The Weed Blog Daily Update

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• How To Make Strawberry Marijuana Muffins
• Illinois Governor Signs Hemp Research Measure Into Law
• 34,000 New Mexicans Suffering From Alzheimer’s Denied Access To Medical Cannabis
• Earl Blumenauer To Talk Federal Tax Reform For Marijuana Businesses At International Cannabis Business Conference

How To Make Strawberry Marijuana Muffins Posted: 30 Aug 2014 08:46 PM PDT Strawberry Marijuana Muffin Recipe Feeling motivated to make tomorrow’s breakfast now? Or perhaps you’re just waking up late and you want to make something dank to celebrate the fact that you don’t have a hangover. These strawberry muffins are also medicated, giving your morning snack an added boost that’s sure to brighten up your morning. [...]

Illinois Governor Signs Hemp Research Measure Into Law Posted: 30 Aug 2014 07:42 PM PDT By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation, House Bill 5085, authorizing state universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes. The new law takes effect in January. Illinois joins more than a dozen states — including Hawaii, Indiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah earlier this year — that have enacted legislation redefining hemp as an agricultural commodity and authorizing state-sponsored [...]

34,000 New Mexicans Suffering From Alzheimer’s Denied Access To Medical Cannabis Posted: 30 Aug 2014 06:37 PM PDT The Secretary of Health denied a petition to add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of medical conditions eligible for the medical cannabis program, even though the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board voted unanimously to recommend making neurodegenerative dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, qualifying conditions. Alzheimer’s disease, similar to many of the conditions presently included in New Mexico’s [...]

Earl Blumenauer To Talk Federal Tax Reform For Marijuana Businesses At International Cannabis Business Conference Posted: 30 Aug 2014 05:32 PM PDT Congressman Earl Blumenauer,  U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 3rd congressional district, will be presenting at the first annual International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland, OR this September. The conference focuses on the emerging billion dollar cannabis industry and features an impressive list of experts in the cannabis industry.  Blumenauer is by far the most outspoken representative in the nation [...]