Apr 112012
 
MJ Freeway Announces Supporting Sponsorship Of Upcoming Deep Green Conference

MJ Freeway Announces Supporting Sponsorship At Deep Green April 21 In Richmond, CA MJ Freeway Software Solutions, in partnership with their distribution partner MJFreewaySales.com, will sponsor the Deep Green conference and festival on the medical marijuana industry, on Saturday, April 21 starting at 10 am. MJFreewaySales.com will sponsor a booth in the Craneway Pavilion Center in Richmond, California and Amy Poinsett, co-founder and CEO, MJ Freeway will speak on a panel entitled “Responsible Business Models for Medical Cannabis” at the conference. Deep Green explores the Seven Dimensions of Cannabis – [Continue Reading]

Apr 112012
 
Marijuana Policy In Massachusetts

Massachusetts Marijuana Policy Massachusetts is a fairly liberal state when it comes to marijuana laws, which is surprising considering Mitt Romney was in charge for awhile. In a perfect world, marijuana would have no penalties. But marijuana consumers can do a lot worse than the state of Massachusetts. Below are the marijuana laws for Massachusetts, courtesy of Massachusetts NORML: Decriminalized? — Yes. Less than one ounce is punishable only by a fine of $100, no criminal charges. Possession of more than 1 oz (first offense) is a misdemeanor, punishable by [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
Super Lemon Haze Marijuana Strain Review And Pictures

Super Lemon Haze Marijuana Strain Super Lemon Haze has been around a while–the Lemon Skunk/Super Silver Haze cross was a Cannabis Cup winner back when George. W. Bush was in office. But as any cannabis producer will tell you, strains will evolve up or down in quality over time, depending on how and where they’re cultivated. This Super Lemon Haze–the we got from Fweedom Collective in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood–is without a doubt an evolutionary leap forward. It’s better than before: better, stronger, faster. While Fweedom’s Super Lemon Haze is the [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
Amount Of Medical Marijuana Patients In Oregon Declines

The Number Of Patients And Large Growers Drops In Oregon Three months ago I wrote an article analyzing the statistics of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP). The statistics are updated by the Oregon Health Authority, formerly called the Oregon Department of Human Services quarterly. It’s that time of year again to take a look at what statistical trends are occurring in the OMMP. For the first time that I’ve ever seen, numbers are down. I’m not sure if there’s been a dip before, but since I’ve been following them, [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
Baby Products Linked To False Positive Drug Test Results In Newborns

Yet Another Way Drug Testing Fails By Paul Armentano Commercially available baby soaps and other wash products that are commonly used with newborns may yield false positive results for THC in immunoassay drug screens, according to a just published study in the journal Clinical Biochemistry. Investigators at the University of North Carolina, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, assessed the impact of various baby wash products on drug-free urine samples after a number of false positive cannabinoid screening results were suspected at their hospital. Researchers reported: “Mixtures of drug-free urine [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
Obama To Attend 'Summit Of The Americas' This Weekend Amid Climate Of Drug Policy Reform

President Obama to Attend Summit of the Americas in Colombia This Weekend: Discussions to Include Drug Decriminalization, Legal Regulation and Other Drug War Alternatives First Time Ever that Sitting Presidents are Calling for All Options to Be Put on Table to Reduce Drug Prohibition-Related Crime, Violence and Corruption by Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance This week, President Obama will join over thirty other heads of state from throughout the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia for the Summit of the Americas. For the first time ever, a major focus of [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
Team Vendetta Releases More Information About OpCannabis

Anonymous Continues Operation Cannabis I received the following e-mail that is very important for all TWB readers to look at. Please follow @Anonymous_Nuke or @Anonijuana on Twitter for more details: Attention individual people, governments, companies and fellow Anons! We are Anonymous and we have an important message for you: There is a plant, which is probably the most versatile plant on our planet: Cannabis (Hemp) You may know people who are ill of cancer or died because of it. Cancer patients often have excruciating pain because of their illness. With [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
What Is A Fair Tax Rate For Marijuana?

Should Marijuana Be Taxed? If So, At What Rate? The momentum to end cannabis prohibition is growing everyday. The polls prove that, and anyone who wants to deny the reality that marijuana prohibition has failed needs to get their heads out of their butts. Part of the reason that ending cannabis prohibition is becoming more popular in society is due to the financial crisis. There are a lot of people that I have known for decades that never supported marijuana legalization in the past, but do now because they feel [Continue Reading]

Apr 102012
 
Toughest Marijuana Laws Around the World

Are The Marijuana Laws Harsh Where You Live? By Sean Z This is the nightmare situation. You’re taking a holiday in a country you’ve never visited before. In a bar, you get chatting to a few locals, and one of them candidly offers you some weed. Stoked at the opportunity to get high in a foreign country, you nod enthusiastically, find a safe spot and light up. As you make your way through the joint, enshrouded in a haze of giggles and contentment, you hear an iron voice from behind [Continue Reading]