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$GRNH We have several million dollar deals waiting for 2018, which will push the PPS higher than our last 2016 MJ mania run. Keep in mind that we are still 4 trading days away from the beginning of our upcoming catalyst, January 1, 2018. We have seen some massive accumulation of shares these few days. PPS is already over 50% from its 52 week low. Also keep in mind that the media hasn’t even begun to focus their attention on the marijuana industry here in California.
(GRNH is headquartered in California)
Further, let’s not forget that we may have more MJ catalysts next year. 2nd catalyst, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy plans to legalize recreational marijuana within 100 days of taking office. 3rd catalyst, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, & Ohio along with several other states might be going MJ recreational November 2018. And it appears that GRNH has more than just a foothold in the door in Ohio.
After that being said, coupled with the chance that bitcoin profits might be pouring into MJ stocks, marijuana protection bill recently extended, & GRNH being on the list to be part of the ETF, makes me believe that we may have the perfect storm brewing here.
Below are a few factors, projects, and some large dollar deals that I researched before making GRNH my gem pick for the 2018 MJ mania run.
Construction on the 254,528 sq. ft. photovoltaic (PV), solar-powered Greengro Technologies greenhouse, is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2018. The project will use Greengro Technologies’ subsidiary Biodynamics' fully automated off-grid greenhouse technology to cultivate hydroponic vegetables in a controlled environment agriculture (CEA) system.
It’s actually at least the third project Greengro is developing in Ohio. Already it’s got a $25 million project with Global Renewable Resources (GRR) in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Land for the project was committed by The City of Warren, Ohio.
"The backers of this project are not shy about their intentions to confront the disturbing trend of population decline in this region," said Warren Mayor William Franklin. "With careful attention paid to the realities of our current commercial environment, this project helps to inject new opportunities in the community because it has the capability to create exceptional produce and services for a growing market. I support this development and look forward to working with GRR to realize the full potential of this project through land assembly and other supports."
Greengro also has completed project planning for the Foodraiser Project in Columbus, Ohio. Now Foodraiser has to respond with a timeline for the completion of land acquisition and financing.
https://www.solarreviews.com/news/gh-farms-takes-agriculture-indoors-5-acre-greenhouse-071117/
GRNH partnership with Cannabrands AG.
“The two companies will first initiate their European Franchising Model in Germany.”
According to the agreement, Cannabrands will facilitate the marketing efforts needed to engage qualified students for the USA Cannabis Student Immersion “study-abroad” program. Cannabrands will also be responsible for selecting the appropriate European locations for opening Vertical Hydrogarden storefront franchises.
This is after MJ legalization in Germany, which went into effect March 2017. They might be finishing up in Germany & getting ready to start up here in the US.
https://verticalhydrogarden.com/greengro-technologies-and-cannabrands-ag-joint-venture-launches-vertical-hydrogarden-europe/
GRNH working with actual scientists.
“Greengro Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRNH) has signed an agreement for the formation of a joint venture with Maqsood Rehman, a renowned plant geneticist. The joint venture is for the development, patenting, and licensing of various cannabis strains.
Joint Venture Formation
Greengro Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRNH)’s subsidiary, GenoBreeding will own 60% of the Joint Venture with the remaining 40% going to Mr. Rehman. The signing of the agreement comes on the heels of GenoBreeding signing an agreement for its first customer, igot420.”
(“igot420” North Hollywood location is open for business & Cathedral City location is coming soon)
“The Joint Venture’s business plan will rely on advanced technologies including breeding methods and genome sequencing to come up with cannabis strains.”
“The Company is confident its proprietary combination and utilization of these tools, under the painstaking direction of one of the nation’s best-qualified plant geneticists, will yield valuable new strains of cannabis and push the edge of the technology to new levels of science. His team includes two master cannabis growers and a molecular genetics and data development scientist,” said Greengro Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRNH) in a statement.”
“GenoBreeding will patent any strains that are created as a result of the partnership. In addition to selling cannabis strains, the company also plans to license them to other companies such as igot420.”
“The company’s commercialization plan will target growers, producers, and dispensaries looking to develop marijuana strains. Greengro Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRNH) also plans to target biotech firms planning to conduct cannabis-related clinical research trials.”
Rehman Appointment
“In addition to forming a joint venture, GreenGro Technologies has appointed Dr. Rehman as the Chief Operating Officer. He joins the company with vast experience and a diverse background in working with large public and private companies in the field of genetics.”
