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Bill Horn agreed, saying, “This is an important step toward protecting our community from illegal drugs. We need to put a stop to this and give law enforcement a way to investigate this.”…..The <br />lack of local guidelines has led to repeated raids of storefront dispensaries, which District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and others say are not permitted by the state law. Yesterday, medical <br />pot patients urged supervisors to work with them to develop standards governing how patients who are unable to grow marijuana can access the drug. “Nobody wants teenagers running around <br />getting high,” said Donna Lambert, a medical-pot collective organizer who was charged with illegal drug sales after she sold marijuana to an undercover officer. “Right now marijuana <br />is more accessible than alcohol because alcohol is regulated.” http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/23/bn23pot-id-cards/?metro&zIndex=121508 Santa Cruz passes 45-day moratorium <br />on marijuana dispensaries June 23, 9:39 PM The Santa Cruz city council passed unanimously by voice vote this afternoon an emergency 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, <br />though mayor Cynthia Matthews said "motion approved" so quickly after calling for a voice vote of those "opposed" that it was impossible to tell if anyone was opposed. It is expected <br />this will be followed by a 10 month 15 day moratorium even though members of the council have stated this is not their intent.….. http://www.examiner.com/x-14883-Santa-Cruz-County-Drug-Policy-Examine <br />r~y2009m6d23-Santa-Cruz-passes-45day-moratorium-on-marijuana-dispensaries Pot dispensary owner sentenced to a year and a day in prison 11:47 AM | June 11, 2009 The owner of a Morro Bay <br />pot dispensary who emerged as a key figure in the national debate over medical marijuana was sentenced to one year and one day in prison today by a federal judge in Los Angeles. Charles <br />Lynch, 47, dressed in a dark suit, sat with his hands clasped and stared straight ahead as the sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu. Lynch declined the opportunity <br />to address the court moments earlier…..Prosecutors, meanwhile, portrayed Lynch as a <br />common drug dealer who profited from his enterprise and hauled around a backpack stuffed with cash. They said he sold more than $2 million worth of the drug. They also said he repeatedly <br />sold to people under 21 — considered minors under federal law — and that much of his clientele consisted of seemingly healthy young repeat customers. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/cha <br />rles-lynch.html During this quarter several studies were published which discussed the negative mental and physical impacts associated when the use of marijuana. Those effects include <br />increased risk of a schizophrenia diagnosis or of reporting symptoms of psychosis, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Men who smoke pot more likely to be in road accidents <br />By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Marijuana use and reckless driving are interconnected, say Canadian researchers. "We observed that dangerous driving behaviors are interrelated. Individuals <br />scoring high on impulsivity or sensationseeking scales demonstrated an elevated risk of driving under the influence of cannabis," study senior author Jacques Bergeron, a professor in <br />the department of psychology at the Universite de Montreal, said in a school news release. "To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the association between driving under <br />the influence of cannabis and a wide range of dangerous driving behaviors." Bergeron and colleagues asked 83 men, aged 17 to 49, about their driving history and observed them in driving <br />simulators. Men were chosen for the study because they more often engage in dangerous driving and driving under the influence of marijuana, the researchers explained. They found that <br />35% of the participants had been involved in one or more road crashes with material damage in the previous three years. Thirty percent admitted to using marijuana, and 80% of those said <br />they drove under the influence of marijuana at least once in the previous year. ….. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-04-11-marijuana-driving_N.htm Tobacco and marijuana increase <br />risk of respiratory symptoms and COPD Monday, 13-Apr-2009 /Medical Research News Smoking both tobacco and marijuana increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive <br />pulmonary disease (COPD), found a study in CMAJ Smoking only marijuana, however, was not associated with increased risks……While tobacco smoking was associated with increased risk, smokers <br />who reported using both tobacco and marijuana were 2.5 times more likely than nonsmokers to have respiratory symptoms and almost 3 times more likely to have COPD as defined by spirometric <br />testing. "We were able to detect a significant synergistic effect between marijuana smoking and tobacco smoking," write Dr. Wan Tan of the University of British Columbia and St. Paul's <br />Hospital and coauthors. "This effect suggests that smoking marijuana (at least in relatively low doses) may act as a primer, or sensitizer, in the airways to amplify the adverse effects <br />of tobacco on respiratory health….. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48270 Marijuana passed through breast milk NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) --Marijuana-smoking mothers who breastfeed pass <br />the drug to their babies through the milk, U.S. health experts said. "There is a higher concentration of marijuana in breast milk than in the mother's bloodstream so these babies are <br />getting a fair amount of marijuana," said Sarah Kabalka, a registered nurse who specializes in addiction. Marijuana, which is nearly three times stronger than it was two decades ago, <br />also can result in gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts, and lower sperm motility, Dr. David Sack, an addiction psychiatrist at Promises Treatment Centers told the New York Daily News in <br />a story published Friday. Regular users of marijuana, those who smoke it several times a week, also have a higher rate of depression, and marijuana can lead to addiction if the user <br />is <br />genetically predisposed to becoming an addict, Kabalka said. When you "start smoking pot, there is no way to know when the switch is flipped and you become an addict," she said. "Since <br />the pot is stronger, that means you become more high and stay high longer." http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/05/15/Marijuana-passed-through-breast-milk/UPI-47271242399935/Debunking <br />the myths about marijuana: Experts share the facts about today's stronger pot BY Rosemary Black /DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER /Thursday, May 14th 2009 Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/healt <br />h/2009/05/15/2009-05-"Not your parent’s weed" is one way to describe today’s super pot, which scientists say is more potent than ever before. When the University of Mississippi’s Potency <br />Monitoring Project tested samples of marijuana, it turns out that the levels of THC contained within the weed have increased dramatically. The average THC concentration was under 4 percent <br />in 1983 and 10.1 percent last year. So with today’s marijuana nearly three times stronger than it was two decades ago, experts say it’s a good time to debunk popular myths about what <br />many consider to be a non-addictive drug. MYTH: You can’t get addicted to pot. Truth: Though often portrayed as a gateway drug, marijuana is in and of itself an addictive drug, says <br />registered nurse Sarah Kabalka, who specializes in addiction and works with kids who are addicted to drugs. “If you’re genetically predisposed to becoming an addict and you smart smoking <br />pot, there is no way to know when the switch is flipped and you become an addict,” she says. “Since the pot is stronger, that means you become more high and stay high longer….. MYTH: <br />Smoking marijuana doesn’t result in any withdrawal symptoms. Truth: Pot users regularly develop both dependence and withdrawal symptoms…..The withdrawal symptoms typically start within <br />24 hours and peak within 7 to 10 days, he says. “Pot stays in the body for a long time and can be excreted for up to four or five weeks, which is very long compared to other drugs,” <br />drugs,” he says. “That’s one of the problems when you are using marijuana. People don’t recognize the effect of the drug and don’t appreciate how much it is altering their personality.” <br />MYTH: Pot’s not really harmful. Truth: Studies show that regular users (people smoking several times a week) have twice the rate of schizophrenia and other disorders, says Dr. Sack. <br />Marijuana use also increases the number of manic episodes in those with bipolar disorder, and may increase the risk for depression, he says. Marijuana also has persistent effects on <br />one’s cognition, so that even when a person is not acutely intoxicated, they may have difficulties with concentration, attention and recall, and they may be more irritable, hostile and <br />increasingly alienated….. MYTH: It’s okay to drive after smoking pot. Truth: Besides impeding short term memory, marijuana, which is a hallucinogenic drug, interferes with hand-eye coordination <br />and impedes the ability not just to operate a motor vehicle, but any other type of machinery…… http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2009/05/15/2009-05-15_debunking_the_myths_about_marijuana_ex <br />perts_share_the_facts_about_todays_stronge.html cannabis use a contributory cause of psychosis? Degenhardt L, Hall W. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South <br />Wales, Sydney, Australia. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether cannabis use in adolescence and young adulthood is a contributory cause of schizophreniform psychosis in that it may precipitate <br />psychosis in vulnerable individuals. METHOD: We reviewed longitudinal studies of adolescents and young adults that examined the relations between self-reported cannabis use and the risk <br />of diagnosis with a psychosis or of reporting psychotic symptoms. We also reviewed studies that controlled for potential confounders, such as other forms of drug use and personal characteristics <br />that predict an increased risk of psychosis. We assessed evidence for the biological plausibility of a contributory causal relation. <br />RESULTS: Evidence from 6 longitudinal studies in 5 countries shows that regular cannabis use predicts an increased risk of a schizophrenia diagnosis or of reporting symptoms of psychosis. <br />These relations persisted after controlling for confounding variables, such as personal characteristics and other drug use. The relation did not seem to be a result of cannabis use to <br />self-medicate symptoms of psychosis. A contributory causal relation is biologically plausible because psychotic disorders involve disturbances in the dopamine neurotransmitter systems <br />with which the cannabinoid system interacts, as demonstrated by animal studies and one human provocation study. CONCLUSION: It is most plausible that cannabis use precipitates schizophrenia <br />in individuals who are vulnerable because of a personal or family history of schizophrenia. PMID: 17007222 [PubMed -indexed for MEDLINE] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17007222?ordinalpos=1&itool <br />=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed. Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=1&log$=relatedrevie ws&logdbfrom=pubmed 'Cannabis alters human DNA' -new study Research <br />at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke Issued on 16 June 2009 A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" <br />that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans. Using a newly developed highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem <br />mass spectrometry method, the University of Leicester scientists found clear indication that cannabis smoke damages DNA, under laboratory conditions. They have now published the findings <br />in the journal Chemical Research in…..Writing in the journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, the scientists describe the development of a mass spectrometry method that provides a clear <br />indication that cannabis smoke damages DNA, under laboratory conditions. The authors added: “It is well known that toxic substances in tobacco smoke can damage DNA and increase the risk <br />of lung and other cancers. Scientists were unsure though whether cannabis smoke would have the same effect. Our research has focused on the toxicity of acetaldehyde, which is present <br />in both tobacco and cannabis.” The researchers add that the ability of cannabis smoke to damage DNA has significant human health implications especially as users tend to inhale more <br />deeply than cigarette smokers, which increases respiratory burden. "The smoking of 3-4 cannabis cigarettes a day is associated with the same degree of damage to bronchial mucus membranes <br />as 20 or more tobacco cigarettes a day," the team adds. "These results provide evidence for the DNA damaging potential of cannabis smoke," the researchers conclude, "implying that the <br />consumption of cannabis cigarettes may be detrimental to human health with the possibility to initiate cancer development." The study was funded by the European Union Network of Excellence <br />ECNIS, the Medical Research Council and Cancer Research UK. http://www2.le.ac.uk/uk/ebulletin/news/press-releases/2000-2009/2009/06/nparticle.2009-06-16.1983469252 The Impact of Marijuana <br />on a Teen’s Life June 18, 2009 Marijuana is considered as one of the most commonly used illicit drug by teens. According to a report released by US government in May 2008, around 35% <br />of the 2 million depressed teens used an illicit drug (including marijuana) in 2007. Another 18% of teens who were not suffering with any depression also have used an illicit drug, adding <br />up to the number of drug abused teens. Marijuana abuse has a tremendous impact on a teen’s life……Marijuana has a tremendous impact on educational and extracurricular activities of a <br />teen. Its short-term affects include deficiency of memory and learning abilities, distorted perceptions, and declined problem-solving skills, low coordination, increased <br />depression, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies. Long-term marijuana abuse can result in schizophrenia or other forms of psychosis. Marijuana abuse affects on Health: Marijuana smoking <br />has almost the same potential of causing cancer as tobacco smoking. Smoking of marijuana increases heart rate and blood pressure. The abused are likely to suffer from coughing and wheezing. <br />The higher the abuse the greater are the chances of marijuana-smokers to suffer from lung infections and diseases like pneumonia. THC in marijuana can damage immunity system in a human <br />being…... http://www.articleslot.com/the-impact-of-marijuana-on-a-teen%E2%80%99s-life/Marijuana smoke is a carcinogen, California board rules By April Dembosky /Mercury News /06/19/2009 <br />Joints and baggies sold at California's medical marijuana dispensaries