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Vets With PTSD Won’t Be Denied VA Benefits for Smoking Pot

In the past, vets who were caught using medical marijuana risked being denied other treatment from their VA doctors. Now, a policy tweak means this won’t happen in the fourteen states, including Colorado, where medical marijuana has been legalized. “We…

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Med marijuana dispensaries could mean big changes for Oregon

Some say dispensaries would improve access for the sick, others caution against too easy of access.www.oregonlive.com

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Two US polls show marijuana legalization support growing

Two new US polls show marijuana legalization support growing more and more.rawstory.com

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Medical Marijuana To Be OK In Some VA Clinics

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines…..news.yahoo.com

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You Could Do This If Marijuana Was Legal In Your State [Vid]

This All could be yours when Medical Marijuana is legal.bannedontheweb.com

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V.A. Says Veterans Can Now Use Medical Marijuana

In a historic decision, the V.A. will now formally allow patients treated at its hospitals and clinics to use medical marijuana in states where it is legal. www.tokeofthetown.com

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Veteran’s Admin Okays Medical Marijuana For Some

Vets get nod for use if they are in the right place.newspirates.com

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California city approves marijuana farming

The city of Oakland, California on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for industrial cultivation starting.www.reuters.com

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Marijuana Use Seldom Associated With Emergency Room Visits,

Lifetime use of marijuana is rarely associated with emergency room visits, according to an analysis of epidemiologic survey data published online by the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.blogs.alternet.org

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Continuing the battle for medical marijuana

The federal government currently outlaws marijuana for any use and classifies it as a Schedule One drug, meaning it has no medicinal value and is highly addictive. But in October, President Barack Obama issued a Justice Department memo that ordered fed…

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Marijuana growers worry about "Wal-Marting" of weed

After weathering the fear of federal prosecution and competition from drug cartels, California’s medical marijuana growers see a new threat to their tenuous existence: the “Wal-Marting” of weed. news.yahoo.com

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Pot expo not just about toking [w/vid]

Marijuana filled the air at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Friday as the Treating Yourself Medical Marijuana and Hemp Expo opened. Although no pot was being sold on site, people with a licence for medical marijuana were being encouraged to bring t…

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Oregon To Vote On Marijuana Dispensaries

Oregon voters will decide this fall whether to approve a network of medical marijuana dispensaries for approved patients. The Secretary of State Elections Division on Friday announced that the dispensary initiative had enough valid petition signatures …

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Study: Marijuana Makes Bipolar Patients Smarter

Can marijuana actually make you smarter? Well, yeah, probably so, man. But if you’re bipolar, you now have some actual scientific research to back you up in that belief. A recent study suggests that some patients with bipolar disorder who use marijuana…

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Researcher Dispels Notion Music Can Get Kids High

Websites promoting so-called digital drugs are causing some parents to worry their kids may be getting high just by listening to music. The sites offer sound files that claim to reproduce the effects of marijuana and cocaine. But a researcher from Oreg…

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60,000 Would Sign Up For Medical Marijuana in AZ

If medical marijuana is legalized in Arizona, 66,000 people would register to be recipients of prescribed pot — says a legislative budget assessment of what the effect would be on the state.blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com

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All US Citizens Eligible For Oregon Medical Marijuana Cards

Any citizen of the United States may now obtain a medical marijuana card in Oregon. The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) may no longer require Oregon residency as a part of the medical marijuana permit application process.www.tokeofthetown.com

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Feds Raid Legal Marijuana Farm, Destroy Crops

Agents descended on the property of Joy Greenfield with guns drawn, tore out the plants and took Greenfield’s computer and cash. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has flouted Mendocino County, California’s newly enacted medical marijuana or…

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Mary Jane Dances When It Grows [VID]

Time lapse video of Marijuana plants growing over a 3 month period.bannedontheweb.com

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Synthetic Marijuana Gives Users Legal High

Across the country, demand for a synthetic form of marijuana is soaring. Unlike the real thing, this drug – called spice or K2 – is legal in most states. Now, a handful of lawmakers are taking action. This week Missouri became the sixth state to ban t…

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