“Dr. Rehman will lead Greengro Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRNH) Gala Global development team. The team is currently commercializing digital plant cloning incubators from Controlled Environment Genomics.”
(Manufacturing to start December 2017 & distribution January 2018)
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/21/1125972/0/en/Gala-Global-to-Begin-Sales-and-Distribution-of-Its-Plant-Cloning-Incubators-to-Colorado-Market.html
“We welcome Dr. Rehman as he brings with him a diverse background of working with large public and private companies in the field of genetics and the commercialization of genetically modified crops for a wide variety of uses,” said Gala Global CEO, Timothy Madden.”
(Dr. Rehman now shows as CEO of GLAG and Timothy Madden as COO of GRNH)
$4 Million Financing
“Separately, the provider of eco-friendly green horticulture technologies has secured $4 million in financing. The money is to be used to build a second igot420 dispensary in Cathedral City. Greengro Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS:GRNH) has already received $2 million of the financing with the remaining $2 million set to be drawn pending project advancement.”
http://stocknewsunion.com/tag/greengro-technologies-inc-otcmktsgrnh/
Here’s a little background on Dr Rehman.
“Dr. Maqsood Rehman, is currently CEO of Gala Global, Inc. ("GLAG") where he was the COO since June 2017. Prior to GLAG, Dr. Rehman was the Global Soybean Breeding Leader for Dow Agrosciences at Indianapolis, Indiana for six years. Previously, he worked as a soybean breeder for Monsanto Company at Oxford, Indiana for five years. Dr. Rehman has Masters and PhD degrees in Plant Science from University of Idaho, U.S.A. and Post Doctorate from University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Rehman also has a diversified scientific background with training, and 10 plus years of practical experience in plant breeding, quantitative and molecular genetics and cytogenetics and project
management.
Dr. Rehman's experience ranges from providing leadership to the breeding
organization to developing breeding strategies and budgets needed to accomplish breeding goals. He fills in the gaps by bringing key stakeholders together and aligns breeding goals with global commercial needs through effective communication. Dr. Rehman is also an expert at developing teams and providing
effective and transparent communication process to achieve deliverables.
http://m.4-traders.com/GALA-GLOBAL-INC-18044897/news/GALA-GLOBAL-INC-Change-in-Directors-or-Principal-Officers-Other-Events-form-8-K-25590078/
Further, the company is also working with Dr Katrina Cornish in Ohio.
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/10/05/1141385/0/en/Gala-Global-Inc-Subsidiary-Controlled-Environment-Genomics-Inc-Partners-with-Dr-Katrina-Cornish-To-Apply-To-The-Ohio-State-University-Industrial-SEED-Grant-Partnership-Program-Thro.html
GLAG has their Facebook to direct investors to the GRNH website? “For Investor information, please visit: http://greengrotech.com/investors/“
https://m.facebook.com/galaglobalinc/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1
Cannabis Ventures Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of GLAG. Signed on with GRNH to provide all equipment and design services for its grow facilities.
https://cannabisventuresinc.com/investors/
Cannabis Ventures Inc has their email as greengrotech@gmail.com on FB?
https://m.facebook.com/Cannabis-Ventures-Inc-1374412469510671/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1
Cannabis Ventures Glass Greenhouse Franchises
ANAHEIM, CA (Marketwire – March 2, 2017) – Greengro Technologies, Inc. (OTC: GRNH), a world-class provider of eco-friendly green technologies, has announced that the company signed a 40-year lease to develop a 4.5-acre property as part of a Cannabis Ventures Inc. (a subsidiary of Gala Global Inc. (OTC: GLAG ), cultivation franchise in Adelanto, Calif., a San Bernardino County community with commercial regulations for large-scale cannabis growing and harvesting.
Greengro’s is basing the deal on its “3-Tier Franchise Model” designed for businesses in the field of controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The three tiers are: 1) Glass Vegetable Greenhouse Franchises, 2) Glass Cannabis Ventures Inc. Franchises / Cannabis Sector, and 3) Vertical Hydrogarden Stores.
Greengro’s second tier Cannabis Ventures Glass Greenhouse Franchises / Cannabis Sector provide customers with the company’s signature Glass Greenhouses under the Cannabis Ventures brand for the cultivation of recreational and medical cannabis.
Gala Global Inc.’s subsidiary, Cannabis Ventures, is a developer of leading scientific processes for cultivating bio-medical grade cannabis plants featuring a higher concentration of cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis compound known for its significant medical benefits.
