Archive for month: January, 2016

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Elko is extending its ban on medical marijuana shops despite comments from residents who want it lifted.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports (http://bit.ly/1JSBrzl) the only councilmember to vote no on the ban noted that about 60 percent of Elko voters cast ballots in favor of Nevada’s medical marijuana initiative.

Councilman John Patrick Rice said the city is depriving itself of revenue and keeping a service from residents.

“There will be a great sucking sound of our money going…

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration announced Friday that Illinois will not be expanding the list of conditions that qualifies someone for medical marijuana.

As of today, only about 4,000 people have been approved medical marijuana licenses. Patient advocates and medical marijuana business owners claim they need more than 4,000 patients to keep the industry alive and thriving in Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Public…

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should allow its doctors to discuss and recommend medical marijuana as a treatment option in New York and other states where it has been legalized, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Sunday.

The agency’s prohibition, which is up for renewal Monday, should end, she said.

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Chico >> In light of recent state medical marijuana legislation, the Chico City Council will discuss a policy for regulating medical marijuana deliveries and dispensaries Tuesday.

The ordinance presented clearly prohibits deliveries and dispensaries, whether fixed or mobile. Any operations in violation would be declared a public nuisance and be subject to administrative fines and penalties, if the ordinance passes.

The Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, signed into law by Governor…

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The Signal Hill Patients Access PAC Strategist, Jason Aula has released a statement regarding the amendment of the municipal ballot measure and the split to two particular ballot measures:

“The medical cannabis policy in regards to delivery and cultivation that the City Council of Signal Hill has chosen to adopt recently represents a staggering misappropriation of community resources. I can actually say the PAC law I drafted is 100 times superior when compared to the rubbish policy the city council is proposing….

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow its doctors to discuss medical marijuana with patients in states where medical marijuana is legal.

Gillibrand held a news conference at her Manhattan office Sunday to urge a change in the current VA policy.

The policy prohibits VA doctors from recommending medical marijuana as a treatment option to veterans, even in states like New York where medical marijuana is legal. 

Gillibrand said veterans who live in states where…

OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s biggest producers of medical marijuana want Ottawa to implement advertising regulations similar to those that govern the sale of alcohol, as they await the Liberal government’s long-promised legal recreational market.

A concerted policy push is underway from Tweed Inc., Mettrum Ltd. and Bedrocan Canada Inc. — three licensed producers that operate under Health Canada’s medical marijuana program.

Bedrocan and Tweed are subsidiaries of Canopy Growth Corp., a combined company that was formed in a merger.

The…

OTTAWA – Some of Canada’s biggest producers of medical marijuana want Ottawa to implement advertising regulations similar to those that govern the sale of alcohol, as they await the Liberal government’s long-promised legal recreational market.

A concerted policy push is underway from Tweed Inc., Mettrum Ltd. and Bedrocan Canada Inc. — three licensed producers that operate under Health Canada’s medical marijuana program.

Bedrocan and Tweed are subsidiaries of Canopy Growth Corp., a…

OLEAN — New York state’s Medical Marijuana Program started quietly on Jan. 7.

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No new conditions for the state’s Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. That’s the word from the Illinois Department of Public Health and something advocates say is unacceptable, tragic and inhumane.
Late Friday afternoon IDPH put out a short statement that no new conditions will be added to the state’s pilot program. Melaney Arnold, a spokesperson for IDPH, said in an email the pilot program remains in its early stage and the state has not had the…

The first weekend of the 2016 SoCal Cannabis Cup kicked off Saturday with thousands of people filling the NOS Events Center for a day packed with music, seminars, panels and 500 vendors. 

As always, beautiful bud was plentiful with California growers showing off their best. 

The Honey Pot booth showed off their sweet wares. 

Some vendors chose to flash their previously won Cannabis Cup medals and trophies. 

Others tried to bring the Force to their side, as each competes for the Best Booth…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule. Members of the governor’s cabinet continue to fan out across the state to outline his 2016 State of the State agenda, their respective schedules appear at the end of this post.

At 8:30 a.m., Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan will speak to the members of the Association for a Better New York, Sheraton New York, 811 7th Ave., Manhattan.

At 9 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul donates bottled water for residents of of Flint, Michigan, True Bethel Baptist Church, 907 East Ferry St.,…

The families of two little girls in Mexico have won a battle to treat their daughters’ terminal illnesses with cannabis oil.  

This sets a huge precedent and people in San Diego are watching this closely.

The family of 2 year old Sadie Higuera of Ramona knows the pain the families of 11 year old Alina and 8 year old Grace are going through. Their daughter Sadie was born with a rare degenerative disease and…