<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>THE Weed Blog &#187; Major Events</title> <atom:link href="http://www.theweedblog.com/category/major-events/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.theweedblog.com</link> <description>The Internets Best Resource for Marijuana Related Issues</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:36:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>2010 NORML Conference Day 2</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference-day-2/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference-day-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:08:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ninja Smoker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010 norml conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010 NORML Conference Day 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decriminalized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gary johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[los angeles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NORML]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NORML Conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stoners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weed]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3276</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day two report from 2010 NORML Conference. 12:00 P.M. Portland, Or &#8211; Rick Steves, Board Member NORML – He had a really good prospective on how the rest of the world views our drug policies. He is a lifetime travel guide and travel television show host. He states he enjoys smoking for the fun and believes in a responsible, regulated adult use of marijuana. He talked extensively about the European <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference-day-2/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference-day-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 NORML Conference</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:46:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ninja Smoker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010 norml conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decriminalized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earl blumenauer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[government]]></category> <category><![CDATA[just say yes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NORML]]></category> <category><![CDATA[norml portland conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patient]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weed]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3271</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of NORML&#8217;s 2010 conference in Portland, OR. I am attending and will be providing updates and highlights from the event. The who&#8217;s who of marijuana policy will be in attendance so if you have a chance, come down and check it out. We just got done hearing from Congressman Earl Blumenauer, an avid non-smoker who truly supports our cause. He had a fairly optimistic message, <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/2010-norml-conference/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marc Emery Prison Blog Post Number Twelve</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/marc-emery-prison-blog-post-number-twelve/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/marc-emery-prison-blog-post-number-twelve/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:17:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free marc emery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marc emery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marc emery prison]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marc emery seeds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3222</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thanks again to Jodie Emery for giving me permission to post this, and to all you TWB readers – WRITE MARC EMERY A LETTER!  I know I will.  Here is Marc’s post: Wednesday, September 1 2010 Oh dear, my sweet Jodie, I feel wobbly today. I&#8217;ve a sore throat, a woozy head and a stuffy nose. I&#8217;m drinking hot liquids and lots of water, getting sleep, but these next few <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/marc-emery-prison-blog-post-number-twelve/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/marc-emery-prison-blog-post-number-twelve/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>First Medical Marijuana TV Commercials Air In California</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/first-medical-marijuana-tv-commercials-air-in-california/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/first-medical-marijuana-tv-commercials-air-in-california/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:07:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ninja Smoker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannacare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fox40]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KTXL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana commercial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mike Armstrong]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weed]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3217</guid> <description><![CDATA[The first television commercial promoting medical marijuana began running this week in California. CannaCare, based of of Sacremento, purchased the airtime from Fox affiliate KTXL in Sacramento. It was well done and does a good job of present a message about a very taboo subject. Check it out: Despite being very conservative by today&#8217;s television commercial standards, some folks are worried about the potential for exposing youth to marijuana use. <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/first-medical-marijuana-tv-commercials-air-in-california/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/first-medical-marijuana-tv-commercials-air-in-california/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NORML Announces Agenda for 2010 Conference</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/norml-announces-agenda-for-2010-conference/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/norml-announces-agenda-for-2010-conference/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:11:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NORML]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3175</guid> <description><![CDATA[Luckily for TWB, this year&#8217;s Conference is held in beautiful Portland, OR &#8211; right in our backyard!  Hope to see you there: NORML 2010 Conference Agenda Wednesday, September 8 5:00- 9:00pm OR NORML’s ‘Welcome Pre-Registration Happy Hour and Live Music’ Kindly sponsored by: The World Famous Oregon NORML Cannabis Café and Alternative Medical Choices Acoustic guitar by local singer/songwriter Josh Belville &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Thursday, September 9 Moderator: George Rohrbacher, NORML Board <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/norml-announces-agenda-for-2010-conference/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/norml-announces-agenda-for-2010-conference/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colorado Medical Marijuana Policy Hearings Saturday</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-policy-hearings-saturday/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-policy-hearings-saturday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:25:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ninja Smoker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorado]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorado marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorado medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colorado Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colorado Medical Marijuana Policy Hearings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decriminalized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy Hearings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patient]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stoners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weed]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3156</guid> <description><![CDATA[This was sent to us from The Cannabis Therapy Institute. If you are in Colorado, this is important stuff. TWO RULEMAKING MEETINGS DATE: Friday, August 27, 2010 TIME: 9:00am MEETING #1: Department of Revenue Workgroup Meeting According to the Department of Revenue, &#8220;Workgroup members will engage in a discussion concerning draft rules pertaining to HB 10-1284. The public is invited to attend and observe the discussion of the workgroup. There <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-policy-hearings-saturday/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-policy-hearings-saturday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>People Use Alligators to Protect Medical Marijuana</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/people-use-alligators-to-protect-medical-marijuana/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/people-use-alligators-to-protect-medical-marijuana/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:30:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ninja Smoker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alligator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[detriot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Bouchard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michigan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland county]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ordinance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patient]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weed]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3167</guid> <description><![CDATA[As reported out of Michigan, fifteen people were arrested as part of a sting on medical marijuana clinics authorities believed were operating outside the legal limits for Michigan&#8217;s state medical marijuana law. &#8220;This is Michigan, not some Cheech and Chong movie,&#8221; Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Thursday at a news conference. The three clinic raided were Everybody&#8217;s Café in Waterford, Clinical Relief in Ferndale and Herbal Remedies, also in <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/people-use-alligators-to-protect-medical-marijuana/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/people-use-alligators-to-protect-medical-marijuana/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Some LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Win the Lottery</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/some-la-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-win-the-lottery/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/some-la-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-win-the-lottery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:42:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[los angeles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ordinance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prop 215]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3161</guid> <description><![CDATA[Once upon a time there were over 1,000 medical marijuana dispensaries in the City of Los Angeles.  ‘There are more MMJ dispensaries than Starbucks in LA’ was what people were always saying.  It was a beautiful thing &#8211; capitalism meets cannabis.  Medical patients had an enormous variety to choose from, which drove up competition, which in turn kept prices fairly reasonable.  Oh my, how times have changed. The City of <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/some-la-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-win-the-lottery/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/some-la-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-win-the-lottery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>US Representative Supports Marijuana Reform</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/us-representative-supports-marijuana-reform/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/us-representative-supports-marijuana-reform/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:06:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earl blumenauer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pro marijuana politicians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[us congress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3118</guid> <description><![CDATA[As many of you already know, I like to harass political candidates any chance I get.  A couple of months ago I contacted Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer’s campaign office via e-mail with a very straight forward question – ‘What is your stance on marijuana policy; specifically, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon, and the current state of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program.’  I informed him that I am a <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/us-representative-supports-marijuana-reform/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/us-representative-supports-marijuana-reform/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Medical Marijuana Inc Outlines &#8216;The Hemp Network&#8217;</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-inc-outlines-the-hemp-network/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-inc-outlines-the-hemp-network/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:11:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>No Inhale</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hemp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hemp facts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hemp marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hemp networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hemp production]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hemp provides]]></category> <category><![CDATA[industrial hemp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana inc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the hemp network]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3112</guid> <description><![CDATA[You may recall on Monday&#8217;s Stoner Friend Links there was a story on Medical Marijuana Inc&#8217;s plan to launch a hemp marketing company. Medical Marijuana Inc has provided an outline for The Hemp Network. The Hemp Network is the first network marketing company in history to provide consumers with hemp products on a network marketing platform. President Don Steinberg stated, &#8220;We are all now at the &#8216;right time, right place&#8217; <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-inc-outlines-the-hemp-network/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-inc-outlines-the-hemp-network/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colorado Medical Marijuana Rules Challenged in Court</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-rules-challenged-in-court/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-rules-challenged-in-court/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:56:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colorado HB 1284]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HB 1284]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3066</guid> <description><![CDATA[The day has finally arrived; the restrictive Colorado HB 1284 is finally being challenged in court.  A complaint was recently filed on behalf of Herbal Remedies, a dispensary in the Colorado city of Westminster.  Sean McAllister is one of the attorneys handling the case.  