“A Cannabis Ventures glass greenhouse franchise resolves upfront all of an indoor grow operation’s startup challenges, in particular taking the difficulty and complexity out of regulatory compliance in the state of California,” said James Haas, CEO of Greengro Technologies.
Greengro’s Adelanto cannabis grow facilities lease agreement covers 20 years, with two 10-year renewal options for $1,200 annually. Under the terms of the agreement, Greengro will obtain financing for its tenants to build at least two 22,000-sq.-ft. photovoltaic (PV) solar glass greenhouses featuring four-level vertical systems able to produce up to 575 lbs. of cannabis per week. Two of the facilities will be used for plant cultivation and the third as a modular CO2 extraction laboratory. Greengro will receive revenues from three areas: turnkey lease rent, nutrients, supplies and consulting services. Along with financing, the Cannabis Ventures Glass Greenhouse Franchise provides the growers with other benefits that include regulatory compliance, initial system planning and design and operational support and training.
“Adelanto is a perfect fit for Greengro and our customers because it has committed to authorizing up to six cannabis growing warehouses to operate in the city’s five industrial parks,” said Haas. “Adelanto has already approved 43 permits across four cannabis-growing activities. Our turnkey cannabis greenhouse facilities will furnish high capacity growers with top-of-the-line, fully automated hydroponic technology for commercial-level cannabis production.”
Greengro’s 22,000-sq.-ft. solar glass greenhouses are precisely constructed to facilitate industrial cannabis cultivation and harvesting requirements, Haas said. Each greenhouse is specifically designed to make the most profitable use of functional space for growers while also providing precision temperature, humidity and lighting control to ensure the production of the highest quality food grade product.
In December 2016, Greengro purchased a 20-liter supercritical CO2 extraction machine for its extraction laboratories like the one to be built on the Adelanto site. This system utilizes high-flow pumps and large capacity extraction columns to rapidly recover essential oils from the plants.
https://cannabisventuresinc.com/greengro-technologies-3-tier-franchise-model-used-develop-4-5-acre-site-licensed-cannabis-grow-adelanto-calif-cannabis-ventures-glass-greenhouse-franchises/
Canada might be going MJ recreational July 2018 will GRNH also be part of that catalyst?
Cannabis Ventures Inc has applied for a MMJ license in Sechelt, Canada and if approved, parent company Gala Global, Inc (GLAG) plans to dual-list on the Canadian Exchange.
Cannabis Ventures, Inc.
903-388 Drake Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 6A8
Canada
https://cannabisventuresinc.com/investors/
Let’s not forget the recent greenhouse purchase from LVVV.
Anaheim, CA -- October 26, 2017 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- LiveWire Ergogenics, Inc. (OTC: LVVV) a company focused on the acquisition and build-out of turnkey properties, product development and research partnerships for the commercialization of legal cannabinoid-based products, announced today that it has executed a lease on 4-acres of property in a commercial agriculture zoned region of Southern California, completed set-up of the Company's greenhouse and readies for production.
"Greenhouse-number-one will be operated by the horticulture experts at The Greenhouse Collect, a non-profit organization serving medical marijuana patients since 2014. They will lease the facility from LiveWire to operate their medical cannabis clone development project," said Bill Hodson, CEO of LiveWire Ergogenics. "The turnkey greenhouse was purchased from GreenGro Technologies, Inc.'s (OTC: GRNH) line of state-of-the-art, fully automated Greenhouses.
http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/livewire-ergogenics-secures-4acre-property-for-medical-marijuana-greenhouse-facilities-20171026-01107
Below are a few good articles.
http://www.newsweek.com/medical-marijuana-cbd-not-addictive-toxic-who-says-748069
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/2017/12/03/how-to-buy-marijuana-stocks-quickly-and-easily-with-this-new-fund/#65dd746b58de
https://dabconnection.com/marijuana-stocks/emerging-agrosphere-etf-the-first-cannabis-etf/
https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/12/11/campaign-seeks-recreational-marijuana-amendment-on-ohio-ballot-in-november-2018?media=AMP+HTML
$GRNH signs LOI for 150 ACRES IN CALIFORNIA
https://www.facebook.com/GreengroTechnologiesInc/?fref=ts
Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health
November 16, 201
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-marijuana-drug-addiction-mental-health.html
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Looks like this board is dead.
iHub only allows boards for publicly traded companies?
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PROVINCE INITIATES COUNTRY'S FIRST CLINICAL CANNABIS TRIALS FOR PTSD
'Looking for Answers'. Producer Hopes to Begin Next Spring
British Columbia researchers and a medical marijuana producer have joined forces to conduct Canada's first-ever clinical trial to back up anecdotal evidence in using cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) with hard facts.
