WA aims for less medical marijuana in revised rule
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- WA aims for less medical marijuana in revised rule
- Body’s Own ‘Cannabis (marijuana)’ Is Good For The Skin
- Record marijuana crop found
- Should cannabis be decriminalised?
- Thawing frost led to cannabis discovery
WA aims for less medical marijuana in revised rule
The Columbian, WA
(AP) — After meeting with law enforcement leaders, Washington’s Health Department has cut its suggested two-month supply of medical marijuana by nearly a third - a change that riled patients’ advocates and sparked threats of a lawsuit. On Tuesday, the state Health Department laid out its suggestion for a 60-day supply of medical marijuana at 24 ounces of usable pot, along with six mature plants and 18 immature plants. That mirrors the limits used in Oregon, and is a significant drop from the 35 ounces and 100 square feet of growing area the agency was considering after gathering volumes of comment from people around the state. But after reviewing health officials’ work in February, Gov. Chris Gregoire thought the amount was too large and ordered the agency to get more opinions from law enforcement officials and doctors - even though doing so pushed the work past a previous July 1 deadline for a final medical marijuana rule.
Body’s Own ‘Cannabis (marijuana)’ Is Good For The Skin
Science Daily (press release)
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Biró and colleagues came to this conclusion by treating cell cultures from human sebaceous glands (the glands that make the oil on our skin) with various concentrations of endocannabinoids (substances produced by the body that are similar to the active ingredient in marijuana). Then they measured the production of lipids (fat cells, such as those in skin oil), cell survival and death, and changes in gene expression and compared these outcomes to those in an untreated control group. "This research shows that we may have something in common with the marijuana plant," said Gerald Weissmann, MD. "Just as THC is believed to protect the marijuana plants from pathogens, our own cannabinoids may be necessary for us to maintain healthy skin and to protect us from pathogens. "
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Record marijuana crop found
Courier Mail, Australia
article-tools –> By. Up to 3000 mature cannabis plants and more than 14,000 drying plants were discovered during police raids on the property "Kinvarra" on Hollybank Rd, Waroo, near Inglewood in the state’s south. Sixty 200-litre drums of harvested cannabis were also found in two massive sheds covering 1800sq m - or twice the size of an average suburban block. Police southern region crime co-ordinator Detective Inspector Noel Ragh said public assistance and good police work had prevented enormous amounts of the drugs from being distributed. "The public is the eyes and ears of the Queensland Police Service; without their support our job would be that much harder," Insp Ragh said. "Today’s seizure is the culmination of months of intelligence and investigation.
Should cannabis be decriminalised?
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
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Thawing frost led to cannabis discovery
Norwich Evening News, UK
Police discovered more than 500 plants at a house on Gertrude Road, in the north of the city, in April, following a tip off from a member of the public. Suspicions had been aroused when residents noticed that frost, during a cold snap, had settled on every house in the road except for the lone rented property. Heat from cultivation systems inside the house had led to a premature thawing, a telltale sign for community police officers. Officers arrested Chein Van Tran, 41, who admitted growing the plants shortly after his arrest.