{"id":1050,"date":"2012-06-01T07:27:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T07:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=16479"},"modified":"2012-06-01T07:27:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T07:27:01","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-june-1-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-june-1-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News June 1, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-june-1-2012\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/silvestre-reyes.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"silvestre reyes\" title=\"silvestre reyes\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16487\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-june-1-2012\/attachment\/silvestre-reyes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16487\" title=\"silvestre reyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/silvestre-reyes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Anti- Marijuana Stance may have caused Congressman his Job\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Huffington Post&#8217;s website recently posted an article that describes a congressional election that may have been won and lost because of medical marijuana.\u00a0 What has marijuana advocates even more excited is this did not occur in California, Washington, or Colorado, but in Texas.\u00a0 El Paso Democrats decided to let <a href=\"http:\/\/reyes.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Silvestre Reyes<\/a> exit office in favor of Beto O&#8217;Rourke.\u00a0 While the race was for the primary, the mostly Democratic district is expected to choose O&#8217;Rourke, the winner of this race.\u00a0 Over the years,\u00a0 Reyes has been very adamant in his opposition to marijuana reform.\u00a0 The election seems to have highlighted El Paso voters concern with the growing violence along the Mexican border.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betoforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a> helped to push a 2009 legalization resolution in response to the growing problems along the border.\u00a0 Reyes, who maintains very close ties with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"> President Obama<\/a> and former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/about\/presidents\/williamjclinton\" target=\"_blank\">President Clinton<\/a> opposed and said that the district risked losing federal funding even if they simply discussed and debated the issue.\u00a0 Residents did not find the explanation of his opposition satisfactory and have moved on.\u00a0 Activists nationally are showing their political muscle as the Attorney General race in Oregon also may have been determined by the candidate\u2019s position on marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/30\/pot-sylvestre-reyes-beto-orourke_n_1555576.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the Huffington Post article which describes the story in further detail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poll: California Residents overwhelmingly support medical marijuana but split on total legalization\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Los Angeles City Council is considering a ban on all dispensaries in the city, California residents should make them think twice.\u00a0 A new poll shows that an absolute vast majority of residents in the state support medical marijuana.\u00a0 Apparently, the growth of medical cannabis has not caused residents to want an end to the program.\u00a0 Today, the City Council may choose to shut down all of the dispensaries while allowing patients to grown their own medication.\u00a0 Activists say that could compromise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safeaccessnow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201csafe access\u201d <\/a>as many patients do not have the means or knowledge to grow safe medicine.\u00a0 Another plan will also be discussed that would limit the amount of legal dispensaries to 100.\u00a0 All of this is a temporary fix until the state supreme court issues a ruling which is expected next year.\u00a0 The poll also shows that Californians are mixed on recreational legalization and only 46% favored it.\u00a0 Interestingly enough, the rest of the country may support legalization even more than residents in California as a recent poll showed 56% of Americans were in favor.\u00a0 With such strong support from the people on medical marijuana but still opposition from lawmakers, an eventful year is expected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-0531-pot-poll-20120531,0,2608606.story\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for info and Toke of the Town&#8217;s Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>White House Ignores Returning Soldiers Pleas for Medical Marijuana\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is not secret that for generations American soldiers have returned home only to fight a new internal struggle.\u00a0 While marijuana has showed great promise in treating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">PTSD <\/a>symptoms, the federal government has refused to alter their position.\u00a0 Thousands of veterans banded together and sent in a petition requesting that the White House reconsider its stance on medical marijuana.\u00a0 Unfortunately they have been rejected.\u00a0 PTSD is a serious and often underrepresented condition.\u00a0 Statistics actually show that suicides are far more of a risk for military personnel as they outnumber combat deaths by a staggering 25-1 margin.\u00a0 Al Byrne, co-founder of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veteransformedicalmarijuana.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access<\/a> (VMCA) said in response,\u00a0 &#8220;Vets have used cannabis for PTSD since the Revolutionary War, we know what we need and to be told by our President, the Commander in Chief, that he does not care about those he has sent to war by denying medicine to the wounded is unconscionable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tokeofthetown.com\/2012\/05\/white_house_to_ptsd_veterans_no_medical_marijuana.php\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strange News: Denny\u2019s Customer tries to pay for meal with Marijuana&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although marijuana.net is pleased with the progress the marijuana reform has made, the following story shows us why educating is so important.\u00a0 We encourage readers to check out our legal section and to verify the marijuana laws in your state.\u00a0 However, even education may not have been enough for a man in Niagara, NY.\u00a0 The man tried to pay for his burger and fries at a local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Denny\u2019s <\/a>(approximately $10) with one dollar of acceptable United States currency, and the rest with marijuana.\u00a0 When employees did not accept the well thought out proposal, the man bolted for the nearby woods.\u00a0 Reports indicate that employees informed police of where the man lived.\u00a0 It is unclear as to what charges may be brought if he is caught because he did not eat any of the food and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/patients-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York has decriminalized marijuana possession<\/a> for amounts under 25 grams.\u00a0 The penalty is a civil citation carrying a maximum of a $100 fine.\u00a0 It is unclear if authorities will view the action more severely considering he attempted to use the marijuana in a transaction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/31\/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-legallyweird-idUS395765846920120531\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/silvestre-reyes.