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 [...]

Cannabis May Relieve Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Shaheen Lakhan and Marie Rowland of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation examined six studies that showed that extracts of Cannabis sativa may lessen the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis, but more studies need to be done. According to The Los Angeles Times report, one extract is THC, while the other, cannabidiol, may lower levels of THC in brain. [...]

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 [...]