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Sep 15, 2017 2:03 AM

KURO / Marijuana - Pot Industry Gets Two Month Reprieve From DOJ Axe

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Pot Industry Gets Two Month Reprieve From DOJ Axe By Jimi Devine on September 13, 2017@JimiDevine PHOTO WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Congress has extended the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment from Sept. 30 through Dec. 8. Abill passed by Congress on Friday to fund the federal government through Dec. 8 will also prevent Attorney General Jeff Sessions from taking action against cannabis providers who are…

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Sep 12, 2017 10:25 PM

KURO - Marijuana / Marijuana Advocates, Your Enemy Has a Name: SAM

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Marijuana Advocates, Your Enemy Has a Name: SAM Smart Approaches to Marijuana advocates a "third way'' that for legal cannabis is no way to exist. Image credit: Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images   dispensaries.com - GUEST WRITER For those in the legalized marijuana business who fear a federal government crackdown on the issue, a guide to the approach of one strategy has arrived. The Smart A…

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Sep 12, 2017 6:48 PM

KURO - Marijuana / 3 Reasons Why Cannabis Can Help You Lose Weight

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3 Reasons Why Cannabis Can Help You Lose Weight ​ Delilah Butterfield 16 February, 2017   Culture Photo credit The relationship between cannabis and weight is perplexing. On one hand, it’s well-known that the plant can inspire an increase in appetite. On the other, cannabis consumers have smaller waistlines and lower BMIs than non-consumers. It also just-so-happens that the top s…

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Sep 10, 2017 10:41 PM

KURO - Marijuana / 10 Reasons Why Weed Is So Much Better Than Booze

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10 Reasons Why Weed Is So Much Better Than Booze Brittney Sanger 07 September, 2017 Culture Photo credit It should come as no surprise that alcohol is one of the most common vices. After all, you can get it just about anywhere. But that doesn’t make it safe, now does it? According to the 2015 NSDUH, 15.1 million adults ages 18 and up suffer from alcohol use disorder. Despite this stati…

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Sep 7, 2017 12:32 AM

KURO / Marijuana - New Study Confirms The Real Gateway Drug Is Alcohol, Not Weed

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New Study Confirms The Real Gateway Drug Is Alcohol, Not Weed   Dee Giznik 25 August, 2017   Culture Photo credit   Since the days of Reefer Madness, cannabis has gained an unfair reputation for being the gateway drug. Much of the anti-cannabis propaganda we see today is still based on the completely inaccurate fear that using cannabis will cause consumers to seek out harsher…

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Sep 7, 2017 12:24 AM

KURO - Marijuana / Apparently, The Justice Department Is Blocking Medical Cannabis Research

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Apparently, The Justice Department Is Blocking Medical Cannabis Research   Christopher Teague 03 September, 2017   Culture Photo credit   Last year, the DEA promised to expand cannabis research. Yet to date, no progress has been made. 25 applicants submitted paperwork since the DEA statement, with zero approvals. Now, Congress wants answers on the holdup, and all fingers poin…

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