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The DOJ ‘Intended To Discourage’ A Historic Medical Marijuana Bill

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“An internal Department of Justice memo leaked this week reveals that in the days leading up to last year’s historic passage of a federal medical marijuana protections measure, the DOJ passed around ‘informal talking points’ to members of Congress that were ‘intended to discourage passage’ of the statute due to concerns about overreach.  The leaked memo reveals that the DOJ was concerned that the proposed amendment could effectively ‘limit or possibly eliminate the Department’s ability to enforce federal law in recreational marijuana cases as well.’  Within a year of the amendment passing, though, the DOJ would decide that it actually wasn’t that concerned after all.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/doj-medical-marijuana_55c382ade4b0d9b743db14fc

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You May Soon Get Bitcoin-Bought Cannabis Delivered by Drone

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“A company near San Francisco has come up with a novel way to deliver bitcoin-purchased marijuana, via drone.  Trees, which claims to sell the ‘highest quality’ medicinal cannabis to people holding a medical recommendation, accepts payments in bitcoin alongside traditional payment methods such as cash, online bank transfer and credit cards.  A spokesperson for the company confirmed that drone deliveries were not currently available, due to local regulations. The drone delivery option, the spokesperson said, would be rolled-out in the future if and when the regulation around the flying devices settled.”

http://www.coindesk.com/drone-delivers-bitcoin-purchased-cannabis-in-california/

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana Policy

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“The candidates were graded on actions they have taken and statements they have made indicating their support for ending pot prohibition, allowing legal access to medical marijuana and defending states’ rights to set their own marijuana policies.  While Democratic candidates found themselves in the middle of the road (with grades ranging from B to D), Republicans were all over the letter-grade spectrum, with Rand Paul pulling down an A- (it seems you’d have to actually support legalization to get an A grade from MPP), and two GOP candidates, Chris Christie and Rick Santorum getting flunked with Fs.”

http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2015/jul/06/report_card_grading_presidential

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Silicon Valley meets Bob Marley

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“Men in suits swarmed everywhere, but not one spliff or bong could be seen.  PhDs and Harvard MBAs networked with investment bankers and hedge-fund managers to raise money for businesses covering every aspect of marijuana commerce, from consumer guides to insurance. Some eager punters discussed the secrets of emerging brands, such as those associated with those two legendary singers and weed experts, Willie Nelson (who announced he is launching his own brand) and Bob Marley. Others debated how to make use of hemp, a crop closely related to weed but, unlike it, indisputably legal to buy and sell, and marvelled at all the jobs being created by the new industry.”

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21656726-rise-cannabis-capitalism-silicon-valley-meets-bob-marley

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Bay Area Farm-To-Table And Legal Cannabis Movements Come Together

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“Drawing inspiration from the farmer’s market model, Flow Kana partners with organic, sun-grown cannabis growers. Their platform enables users with medical marijuana cards to select desired strains and have 1/8 oz. of ‘connoisseur grade’ marijuana delivered within thirty minutes for approximately $50. This model not only eliminates middlemen dispensaries, but also flips the economics of the industry. Farmers that were once at the mercy of dispensary rates can engage in a direct-trade business model similar to that of the direct-trade coffee movement.  It plans to deploy the platform to the rest of the Bay Area and to all major, California cities by the end of 2015.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberlygomes/2015/06/05/in-the-bay-area-the-farm-to-table-and-legal-cannabis-movements-come-together/print/

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State seizes 11-year-old, arrests his mother for defending medical marijuana

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“A spokesman confirmed that officers had searched Banda’s home, though he denied it was a raid. He also said the initial anti-drug program was put on entirely by the school — the police had no involvement. At that event Banda’s son apparently contradicted some of the claims made about marijuana. The school then contacted the child protection agency. Police officers showed up at Banda’s at home and asked her permission to conduct a search. She refused. They then obtained a warrant and searched her home. The spokesman wouldn’t comment except to say that there was ‘evidence’ of drug activity. Banda was then arrested and her son was seized from the home.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/04/17/state-seizes-11-year-old-arrests-his-mother-after-he-defends-medical-marijuana-during-a-school-presentation/

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Kansas AG Seeks Invalidation Of Voter-Approved Marijuana Ordinance

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“State Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court Friday seeking to halt the city of Wichita from enacting a voter-approved initiative lessening marijuana possession penalties.  Fifty-four percent of Wichita voters approved the measure last Tuesday. The municipal ordinance reduces penalties for first-time marijuana possession offenses (up to one ounce) to a civil infraction punishable by a $50.00 fine. It also prohibits the Wichita Police Department and the judges of the Wichita Municipal Court from reporting convictions under the new ordinance to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. State law punishes marijuana possession by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.”

http://norml.org/news/2015/04/16/kansas-ag-asks-supreme-court-to-invalidate-voter-approved-marijuana-ordinance

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Federal Judge Upholds Marijuana’s Schedule I Status

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“A federal judge has rejected a motion challenging the constitutionality of cannabis’ classification as a Schedule I prohibited substance without any accepted medical utility.  Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of the Federal District Court in Sacramento, California issued her oral ruling during a 15-minute court hearing on Tuesday. Judge Mueller heard closing arguments in the case in early February, but she had postponed ruling on the matter until this week. Her written opinion was not available at the time of her ruling.  In October, experts for the defense presented evidence over a five-day period arguing that the scientific literature is not supportive of the plant’s present categorization.”

http://norml.org/news/2015/04/16/federal-judge-upholds-marijuana-s-schedule-i-status

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Federal Government Admits Marijuana Shrinks Serious Brain Tumors

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“The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a research institution run by the federal government, has grudgingly admitted that marijuana is capable of killing certain cancer cells.  A publication from NIDA, revised as of April 2015, states that ‘recent animal studies have shown that marijuana can kill certain cancer cells and reduce the size of others. Evidence from one animal study suggests that extracts from whole-plant marijuana can shrink one of the most serious types of brain tumors. Research in mice showed that these extracts, when used with radiation, increased the cancer-killing effects of the radiation.'”

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/02/did-the-federal-government-just-admit-that-marijuana-can-shrink-serious-brain-tumors/

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House Committee Expresses “No Confidence” in DEA Administrator

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“Today, members of the House Oversight Committee have issued a statement of ‘No Confidence’ in Drug Enforcement Administrator Michele Leonhart. The unprecedented move by a group of over twenty bipartisan lawmakers comes a day after her shambolic performance in Congress during a hearing focused on DEA agents who paid for sex workers and sex parties using taxpayer dollars.  Leonhart was widely panned and her answers deemed inadequate during testimony on her agency’s handling of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations. The call to dismiss Leonhart comes against a backdrop of scandals and incompetence at the DEA.”

http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/2015/04/house-oversight-committee-expresses-no-confidence-dea-administrator-leonhart

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