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<title>Pro Medical Pot Candidate Wins Primary For Oregon AG</title>
<description><![CDATA[Chalk one up for the good guys. On Tuesday, Ellen F. Rosenblum, a retired appellate court judge and the candidate backed by medical marijuana patients and activists, trounced her opponent, ex-federal prosecutor Dwight Holton, in the Oregon Democratic primary for state attorney general.&#160;
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According to katu.com, Rosenblum had 184,410 votes &ndash; 64 percent &ndash; with only 103,784 ballots cast for Holton, a meager 36 percent.
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Rosenblum, 61, a former Oregon Court of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7693">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:48:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>New York Judge&amp;#8217;s Plea For Medical Cannabis</title>
<description><![CDATA[A sitting judge who is still hearing cases made his support for marijuana as medicine public in a moving op-ed piece in the <i>New York Times</i>. Gustin L. Reichbach, a justice of the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three and a half years ago. He has survived far longer than his doctors anticipated. And on Wednesday, he further demonstrated his strength of character and conviction by publicly endorsing medical cannabis.
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Judge Reichbach explains &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7692">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>US House Votes Against Stopping Feds&amp;#8217; Medical Pot Raids</title>
<description><![CDATA[For the sixth time in a decade, the U.S. House of Representatives last week defeated an amendment to an appropriations bill that would have prohibited the federal Dept of Justice from raiding medical marijuana dispensaries in those states with legal medicinal cannabis laws.
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The bipartisan amendment was co-sponsored, as it has been each of the six times it&rsquo;s been introduced, by Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and this year they were joined by Tom McClintock &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7689">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:55:56 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Drive to Add PTSD, Other Conditions to AZ&amp;#8217;s Medical Marijuana Law</title>
<description><![CDATA[Later this month, the Arizona Dept of Health Services will hold a hearing as part of the effort to permit patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraines, depression, and general anxiety disorder to also legally use medical marijuana.&#160;&#160;
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Prop 203, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, legalized the drug after voters approved it in November 2010, but the number of maladies the law allows to be treated with medicinal cannabis is limited. Nonetheless, medical &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7681">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:37:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Pot DUI Bill Dies in Colorado Assembly</title>
<description><![CDATA[A restrictive Colorado DUI bill that would have made it easier to convict drivers who used marijuana (but were not necessarily stoned when arrested) died in the state House of Representatives in Denver on Tuesday evening with an indirect assist from a legislative impasse over the controversial gay marriage issue.
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Senate Bill 117 would have made it a misdemeanor with a possible jail sentence of up to six months and a fine of up to $500 for anyone caught with five or more nanograms of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7677">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:11:15 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>A School of the Highest Learning</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>By Mary Ought Six</b>
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&ldquo;Four-twenty!&rdquo; cried the caller and a cheer erupted across the University common area turned bingo hall. A freshly packed bong was passed from player to player and all participants partook in the complementary medical rally bowls that celebrated the lucky 420 ball being drawn.
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Yes, this is a school &ndash; complete with a library of over twenty years worth ofHIGH TIMES mags for the furthering of its students&rsquo; &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/7676">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:53:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Connecticut to Legalize Medical Marijuana</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut Senate effectively legalized medical marijuana in the state by passing House Bill 5389 in the early morning hours Saturday following a 10-hour overtime session described as &ldquo;passionate&rdquo; by the <i>Hartford Courant</i>. The Connecticut House of Representatives passed the bill in late April.
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Governor Dannel Malloy (D) praised the bill&rsquo;s passage and has stated that he fully intends to sign it, which would make Connecticut the 17th state in the U.S. to have &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7674">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:51:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Mile High Munchies</title>
<description><![CDATA[Denver&rsquo;s cannabis foodies have a plethora of creative, high-quality treats to choose from, as we saw recently at the second annual HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup. Find out which of the ten favorite, top-rated concoctions you should stock up on!
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<b>Dabba Chocolate</b>
<i>First Place Winner</i>
With clean and concise potency labeling and an easy-to-dose 40mg per segment serving size, this product was the favorite amongst all the Colorado judges. The mint flavor and cannabis work &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/emcdonough/7666">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 12:50:18 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Elise McDonough</dc:creator>
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<title>Long-Standing Bay Area Dispensary Forced to Close</title>
<description><![CDATA[Berkeley Patients Group &ndash; a 9,000-member medical marijuana dispensary that has operated in the Bay Area for nearly 13 years &ndash; has shut its doors.
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The dispensary&rsquo;s landlord was sent a letter citing violations of federal law &ndash; specifically that BPG was too close to two schools &ndash; late last year. U.S. attorney Melinda Haag warned that the landlord&rsquo;s assets would be seized if the group continued to operate and distribute medical cannabis.
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As a &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7662">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:02:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Patients Out of Time Conference - Tucson, AZ</title>
<description><![CDATA[This past weekend in the foothills outside of Tucson, Arizona, Patients Out of Time, one of the nation&rsquo;s leading medical marijuana advocacy groups, gathered together patients, growers, lawyers, doctors, scientists, activists, and local business people for their 7th biannual conference on clinical cannabis research. Attendees were treated to panels and presentations detailing the many healing properties of cannabinoids, while forming valuable human connections within this tightly knit &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/emcdonough/7658">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:26:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Elise McDonough</dc:creator>
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