{"id":850,"date":"2012-10-19T07:46:52","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T07:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=20237"},"modified":"2012-10-19T07:46:52","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T07:46:52","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-october-19-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-october-19-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News October 19, 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-october-19-2012\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2101\" height=\"3000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/montel-williams.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room\" title=\"35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-20238\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-october-19-2012\/attachment\/35th-annual-daytime-emmy-awards-press-room\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-20238\" title=\"35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/montel-williams-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Montel Williams Calls Anti-Medical Marijuana Ads Racist in Arkansas\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before it was cool for celebrities to come out and support marijuana reform, patients and activists always knew they could count on <a href=\"http:\/\/montelwilliams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montel Williams<\/a>.\u00a0 The former talk show host suffers from MS and has been very vocal about marijuana providing him with relief and has done a great deal of work to highlight marijuana\u2019s medicinal benefits.\u00a0 Now that medical marijuana is gaining acceptance, opposing groups are ratcheting up their efforts to promote propaganda.\u00a0 Montel Williams is coming out against an ad that opposes the proposed medical marijuana program in Arkansas that will be voted on by residents in three weeks.\u00a0 In the ad promoted by the Family Council Action Committee, a black man is shown dealing drugs as the narrator says \u201cdope dealers\u201d will be able to take advantage of legalized medical marijuana.\u00a0 Yesterday Mr. Williams told a crowd in Little Rock that the ad was &#8220;the most egregiously false, racist statement you&#8217;ve ever seen in your life.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0Montel Williams said of his medical marijuana use that \u201cFor me, cannabis became a choice that my doctor and I had to make.&#8221;\u00a0 Arkansas can become the first southern state to pass medical marijuana legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-207_162-57535953\/montel-williams-blasts-ad-opposing-medical-use-of-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Jersey Dispensary Receives Go Ahead to Start Selling Medical Marijuana\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For those who appreciate a good legal drama, New Jersey has provided a great deal of material.\u00a0 New Jersey passed a bill permitting medical marijuana several years ago and has seen progress come in small intervals due to bureaucratic delays and challenges from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Governor Chris Christie.<\/a> No patients have been served in the years since the program received its initial approval.\u00a0 However, that all appears ready to change as Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair has received a permit to distribute marijuana.\u00a0 New Jersey Health Commissioner Mary O\u2019Dowd said &#8220;This permit marks a significant step forward in the implementation of New Jersey&#8217;s medicinal marijuana program.\u201d\u00a0 Patients who have been approved are expected to be receiving their medical marijuana cards any day.\u00a0 Analysts are still unsure as to exactly when Greenleaf Compassion will open its doors but most feel it will be operation before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/dispensary-medical-pot-wins-permit-n-article-1.1185118\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Officials Keep Up Battle with Residents and Medical Marijuana\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arizona has some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumblaws.com\/laws\/united-states\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\">strangest and maybe even most unfair<\/a> laws on record.\u00a0 However, officials only seem to be able to focus on two issues, immigration and marijuana.\u00a0 Earlier this week <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/arizona-continues-crusade-against-state-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\">marijuana.net<\/a> reported on a story where Arizona police officers raided a patient\u2019s home and arrested her on felony narcotic possession, seemingly because they were not familiar with what a marijuana tincture is.\u00a0 Now, Maricopa County will be making its case in court as they refuse to provide zoning permits for medical marijuana dispensaries, despite a state law passed by residents that has legalize medical cannabis.\u00a0 Officials in Maricopa County claim that the law is in violation of Federal law.\u00a0 Ironically, many critics have made a similar accusation in regards to how Arizona handles immigration law.\u00a0 The Arizona \u201cshow me your papers\u201d and other parts of the state\u2019s immigration laws seem to be at odds with Federal laws, though state lawmakers do not seem to mind.\u00a0 Today a judge in Maricopa County will hear the opening arguments in a case filed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACLU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Ariz-marijuana-law-to-be-tested-in-court-3964097.php\" target=\"_blank\">For more click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2101\" height=\"3000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/montel-williams.