{"id":1396,"date":"2012-03-23T07:37:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T07:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=13453"},"modified":"2012-03-23T07:37:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T07:37:44","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-23-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-23-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News March 23, 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-march-23-2012\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"212\" height=\"237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jeremy-lin.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"jeremy lin\" title=\"jeremy lin\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-13466\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-23-2012\/attachment\/jeremy-lin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13466\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jeremy-lin-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Jeremy Lin calls a foul on \u201cLinsanity\u201d marijuana strain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> point guard <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4299\/jeremy-lin\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Lin<\/a> has taken the world by storm with game play that electrified <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Square Garden<\/a>.\u00a0 The internet has been abuzz with plays on his name, but \u201clinsanity\u201d has taken hold.\u00a0 Like other parts of popular culture, it would not be long before business owners would try to profit off of \u201cLinsanity\u201d.\u00a0 Jeremy Lin was not amused with those trying to capitalize on his name and his lawyers have sent out many cease-and-desist letters to dispensaries who are selling the \u201cLinsanity\u201d strains.\u00a0 Twenty four other dispensaries highlighted the problem with the \u201cmarijuana name game\u201d and tried to apply for patents to a name they have no connection to.\u00a0 Lin\u2019s lawyer, Pamela Deese said \u201cYou can&#8217;t file a trademark when there&#8217;s a clear connection to someone else&#8217;s name, In this case, Jeremy Lin has the right to his name and related names and marks, as well as his signature, voice and likeness. That&#8217;s all part of his intellectual property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/03\/22\/jeremy-lin-linsanity-marijuana-weed-trademark_n_1371017.html?ref=mostpopular\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Marijuana Bill Overcomes First Legal Obstacle in Connecticut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/institutes-and-centers\/polling-institute\/connecticut\/release-detail?ReleaseID=1723\" target=\"_blank\">Quinnipiac poll<\/a> of Connecticut residents was released on Wednesday.\u00a0 The poll showed an overwhelming support for medical marijuana with 68% of respondents favoring while only 27% opposed.\u00a0 Only hours after the poll results were released, a legislative committee in Connecticut voted in favor (35-8) of a newly proposed medical marijuana law.\u00a0 Lawmakers also approved a medical cannabis measure in 2007 only to see it get vetoed by then<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/governorrell\/cwp\/view.asp?a=1317&amp;q=285278\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Jodi Rell<\/a>.\u00a0 Current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.governor.ct.gov\/malloy\/site\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Governor \u00a0Dannel P. Malloy<\/a> supported a medical marijuana bill last year that failed.\u00a0 Several Republicans voiced their concern over the potential for federal intervention.\u00a0 Under the proposed state run system, prescriptions would be valid for one year and all patients would register with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/DCP\/site\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Connecticut\u2019s Department of Consumer Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rockyhill.patch.com\/articles\/connecticut-voters-favor-medical-marijuana-sunday-liquor-sales-and-the-death-penalty-in-latest-q-poll-15bbbee1\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Data shows that many Medical Marijuana Cardholders Over 50 in Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New research in Arizona shows that patients possessing medical marijuana are hardly young rebels.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Arizona Department of Health Services<\/a> has released new dating showing that patients between the ages of 31-50 make up the largest percentage of cardholders (40%).\u00a0 Patients who are 51-81 represent 35% of all medical marijuana cardholders in Arizona and 18-30 year olds make up the smallest major block at 25%.\u00a0 Less than 1% of medical marijuana patients are under 18.\u00a0 The data may surprise many as marijuana, even for medical use, is closely associated with younger populations.\u00a0 Some officials in Arizona claimed the data shows they are doing a good job of keeping recreational users out of the medical program while Carolyn Short, chairwoman of <a href=\"http:\/\/keepazdrugfree.com\/index\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Arizona Drug Free<\/a>, felt that some recreational users are faking symptoms and that medical marijuana should only be available after patients have exhausted all other medical options and treatments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more click here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"212\" height=\"237\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jeremy-lin.