Pending regulatory approval, the University of British Columbia Okanagan and Tilray, a Health Canada licensed producer under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations, hope to begin the world's first large-scale clinical trial examining cannabis for a mental health disorder as early as spring 2015.
"I think a lot of people are looking for answers right now for research to support the position of whether cannabis should be paid for by the government, ( and ) whether it's an effective treatment," said Dr. Ian Mitchell, a UBC co-principal investigator for the study. "We don't have the knowledge at this time."
Mitchell said it's an important way of finding out the potential side affects for treating PTSD symptoms as well.
"We've just seen an incredible upsurge in PTSD as a diagnosis," he added. "Particularly in the States, they've had tremendous trouble with the veterans coming back suffering from PTSD and conventional medicine not capable of treating this condition."
The Phase 2, placebo-controlled, randomized trial aims to gather evidence about the safety and efficacy of different medical marijuana strains to manage those with PTSD resulting from trauma experienced by veterans, first responders and sexual assault survivors. Chronic PTSD symptoms include flashbacks, anxiety, depressions, anger, irritability and changes in sleep and appetite.
"I think right now there's a great opening in the marketplace in cannabis treatment but we need research to go along with that," Mitchell said. "We need accessible treatment, effective treatment."
Philippe Lucas, vice president of patient research and services at Tilray, said there are currently patients using cannabis for PTSD despite the lack of peer-reviewed clinical research.
"This study will not only help us identify whether or not cannabis is truly helpful treating PTSD, but by comparing ( different strains ) we'll see which one is most significant in treating PTSD," he said.
The study will evaluate 40 volunteers who meet the clinical criteria. Two thirds will be military or police veterans and the rest will be individuals who survived sexual abuse or assault. Tilray opened its $20 million, 60,000-square-foot research and production facility for medicinal cannabis in Nanaimo last April.
9/25/14 Pennsylvania MMJ Bill Clears Senate, but Challenges Remain
Tags: medical cannabis bill, medical marijuana legislation, pennsylvania medical marijuana
Pennsylvania marijuana
Though a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania won overwhelming support in the state Senate this week, it seems unlikely to become law this year given two major hurdles.
First, Gov. Tom Corbett has been very outspoken against marijuana legalization, and a spokesman for Corbett said on Wednesday that the Senate vote did not change the governor’s mind.
Second, even before Corbett would have the chance to veto the bill, it would have to pass through the state House of Representatives. With just a few days left in the 2014 legislative session, time is not on the bill’s side.
MJBizExpo 300 Speaker Howard Pennsylvania MMJ Bill Clears Senate, but Challenges Remain
So it looks more probable that MMJ is going to have to wait at least one more year in Pennsylvania. And if Corbett wins reelection in November, proponents might have to settle for the governor’s suggested pilot program in 2015.
Corbett, however, has been trailing Democrat Tom Wolf in the polls and would need a pretty dramatic turnaround to win in November. Wolf supports legalizing medical marijuana and decriminalizing marijuana possession, which could buoy MMJ efforts next year.
Medical Marijuana and Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, Chemotherapy
Even lung cancer patients can use medical marijuana-- studies show that smoking marijuana does not cause cancer.
http://www.medicalmarijuana.net/uses-and-treatments/cancer-and-chemotherapy/
anyone beside me think Dr. Sue Sisley is being completely railroaded? US politicians are such scumbags.
MARIJUANA PREVENTS PHYSIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL DAMAGE FROM TRAUMA, UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA REVEALS
Experiment on Rats May Lead to Ways to Prevent Development of Ptsd in Humans
Giving rats synthetic cannabinoids soon after a traumatic event can prevent post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms caused by the trauma and by reminders of it.
This was discovered by Nachshon Korem and Dr. Irit Akirav of the University of Haifa's psychology department, as just published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.
"The importance of this study is that it contributes to the understanding of the brain basis of the positive effect cannabis has on PTSD. This thus supports the necessity of performing human trials to examine potential ways to prevent the development of PTSD and anxiety disorders in response to a traumatic event," the researchers said.
About 9 percent of the population suffer from PTSD; in some groups, such as Holocaust survivors, combat soldiers, prisoners, victims of assault and citizens in lines of confrontation, the prevalence is even higher.
A common phenomenon among those who suffer from trauma is that exposure to a "trauma reminder" an event that is not essentially traumatic but evokes the memory of the experience of the traumatic event can further heighten the negative effects of the trauma. For example, for a person who has developed PTSD syndrome as a result of Color Red rocket-warning sirens, a trauma reminder can occur following a loud car alarm.
