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A bankruptcy court case has been thrown out of court in Colorado, not helping the complicated and rocky relationship between medical marijuana and banking. To settle the case, the company would have to make a plan of harvesting and distributing the remaining marijuana, a federal offense . . .

A grieving mother who lost her 19 year old son when he was shot and killed by a Border Patrol Agent is now suing the Agency claiming that the shooting was “an appalling use of excessive force”. Guadallupe Guerrero’s son, Carlos La Madrid was shot in the back twice and once in the leg as he climbed a ladder on the US side of a Mexico border fence.

Comedian, actor and activist, Tommy Chong revealed this weekend on CNN that he is seeking treatment for prostate cancer. He said that he was diagnosed with the disease about a month ago, and that doctors have told him it is a slow stage cancer that he has had for a long time. The 74 year [Read on . . .]

Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, submitted a last minute addition to the Agricultural Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 that would legalize the production of industrial hemp. Wyden read from a prepared text saying, “Industrial hemp is used in many healthy and sustainable consumer products. However, the federal prohibition on growing industrial hemp has forced companies to needlessly import raw materials from other countries. My amendment to the Farm Bill will change federal policy to allow U.S. farmers to produce hemp for these safe and legitimate products right here..”

A government survey was published this week that shows that American Teenagers are now smoking marijuana more than they are smoking cigarettes. A report that came out on Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 23 percent of high school students admitted that they had recently smoked marijuana. 18 percent of high school students said that they had smoked a cigarette recently.

Lomas Brown says that he is convinced that marijuana has been a problem in the NFL for decades. Brown claims that when he entered the league in 1985 that up to 90% of NFL players smoked marijuana recreationally, or as a way to relieve stress and pain. No doubt to ease the aches from a sport that is brutal on the body, and can cause life-long injuries. Brown says that currently, he thinks about 50% of the players smoke marijuana. According to a CBS report from last month when the Lion’s busts were big news, they said that four in ten draft-eligible players from this years draft have a record that says they failed at least one school-administered drug test for marijuana. They say that 2 in 10 of the eligible players have failed more than once for marijuana.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released data that shows marijuana seizures this year will far surpass their haul from years past. The crime data that was released this week show that about 1.7 million grams of marijuana, or about 3,800 pounds have been seized by Highway patrol officers since January 1st. That amount of [Read on . . .]

The family of slain border patrol agent Brian Terry has threatened to file a $25 million wrongful death suit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives citing the government’s roll in Terry’s death. Brian Terry was killed with an AK47 that was knowing sold to drug cartels under the Fast and Furious gun running probe that has been in place for several years now. The 65 page suit was served on the governments agent on Wednesday according to attorneys for the family.