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Four Things Not To Say To A Medical Marijuana Patient

If you happen to be a medical marijuana patient, you’re aware that there are lots of folks who still harbor some enormous moral judgments about cannabis and those who use it medically — even in the states where it is legal. In the interest of furthering potiquette, here are four things that you might not want to say to medical marijuana patients.

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No Matter If You’re A Medical Marijuana Patient

If you’re a legal medical marijuana patient in Washington and you thought your doctor’s recommendation protected you from search or arrest, you’re wrong. According to a new court ruling, you can be arrested and hauled into court every time an officer smells pot at your home — even if you are complying with the law.

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Medical Marijuana Patient Gets Bongs Back From Police

A San Diego woman, who was arrested on a non-drug related charge, had her bongs and pipes returned after a court found that her marijuana smoking did not violate her probation because she is a medical marijuana patient.

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Ron Paul Best source of ethanol is HEMP !

Dr. Ron Paul is for legalizing medical marijuana , He introduced The Federal Medical Marijuana Bill – Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced H.R. 5842, the “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act,” in April 2009. This bill would make federal authorities respect states’ current laws on medicinal cannabis and end DEA raids on facilities distrib

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Will Foster is Free! He Walked Out of Prison today!

Medical marijuana patient Will Foster is a free man. According to a phone call I just received from his partner, Susan Mueller, Foster was released on parole and walked out of prison in Oklahoma today.

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Marijuana For Medical Use In North Carolina

Smoking marijuana in our state is illegal, but there is a bill in the North Carolina House that would change that. Richard Michael and Rebecca Forbes both smoke marijuana for medical reasons. They are among the 500 people in our state that belong to a group called N.C. Cannabis Patient Network. The group is pushing for for passage HB 1380.

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US Man Smokes Record 115,000 Marijuana Cigarette; All Legal

On November 20, 2009 Irvin Rosenfeld, a Florida stockbroker, set the world record for the consumption of cannabis cigarettes. The U.S. federal government has supplied Rosenfeld and three other US citizens for decades with a smokable cannabis medicine. Irv Rosenfeld has received his medicine for 27 years and is the longest known cannabis patient.

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Pounds of Pot RETURNED?!?

Seattle Criminal Defense Lawyer Aaron Pelley has made local and national news with his recent request for pounds of marijuana to be returned to his medical marijuana patient-client.

From The Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

“Felony drug charges wer

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Barney Frank YouTube on Marijuana

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), along with 13 bi-partisan co-sponsors, introduced the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act (HR 2835) in June. The measure would reschedule cannabis as a Schedule II drug and eliminate federal authority to prosecute medical marijuana patients or providers in states where it is legal for medical use.

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Charges dropped against Boulder, CO medical cannabis patient

Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett dropped the charges against 35-year-old pregnant caregiver, Sherri Versfelt of Nederland, CO, who had been scheduled for a jury trial next week. Sherri had been charged with felony marijuana crimes stemming from a raid on her house in July 2008.

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Why Won’t Massachusetts Democratic Leadership Help This Man?

Massachusetts medical marijuana patient recounts his medical conditions and the issues he’s had trying to use less harmful marijuana to treat his nausea and daily pain. When will MA Governor Deval Patrick help? When will the Massachusetts Legislature finally show some compassion?

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Eugene Davidovich: Proving my medical marijuana case

Eugene Davidovich is a medical marijuana patient who was arrested during Operation Endless Summer (also known as Operation Green Rx). He is currently being charged with four counts of possession, transportation and sale of marijuana but he believes he was targeted for being a medical marijuana patient.

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Medical marijuana patient gets pounds of pot back

Most people go their entire lives without having a police officer hand them pounds of marijuana. Matthew Zugsberger isn’t one of those people.

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H.R.5842: Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act – U.S.

Transfers marijuana from schedule I to schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
Provides that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict, in a state in which marijuana may, under state law, be prescribed or recommended

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Medical marijuana trial of Jason Lauve results in acquittal

After a nearly week-long trial and 3 hours of deliberations, a jury has acquitted medical marijuana patient Jason Lauve of felony marijuana possession charges.

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Boulder jury finds medical-marijuana patient not guilty

A Louisville man who was accused of possessing an illegal amount of medical marijuana when his home was raided last year was acquitted on all charges Thursday afternoon.

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Medical-marijuana patient acquitted on all charges

A Louisville man who was accused of possessing an illegal amount of medical marijuana when his home was raided last year was acquitted on all charges Thursday afternoon.

After deliberating for a little more than three hours, a jury of eight men and four women found Jason Lauve, 38, not guilty of a felony drug possession charge, as well as lesser

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My Friend Bill, a Medical Marijuana Patient

His body struggles as if he is trying to free himself from unseen restraints. Perhaps he’s pain-free, but he definitely does not seem comfortable. However, I was able to say goodbye to Bill with a smile on my face because of something his wife told me a few minutes earlier. She said, “Bill spent the last five days of his conscious life smoking pot”

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Support The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act

The bill, entitled the Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009, seeks to amend the discrepancy between federal law and the laws of over a dozen states that have enacted regulations governing the therapeutic use of cannabis. If not now when? If not us who?

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The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009

NORML The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009 would ensure that medical cannabis patients in states that have approved its use will no longer have to fear arrest or prosecution from federal law enforcement agencies.GO to this site to write your congressman and tell them to support this bill.

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