You might recognize his name from a successful campaign to decriminalize marijuana in the city of Breckenridge. &#8220;This is the test case,&#8221; says Sean McAllister, &#8220;and <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-rules-challenged-in-court/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-medical-marijuana-rules-challenged-in-court/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can You Fly With Medical Marijuana</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/can-you-fly-with-medical-marijuana/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/can-you-fly-with-medical-marijuana/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:30:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flying with cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flying with marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flying with medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flying with mmj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana and airplanes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana caregivers network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana caregivers network clinic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montana medical cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[montana medical marijuana program]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traveling with marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traveling with medical cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traveling with medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[traveling with mmj]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3027</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here is a wild story that I received from the Montana Caregiver’s Network Newsletter Vol. I, Issue 10, dated August 3rd 2010: Federal TSA Regulations allow Marijuana on Planes I flew the friendly skies with a 3 foot pot plant, a female in pre-flowering mode, and yes, this really happened…My flight left Missoula on the 28th of July, and I carried my 2 foot long Gandalf and my 1 ounce <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/can-you-fly-with-medical-marijuana/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/can-you-fly-with-medical-marijuana/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dennis Peron Raid Update</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/dennis-peron-raid-update/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/dennis-peron-raid-update/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron mmj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron raid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron raided]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3023</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here is an update from San Francisco’s ASA Chapter about the recent Raid against California Medical Marijuana Law Author Dennis Peron: The charges, which have been dropped, involved running a house where drugs, including marijuana and methampetamine, were used. Dennis has yet to see the search warrant. He did not have a lawyer. (Terence called the DA&#8217;s office.) He has not fully recovered from the stroke he had in LA <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/dennis-peron-raid-update/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/dennis-peron-raid-update/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Author of California Medical Marijuana Law Raided by Police</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/author-of-california-medical-marijuana-law-raided-by-police/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/author-of-california-medical-marijuana-law-raided-by-police/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:34:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron california]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron mmj]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron raid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dennis peron raided]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3006</guid> <description><![CDATA[I received the following information in a disturbing e-mail from San Francisco’s Americans for Safe Access Chapter: &#8220;Leland Cole reported about 4pm on Facebook that Dennis Peron, author of The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and father of the modern medical marijuana movement, was raided at his San Francisco home. Cole said the raid occured 72 hours ago and that Peron, who was recovering from a stroke, suffered a seizure <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/author-of-california-medical-marijuana-law-raided-by-police/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/author-of-california-medical-marijuana-law-raided-by-police/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>D.C. Publishes Medical Marijuana Regulations</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/d-c-publishes-medical-marijuana-regulations/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/d-c-publishes-medical-marijuana-regulations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:28:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>No Inhale</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dc marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dc medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[washington dc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[washington dc marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[washington dc marijuana regulations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[washington dc marijuana rules]]></category> <category><![CDATA[washington dc medical marijuana]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=3001</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stores that sell medical marijuana in Washington won&#8217;t be allowed to advertise their wares with giant cannabis leaves, and the packages they dispense will have to display a health warning. Those are just two of more than 300 proposed regulations published Friday to implement a new medical marijuana law in the city. The regulations, which range from how the drug may be grown to what dispensaries can look like, are <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/d-c-publishes-medical-marijuana-regulations/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/d-c-publishes-medical-marijuana-regulations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Silverdome to Host First International Cannabis Convention</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/silverdome-to-host-first-international-cannabis-convention/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/silverdome-to-host-first-international-cannabis-convention/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:35:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>No Inhale</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first international cannabis convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holistic health education center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[international cannabis convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical mairjuana inc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[michigan marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pontiac marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silverdome]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=2976</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Silverdome  in Pontiac, Michigan is to host The first International Cannabis Convention &#38; Halloween Harmony &#38; Harvest Fest over the coming Halloween weekend. The event will feature entertainers, exhibits, vendors, guest speakers, and edibles for qualifying patients with current medical marijuana cards. Attendees must be at least 18. Medical Marijuana Inc&#8217;s CEO Bruce Perlowin, has partnered with CEO Ed Kristy of Holistic Health Education Center to organize this event, <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/silverdome-to-host-first-international-cannabis-convention/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/silverdome-to-host-first-international-cannabis-convention/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Colorado Department of Revenue Holds Emergency Hearing on Monday</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-department-of-revenue-holds-emergency-hearing-on-monday/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-department-of-revenue-holds-emergency-hearing-on-monday/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:14:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ninja Smoker</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorado]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colorado Department of Revenue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[colorado medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[decriminalized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emergency Rule-making Hearing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[growers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[law enforcement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[laws]]></category> <category><![CDATA[legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patient]]></category> <category><![CDATA[policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[zoning]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=2972</guid> <description><![CDATA[The first rule-making hearing by the new Colorado Department of Revenue Medical Marijuana Licensing Authority will take place on Monday at 10:00am. &#8220;Emergency&#8221; Rule-making Hearing Proposed Rule: Medical Marijuana State Licensing Authority Rule Regarding Residency Requirements Monday, August 2, 2010 10:00 am Gaming Conference Room #110 1881 Pierce Street Lakewood, CO 80214 Click here to read the proposed rule: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Rev-Enforcement/RE/1251575120107 Public comment: This hearing is open to the public. However, <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-department-of-revenue-holds-emergency-hearing-on-monday/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/colorado-department-of-revenue-holds-emergency-hearing-on-monday/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Medical Marijuana School to Open in Rhode Island</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-school-to-open-in-rhode-island/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-school-to-open-in-rhode-island/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:26:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>No Inhale</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alternative horticultural studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new england marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new england marijuana school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new england school of alternative horticultural studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rhode island marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rhode island marijuana school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rhode island medical marijuana]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=2959</guid> <description><![CDATA[The New England School of Alternative Horticultural Studies, a New England-based medical marijuana training center, yesterday announced the September 2010 launch of its Basic Medical Marijuana training class in Warwick, RI, the first professional medical marijuana training class in the north eastern United States. Rhode Island State law allows registered patients or their caregivers to legally set up an indoor grow with a certain number of marijuana plants for personal <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-school-to-open-in-rhode-island/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/medical-marijuana-school-to-open-in-rhode-island/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oakland Approves Four Large-scale Marijuana Factories and Upsets Local Growers</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/oakland-approves-four-large-scale-marijuana-factories-and-upsets-local-growers/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/oakland-approves-four-large-scale-marijuana-factories-and-upsets-local-growers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:51:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>No Inhale</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana factory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana farms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland cannbis dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland marijuana dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland marijuana factories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland marijuana farms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland medical cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oakland medical marijuana]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=2904</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to license up to four large-scale marijuana farms in industrial areas to supply the city&#8221;s four medical marijuana dispensaries, and promised to later review policies that could include smaller and medium-size farmers. The city will not enforce the new ordinance until the cultivation permits are issued in January. The ordinance will get a second reading on Tuesday. James Anthony, attorney for Harborside Health Center, said <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/oakland-approves-four-large-scale-marijuana-factories-and-upsets-local-growers/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/oakland-approves-four-large-scale-marijuana-factories-and-upsets-local-growers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marijuana Dispensary Initiative Makes the Oregon Ballot</title><link>http://www.theweedblog.com/marijuana-dispensary-initiative-makes-the-oregon-ballot/</link> <comments>http://www.theweedblog.com/marijuana-dispensary-initiative-makes-the-oregon-ballot/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:33:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Johnny Green</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Major Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medical Marijuana Policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weed Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cannabis dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coalition for patients rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[initiative 28]]></category> <category><![CDATA[john sajo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kevin mannix]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kevin mannix marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kevin mannix medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kevin mannix oregon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana dispensary ban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana dispensary bans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical cannabis dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical cannabis dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical cannabis dispensary ban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical cannabis dispensary bans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana dispensary ban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical marijuana dispensary bans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon initative 28]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical cannabis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical cannabis dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical cannabis dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical marijuana act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical marijuana dispensaries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon medical marijuana dispensary]]></category> <category><![CDATA[oregon voter power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voter power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voter power foundation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theweedblog.com/?p=2865</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to the Oregonian newspaper, ‘Secretary of State Kate Brown said Friday that both petitions (one being I-28 of course) had more than the 82,769 valid signatures needed to make the Nov. 2 ballot.  Neither has been assigned a ballot measure number yet.  That’s because signatures collected on behalf of four other citizen petitions are still being verified.  Voters should know the full lineup by the Aug. 1 deadline.” I <a href='http://www.theweedblog.com/marijuana-dispensary-initiative-makes-the-oregon-ballot/'>[...]</a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theweedblog.com/marijuana-dispensary-initiative-makes-the-oregon-ballot/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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