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Colorado Marijuana Edibles Brand Dixie Elixirs Go National!

Dixie Elixirs and Edibles' Marijuana Edibles to be Sold Nationwide Medical Marijuana edible company Dixie Elixirs & Edibles have been supplying some of Colorado's favorite marijuana edibles and cannabis infused products since 2009. There are currently around 590 marijuana dispensaries in Colorado and Dixie Elixirs Edibles are sold in 450 of them. Now the popular marijuana based foods and products manufactured and distributed by Dixie Elixirs and Edibles will be available in other states in the U.S. with laws permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Dixie Elixirs' Edibles and Sparkling Marijuana Beverages Dixie Elixirs A carbonated drink infused with THC from a blend of quality sativa dominant marijuana. Several flavors of the marijuana infused drink are sold at dispensaries. Dixie Edibles Made using fine blends of Sativa weed strains, Dixie Edibles boasts a full line of delicious THC-infused marijuana edibles that deliver! Dix

MMJ Workers turn to Colorado Unions for Support

MMJ Workers Turn To Colorado Unions The U.S. Justice Department has recently warned marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in Colorado and other states with medical marijuana laws that they could face prosecution for violating federal drug and money-laundering laws. In response, medical marijuana in Colorado workers are turning to the union for support and believe if the members come together, they can come up with collective bargaining agreements proving medical marijuana is an essential part of the retail health care, agriculture and food processing industries. So far actions taken by the labor union have helped foster encouragement among dispensary owners and employees working in the MMJ industry.  Two months ago the union formed a Medical Cannabis and Hemp Workers Division, which has already grown to over 2,000 members in Colorado and California.   For Colorado residents, some medical marijuana experts are saying that this warning from the U.S. Justice Department could be

Colorado Medical Marijuana Legalization a Potential on 2012 Ballot

Potential of Marijuana Legalization on 2012 Ballot in Colorado According to CNN, Colorado would gain an additional $17.6 million in tax revenue if they made it completely legal to sell, grow and consume medical marijuana. Currently, it is legal in Colorado to use medical marijuana if you have a good reason and a prescription from the doctor. What about all the people who are using marijuana but don’t necessarily have these conditions. Well, technically speaking, given current laws governing the use marijuana in Colorado, these people are committing a crime because it is illegal in every U.S. state to purchase, buy, sell and use medical marijuana. Therefore, so many illegal activities are constantly taking place because people are still consuming marijuana without the government knowing it. It is actually a good thing if medical marijuana is legalized, and Colorado seems to be on the forefront of this thinking. In most states, medical marijuana is still illegal. However, in 20

Plant Medicine Expo Brings Medical Marijuana Experts to Colorado

The Plant Medicine Expo and Healthcare Provider Conference will be taking place on Sept. 25 and 26 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. The Plant Medicine Expo will bring together some of the nation's top experts on medical marijuana for a two day conference and exposition focused on the scientific and health aspects of medical marijuana. Cannabis conferences and expos are designed both for health care professionals and medical cannabis patients. Speakers at the Denver Plant Medicine expo include two instructors from the Cannabis Therapy Institute, Deanna Gabriel and Timothy Tipton, ML Mathre, founder of Patients out of Time; noted medical marijuana expert Dr. Donald Abrams; Ron Lind, union organizer for UFCW5 in California; Dr. Bob Melamede, University of Colorado biology professor; and Richard Belzer, cancer survivor and star of Law & Order SVU. To Register for the 2010 Denver Plant Medicine Expo Click Here

Helicopters Remove $1M Marijuana from Boulder County - Boulder Daily Camera

$1 Million of Marijuana Plants Seized with Police Helicopters from Boulder Growing Operation The Boulder County Sheriff's Office, with the help of the Colorado National Guard, spent much of Wednesday removing about 7,500 uprooted marijuana plants -- worth more than $1 million -- from a remote area west of Lyons and destroying the plants at an undisclosed location.  Read the Full Story Here.

Top 10 Indica Medical Marijuana Strains

Ten Top Medical Marijuana  Indica  Strains In search of the ultimate body high? There are hundreds of Medical Marijuana Strains that are currently in in circulation.  Medical marijuana strains are constantly being developed by innovated cannabis breeders, who then spread marijuana strains by selling seeds of particular strains to marijuana cultivators or growers who, in turn, spread the strain further by distributing the marijuana strains to dispensaries and caregivers, who finally present various strains of indicas and sativas and sell the marijuana strains to the end users, medical marijuana patients in the states where medicinal use of marijuana is legal. Among the seemingly endless list of medical marijuana strains , there are many amazing sativa strains and indica strains that will suite the particular needs of most medical marijuana patients.  Users of sativa marijuana strains experience a cerebral, or mind high.  Most marijuana strains are a cross of sativa and indica  marij

Where in the World is Medical Marijuana Legal?

Where in the World is Medical Marijuana Legal? Did You Know...As of January of 2010 14 states have decriminalized the possession or use of cannabis. That's right, Legal Medical Marijuana can be obtained with a doctors written consent in all of the following states: Alaska California Colorado Hawaii Maine Michigan Montana Nevada New Jersey New Mexico Oregon Rhode Island Vermont Washington Though each of these 14 states require proof of residency to qualify for medical marijuana use... Get more information of the legality of medical marijuana in U.S. states and countries around the world from the hub Where in the World is Medical Marijuana Legal an informational article on the hubpages.com about medical marijuana around the world! It features lists of countries, Providences, territories and U.S. States where medical smoking marijuana, or using THC in other ways, is either total legal, legal for medicinal purposes only, illegal but generally unforced, illegal, and

Amendment 20 | Colorado Marijuana Laws | Know Your RIghts

0-4-287 - ARTICLE XVIII - Miscellaneous Art. XVIII - Miscellaneous Section 14. Medical use of marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating medical conditions. (1) As used in this section, these terms are defined as follows: (a) "Debilitating medical condition" means: (I) Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or treatment for such conditions; (II) A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition, or treatment for such conditions, which produces, for a specific patient, one or more of the following, and for which, in the professional opinion of the patient's physician, such condition or conditions reasonably may be alleviated by the medical use of marijuana: cachexia; severe pain; severe nausea; seizures, including those that are characteristic of epilepsy; or persistent muscle spasms, including those that are characteristic of multiple sclerosis; or (III) Any other medical condition, or treat

America's First Ban on Marijuana

The Criminalization of Marijuana in America Where did America go wrong with our policies regarding the use of marijuana? What driving forces are responsible for the stigmatization surrounding and policies forbidding the use of an herb that grows naturally from the earth's soil and can be utilized in so many ways that are beneficial to our health, our economy and, in turn, our society and the very world we reside in? The Bill that Banned Marijuana Surprisingly the origins are not as difficult as one might think to trace back. The first blow came with the 1937 Marijuana Act pushed forward by Harry J. Anslinger, the first ever to fill the position of Commissioner of the Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics. At the time that he 1937 Marijuana Bill was passed, Anslinger was in office for seven years. However the exact details leading up to the bill that banned marijuana in 1937 become quite complex and, as many living today can testify, the conseq

Colorado Marijuana Dispensaries Map