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"jeremy lin\" title=\"jeremy lin\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-13466\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-march-23-2012\/attachment\/jeremy-lin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13466\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jeremy-lin-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Jeremy Lin calls a foul on \u201cLinsanity\u201d marijuana strain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Knicks<\/a> point guard <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4299\/jeremy-lin\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Lin<\/a> has taken the world by storm with game play that electrified <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Square Garden<\/a>.\u00a0 The internet has been abuzz with plays on his name, but \u201clinsanity\u201d has taken hold.\u00a0 Like other parts of popular culture, it would not be long before business owners would try to profit off of \u201cLinsanity\u201d.\u00a0 Jeremy Lin was not amused with those trying to capitalize on his name and his lawyers have sent out many cease-and-desist letters to dispensaries who are selling the \u201cLinsanity\u201d strains.\u00a0 Twenty four other dispensaries highlighted the problem with the \u201cmarijuana name game\u201d and tried to apply for patents to a name they have no connection to.\u00a0 Lin\u2019s lawyer, Pamela Deese said \u201cYou can&#8217;t file a trademark when there&#8217;s a clear connection to someone else&#8217;s name, In this case, Jeremy Lin has the right to his name and related names and marks, as well as his signature, voice and likeness. That&#8217;s all part of his intellectual property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/03\/22\/jeremy-lin-linsanity-marijuana-weed-trademark_n_1371017.html?ref=mostpopular\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Marijuana Bill Overcomes First Legal Obstacle in Connecticut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/institutes-and-centers\/polling-institute\/connecticut\/release-detail?ReleaseID=1723\" target=\"_blank\">Quinnipiac poll<\/a> of Connecticut residents was released on Wednesday.\u00a0 The poll showed an overwhelming support for medical marijuana with 68% of respondents favoring while only 27% opposed.\u00a0 Only hours after the poll results were released, a legislative committee in Connecticut voted in favor (35-8) of a newly proposed medical marijuana law.\u00a0 Lawmakers also approved a medical cannabis measure in 2007 only to see it get vetoed by then<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/governorrell\/cwp\/view.asp?a=1317&amp;q=285278\" target=\"_blank\"> Governor Jodi Rell<\/a>.\u00a0 Current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.governor.ct.gov\/malloy\/site\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Governor \u00a0Dannel P. Malloy<\/a> supported a medical marijuana bill last year that failed.\u00a0 Several Republicans voiced their concern over the potential for federal intervention.\u00a0 Under the proposed state run system, prescriptions would be valid for one year and all patients would register with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/DCP\/site\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Connecticut\u2019s Department of Consumer Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rockyhill.patch.com\/articles\/connecticut-voters-favor-medical-marijuana-sunday-liquor-sales-and-the-death-penalty-in-latest-q-poll-15bbbee1\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Data shows that many Medical Marijuana Cardholders Over 50 in Arizona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New research in Arizona shows that patients possessing medical marijuana are hardly young rebels.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Arizona Department of Health Services<\/a> has released new dating showing that patients between the ages of 31-50 make up the largest percentage of cardholders (40%).\u00a0 Patients who are 51-81 represent 35% of all medical marijuana cardholders in Arizona and 18-30 year olds make up the smallest major block at 25%.\u00a0 Less than 1% of medical marijuana patients are under 18.\u00a0 The data may surprise many as marijuana, even for medical use, is closely associated with younger populations.\u00a0 Some officials in Arizona claimed the data shows they are doing a good job of keeping recreational users out of the medical program while Carolyn Short, chairwoman of <a href=\"http:\/\/keepazdrugfree.com\/index\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Arizona Drug Free<\/a>, felt that some recreational users are faking symptoms and that medical marijuana should only be available after patients have exhausted all other medical options and treatments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more click here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[155,52,506,1416,1417,1418,1419,1420,56,9,51,70,1,3,1421,61],"tags":[2733,2632,3080,3985,3986,3987,3988,3989,2636,2631,5,3990,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396"}],"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=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}