will soon carry a new warning label. Next to tags like "Purple Haze" and "White Widow" will be the advisory: Contents <br />may cause cancer when smoked. On Friday, California added marijuana smoke to its official list of known carcinogens, joining the ranks of arsenic, asbestos and DDT. Pot brownies, lollipops <br />and other noninhalables are not affected by the new ruling. Scientists found the pungent smoke shares many of the same harmful properties as tobacco smoke, warranting its inclusion on <br />the Proposition 65 warning list. The law requires the state to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, and businesses and government agencies must <br />post warnings when they use such chemicals or sell products containing them. …..Though marijuana smoke was added to the list Friday, the labeling requirements won't go into effect until <br />June 19, 2010. Only medical marijuana dispensaries with 10 employees or more are required to post a warning either in their shop or on the products themselves. Violations of the law <br />carry a fine up to $2,500 a violation per day. The panel of scientists at the state Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment reviewed an extensive body of research finding links <br />between marijuana smoke and cancer, particularly head and neck cancers…... "In years to come, kids won't be smoking blunts or bongs, they're going to be vaporizing," he said, remembering <br />a young man who recently asked to take his photo with him. "He wore a T-shirt that said 'Got Vape?' " http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_12644670?nclick_check=1 There are a number <br />of companies that are openly profiting from the growth and sale of marijuana. From the publicly traded Medical Marijuana Inc., schools such as Oaksterdam University and the Cannabis <br />Career Institute to an internet trade and sales site called “BudTrader.com”. Marijuana clinics could spur niche industry Helping patients get approved may be lucrative Christina Rogers <br />/The Detroit News /Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Southfield --A new medical clinic here specializes in helping patients qualify with the state to treat their health problems with medical <br />marijuana……Use will be well-regulated: The new law could seed another line of business: a caregiver, a person designated to help the ill cultivate or obtain medical marijuana, Forrester <br />said. "Caregivers are going to be an industry here in Michigan, as well," he said, noting the association's Web site, www.michiganmedicalmarijuana.org, will make space available to caregivers <br />who want to advertise their services…… http://www.detnews.com/article/20090401/BIZ/904010363/1001/Marijuana+clinics+could+spur+niche+ industry <br />“Medical Marijuana, Inc.” Now Trading Over-the-Counter April 7, 2009 at 10:44 am How many times have you asked yourself: How can I invest in the legalized marijuana industry? If the <br />answer is “one or more,” then say hello to “Medical Marijuana, Inc.” Medical Marijuana Inc., formerly known as Club Vivanet, announced that it is the first public company to enter the <br />legalized, medical marijuana business, according to 24/7 Wall Street…..24/7 Wall Street reports that on Friday, the company filed a patent application for an invention that it says “potentially <br />satisfies various governmental and the medical marijuana dispensaries’ needs for tax collection in the medical marijuana industry.” It claims to be “positioned to take advantage of opportunities <br />as they appear in the emerging legal medical marijuana industry through an enhanced payment gateway introducing verifiable levels of enhanced security.” Bruce Perlowin, the company’s <br />new Chairman and CEO, has a website on which he describes himself as the “King of Pot.” http://www.securitiesdocket.com/2009/04/07/medical-marijuana-inc-now-trading-over-the-counter/Friday <br />— 10 April 2009 by MMMA SiteScribe A recent Detroit News story about clinic's spurring a niche industry in the state, seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Caregiver groups, hydroponic <br />retailers, vaporizer sales, and the opening of TrainToGrow.com, a business that provides hands-on cultivation training, are increasing signs that medical marijuana is already creating <br />hundreds of new jobs in Michigan. TrainToGrow.com is a seminar-style training session that includes both lecture and hands-on participation for attendees. Instructors educate participants <br />about Michigan's Medical Marihuana Program including the program's guidelines and requirements. This class is designed for people with little or no indoor cultivation experience. A hydroponic <br />garden will also be part of the presentation. Instructors will demonstrate how to design and build your own custom hydroponic system. They will also discuss the operation and maintenance <br />your system will require to produce consistent quality and yield. Attendees will be able to see exactly what supplies it takes to engineer a system, and talk with instructors about modifying <br />systems to meet their needs. The first training session will