NCI Offers Explanation for Changes to its Medical Marijuana Database Entry
National Cancer Institute says summaries are not treatment recommendations and not representative of federal policy.
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New Video Game Features Mexican Drug Cartel Violence
I've been watching a lot of Al Jazeera lately – now that the 24-hour live stream is available on the net – and happened to catch this report about a new video game based on Mexican cartel violence and the Drug War.
First Federal Agency to Acknowledge Medical Marijuana Removes Anti-Tumor Information From Database
Just a few days after posting it to its website, The National Cancer Institue has replaced a sentence about marijuana’s direct anti-tumor effect with one stating that it is prescribed mainly to battle nausea, pain and insomnia among cancer patients.
Federal Agency Recognizes Marijuana’s Medical Benefit for People Living with Cancer
National Cancer Institute updates its website as 9-year old petition to reschedule marijuana gathers dust.
Could Medical Marijuana Get the Al Capone Treatment?
Could the IRS use the tax code to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries?
Former Fugitive Jailed After 30 Years at Large Speaks Out From Remand Centre
Ian Jackson MacDonald, jailed after being caught on 30-year-old marijuana smuggling charges, maintains his innocence and has cleared the name of Former Winnipeg MLA Bob Wilson, who served seven years in prison for related charges.
DEA Targets Cannabis Sacrament ‘Pot’ Churches
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has its sights set on a surprising target - churches.
Health Canada Mails Details of Marijuana Users
A privacy breach on the part of Health Canada has landed personal information in the hands of a medical marijuana patient in Toronto.
IRS Tells California Medical Marijuana Dispensary it Owes Millions in Unpaid Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service has notified the Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana in Fairfax that it owes millions of dollars in unpaid back taxes, according to the alliance's founder and director, Lynnette Shaw.
Health Canada Proposes Ban on Hallucinogen Salvia
The federal government is proposing to ground "pyschonauts" from taking any more psychedelic trips on salvia divinorum.