In previous studies by Akirav, she discovered that the use of cannabinoids within a specific time window after the traumatic event occurred reduces PTSD symptoms in rats. In this study, together with doctoral student Korem, she aimed to examine whether the use of cannabinoids may also moderate the effects of trauma in cases of exposure to trauma reminders. The researchers chose rats because of their great physiological similarity to humans in the way they respond to stressful and traumatic events.
During the first half of the experiment, the rats underwent the traumatic event of getting an electric shock and were exposed to trauma reminders on the third and fifth days of the trial. After the event, and within the time window found in earlier studies, some of the rats were injected with a cannabinoid substance. The rats then went through extinction procedures for trauma ( a conditional psychological procedure similar to exposure therapy in humans, the purpose of which is to cope with PTSD symptoms ).
It became clear that the rats that were injected with the cannabinoid substance showed no PTSD symptoms such as impaired extinction learning, increased startle response, changes in sensitivity to pain and impaired plasticity in the brain's reward center ( the nucleus accumbens ), compared to those not injected with the drug. The researchers added that the rats injected with the cannabinoid substance showed better results compared to rats who received the antidepressant drug sertraline, a substance used with limited success in reducing PTSD symptoms.
In fact, for some of the symptoms, the rats that were injected with the cannabinoid substance showed behavior similar to that of rats exposed to trauma but not exposed to trauma reminders. In other words, cannabis made the effects of trauma reminders "disappear."
Once they found the moderating effect of cannabis on behavioral aspects, the study examined the neurobiological basis for the improvement caused by the drug.
It was found that rats exposed to trauma and trauma reminders showed an increase in the expression of two receptors in the brain associated with emotional processing the CB1 receptor, a receptor in the brain that cannabinoids bind with, and receptor GR, which is associated with exposure to stress. On the other hand, in rats that received cannabinoids, the increase in the expression of these two receptors was prevented in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex - areas involved in forming and saving traumatic memories.
"The findings of our study suggest that the connectivity within the brain's fear circuit changes following trauma, and the administration of cannabinoids prevents this change from happening. This study can lead to future trials in humans regarding possible ways to prevent the development of PTSD and anxiety disorders in response to a traumatic event," the researchers concluded.
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FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO THE TOP POST FOR U.S. DRUG POLICY
25 Years Sober, Man at Helm of Nation's Substance Abuse Effort Has Firsthand Experience
LYNN, Mass. - America's top drug control official had a confession.
Michael Botticelli was seated on a tattered purple couch in an old Victorian in this city just outside Boston. Above his head was a photo of Al Pacino as a drug kingpin in "Scarface" and gathered around him was a group of addicts who live together in the house for help and support. On one door hung a black mailbox labeled "Urine," where residents must drop samples for drug tests. Botticelli was listening to their stories of addiction and then offered this:
"I have my own criminal record," he said.
"Woo-hoo!" one man yelled after Botticelli's declaration. The crowd burst into applause.
The nation's acting drug czar has a substance abuse problem.
Botticelli, 56, is an alcoholic who has been sober for a quarter-century. He quit drinking after a series of events including a drunken-driving accident, waking up handcuffed to a hospital bed and a financial collapse that left him facing eviction.
Decades later, Botticelli has been chosen to spearhead the Obama administration's drug policy, which is largely predicated around the idea of shifting people with addiction into treatment and support programs and away from the criminal justice system.
Botticelli's story is the embodiment of that policy choice, one that he credits with saving his life.
The approach at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has been, Botticelli said, a "very clear pivot to, kind of, really dealing with this as a public health-related issue of looking at prevention and treatment." He now heads an office that has shifted away from a war on drugs footing toward expanding treatment and preventing drug use through education. Botticelli became the acting
director of drug control policy earlier this year, about a year and a half after he went to Washington to be former drug czar Gil Kerlikowske's deputy. Kerlikowske is now U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
The White House last week formally nominated Botticelli to take over the job permanently. It is a job that has previously been held by law enforcement officials, a military general and physicians. But for now, it is occupied by a recovering addict.
The nation is in the midst of an epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse. The number of drug overdose deaths increased by 118 percent nationwide from 1999 to 2011, most of it driven by powerful prescription opioids and a recent shift that many users are making away from prescription drugs to heroin, which can be cheaper and more accessible.