be held on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Class will be held in the Costick Activity Center located at 28600 Eleven <br />Mile Rd. in Farmington Hills. The fee is $100 and you are encouraged to preregister online at TrainToGrow.com. Walk-ins will be available on a limited basis and payment for all classes <br />may be made at the door. http://www.michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/node/2827 Another Legal Medical Marijuana Company Now Public (GFON, CVIV) Posted: April 14, 2009 at 6:10 pm Cannabis <br />Science, Inc. (OTCBB: GFON), or Gulf Onshore, Inc. (GFON), is yet another public stock company which is going after the field of legalized medical marijuana…..This new company’s description <br />says that it is at the forefront of medical marijuana research and development, and the company works with world authorities on phytocannabinoid science targeting critical illnesses, <br />and adheres to scientific methodologies to develop, produce, and commercialize phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products……In short, you can probably expect to hear more about this <br />company in the form of headlines and news stories. When we ran the piece about Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: CVIV), we noted, “If you ever thought that cannabis, pot, weed, or hemp were <br />not going to be applied to a public company, it looks like that has changed.”……Sometimes the real news is almost more unbelievable than the made-up news. Whether or not these companies <br />take off is something we won’t speculate on. As we have noted before, there have been stranger things yet. http://247wallst.com/2009/04/14/another-legal-medical-marijuana-company-now-public-gfon-cviv <br />/ <br />Medical Marijuana Stock Doubles After Changing Name (Bloomberg) --A debit-card company that changed its name to Medical Marijuana Inc. more than doubled on its first day of trading on <br />the over-the-counter stock market…..The company, trading under the ticker MJNA, will also split its shares 10-for-1, the statement said……The last quarterly report from Club Vivanet, <br />spun off by Medical Marijuana this month, showed revenue of $250,262 for the quarter ended Sept. 30, according to filings posted on the Web site for Pink Sheets OTC Market Inc. The report <br />listed its accountant as At Ease Accounting & Tax Services in Cape Coral, Florida. The Dec. 31 filing said Club Vivanet had 12.5 million shares outstanding, with 5.6 million owned by <br />its chief executive officer, Donald Steinberg, and vice president, Roberta Steinberg. A Boulder, Colorado, company called New Compendium Corp. owned 3.4 million shares……Perlowin, 57, <br />said he spent nine years in prison for smuggling marijuana, which has been outlawed by the U.S. government since 1937. Shares of Marina Del Rey, California-based Medical Marijuana quadrupled <br />since March 31, when it first announced the name change. The stock didn’t trade for most of February. Almost 500,000 shares changed hands yesterday, about eight times last week’s average, <br />according to data compiled by Bloomberg…… http://www.420magazine.com/forums/international-cannabis-news/93580-medical-marijuana-stockdoubles-after-changing-name.html Welcome to Cannabis <br />Career Institute. At C.C.I. we are helping people find a new career in America's most exciting new industry. Learn what it takes to own and operate a legal medical marijuana dispensary <br />business and enjoy all the benefits of the medical cannabis industry. Get ready to position yourself to capitalize on today's newest and fastest growing market, that will change the <br />way people think about medical cannabis. Cannabis Career Institute is committed to your success, we are with you every step of the way. After completing the course, if you are looking <br />for a job job in a medical marijuana dispensary, we will help you with job placement, or help you with the necessary paper work and connect you with the people who are in the medical <br />marijuana industry to help you jump start your new dispensary or delivery business, we are here to ensure your success in your new career…… http://www.ehow.com/how_4921491_start-cannabis-collective.h <br />tml Fresno 420 Delivery Caregiver Authorization President, CEO. 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Seattle man pleads guilty to slaying in marijuana grow house By Sharon Pian Chan <br />/Seattle Times staff reporter /published April 8, 2009 A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to the 2007 slaying of another man at a marijuana grow house near Covington…..Tri Vo, 25, pleaded <br />guilty to one count of first-degree murder and one count of firstdegree assault in connection with the slaying of Duc Nguyen. In exchange for the guilty pleas, a drug charge against <br />Vo was dismissed. Prosecutors are recommending a 35-year sentence. In September 2007, Vo turned himself in to Seattle police saying he had shot his friend. But police let him go because <br />they could not find any reports of an unsolved shooting……While police were talking to him, King County sheriff's deputies found a wounded