey POT ID CARDS APPROVED Medical marijuana users in Yuba County now have an identification card to verify possession of the drug. The card, which will cost $126, was approved by county supervisors Tuesday. The card is meant to provide uniformity across the state and give law [...]
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