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New Hampshire Governor Will Sign Medical Marijuana Bill

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New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan [AP]

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan
[AP]

House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise June 18 on a measure that will allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical marijuana; the full Legislature expected to give final approval next week

Matt Simon, Marijuana Policy Project: "Very rarely do we see any proposed policy enjoy such overwhelming public support" [MPP]

Matt Simon, Marijuana Policy Project:
“This commonsense legislation will make New Hampshire a safer and healthier place not just for medical marijuana patients, but for all of us”
[MPP]

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan announced Tuesday that she intends to sign a bill that will allow state residents with serious illnesses, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, and HIV/AIDS, to obtain and use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it.

“We applaud state lawmakers for coming together to ensure the passage of this important legislation, and we are pleased to hear Gov. Hassan intends to sign it into law,” said Matt Simon, a New Hampshire-based legislative analyst for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). “This commonsense legislation will make New Hampshire a safer and healthier place not just for medical marijuana patients, but for all of us.”

Gov. Hassan’s announcement was released after House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise on the bill earlier in the day. The full House and Senate are expected to sign off on the committee of conference agreement next week. It will then be transmitted to the governor for her signature.
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NJ Weedman: I’m Canceling Jury Nullification Tour

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“I’m extremely sad and upset that I haven’t been able to carry out this noble endeavor”
[NJ Weedman]

Activist Ed “NJ Weedman” Forchion, who recently won a landmark marijuana case in New Jersey, has said he is canceling his Jury Nullification tour “due to lack of funding.”

“I’m extremely sad and upset that I haven’t been able to carry out this noble endeavor and will probably watch as others do it without my story or history,” Forchion wistfully posted on Facebook last week.

According to NJ Weedman, small amounts were donated to the tour “by everyday potheads,” but not nearly enough to fund it. “I’m not criticizing the average Joe that struggles to make ends meet as he works on his feet,” Forchion said. “But why no celebrity support to show the people a way to hand the government a defeat?”

Toke Signals caught up with Forchion on Monday afternoon. Say it ain’t so, Weedman?

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Rally To Save Medical Cannabis In Washington State June 19

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The Washington State House and Senate have both added budget amendments that, if passed, will turn control of medicinal cannabis in the state over to the Liquor Control Board — which has said that medical marijuana is the biggest external threat to the success of the recreational pot stores created by legalization measure Initiative 502.

“The goal of the legislation is to ‘bring medical cannabis laws into compliance with I-502,’” said Seattle activist Steve Sarich of the Cannabis Action Coalition. “That’s a solution that just won’t work for patients.”

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How You Can Help End The War On Drugs

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After my previous posts on the Marijuana Conference, medical marijuana legislation in Alabama, and the subsequent Laughing Shroud Award, people were asking what they could do to help and how they could get involved in the effort to end the War on Drugs. I shared what information I could.

After that, I asked somebody who knew more than I did. Steve Elliott, who is author of The Little Black Book of Marijuana, editor and host of Toke Signals, and a leader in the effort to end the War On Drugs, helped with the resources and the groups you need to know about to get involved and join this effort.

First though, there are specific pointers, which are excerpted from notes I took during the North Alabama Marijuana Conference and Fundraiser, in Huntsville, Alabama on May 18. After that, there is a bullet list of ideas, specific things that you could do to help and be personally involved in helping to end the War On Drugs. Then you will find a list of the major advocacy organizations involved in helping to end the War On Drugs. Finally, there are news sites devoted to drug related issues.

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Worth Repeating: Scientific Studies Show Cannabis Is Medicine

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Editor’s note: Welcome to Room 420, where your instructor is Mr. Ron Marczyk and your subjects are wellness, disease prevention, self actualization, and chillin’.

The quote below, from a news release, is a political statement that is based on incomplete and biased science. Remember, once science is politicized, it is no longer science.

“No sound scientific studies supported medical use of marijuana for treatment in the United States, and no animal or human data supported the safety or efficacy of marijuana for general medical use.”

Not true! An overwhelming number of studies exist to firmly support cannabis as all-purpose medicine and very possibly a strong candidate as a cure for cancer, as was originally reported by the National Cancer Institute.

There has never been a single documented primary human fatality from overdosing on cannabis in its natural form in any amount. How’s that for safety!

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Cannabis Quote Of The Day: Louis Armstrong

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​If we all get as old as Methuselah, our memories will always be of lots of beauty and warmth from gage. Well, that was my life and I don’t feel ashamed at all. Mary Warner, honey, you sure was good and I enjoyed you ‘heap much.’

~ Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)

Louis Armstrong first smoked marijuana in the mid-1920s, and stuck up for the herb all his life.

The original manuscript for Armstrong’s autobiography, Satchmo: My Life In New Orleans, published in 1954, contained information about his cannabis use, but those parts of the book were suppressed and censored by his manager, Joe Glaser (an Al Capone acolyte).

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The First Rainbow Gathering 420 Ceremony: Jack Herer And I Were There

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I first met Jack Herer at a NORML conference in Washington, D.C. There really wasn’t much of a chance for us to connect there since Jack and John Sajo were working hard on their initiative in Oregon. So shortly after I returned to New York City, and Jack returned to L.A., I booked a ticket to visit him to share a vision I’d had after reading an early and brief version of The Emperor Wears No Clothes.

We met at a plush house with a pool in the back. This was not Jack’s pad, but something much more polished. We sat around the pool while I ran my tape recorder and went through Jack’s life story in 45 minutes or so. Then we moved back into the kitchen to smoke a joint and drink some ice tea.

While in the kitchen, I hatched my scheme. I needed Jack to join the hemp legalization group I’d created through a cartoon character named Ed Hassle. What started as a goof, had suddenly morphed into a viable foundation for a national hemp movement.

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The Stoner’s Guide to Strawberries

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Stuffed Strawberries: almost like a strawberry stuffed with cheesecake, this fruity finger food recipe is always a crowd pleaser (see recipe below) [Cannabis Cheri]

Stuffed Strawberries: almost like a strawberry stuffed with cheesecake, this fruity finger food recipe is always a crowd pleaser (see recipe below)
[Cannabis Cheri]

“Let me take you down ’cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields.”

~ The Beatles

[American Songwriter]

Let me take you down…
[American Songwriter]

For me, the first arrival of local strawberries in the market — more than any other ingredient — signifies the official beginning of summer.

Here in California, strawberry season is already well underway.

I thought this would be an apropos time to explore summer’s favorite fruit from the cannabis connoisseur’s perspective, including some tasty medicated strawberry recipes, favorite strawberry marijuana strains, and even strawberry themed music to enjoy it all by.

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