Marijuana

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Name: Marijuana

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Woman Hid Marijuana in Bra and 500 Pills in Lockbox, Backpack, Police Say

A Barnhart woman and man face criminal charges after police say they found them with more than 500 prescription pills during a traffic stop in Arnold.Rachel Keeling, 22, and William Gray, 23, both of the 1900 block of Birchwood Drive, face multiple charges ... [Published Arnold Patch - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Marijuana, William Gray, Corroboration, Police

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Nevada Highway Patrol

2 people found to have 159 lbs. of pot in car during traffic stop

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) -- A man and his female passenger were found to have 159 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle after being pulled over for a routine traffic stop.On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, a trooper from the Nevada Highway Patrol stopped ... [Published My News 4 - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Controlled Substance, Marijuana, Bail, Nevada Highway Patrol

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Amanda Bynes: Arrested For Marijuana?!

Trouble Queen Amanda Bynes reportedly arrested by NY Police from her Midtown apartment on Thursday night (May 23) in New York City.The 27-year-old actress was reportedly arrested for reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession ... [Published Teen Stars World - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Amanda Bynes, Marijuana, Arrests

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 4 reports

Marijuana called drug of choice for criminals

WASHINGTON — Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the federal drug czar said on Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a “bumper-sticker approach” that should be avoided.Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director ... [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Drugs, Marijuana, Gil Kerlikowske

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Marijuana Cannabinoids Slow Brain Degradation and Aging; Reverse Dementia

The human brain contains an extensive network of special receptor sites that modulate nervous system function only when activated by the appropriate cannabinoid compounds, many of which are found in abundance in the marijuana plant. ... [Published International Business Times Canada - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Cannabinoids, Dementia, Marijuana, Degradation

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Police: 3 Arrested in Marijuana Trafficking Investigation

Duluth police arrested three people Wednesday morning while executing a search warrant as part of an ongoing marijuana trafficking investigation.Authorities said they searched a home on the 1600 block of East 4th Street just after 1 o'clock and seized ... [Published Wdio.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Marijuana, Drug Trafficking, Arrests, Police, Investigation

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 5 reports

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Marijuana: Blood Sugar, Waistline Regulator?

A new study shows that people who had smoked marijuana within the last month had smaller waistlines and lower levels of insulin resistance than those who didn’t have the drug.“These are preliminary findings,” said Dr. Murray Mittleman , who worked on ... [Published WebProNews - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Marijuana, Blood Glucose, Insulin Resistance, Glaucoma, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 6 reports

Noted Photographer Dies

Chicagoan and two-time Guggenheim fellow Wayne F. Miller, whose photo series "The Way of Life of the Northern Negro" earned acclaim in its depiction of wartime African-American communities, died yesterday at age 94. Elsewhere on Gapers Block Right Now: ... [Published Gapers Block - 15 hours ago]

Entities: PHOTOGRAPHER, Chad, Marijuana, Guantánamo Bay

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

What Made Jimmy Carter Flip-Flop on Marijuana? And Could the Same Tactic Work on Voters?

In the space of five monthsformer Pres. Jimmy Carter has seemingly done a 180-degree turn onmarijuana policy. Duringa December 2012 CNN panel, Carter endorsed Colorado andWashington's decision to liberalize their marijuana laws:Suzanne Malveaux: What ... [Published REASON Online - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Jimmy Carter, Marijuana, Legalization, Suzanne Malveaux

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

Butcher selling 'pot infused pork'

CNN — Marijuana infused pork?It's a real delicacy that a butcher in Seattle is serving up in the city's famed Pike Place Market.Inside a Seattle icon you'll find some of the sweetest sounds and even sweeter tastes.But in the place where "Rachel the pig" ... [Published KETKNBC - May 23 2013]

Entities: Infusion, Seattle, Medical Marijuana, Marijuana

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Average Colorado Marijuana Smoker Will Pay $650 for the Drug Next Year

ed, Drugs & GovernmentThe average marijuana smoker in Colorado will pay about $650 for the drug next year, according to Time.com. The estimate is based on a study by researchers at Colorado State University, who wanted to determine how much the state ... [Published Join Together - May 22 2013]

Entities: Marijuana, Drugs, Wholesale, Colorado State University

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Marijuana grow ops found in all types of neighbourhoods

After four years spent investigating marijuana growoperations, not much surprises Luigi Greco anymore. ... [Published Welland Tribune - May 22 2013]

Entities: Marijuana, Investigation

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The Ohio Rights Group, whose tag line is "One Plant — Many Uses," describes itself on its Website as a non-partisan, non-profit organization that "advocates for the rights of Ohioans to make medical, therapeutic and industrial use of the Cannabis plant and supports the growing number of individuals, organizations and industries facilitating those uses."