Drug trends and issues tend to vary geographically, making a sustained national effort difficult. Insurance companies often do not cover inpatient treatment, and an obscure federal rule restricts the expansion of addiction treatment under the Affordable Care Act.
The White House is also grappling with the legal, financial and political implications of medical and legalized marijuana. Botticelli's office has taken the administration's toughest stance against legalization.
"Part of this is, 'How do we look at solutions that work for the entirety of the drug issue?' " he asked. "And not just the entirety of the drug issue, but the entirety of the population?"
Botticelli is trying to expand on some of the programs he used at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he was director of the state's bureau of substance abuse services. They include allowing police to carry naloxone - a drug commonly known as Narcan that can reverse a heroin overdose - and helping people who have completed treatment find stable housing and jobs.
Botticelli spends much of his time on the road, meeting with state and local officials. He visits treatment programs where he is, by all accounts, treated like a rock star by people with substance abuse issues, a group he calls "my peeps." While Botticelli easily shares his struggles, those who have worked with him said that he doesn't let it dictate policy.
"He was very good at separating his story from the work, which I think allowed him a little more objectivity," said Kevin Norton, CEO of Lahey Health Behavioral Services in Massachusetts.
Botticelli drank in high school and college, and he once got fired from a bartending job after repeatedly telling the manager he couldn't work, only to show up as a patron. In the 1980s, he moved to Boston, where he spent most of his time outside of work at the Club Cafe, a Boston gay bar. Along with a group of regulars, Botticelli would stay well into the next morning, knocking back drinks and ridiculing people heading to the gym below the bar for an early workout.
"A lot of the center of gay life, particularly in urban areas, focused on bars," Botticelli said. "And so that's where you went to socialize, to meet people."
In May 1988, Botticelli was drunk when he left a Boston bar and drove west on the Massachusetts Turnpike. What happened next is hazy: He may have been reaching for a cigarette in the console of his car. Botticelli's car collided with a disabled truck. He remembers being placed on a stretcher and put in an ambulance.
Hours later, he woke up in the hospital, handcuffed to a bed. A state trooper stood sentry in his room. Botticelli was lucky: His injuries consisted mainly of bumps and bruises. He was taken to the state police barracks, got booked and had his license suspended.
"At some level I knew I had a problem," Botticelli said. "But at another level, because my license was taken away, I thought that my problems were solved. Because I wasn't drinking and driving anymore, so how could it really be an issue?"
The case was continued without a finding after Botticelli paid the fines and restitution associated with it. It is no longer a matter of public record.
Botticelli had to ask his brother for the money to make the payments, and his downward spiral continued that summer. He ended a relationship and drank heavily, despite going to a court-ordered course on the dangers of drinking and driving, and to a 12-step recovery group.
"I felt that because I wore a suit to work and a lot of the other people in the class came from more blue-collar jobs, that somehow I was better and I didn't have a problem. There was a sense of arrogance about me," he said.
Botticelli's path to recovery began, of all places, in a bar. He met a man who acknowledged that he was an alcoholic. The two swapped stories and went on a date. The romance didn't materialize, but they remained friends. Botticelli was soon after served an eviction notice and called his brother, who asked if Botticelli was an alcoholic.
"I finally said, 'Yes,' " he said. "I remember distinctly thinking to myself, 'If I say I'm an alcoholic, there's no going back.' "
Botticelli's friend took him to a 12-step meeting in downtown Boston. The following night, Botticelli stepped into the Church of the Covenant in Boston, a neo-
One of Botticelli's recent trips took him back to Boston last month. Soon after arriving, he was smoking a cigarette outside a Starbucks when a woman had a question: Why are there burly agents standing around? ( He gets a protective detail. ) They chatted; she told Botticelli she was addicted to prescription painkillers, progressed to heroin and became homeless. She began recovery months earlier and started working at Starbucks the week before.
"And that was like 'Oh, my God, our work is done here,' " Botticelli said. "Anything else was going to pale in comparison to just listening to people's stories."
Botticelli's day in Massachusetts was packed with meetings on what he called his home turf. There was a round table with more than a dozen doctors, nurses, law enforcement agents and others. He met with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, also an alcoholic, and had sandwiches with law enforcement agents who spoke about the massive spike in heroin addiction. In Lynn, a city of about 90,000, there were 188 opiate overdoses and 18 deaths in 2013; as of July 31, there were 163 overdoses and 20 deaths.
Botticelli hugged and shook hands with residents at the group home with the tattered purple couch and spoke to the men about the struggles of addiction and finding what he called a bridge job, something that you do while getting better to make money and get back into the workforce.