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room\" title=\"35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-20238\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-october-19-2012\/attachment\/35th-annual-daytime-emmy-awards-press-room\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-20238\" title=\"35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/montel-williams-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Montel Williams Calls Anti-Medical Marijuana Ads Racist in Arkansas\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before it was cool for celebrities to come out and support marijuana reform, patients and activists always knew they could count on <a href=\"http:\/\/montelwilliams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montel Williams<\/a>.\u00a0 The former talk show host suffers from MS and has been very vocal about marijuana providing him with relief and has done a great deal of work to highlight marijuana\u2019s medicinal benefits.\u00a0 Now that medical marijuana is gaining acceptance, opposing groups are ratcheting up their efforts to promote propaganda.\u00a0 Montel Williams is coming out against an ad that opposes the proposed medical marijuana program in Arkansas that will be voted on by residents in three weeks.\u00a0 In the ad promoted by the Family Council Action Committee, a black man is shown dealing drugs as the narrator says \u201cdope dealers\u201d will be able to take advantage of legalized medical marijuana.\u00a0 Yesterday Mr. Williams told a crowd in Little Rock that the ad was &#8220;the most egregiously false, racist statement you&#8217;ve ever seen in your life.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0Montel Williams said of his medical marijuana use that \u201cFor me, cannabis became a choice that my doctor and I had to make.&#8221;\u00a0 Arkansas can become the first southern state to pass medical marijuana legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-207_162-57535953\/montel-williams-blasts-ad-opposing-medical-use-of-marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Jersey Dispensary Receives Go Ahead to Start Selling Medical Marijuana\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For those who appreciate a good legal drama, New Jersey has provided a great deal of material.\u00a0 New Jersey passed a bill permitting medical marijuana several years ago and has seen progress come in small intervals due to bureaucratic delays and challenges from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Governor Chris Christie.<\/a> No patients have been served in the years since the program received its initial approval.\u00a0 However, that all appears ready to change as Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair has received a permit to distribute marijuana.\u00a0 New Jersey Health Commissioner Mary O\u2019Dowd said &#8220;This permit marks a significant step forward in the implementation of New Jersey&#8217;s medicinal marijuana program.\u201d\u00a0 Patients who have been approved are expected to be receiving their medical marijuana cards any day.\u00a0 Analysts are still unsure as to exactly when Greenleaf Compassion will open its doors but most feel it will be operation before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/dispensary-medical-pot-wins-permit-n-article-1.1185118\" target=\"_blank\">For more on this story click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arizona Officials Keep Up Battle with Residents and Medical Marijuana\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arizona has some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumblaws.com\/laws\/united-states\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\">strangest and maybe even most unfair<\/a> laws on record.\u00a0 However, officials only seem to be able to focus on two issues, immigration and marijuana.\u00a0 Earlier this week <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/arizona-continues-crusade-against-state-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\">marijuana.net<\/a> reported on a story where Arizona police officers raided a patient\u2019s home and arrested her on felony narcotic possession, seemingly because they were not familiar with what a marijuana tincture is.\u00a0 Now, Maricopa County will be making its case in court as they refuse to provide zoning permits for medical marijuana dispensaries, despite a state law passed by residents that has legalize medical cannabis.\u00a0 Officials in Maricopa County claim that the law is in violation of Federal law.\u00a0 Ironically, many critics have made a similar accusation in regards to how Arizona handles immigration law.\u00a0 The Arizona \u201cshow me your papers\u201d and other parts of the state\u2019s immigration laws seem to be at odds with Federal laws, though state lawmakers do not seem to mind.\u00a0 Today a judge in Maricopa County will hear the opening arguments in a case filed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACLU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Ariz-marijuana-law-to-be-tested-in-court-3964097.php\" target=\"_blank\">For more 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":[246,155,222,52,311,685,75,686,687,56,9,78,688,69,51,70,1,3,61],"tags":[2824,2733,2800,2632,2889,3258,2653,3259,3260,2636,2656,3261,2648,2631,5,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850"}],"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=850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}