AIDS Law Project, ACLU-PA endorse medical marijuana
Philadelphia - The ACLU-PA and AIDS Law Project joined with dozens of medical experts and residents to officially voice their support for the medical marijuana bill in Pennsylvania leading up to hearings on PA HB 1393.
The Pennsylvania AIDS Law Project, a premier advocacy group for those living with HIV/AIDS, offered their formal support for the Barry Busch Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. The Project’s Executive Director Ronda Goldfein sent the group’s comments to PA4MMJ to submit to the PA House Health and Human Service Committee for consideration during their December 2, 2009 hearings.
In Oregon, Cannabis Cafe patrons light up together
When the Obama administration loosened its medical marijuana laws last month it sure made Albert Santistevan's life a whole lot better.
The cancer patient and former jewelry store owner holds a medical marijuana card in his home state of Oregon, but found smoking at home an isolating experience. But that's all changed ever since the Cannabis Café recently opened in Portland. The establishment, which is operated by the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, does not sell marijuana, but gives legal smokers a comfortable place to gather and, well, smoke up.
"It's a very positive atmosphere. We could use more places like that," Santistevan told The Associated Press.
Detroit’s New Cannabis College Raises Hopes For Higher Value Jobs
A new industry has taken root in Detroit with the opening of the city's new 'MedGrow Cannabis College'.
Here students learn how to grow marijuana professionally, debating the 'finer points of inhaling' and which plants 'give the biggest hit'.
And no this isn't some tiny research lab, it's clear what this is about -- making money and building an industry.