"Don't be ashamed to work at Dunkin' Donuts," one of the men said. Botticelli nodded.
Hours later, Botticelli stood outside the church where his recovery started and marveled at how he got from there to the White House.
"When I first came here ... all I wanted to do was not drink and have my problems go away," he said. "I'm standing here 25 years later, working at the White House. And if you had asked me 25 years ago when I came to my first meeting here if that was a possibility, I would've said you're crazy. But I think it just demonstrates what the power of recovery is."
Came across this during some DD. (no pun intended)...
Marijuana Can Ruin Your Erection
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Had to laugh.
East Coast Cannabis Business Expo, Educational Conference & Regulatory Summit
The largest cannabis business convention ever held on the East Coast will bring exhibitors, speakers and lawmakers to NYC, creating a rare opportunity for aspiring marijuana entrepreneurs' anxious to take advantage of the changing laws.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1476934345886606/
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Great board. Also the mods there are awesome!!! You see GW today? Pushing $105. I think FDA news very soon!!!
Yeah, that is crazy but it sounds like he brought it on himself.
Maybe more folks will be visiting here... http://investorshub.advfn.com/Marijuana-Companies-&-Stocks-16679/
Bogus.... Greensies' board got shut down and he got the boot...
it was the closest thing to a discussion until the goofball started banning good posters that didn't like his favorite stock.
I'm not sure if it's just serious pumpers or are people really whipped up into investing in these scams?
crazy shit man... meanwhile GW is a sustaining ten bagger... fools.
I want to start another board, but I don't have the time to mod and it really seems pointless arguing with these monkeys anymore.....
and they think I'm paid? LMFAO....
I get paid in the outright comedy that comes from them.
Let's reschedule this shit and research it already...
I've seen cannabis do some pretty good stuff but I am only one tiny voice in a world of billions.
Oh, BTW, while you reschedule and research, please give me my god given right to grow my vegetables peacefully.....
TIA
HOW DID CASINO INTERESTS GET MIXED UP IN MARIJUANA DEBATE?
WEST PALM BEACH. So what's a Las Vegas casino mogul doing in the middle of Florida's medical marijuana debate?
Sheldon Adelson, the owner of the Las Vegas Sands, donated $2.5 million this month to the Drug Free Florida Committee, which was formed to oppose the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Florida, an issue state voters will decide in November by referendum.
Adelson doesn't live in Florida, and he is a huge supporter of research that supports using marijuana to treat debilitating diseases.
He and his wife, Miriam, are the principal benefactors of the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Center for the Biology of Addictive Diseases at Tel Aviv University.
"Marijuana has long been known to relieve pain and nausea, but the medical benefits may in fact be much more significant," the center reported. "Researchers at the Adelson Center are finding major medical properties in marijuana that could affect the way neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries are treated."
So you would think if Adelson was going to throw his money around in Florida on the marijuana issue, it would be to support medicinal legalization, not fight it.
Unless you consider that Adelson's money has nothing to do with marijuana.
Adelson's primary interest in Florida is as a locale for his casinos.
Gov. Rick Scott has been in negotiations with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which wants to renew its contract to run the only Las-Vegas style casinos permitted in Florida. Part of the current deal the tribe has with Florida expires next year.
Meanwhile, Adelson and another casino operation, the Genting Group, have been lobbying hard and donating heavily to the political campaigns of Florida's leaders in an effort to get them to rewrite the gambling laws in the state to permit a few casinos in South Florida. Genting, a Malaysian company, has plans to build the world's largest casino in Miami.
But the casino interests have a strong opponent in the Walt Disney Co., which sees the expansion of gambling in Florida as a threat to its theme-park business. So Disney has been lobbying and donating in opposition to the expansion of casino gambling.
This clash of deep-pocket titans has put the Florida Legislature in a state of paralysis. Rather than take a side, lawmakers decided last session to wait and see what sort of agreement Scott and the Seminoles will make.
So Adelson's $2.5 million gesture against medicinal marijuana in Florida is really just another down payment on his casino plans and a way to keep Scott's ear.
Scott really needs help on the marijuana issue. It's on the ballot due to one man, John Morgan, the Central Florida personal injury attorney and political godfather of Charlie Crist, who is Scott's likely opponent in this year's gubernatorial election.
Morgan spent millions of dollars of his own money to get the marijuana issue on the ballot, an issue that is bound to chum some casual voters into showing up in November to vote for it, and for its supporter, Crist.
