Search results for "veteran"
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Films
Dallas Buyers Club
April 26, 2014Academy Award Best Picture nominee Dallas Buyers Club generated more than just Oscar buzz, but also...
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Politics
Michigan Approves Medical Marijuana for PTSD Treatment
April 10, 2014The Michigan Medical Marijuana Review panel has added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of...
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Medical
University of Arizona PTSD Study Suggests Shift in Federal Medical Marijuana Policy
March 31, 2014On March 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the sale of...
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Medical
The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies
March 27, 2014Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....
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Politics
Marijuana Activists Launch Investigation of Wisconsin’s CBD-only Bill
March 12, 2014With cannabis reform approval soaring in the state, Wisconsin saw an historic number of cannabis related...
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In History
A Tale of Two Nations: While Cannabis Science Progresses Abroad, American Politicians Still Skeptical
March 5, 2014Cannabis cigarettes are seen at Tikkun Olam medical cannabis farm, near the northern Israeli city of...
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Politics
In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity
January 27, 2014In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...
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Cannabis
Buying Legal Marijuana on New Years Day
January 3, 2014It was chilly in the earliest hours of 2014. Too chilly to be out in the...
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In History
Colorado Makes History with Retail Cannabis Sales
January 2, 2014Surrounded by a sea of cameras and wearing a wide grin, 32-year-old Iraq war veteran Sean...
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In History
The Racist Origins Of The Medical/Recreational Divide
November 25, 2013The concept of ‘medical marijuana’ has proven very powerful in changing minds. Twenty states have already...
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Cannabis
Petition Calls to Stop Punishing NFL Players for Marijuana
September 6, 2013On the heels of a $765 million settlement compensating former NFL players and families of deceased...
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Joint Opinions
Paging Dr. Riggs
August 13, 2013Response to Dr. Paula Riggs, criticizing Dr. Gupta Dr. Paula Riggs, a professor of psychiatry at...
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Legal
State Number 20! Illinois Legalizes Medical Cannabis
August 1, 2013Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed legislation this afternoon- after months of silence regarding medical cannabis- making...
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Cannabis
A Sporting Chance?
July 15, 2013The controversy over cannabis in sports may be winding to a close, as the world’s top...
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Books
Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution by Doug Fine
July 2, 2013“Too High to Fail” claims to be the first in-depth journalistic expose of Mendocino County, California’s...
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Films
The House I Live In, Directed by Eugene Jarecki
July 2, 2013“The House I Live In,” a moving and highbrow documentary on the human toll of the...
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Joint Opinions
Concord, Calif. Bans Outdoor Cultivation
March 28, 2013Last night I testified against a proposed ordinance to ban all outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana...
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Books
It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The 40-year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights by Keith Stroup
March 26, 2013Activist lawyer Keith Stroup has busted his ass at the front lines of cannabis policy reform...
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Medical
Iraq War Vet To Be Jailed For Using Cannabis For PTSD
March 5, 2013After failing several DUI’s, U.S. Navy Corpsman Jeremy Usher may be sentenced to 29 days in...
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Medical
Medical Marijuana Provider Chris Williams Sentenced
February 4, 2013Nine medical marijuana advocates drove 3,300 miles from California to Missoula, Mont. in a green-painted “CannaBus”...





