Medical Marijuana Employees Join Union

Roughly 100 medical marijuana workers joined a local union in Northern California, according to a May 28, 2010, The New York Times report. The Oakland-based workers voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 5. According to the article, Oaksterdam University Founder Richard Lee said that while the medical marijuana trade school [...]

The Doobage Degree: Pot School

Mom and Dad, when I grow up, I want to go to school to learn how to run a grow house. Apparently this is now an option, and it brings a smile to my face. According to a recent press release, Greenway University, a “medical marijuana business school in compliance and education,” has received state [...]

Iowa Next For Medical Marijuana?

An editorial in Iowa’s Quad City Times documented that Iowa Pharmacy Board voted unanimously that marijuana has medicinal properties and would benefit Iowans the way it does in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal. The vote came after four public forums, which were precipitated by an American Civil Liberties lawsuit that urged public [...]

Medical Marijuana Measures Make Waves

Blueberry. Skunk Diesel. G-13. These are all different types of grass, the illegal drug New Jersey just legalized for medical use. Weed has been given to cancer patients for years to help with nausea and appetite but recent studies show new pluses and minuses associated with herb.

Smack, Crackle, Pot: This Is Your Brain On Dope!

Apparently, the war on drugs in NYC, or lack thereof, is the sexy story of the season. This is how we will close October. That and all the lives lost in the recent bombings in Iraq. Getting Deja vu? What struck me the most about all the articles about drugs in NYC papers was the [...]

Science, Health & Recalls June 9

Some California residents are wondering if the decision to make marijuana legal for medicinal purposes was a mistake, The New York Times reports. Medical marijuana was legalized under state law in 1996. Since then, 11 other states have followed, despite a federal law that bans the sale of any marijuana. Recently, some are concerned the medical [...]