Scott would have been better off to embrace medicinal marijuana, rather than to provide Crist such an easy issue. Polls have shown that Floridians are overwhelmingly in favor of medicinal marijuana.
It's one of those social issues -- like gay marriage and immigration reform -- that slow-to-evolve Republicans resist at their peril.
The Republican-led Legislature tried to deflect the medicinal marijuana issue this spring by approving a low-euphoric form of marijuana known as Charlotte's Web to treat some children with epilepsy. Scott said he would support that.
"I'm a parent and a grandparent," Scott said. "I want to make sure my children, my grandchildren have access to the health care they want."
But instead of evolving on the amendment, like Scott did on in-state college tuition for the children of immigrants here illegally, he has clung to opposing it. And so now his political supporters have decided to launch an uphill campaign to convince Floridians that medical marijuana is a bad idea. Adelson's donation is the lion's share of that effort.
So if you're keeping score at home, the most influential voices on the issue of medical marijuana in Florida are two people with ulterior motives: an Orlando personal injury lawyer playing a game of political chess, and an out-of-state casino billionaire looking for the opportunity to fleece Florida gamblers.
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n511/a05.html?1153
This one is another tear jerker... and ironic to say the fucking least...
Thank you Rolling Stone !!! you let us have it w/o paying and for that we thank you !!!!
$FFFC FastFunds Financial Corporation Subsidiary Cannabis Angel Signs Agreement With a European Investment Advisor to Identify and Evaluate Potential Cannabis Related Businesses in Europe http://www.barchart.com/headlines/story/3370681/fastfunds-financial-corporation-subsidiary-cannabis-angel-signs-agreement-with-a-european-investment-advisor-to-identify-and-evaluate-potential-cannabis-related-businesses-in-europe
She’s one smart cookie! Girl scout, 13, capitalizes on the munchies and sells 117 boxes of snacks outside medical marijuana clinic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2564740/Shes-one-smart-cookie-Girl-scout-13-capitalizes-munchies-sells-117-boxes-snack-outside-medical-marijuana-clinic.html
Florida Marjuana news...
Rep. Bracy plans to propose legislation legalizing recreational pot
February 19, 2014|By Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel
Saying it is time to expand the discussions of marijuana to broader social and criminal justice issues, state Rep. Randolph Bracy of Orlando said Wednesday he intends to propose legalizing recreational marijuana use in Florida.
Bracy, a Democrat, said he will introduce a bill this week to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults in private settings. He said he expects state Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay, to file a companion bill in the Florida Senate.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-02-19/news/os-bracy-legalize-pot-bill-20140219_1_medical-use-medical-marijuana-marijuana-laws
Can you refrain from posting stocks on this board, please.
Thanks
I'm so pissed right now!!
The fucking cat pushed my 'glass' off the counter!!!!!!!
MDRM will be exciting when everyone finds it next week
I got so excited i couldn't even type lmao
lol its MDRM!
MDMR up 33% so far, nice find !!
NEW MJ Stock MDRM
IHUB hasn't found this one yet!
Crazy low OS 195,480,000
New CEO just announced going into MJ!
Modern Mobility Aids, Inc. Announces New Management
TORONTO, ON, Feb 12, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Nevada-based Modern Mobility Aids, Inc. (OTC Pink: MDRM) (the "Company"), has recently appointed Mr. Samuel Hill as a Director and CEO and Mr. Declan French as Director and Chairman of the board.
MDRM will strive to be a premier company in the cannabis domain as the attitudes in the western world towards medical marijuana are rapidly changing and there is a strong movement towards legalization of medical marijuana in many jurisdictions and the Medical marijuana industry is expected to experience remarkable growth in the next ten years as many countries legalize medical marijuana. For centuries, cannabis has been used around the world for treatment of various illnesses, including pain, anxiety, sleep disorders and stress.
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http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/MDRM/news
Not real sure how this bill is important. Hemp isn't the same thing.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/07/6137837/president-obama-signs-farm-bill.html
Mass. Approves First 20 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Licenses
January 31, 2014 11:33 AM
http://health.einnews.com/article/188317548/5oxZWn7iUqdNdq5F?n=1&code=kSvMhJmV7kLfDste
I know sweetheart...I've known since $0.001 lol
Glad you're banking now too!
TOLD YOU $AEGY - MONSTER GAP TODAY!
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Thank you 'Mr. McBalls'!!! Looks like things have worked out rather well. Considering it's been less than a year since you posted this.
It's amazing how fast things can change.
Funny shit, eh?
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