Man Attempts to Trademark Ganja with US Patent Office

On April 1, the U.S. patent office announced a new trademark: "Processed plant matter for medicinal purposes, namely medical marijuana." The category was killed three months later when the Wall Street Journal asked about it, but in the meantime ganjapreneurs nationwide filed some very interesting pot trademarks.

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http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/08/marijuana_entrepreneur_tries_to_trademark_the_word_ganja_with_us_copyright_office.php

Cops Set Up Marijuana Doctors in AntiPot Colorado Town

Colorado may be on the leading edge of medical marijuana use -- but that's not the case in the suburb of Aurora, where cops fake illnesses, seek out pot-prescribing doctors and try to catch them in the act of writing a prescription.

Pro-pot advocates call it a huge waste of taxpayer dollars. The PD chief is coy: "I have no comment."

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http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/07/medical_marijuana_sting_brian.php

Iowa Board of Pharmacy Opens Door for Medical Marijuana

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy voted unanimously this afternoon to recommend legislators reclassify marijuana in a way that could open the door to medical uses.

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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100217/NEWS/100217017/-1/NEWS04/Iowa-pharmacy-board-opens-door-for-medical-marijuana