The Young Turks discuss a new study showing marijuana smoking in not as bad as cigarettes and can actually be GOOD for you in moderation.

The Conservative government of Canada is pushing for new medical marijuana regulations that would eliminate person cultivation and stop sick and dying Canadians from growing their medicine at home.

Great clip found on YouTube discussing cannabis as a dietary essential. Find out more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgEP9FdIzT8

From YouTube: "Using marijuana carries legal risks, but the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published in the Jan. 11, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association."

CNN reports on a new study showing marijuana does not hurt the lungs like tobacco: Scientists were "surprised to find that subjects who smoked limited amounts of marijuana actually were able to blow large volumes of air into the spirometer," doing better than non-smokers on tests. Read more: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/10/study-occasional-pot-smoking-not-as-damaging-as-cigarettes/?iref=allsearch

A man treats his son's epilepsy with marijuana on the Discovery Channel show Weed Wars.

From Reason TV: "Most of our patients and our staff were really skeptical about doing a reality TV show because they were watching Jersey Shore and The Kardashians," says Andrew DeAngelo, general manager of Oakland, California's Harborside Health Center, the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world. Andrew and his brother, Harborside's Executive Director Steve DeAngleo, are co-stars of Weed Wars, a new show by the Discovery Channel that looks into lives of those who run Harborside, the patients that seek out their services, and the politicians looking to shut them down.

CNN's Dr. Drew interviews Steve DeAngelo and others about the California Medical Association's calls for the legalization of marijuana.

Q13 FOX News reports on raids in Washington State, outlining the government's claims, and talks to former US attorney John McKay about legalization.

The US federal government is continuing its crackdown on medical marijuana, this time raiding more than a dozen dispensaries in Washington State. Video from KING 5 News.