Purple Kush News Round-Up 09/13/2011

Gov. Nixon's son cited for marijuana possession in Columbia STLtoday.com Jay Nixon's youngest son was cited for marijuana possession over the weekend in Columbia. Police were dispatched to a loud party early Saturday morning at an apartment complex a few blocks from the University of Missouri campus. ... See all stories on this topic »

Michigan dispenser accused of offering free medical marijuana to customers who ... Detroit Free Press BY KATHLEEN GRAY Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette took another slap Monday at Michigan's medical pot industry, when -- at the urging of Secretary of State Ruth Johnson -- he charged the owner of a Lansing medical marijuana dispensary with ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical Marijuana Inc. Marijuana Extract Cannabidiol (CBD) Shows Therapeutic ... MarketWatch (press release) SAN DIEGO, Sep 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Medical Marijuana Inc /quotes/zigman/548382 MJNA -3.26% is pleased to announce that studies from foundations and universities around the world have proven Cannabidiol (CBD) as a therapeutic treatment for ... See all stories on this topic »

CRIME BEAT: 2 arrested in Colo. City marijuana cultivation Pueblo Chieftain Two people were arrested Monday night on suspicion of marijuana possession and cultivation after Pueblo County sheriff's deputies discovered a marijuana grow in Colorado City. John Rogers, 50, and William Klein, 54, were arrested on suspicion of ... See all stories on this topic »

Castle Rock designates areas for medical marijuana gardens Longview Daily News CASTLE ROCK — The City Council approved interim zoning restrictions for group medical marijuana gardens Monday without discussion or audience comment — a far cry from boisterous earlier meetings about the topic. The rules grew out of a state law in ... See all stories on this topic »

Smoking Marijuana And Being Obese Are Unrelated, Study Suggests International Business Times "It doesn't mean that marijuana does actually help you lose weight, but perhaps there is a component that does." The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The research data included two surveys conducted by the National ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Survey Shows Huge Increase in Pot Smokers About - News & Issues By Buddy T, About.com Guide September 13, 2011 A national survey revealing a stunning 20% increase since 2008 in the number of people 12 and older who report smoking marijuana in the United States seems to indicate that preventive efforts are simply ... See all stories on this topic »

Judge dismisses medical marijuana indictment Las Vegas Review - Journal By Francis McCabe A district judge Monday tossed an indictment in a medical marijuana criminal case and called the state law governing distribution of the medicinal herb "mind boggling." Judge Donald Mosley said a grand jury should have been allowed to ... See all stories on this topic »

University of Michigan poll: Parents in the dark about teens' marijuana ... AnnArbor.com Ten percent of parents think their 13 to 17 year olds have taken a drink in the last year, while 5 percent guess their teens have used marijuana. Fifty-two percent of 10th-grade students have had alcohol within the past year and 28 percent of them have ... See all stories on this topic »