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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Montclair, New Jersey medical marijuana center ok'd to start growing
MONTCLAIR — More than two years after New Jersey’s medical marijuana law was passed, state officials have given the go-ahead for the first crop of cannabis to be planted.
Greenleaf Compassion Center, a medical marijuana center in Montclair, has been granted permission to immediately start growing marijuana, a process that will take three to four months for cultivation, the Department of Health and Senior Services said today.
Although Greenleaf officials say they could start planting tomorrow, CEO Joe Stevens said the facility will hold off until it receives more guarantees from the Christie administration about the program’s future.
"My opinion hasn’t really changed. It’s great, and it’s a show of good faith on the department’s side," said Stevens, who has publicly criticized delays with the program. "But what it comes down to is the patients. They still don’t have access and they don’t know when they will have access. It’s still meaningless to me, to be growing marijuana for patients who don’t have access."
Greenleaf, the first of six alternative treatment centers to find a location, also becomes the first to receive a preliminary permit to cultivate.
Then-Gov. Jon Corzine signed New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act on Jan. 18, 2010, his last day in office. Yet no centers are operating and not one patient has received access to the drug. For patients to receive marijuana, they must have a qualifying debilitating condition, such as Multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease or terminal cancer, among others.
But Greenleaf officials, who have not disclosed the location of their grow facility, cannot dispense marijuana until they’re granted a final permit by the health department.
Christie says he can't force municipalities to take medical marijuana treatment facilitiesIn a live interview with Steve Adubato, Gov. Chris 
The preliminary permit comes less than a month after Stevens sent a heated letter to Gov. Chris Christie and health department officials, alleging they had tried to sabotage the program.
Stevens also threatened to quit, citing the state’s failed promises while his group had racked up more than $160,000 in expenses. Even with today’s announcement, Stevens said he’s uncertain whether he’ll stay on as the head of Greenleaf.
He said he still has questions, such as what would happen if his group harvested the marijuana but the health department wasn’t ready to issue a final permit or launch the program for patients.
"We could store the medication," he said. "But how long would we have to do that for?"
His group has a meeting with state officials scheduled for next week to further discuss the program’s future, he said.
Stevens said his group had yet not reviewed a copy of the preliminary permit.
In March 2011, the health department announced the "licensing" of six alternative treatment centers, but later backed off, saying the centers had not actually been approved.
A series of stories in The Star-Ledger last fall chronicled problems with the program, including delays, mismanagement and lack of vetting among the dispensaries. In late November, Christie tapped retired State Police Lt. John O’Brien Jr. to oversee the program. The centers were then required to submit extensive paperwork for a more thorough backgrounding process.
Today, the health department also published a long-awaited list of more than 100 physicians authorized to recommend the drug. Advocates had criticized the failure to publish the list, citing the need for patients to know what doctors were enrolled in the program.
"New Jersey’s Medicinal Marijuana Program is based on a medical-model which requires physicians and qualified patients to have an ongoing relationship," Dr. Arturo Brito, deputy commissioner for public health services, in the health department’s release. "Physicians will have to monitor patients on medicinal marijuana as part of managing their medical condition."
The patient registry is near completion and on track to open in a few weeks, according to the health department release.
Like Stevens, Ken Wolski, head of New Jersey’s Coalition for Medical Marijuana, reacted cooly to today’s announcement, which came after a flurry of public complaints, including recent litigation filed over the program.
"From a patient advocate statement, we’re pretty skeptical of these announcements from the health department," Wolski said. "It’s the appearance of progress rather than actual progress."
Two weeks ago, a patient and a doctor filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Trenton claiming the health department has caused undue suffering to patients across the state by failing to get the program up and running.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Company that can make any plant produce THC
Oakdale, CA: Scientists at Montsaint Genie Tech Inc. announced today that they have successfully transferred the gene segment that produces the psychotropic chemical THC in cannabis plants to many other common garden plants, including tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, and more.
“We probably can put the THC segment into almost any plant in existence,” says lead scientist Rebeca Vale. “It’s a very simple process. We are starting work on oak and maple trees now.”
Asked if the resulting plants could be used in ways similar to cannabis, Vale replied, “Well, you can’t make twine out of a tomato plant, but if someone were to dry it and smoke it, all of the medicinal and psychotropic effects of marijuana would be present. And what’s more, we have learned that tomatoes, in particular, actually produce more THC than cannabis itself.”
But is it legal? “Actually, yes,” says Vale. “Our research qualifies as GMO ‘intellectual property’, as does the process itself. Since tomatoes and other plants are not illegal, a person would be well within the law to grow them and use them as they please.”
Vale says that her company is working on a spray that will transfer the segment to many plants simply by spraying the leaves of seedlings.
“It’s a very simple process,” she says. “Anyone can do it. We plan to start selling the spray – ‘Genie Mist’ – in a matter of weeks. One bottle will sell for five dollars and be capable of treating 6,000 seedlings.”
But how do the tomatoes taste? “Scrumptious,” Vale says. “But, of course, they are best when roasted.”
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
2012 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup Los Angeles CA
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Friday, January 27, 2012
G-13 AKA Government weed strain
G-13
G13 is a very powerful Indica
The fabled G-13 strains origins read more like legend than actual pedigree – G-13 was supposedly developed and grown by the U.S. government for its marijuana experimentation projects. In actuality, there exist several varieties of G-13, each stabilized and sold by different breeders. In most cases, G-13 is powerfully strong, with a potent body stone and crazy couchlock effects, making this a definite end-of-day strain to smoke. The plants themselves tent to stay short and stocky, with tight, dense buds. G-13 has a very hashy smell that reminds some of burning bubble hash – probably due to its ridiculously high resin production.
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