Purple Kush News Round-Up 09/08/11

Patients rally for medical marijuana The Detroit News The spirited gathering of about 1500 people — one of the largest pro-medical-marijuana rallies in Michigan — featured the young, old and sick, some in wheelchairs. "This has never been about cannabis," said Robert Redden, 61, a medical marijuana ... See all stories on this topic »

50 per cent drop in Vancouver Island's marijuana crop this year: RCMP Vancouver Sun By Katie DeRosa, Postmedia News September 8, 2011 5:56 AM RCMP have seen a drastic drop in the size of the outdoor marijuana crop on Vancouver Island this year, which police attribute to the cold, wet weather at the start of the summer and a ... See all stories on this topic »

AG certifies majority of '12 ballot questions Boston Globe By Kyle Cheney Initiative petitions sanctioning and regulating medical marijuana, empowering a terminally ill, suffering patient to take life-ending drugs, and expanding the state's bottle recycling law met all the legal criteria to move toward the ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical Marijuana Inc. Announces Update On Management Team and Board of Directors MarketWatch (press release) SAN DIEGO, Sep 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Medical Marijuana Inc /quotes/zigman/548382 MJNA 0.00% is pleased to announce that it has finished the transition and integration of new management. The company has added several new key members to its ... See all stories on this topic »

Man's home set to be seized despite acquittal on marijuana charges Globe and Mail A Vancouver Island man who was acquitted on charges related to hundreds of marijuana plants on his property could still lose his land, following a court ruling that dismissed his application to stop the government from seizing the property. The Sept. ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Does pot prevent obesity? What new marijuana study says CBS News That's right, marijuana users are less likely to be obese than their non-toking counterparts, according to a new study. Actually, the researchers behind the study had been expecting to find that marijuana smokers would weigh more than non-users. ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical Marijuana Tax Woes: San Francisco Tax Lawyer Robert Wood LBNstudio See Amazon Fights Back Against Online Sales Tax Law. Of course, there are big questions: Is Internet Tax Constitutional? http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2011/03/23/medical-marijuana-tax-problems/ http://www.taxlawchannel.com. See all stories on this topic »

Bay Area Medical Marijuana Company, True Healing Collective Announces Daily ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) True Healing Collective, serving the Greater Bay Area, provides safe access to quality medical marijuana for chronically ill and suffering patients with a doctor's prescription for this treatment. Daily specials for delivery are offered on their ... See all stories on this topic »

Oregon traffic stop yields 40 pounds of marijuana, police say The Columbian The Oregon State Police called in firefighters who, with heavy saws, cut into a pickup's false bed and found 40 pounds of marijuana. By John Branton Oregon State Police say they pulled over a pickup on Interstate 5 northbound near Eugene and found 40 ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical marijuana patients can now enroll in 'Pot School' KOMO News Semer and a group of investors got the idea to create the Academy of Cannabis Culture and Technology after a recent change to Washington's medical marijuana law led to police crackdowns on pot dispensaries across the state. ... See all stories on this topic » KOMO News