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CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
I thought the partial paralysis was odd as well. Not sure if the brownies have been completely anylized? There might be more info later on.

Edibles can have a bad reaction for someone who uses cannabis on a daily basis let alone someone who is less familiar with it.
 

macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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Last year there were more arrests for marijuana than for violent crime
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/01/more-arrests-for-marijuana-than-for-violent-crime_partner/
Despite spreading marijuana legalization and a growing desire for new directions in drug policy, the war on drugs continues unabated. According to the FBI's latest Uniform Crime Report, released Monday, overall drug arrests actually increased last year to 1.57 million, a jump of 5.63 percent over 2015. The increase includes marijuana arrests, which jumped by more than 75,000 last year compared to 2015, an increase of 12 percent.
 

macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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29 states have legal pot. Jeff Sessions wants to stamp it out, and he's closer than you think
What has become known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment constitutes a single paragraph of federal law. It prohibits the Justice Department from spending even a cent to prosecute medical marijuana users and sellers operating legally under state laws. Since its passage, it has largely shut down efforts by federal prosecutors or drug enforcement officials to interfere with otherwise legal sales of marijuana in 29 states and the District of Columbia that have passed legalization measures.
 

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur



Report: Melissa Etheridge arrested for marijuana possession
Posted: Oct 14, 2017 1:36 PM PDTUpdated: Oct 14, 2017 1:36 PM PDT
George DuMontier, Digital Producer, Meredith
Melissa Etheridge was arrested for marijuana possession in North Dakota, according to reports from TMZ.

Etheridge's tour bus was stopped in North Dakota on her way back to the United States from Canada. A K-9 officer helped officers find marijuana oil on her tour bus and the artist later plead guilty to possession of a controlled substance.

Etheridge has been a major proponent for medicinal marijuana after using it herself in a fight against breast cancer. She recently published a personal statement recounting her experience.

Coming up in the business in the 1980's, I saw plenty of drugs, but it never really appealed to me. I'm not even much of a drinker. But when I was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, I found that there was one substance that helped me through: Cannabis.

Marijuana is legal in California where Etheridge currently lives. She's originally a Kansas native, and is scheduled to sing the National Anthem Sunday at the NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
 
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macbill

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macbill

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Wildfires scorched marijuana crops, possibly complicating California’s rollout of legal sales

The deadly wildfires that ravaged communities and wineries in Northern California also severely damaged numerous marijuana farms, just before the state is expected to fully legalize the drug, in a disaster that could have far-reaching implications for a nascent industry.

At least 34 marijuana farms suffered extensive damage as the wildfires tore across wine country and some of California’s prime marijuana-growing areas.
 

CarolKing

Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
The buzz around legalizing weed has reached record levels, with 64% support
Oct. 25, 2017

What’s more, a slim majority of Republicans for the first time believes weed use should be legal
America’s love affair with weed is at an all-time high.

About 64% now support legalizing marijuana, a recent Gallup report shows — a record level of support in the polling company’s nearly 50 years of data collection. What’s more, a slim majority of Republicans for the first time believes weed use should be legal.

The buzz around pot was decidedly weaker in 1969, when only 12% of Americans approved of legalizing it. By the late ’70s, that number had doubled — but stagnated around one-quarter through the late ’90s. Support rose to 34% in 2001 and continued its upward trend, with majority support reigning since 2013. Last year, 60% of respondents gave the green light.

Also read: Weed smokers are firing up fast-food sales — especially at this one joint

The 51% of pro-legalization GOPers in the present poll, conducted Oct. 5 to 11 with a sample of 1,028 adults, is a nine-point spike from last year. Democrats’ support crossed the majority threshold in 2009, and independents’ did a year later.

While still outlawed federally, marijuana enjoys legal status for recreational use in eight states and Washington, D.C., for those 21 and over. Meanwhile, 29 states and D.C. have enacted medical marijuana programs, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in August introduced ambitious legislation to legalize marijuana at the federal level, expunge federal marijuana convictions and incentivize states to legalize themselves.

Also read: For these ‘marijuana moms,’ working in weed lets their families live the high life

The green makes green: The legal cannabis market was worth about $6.6 billion in 2016, per the New Frontier Data research firm, and is forecast to top $24 billion by 2025. The medical marijuana market, which totaled $4.7 billion in 2016, is slated to reach $13.3 billion over the next eight years.
 