Ohio officials weed out splitting pot ballot into medical, commercial issues (Video) [Published Examiner.com - 1 hour ago]

"It will give the town some time to think about how they want to handle the use" she said

CPDC Recommends Marijuana Moratorium [Published Reading Patch - 1 hour ago]

...She couldn't break out of that genre," a high-level agency source told THR of her dissatisfaction apparent at a 2008 meeting. "Her frustration was, 'I could have played this role; I could have played that role. I'm not getting the Lindsay Lohan roles.' "

Amanda Bynes Arrested for Marijuana Possession (Report) [Published Hollywood Reporter - 8 hours ago]

...Also, the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board's annual report "stressed the importance of universal implementation of international drug control treaties by all States parties and urges the Government of the United States to take necessary measures to ensure full compliance with the international drug control treaties in its entire territory."

Legalized Marijuana: A Risk-Mitigation Challenge [Published Risk & Insurance - 11 hours ago]

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Uganda Now Drug Hub, Admits Police [Published AllAfrica.com - 6 hours ago]
Amanda Bynes Arrested for Marijuana Possession [Published Softpedia - 6 hours ago]
Marijuana Bust [Published Sierra Star - 8 hours ago]
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May 24: Letters To the Editor [Published Boston Herald - 8 hours ago]
Marijuana Cannabinoids Slow Brain Degradation a... [Published International Business Times Canada - 9 hours ago]
8 Local Marijuana Dispensaries Raided [Published KOBI TV 5 - 9 hours ago]
Marijuana grow operation halted, weapons seized... [Published Observer-Dispatch - 10 hours ago]
Legalized Marijuana: A Risk-Mitigation Challenge [Published Risk & Insurance - 11 hours ago]
2 people found to have 159 lbs. of pot in car d... [Published My News 4 - 12 hours ago]
Stolen Badge, Handcuffs Found, Marijuana: Polic... [Published Oak Park-River Forest Patch - 12 hours ago]
Two Arrested After Large Marijuana Seizure [Published KOLO TV Reno - 13 hours ago]
Marijuana called drug of choice for criminals [Published Pittsburgh Tribune Review - 13 hours ago]
Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Copper from... [Published Fox 16 - 13 hours ago]
Police: 3 Arrested in Marijuana Trafficking Inv... [Published Wdio.com - 13 hours ago]
Does smoking pot lead to a trimmer waistline? [Published MSN News - 13 hours ago]
Zimmerman defense releases texts about guns, fi... [Published NBCNews.com - 13 hours ago]
Deputies Find 300 Grams of Synthetic Marijuana ... [Published KiiiTV3.com - 13 hours ago]
Report: arrested men likely drug users who rece... [Published Montgomery Advertiser - 14 hours ago]
Man Drew Handgun After Argument Over Extramarit... [Published Arnold Patch - 14 hours ago]
New: Three Nabbed in Marijuana Trafficking Inve... [Published Northland's NewsCenter - 14 hours ago]

Blogs

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'Marijuana, guns and fighting'... [Published Drudge Report Feed - 2 hours ago] 'Marijuana, guns and fighting'... (Third column, 11th story, link ) ...
STUDY: Marijuana drug most often linked to crim... [Published Drudge Report Feed - 14 hours ago] STUDY: Marijuana drug most often linked to crime... (Third column, 12th story, link ) ...
Official: Dead Boston bombings suspect involved... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - 16 hours ago] (CNN) -- Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple homicide outside Boston along with a Chechen killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in ...
What Made Jimmy Carter Flip-Flop on Marijuana? ... [Published Hit & Run - 17 hours ago] <p><img alt="" height="169" src="http://cloudfront-media.reason.com/mc/mriggs/2013_05/JimmyCarterCNN.jpg?h=169&w=225" title="Also believes there can peace in the Middle East\|\|\|Screencap " width="225" style="float: right;"/>In the space of five mon ...
Regulate The Reefer Already [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 21 hours ago] Despite the fact that “Canadian teens were the most likely to smoke pot of all teens in the developed world,” Soraya Roberts isn’t ready to start toking: Call it reefer madness, but I don’t trust my already-precarious anxiety-addled brain to survive ...

Audio/Video

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Rep. Polis and Rep. Blumenauer talk to ABC News... [Published Rep. Jared Polis - YouTube Channel - May 15 2013]
Cohen Asks Holder to Free Gov. Siegelman and ab... [Published Rep. Steve Cohen - YouTube Channel - May 15 2013]
Marijuana Vending Machines, Pot Brownie Included [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 11 2013]
Marijuana delivery: 45 minutes or less [Published CNN.com - Video - May 07 2013]
Colorado's new frontier: Marijuana [Published CNN.com - Video - May 01 2013]

Press Releases

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WeedMaps CEO Comments on Anticipated Election R... [Published Business Wire Communications News - May 22 2013]
WeedMaps CEO Comments on Anticipated Election R... [Published Business Wire Health News - May 22 2013]
MediSwipe Inc. Announces First Cloud-Based HIPA... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 14 2013]
Medbox Comments on Federal Tolerance of State M... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Products & Retail - May 14 2013]
"The Cannabis Connection," Virogen's New Busine... [Published Financial Services - May 08 2013]