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As DEA Clings To Reefer Madness Past For Drug Laws For Citizens, They Have Also Opened The Door For Big Pharma

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As DEA Clings To Reefer Madness Past For Drug Laws For Citizens, They Have Also Opened The Door For Big Pharma
DEA Sends Mixed Signals Over Weed–Throwing A Huge Bone To Big Pharma To Monetize It To get all the benefits of marijuana without the smoke or legal worries, Visit www.NSFMarketplace.com for pure CBC products at great prices! Of all the disappointments and broken promises of the Obama era–failing to promote single-payer health care, failure to end the Wars in Iraq and Afganistan, failure at closing Guantanamo (within his first year!),… Read the rest

Why Aren’t We Growing Hemp: A Primer On The World’s Most Misunderstood–And Potentially Beneficial Crop

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Why Aren’t We Growing Hemp: A Primer On The World’s Most Misunderstood–And Potentially Beneficial Crop
Hemp May Be The World’s Most Misunderstood Crop: Why It Is Banned And What We Are Missing Out On There are a lot of people who don’t understand what hemp is, and the benefits it is capable of giving us. Famously, George Washington grew hemp, and during the colonial period, growing hemp was considered a patriotic duty, as it was used to make much-needed rope and other products.… Read the rest

From Prison To Pot: How One California Town Is Taking An Abandoned Prison And Turning It Into A Marijuana Processing Facility

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From Prison To Pot: How One California Town Is Taking An Abandoned Prison And Turning It Into A Marijuana Processing Facility
Prison To Pot: California Town Votes To Turn Unused Prison Facility Into A Marijuana Oil Extraction Facility In judo, practitioners are taught to use the weight and momentum of their opponents to their own advantage. Rather than push back against the force of the opponent, you redirect it in such a way that it assists your own cause. The town of Coalinga, California has come up with a unique plan that smacks of judo, one in which the town will be able to overcome a multi-million dollar deficit in one fell swoop while simultaneously putting a former prison facility to good use.… Read the rest

Hitting Them Where It Hurts: Medical Marijuana Takes A Chunk Out Of The Pharmaceutical Business Revenue

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Hitting Them Where It Hurts: Medical Marijuana Takes A Chunk Out Of The Pharmaceutical Business Revenue
MMJ Taking A Bite Out Of The Pharmaceutical Industry–To The Tune Of $165 Million A Year The masses have spoken: if you were offered a choice between taking a dangerous chemical that is potentially addictive and which has possible side effects that have been swept under the rug in order to hasten it to market and begin raking in a profit, or taking a plant-based remedy that has little or no side effects other than increased appetite, which would you go with?… Read the rest

The DEA Could Change The Nation’s Marijuana Laws As Soon As July

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The DEA Could Change The Nation’s Marijuana Laws As Soon As July
DEA May Finally Reclassify Marijuana–Currently Considered As Dangerous as LSD And Heroin A letter to Senator Elizabeth Warren from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) seems to indicate that the agency is planning to reclassify marijuana from its current Schedule 1 status, a change that could come as soon as this July. The agency said that it could decide whether marijuana should remain at the same level as LSD and heroin by “…the first half of 2016,” which some are reading as an indication the hard-line agency is finally coming around on the reality of marijuana as opposed to ancient, fear-mongering legends about the plant.… Read the rest

CBDs: FDA Gets It Wrong Again!

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CBDs: FDA Gets It Wrong Again!
FDA Tells Cannabidiol Marketers that CBD is Not a Protected Dietary Ingredient In a report circulating the Internet, FDA’s position that Cannabidiol, from the hemp plant, is not “grandfathered” under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 has been questioned by a legal scholar. Ralph Fucetola JD blogged, On February 10, 2016 FDA sent warning letters to certain CBD companies.… Read the rest