Silver420Surfer

Downward spiral
Some of you may remember these scumbags trying to prevent Arizona marijuana legalization.

Drug company founder indicted in US-wide opioid conspiracy



PHOENIX — U.S. prosecutors brought a fraud and racketeering case Thursday against the founder of an opioid medication maker that has faced increasing scrutiny from authorities across the country over allegations of pushing prescriptions of powerful painkillers amid a drug epidemic that is claiming thousands of lives each year.

The charges against Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor came on the same day that President Donald Trump was expected to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency.

It follows indictments against the company’s former CEO and other executives and managers on allegations that they provided kickbacks to doctors to prescribe a potent opioid called Subsys.

In a new indictment, Kapoor and the other defendants are accused of offering bribes to doctors to write large numbers of prescriptions for the fentanyl-based pain medication that is meant only for cancer patients with severe pain. Most of the people who received prescriptions did not have cancer.

U.S. prosecutors in Boston brought the case as they vowed to go after problem opioid makers similar to how they target “cartels or a street-level drug dealer.”

“In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic that has reached crisis proportions, Mr. Kapoor and his company stand accused of bribing doctors to overprescribe a potent opioid and committing fraud on insurance companies solely for profit,” said Acting U.S. Attorney William D. Weinreb in Boston. “Today’s arrest and charges reflect our ongoing efforts to attack the opioid crisis from all angles.”

Kapoor was arrested in Phoenix and expected to make an appearance in federal court Thursday. He is represented by Brian T. Kelly, a high-profile Boston attorney and former federal prosecutor who successfully tried imprisoned gangster James “Whitey” Bugler. Kelly’s office said he was out of town and not immediately available for comment.

In Massachusetts, former Insys CEO Michael L. Babich and five other former executives and managers are set to go to trial in October 2018 and have pleaded not guilty. The latest indictment brings new charges against Babich and others.

Several former Insys employees and health care providers have pleaded guilty to felony charges around the country, including in Alabama and Connecticut. A Rhode Island doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting kickbacks in return for prescribing the highly addictive fentanyl spray.

A spokesman for Arizona-based Insys said this week that the company is under new management and has replaced nearly all its original sales staff. It says it takes responsibility for the actions of its former employees.

“We have taken necessary and appropriate steps to prevent past mistakes from happening in the future, and are committed to conducting business according to high ethical standards and the interests of patients,” the company said in a statement Wednesday. “We also continue to work with relevant authorities to resolve issues related to the misdeeds of former employees.”

In addition to the criminal charges, states have been suing Insys over its marketing practices.

Meanwhile, the company has been active in politics, donating $500,000 last year to an Arizona campaign to defeat a ballot measure to legalize marijuana.

The company’s stock price has taken a big tumble in recent months amid the legal issues. It was down more than 10 percent in early trading Thursday.
 

macbill

Oh No! Mr macbill!!
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This is an old (8/20) article, but it's new to me
The Great Pot Monopoly Mystery

According to Holmes, a secretive company called BioTech Institute LLC had begun registering patents on the cannabis plant. Three have already been granted, and several more are in the pipeline, both in the U.S. and internationally. And these are not narrow patents on individual strains like Sour Diesel. These are utility patents, the strongest intellectual-property protection available for crops. Utility patents are so strict that almost everyone who comes in contact with the plant could be hit with a licensing fee: growers and shops, of course, but also anyone looking to breed new varieties or conduct research. Even after someone pays a royalty, they can’t use the seeds produced by the plants they grow. They can only buy more patented seeds.
 

nickdanger

Collector of Functional Art
This is an old (8/20) article, but it's new to me
The Great Pot Monopoly Mystery

According to Holmes, a secretive company called BioTech Institute LLC had begun registering patents on the cannabis plant. Three have already been granted, and several more are in the pipeline, both in the U.S. and internationally. And these are not narrow patents on individual strains like Sour Diesel. These are utility patents, the strongest intellectual-property protection available for crops. Utility patents are so strict that almost everyone who comes in contact with the plant could be hit with a licensing fee: growers and shops, of course, but also anyone looking to breed new varieties or conduct research. Even after someone pays a royalty, they can’t use the seeds produced by the plants they grow. They can only buy more patented seeds.
Could BioTech be related to or owned by Monsanto? This is what they do with seeds for food crops.
 
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