http://cannabisfantastic.com Cannabis Culture for the Cultured Cannabis Consumer Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:20:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/california-employers-fear-passage-of-prop-19/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/california-employers-fear-passage-of-prop-19/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:05:53 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1203 The California Chamber of Commerce has come out in opposition of proposition 19 because current workplace laws only cite tobacco]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/california-employers-fear-passage-of-prop-19/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/colorado-allowing-cities-to-ban-dispensaries-gets-challenged/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/colorado-allowing-cities-to-ban-dispensaries-gets-challenged/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:54:55 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1196 The controversial HB 1284, the bill that regulates Colorado’s dispensary industry has a provision that allowed municipalities to ban dispensaries. Some cities in Colorado have done just that. Aurora and Broomfield Colorado are two cities where there is a ban on dispensaries, and there are others considering such a ban. Many activists have speculated that the ban provision in the bill would be challenged in court some day.]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/colorado-allowing-cities-to-ban-dispensaries-gets-challenged/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/californias-prop-19-initiative-is-looking-for-a-sugar-daddy/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/californias-prop-19-initiative-is-looking-for-a-sugar-daddy/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:18:34 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1184 How much does it cost to put a ballot initiative like proposition 19 on the ballot, or the original prop 215 that came before it? The answer to that question is a lot. The first time around, the 1996 medical marijuana initiative had many big donors, such as George Soros, but this year Proposition 19 has attracted few large donations outside of Richard Lee, the dispensary entrepreneur who sponsored the trail breaking initiative. ]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/californias-prop-19-initiative-is-looking-for-a-sugar-daddy/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/washington-dc-unveils-its-plans-for-medical-marijuana-regulations/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/washington-dc-unveils-its-plans-for-medical-marijuana-regulations/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:16:54 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1164 Medical Marijuana has traveled a long road in Washington DC and the programs is finally going to begin on January 1st of next year, according to a draft by Mayor Adrian Fenty. The draft rules were announced on Friday and under the planned regulations, the City Health Department would be responsible for registering applicants.]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/washington-dc-unveils-its-plans-for-medical-marijuana-regulations/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/montana-medical-marijuana-program-has-a-wild-week/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/montana-medical-marijuana-program-has-a-wild-week/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:50:14 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1151 Montana announces new change in proof of residence policy for medical marijuana applicants and in the legal review process find a loophole in the state law. The new policy was set to go into effect on Monday. On Friday, the new announcement was that the applications process will remain as it is, meaning that out-of-staters may qualify for the Montana medical marijuana program. ]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/montana-medical-marijuana-program-has-a-wild-week/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/two-seperate-shootings-leave-two-dead-in-california/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/two-seperate-shootings-leave-two-dead-in-california/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:57:12 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1136 A man was shot and killed in Lake County California by a Sheriff’s deputy early yesterday morning the second of two similar incidents surrounding illegal outdoor grow operations.]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/two-seperate-shootings-leave-two-dead-in-california/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/mexicos-drug-war-responsible-for-28000-deaths-in-four-years/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/mexicos-drug-war-responsible-for-28000-deaths-in-four-years/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:12:02 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1134 More than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since Mexican president, Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on cartels in 2006. This staggering statistic moved the president yesterday to publicly say that he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs.]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/mexicos-drug-war-responsible-for-28000-deaths-in-four-years/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/the-flower-makes-sense/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/the-flower-makes-sense/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:06:54 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1125 Video hits the nail-on-the-head, why are we afraid of legalization?]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/08/the-flower-makes-sense/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/05/low-level-cannabis-criminals-equal-big-bucks-for-drug-treatment-centers/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/05/low-level-cannabis-criminals-equal-big-bucks-for-drug-treatment-centers/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:27:55 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1120 According to Armentano, given America's current underfunded drug treatment resources and our inability to meet demand, it is shocking and shameful that so many drug treatment facilities are being used to warehouse minor marijuana offenders who have run afoul of the law. In 2007, almost 40 percent of the estimated 288,000 people who entered drug treatment for cannabis use hadn't even used it in the 30 days previous to their admission with another 16 percent reporting they used marijuana fewer than three times in the month before admission to treatment, hardly pot addicts worthy of drug rehab.]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/05/low-level-cannabis-criminals-equal-big-bucks-for-drug-treatment-centers/feed/ 0 http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/05/georgia-joins-the-list-of-states-banning-fake-marijuana/ http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/05/georgia-joins-the-list-of-states-banning-fake-marijuana/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:05:17 +0000 Cannabis Karri http://cannabisfantastic.com/?p=1113 Georgia Governor, Sonny Perdue signed a bill on Monday to outlaw the use and sales of synthetic marijuana, the most common brands, "K2" or "Spice". HB 1309 places fake marijuana on a Schedule 1 controlled substances list right along side Heroin and the natural plant it tries to emulate, marijuana.]]> http://cannabisfantastic.com/2010/05/georgia-joins-the-list-of-states-banning-fake-marijuana/feed/ 2