The Clearlake City Council has rescinded its ban on all marijuana cultivation in the face of a lawsuit and a successful signature-gathering campaign that required the city to either drop the ordinance or place it on the ballot.

Instead, it will amend the previous ordinance — which allowed between six and 12 pot plants, depending on parcel size — to make it easier for police to enforce. The revision will include limiting the number of plants that can be grown to six plants per household under the premise that it’s better to “keep it simple, stupid,” City Councilwoman Joyce Overton said.

Medical marijuana advocates Friday were celebrating the Thursday night vote overturning the ordinance, adopted in late February.

Management of a month-old Colorado Springs radio station dedicated to all things marijuana said technical problems Friday forced it to substitute other types of programming, but assured that all-things-pot programming would return Saturday.

But a few hours later, KHIG-AM owner Mike Knar sent an email to say the marijuana format has gone up in smoke, at least at 1580 AM.

He said the station's format is changing to include "lively music, a shopping show and information and news under the new moniker KFCS - Colorado Springs Own."

The KHIG format will continue online, he said, because that's how most of the audience tunes in.

GLENDALE, Arizona — Glendale police have arrested several people accused of conducting illegal marijuana sales at so-called farmers markets.

Approximately four weeks ago, the Glendale Police Department received complaints of suspicious activity related to the 7Ten Club at Camelback Road and 51st Avenue. Police said the club has been hosting “farmers markets” twice a week where vendors and customers transact marijuana.

Detectives conducted surveillance and undercover operations that included 18 illegal marijuana transactions during which they purchased marijuana from vendors.

Having fewer quality metrics for plans to meet would work better.

WASHINGTON -- Medicare would work a lot better if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would stop micromanaging quality measurement, a healthcare executive said Friday.

A LOCAL pensioner who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS) has spoken about how a cannabis-based medicine has changed his life. The 81-year-old former police officer, who lives in a rural part of the Omagh district is understood to be have been the only person in the Western Trust to have been prescribed the drug Sativex. John (not his real name) said the oral spray has changed his life. He has called for the treatment to be funded for other MS sufferers. “It has changed my life considerably. “It definitely worked for me and I recommend it to anybody in the same position.” Made from two different strains of cannabis, Sativex is used to treat spasticity due to multiple sclerosis and is also in development for treating cancer pain.

Massachusetts health authorities moved Friday to dramatically overhaul the process for granting licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries, aiming to streamline the process and remove politics.

Regulators from the administration of Governor Charlie Baker said the revamped licensing strips away the subjectivity and secrecy that had tainted the system under former governor Deval Patrick’s tenure. Controversy surrounding the previous system sparked more than two dozen lawsuits, leaving patients without any dispensaries 2½ years after voters approved marijuana for medical use.

'Cannabis pills 'do not help dementia sufferers',' reports The Daily Telegraph. Previous research suggested one of the active ingredients in cannabis – tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – can have effects on the nervous system and brain, such as promoting feelings of relaxation.

In this study, researchers wanted to see if THC could help relieve some of the behavioural symptoms of dementia, such as mood swings and aggression.

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It’s no news that lots of celebrities love to smoke marijuana. But for all the Instagram pictures of Miley Cyrus and Rihanna lighting up for fun, there are some celebs who use the drug for medical reasons. Whether it’s for cancer treatment or pain management, there are lots of medicinal uses for marijuana and more states have legalized marijuana use for medical reasons than for recreational purposes, as the medical establishment has widely recognized how using the substance can provide relief from various symptoms and ailments. Here’s a look at some celebrities who use or have used the drug to help them with different medical problems.

1. Whoopi Goldberg