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Jun

DJ Gary Ganja Hopes To Hit New High With ‘Music For Stoners’

DENVER (CBS4)– It claims to be the first radio station of its kind in the United States and it is getting a lot of different listeners.

“We’re like 420 friendly, we play music for stoners, we have marijuana comedy, this summer we’re giving away trips to Amsterdam and Jamaica,” Gary Ganja said as he started a show in mid-June.

The radio station at Smokin’ 94.1, which includes DJs named Mary Jane, Ed Blaze, Stoney Reynolds and the owner Gary Ganja, started on June first. Its marijuana themed from what goes out over-the-air down to the décor inside the office space and, for now, it’s still commercial free.

Fri
26
Jun

MIGRAINE & HEADACHE DISORDERS AND CANNABIS

Considering treating your migraine or headache disorder with medical cannabis? It’s a complicated topic with a variety of perspectives, so I’ve tried to distill some of the most important information below. I hope it’s a helpful guide.

Marijuana’s Efficacy for Migraine or Headache Disorders

Fri
26
Jun

Totally Hemp Crazy, Inc. Goes International With One Million Can Order

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Jun 26, 2015) - Totally Hemp Crazy, Inc. (OTC PINK: THCZ) announced today a distribution agreement for the entire country of Canada with Rocky Mountain High Canada of Calgary, Alberta.

The initial order for 1,000,000 cans of product will be specially manufactured for the Canadian Market and will be produced and booked as revenues for the next fiscal quarter. The Canadian cans will be labeled both in English and French. The order will also include the introduction of a fifth exciting flavor that will soon be announced by the Company. 

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26
Jun

Marijuana addiction drug research gets $3 million grant as Obama encourages legalization

The National Institutes of Health is dedicating $3 million to fast-track the development of drugs to treat marijuana addiction — an estimated 4.2 million Americans are hooked on cannabis — even as the president encourages its legalization and more states look to enact laws for its recreational use.

“Cannabis use is an increasing public health concern in the United States that requires immediate attention,” reads the government’s grant proposal, issued in May. “Given the high prevalence of marijuana use and its associated disorders and the large number of people who seek treatment, there is a critical need to discover and develop safe and effective treatments for [cannabis use disorders].”

Fri
26
Jun

Shona Banda Drug Arrest: A Prime Case for Jury Nullification

A mother who treated debilitating Crohn's disease with cannabis oil finds herself facing three decades in prison for the "crime" of using unapproved medicine. Her child was taken away by the authorities and is now in the "care" of the state. What an example of the insanity of the drug war!

Fri
26
Jun

Women in the Weed Business Are Breaking Through the 'Grass Ceiling'

The Women Grow leadership summit in Colorado last month unveiled a rising force in the marijuana industry.

 

They came wearing stiletto heels, running shoes, cowboy boots, ballet flats and even high heel sneakers. They were hard-working professionals, most of them mothers, gathered around a fake campfire at the five-star Cordillera Lodge in the Rocky Mountains. Despite the occasional rain shower, they roasted marshmallows for s'mores, howled with laughter, and soaked naked in the Jacuzzi while eating crème brulee.

Fri
26
Jun

New UN Report Shows Marijuana Is Getting Stronger and Cocaine Is in a Bear Market

Coke is dying out, while weed is innovating

Thanks to innovation, illegal marijuana users are getting a stronger—and possibly more harmful—high today than they did 10 years ago.

The potency of cannabis, commonly measured by concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has steadily increased over the past decade in the U.S. and Europe, the two major marijuana markets, according to the annual World Drugs Report by the United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime.

Thu
25
Jun

Surna, Inc. and Agrisoft Agree on a New Structure for Their Relationship

BOULDER, Colo., Jun. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Surna, Inc. (SRNA), a technology company that engineers state-of-the art equipment for controlled environment agriculture ("CEA") with special expertise in cannabis cultivation, announced today they had reached an Agreement with Kind Agrisoft, LLC, an affiliate of Kind Financial (collectively "Kind") in which Kind will acquire the Assets of  Agrisoft Development Group ("Agrisoft").

 

Thu
25
Jun

Don’t trust labels on edible cannabis, study finds

Only 17% of products tested were accurately labelled

People buying edible cannabis products from marijuana dispensaries can’t trust the labels because they can overstate or understate the amount of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), according to a new study involving West Coast products.

Researchers say their results suggest that consumers might be overdosing, risking side effects such as psychosis and serious anxiety, not to mention being cheated, by false labels.

Thu
25
Jun

Court Saves Obamacare's Bacon

Court votes 6-3 to save all subsidies and coins a new buzzword: SCOTUScare

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) federally run insurance exchange can continue to receive subsidies to help pay their premiums.

"Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," the majority concluded. "If at all possible we must interpret the Act in a way that is consistent with the former, and avoids the latter. Section 36B can fairly be read consistent with what we see as Congress's plan, and that is the reading we adopt."

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