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"silvestre reyes\" title=\"silvestre reyes\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-16487\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-june-1-2012\/attachment\/silvestre-reyes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-16487\" title=\"silvestre reyes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/silvestre-reyes-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Anti- Marijuana Stance may have caused Congressman his Job\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Huffington Post&#8217;s website recently posted an article that describes a congressional election that may have been won and lost because of medical marijuana.\u00a0 What has marijuana advocates even more excited is this did not occur in California, Washington, or Colorado, but in Texas.\u00a0 El Paso Democrats decided to let <a href=\"http:\/\/reyes.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rep. Silvestre Reyes<\/a> exit office in favor of Beto O&#8217;Rourke.\u00a0 While the race was for the primary, the mostly Democratic district is expected to choose O&#8217;Rourke, the winner of this race.\u00a0 Over the years,\u00a0 Reyes has been very adamant in his opposition to marijuana reform.\u00a0 The election seems to have highlighted El Paso voters concern with the growing violence along the Mexican border.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betoforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a> helped to push a 2009 legalization resolution in response to the growing problems along the border.\u00a0 Reyes, who maintains very close ties with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"> President Obama<\/a> and former <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/about\/presidents\/williamjclinton\" target=\"_blank\">President Clinton<\/a> opposed and said that the district risked losing federal funding even if they simply discussed and debated the issue.\u00a0 Residents did not find the explanation of his opposition satisfactory and have moved on.\u00a0 Activists nationally are showing their political muscle as the Attorney General race in Oregon also may have been determined by the candidate\u2019s position on marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/30\/pot-sylvestre-reyes-beto-orourke_n_1555576.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the Huffington Post article which describes the story in further detail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poll: California Residents overwhelmingly support medical marijuana but split on total legalization\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Los Angeles City Council is considering a ban on all dispensaries in the city, California residents should make them think twice.\u00a0 A new poll shows that an absolute vast majority of residents in the state support medical marijuana.\u00a0 Apparently, the growth of medical cannabis has not caused residents to want an end to the program.\u00a0 Today, the City Council may choose to shut down all of the dispensaries while allowing patients to grown their own medication.\u00a0 Activists say that could compromise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safeaccessnow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u201csafe access\u201d <\/a>as many patients do not have the means or knowledge to grow safe medicine.\u00a0 Another plan will also be discussed that would limit the amount of legal dispensaries to 100.\u00a0 All of this is a temporary fix until the state supreme court issues a ruling which is expected next year.\u00a0 The poll also shows that Californians are mixed on recreational legalization and only 46% favored it.\u00a0 Interestingly enough, the rest of the country may support legalization even more than residents in California as a recent poll showed 56% of Americans were in favor.\u00a0 With such strong support from the people on medical marijuana but still opposition from lawmakers, an eventful year is expected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-0531-pot-poll-20120531,0,2608606.story\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for info and Toke of the Town&#8217;s Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>White House Ignores Returning Soldiers Pleas for Medical Marijuana\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is not secret that for generations American soldiers have returned home only to fight a new internal struggle.\u00a0 While marijuana has showed great promise in treating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/topics\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">PTSD <\/a>symptoms, the federal government has refused to alter their position.\u00a0 Thousands of veterans banded together and sent in a petition requesting that the White House reconsider its stance on medical marijuana.\u00a0 Unfortunately they have been rejected.\u00a0 PTSD is a serious and often underrepresented condition.\u00a0 Statistics actually show that suicides are far more of a risk for military personnel as they outnumber combat deaths by a staggering 25-1 margin.\u00a0 Al Byrne, co-founder of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veteransformedicalmarijuana.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access<\/a> (VMCA) said in response,\u00a0 &#8220;Vets have used cannabis for PTSD since the Revolutionary War, we know what we need and to be told by our President, the Commander in Chief, that he does not care about those he has sent to war by denying medicine to the wounded is unconscionable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tokeofthetown.com\/2012\/05\/white_house_to_ptsd_veterans_no_medical_marijuana.php\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strange News: Denny\u2019s Customer tries to pay for meal with Marijuana&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although marijuana.net is pleased with the progress the marijuana reform has made, the following story shows us why educating is so important.\u00a0 We encourage readers to check out our legal section and to verify the marijuana laws in your state.\u00a0 However, even education may not have been enough for a man in Niagara, NY.\u00a0 The man tried to pay for his burger and fries at a local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Denny\u2019s <\/a>(approximately $10) with one dollar of acceptable United States currency, and the rest with marijuana.\u00a0 When employees did not accept the well thought out proposal, the man bolted for the nearby woods.\u00a0 Reports indicate that employees informed police of where the man lived.\u00a0 It is unclear as to what charges may be brought if he is caught because he did not eat any of the food and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/patients-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York has decriminalized marijuana possession<\/a> for amounts under 25 grams.\u00a0 The penalty is a civil citation carrying a maximum of a $100 fine.\u00a0 It is unclear if authorities will view the action more severely considering he attempted to use the marijuana in a transaction.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/31\/tagblogsfindlawcom2012-legallyweird-idUS395765846920120531\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[995,249,996,45,52,997,998,999,168,56,9,1000,50,51,1001,170,70,106,1002,107,1003,1,3,557,1004,1005,61],"tags":[3566,2827,3567,2628,2632,3568,3569,3570,2746,2636,3571,2630,2631,3572,2748,5,2684,3573,2685,3574,3130,3575,3576,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}