Tag Archives: Cannabis

Rag Radio : Activist/Journalist Jonah Raskin, Author of ‘Marijuanaland’

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jonah Raskin, photographed at a Rag Blog Happy Hour at Maria’s Taco Xpress in Austin, Texas, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, after appearing on Rag Radio with Thorne Dreyer. Photos (above and below) by James Retherford / The Rag Blog.Activist/journalist Jonah … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Pancake and Rye in ‘Marijuanaland’

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Pancake and Rye in ‘Marijuanaland‘ By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / September 5, 2011 Longtime Rag Blog contributor Jonah Raskin, author of Marijuanaland: Dispatches from an American War, will sign books at a Rag Blog Happy Hour, Friday, … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : Jonah Raskin’s ‘Marijuanaland’

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The Rag Blog and Rag Radio present Jonah Raskin in Austin Jonah Raskin will be our special guest at a Rag Blog Happy Hour, Friday, Oct. 7, 5-7 p.m., at Maria’s Taco Xpress, 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. All are welcome. … Continue reading →

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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Health Care and the Congress from Bedlam

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Birth of the Republican Congress: “The Interior of Bedlam” (Bethlem Royal Hospital), from A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth, 1763. Image from McCormick Library, Northwestern University / Wikimedia Commons.The Congress from Bedlam:Health care and American prioritiesBy Dr. Stephen R. Keister … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Prop 19 Up in Smoke

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Lucretious / stock.xchng.Up in smoke:Cannabis initiative post mortem By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 7, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO — I spent Election Day at Prop 19 Headquarters in Oakland, California, and witnessed the final, tumultuous … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : The California Cannabis Countdown

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Supporters of Proposition 19 rally in Bay Area. Photo by Bill St. Clair / SF Weekly.California counting down to November 2:Marijuana initiative leading in polls By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / October 3, 2010 Thousands and thousands of … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin : Marijuana Made Simple

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Poster for the movie Homegrown, based on a story by Jonah Raskin.A primer:Marijuana made simple By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2010 Author, activist, educator, former Yippie, and marijuana aficionado Jonah Raskin will be Thorne Dreyer’s … Continue reading →

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Cannabis in California : The Growing Storm

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Marijuana campaign image from Photo Bucket.Cannabis is on the ballot:All eyes are on California By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / March 26, 2010 The man in the dark slacks and the blue jacket counted out 100 $100 bills … Continue reading →

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Women : The Secret Weapon of the Marijuana Reform Movement

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Art from Anne of Carversville.The secret to legal marijuana?It may just be women Public acceptance of pot is at an all-time high, and the fact that women have drastically changed their attitudes may be what is most fascinating about the … Continue reading →

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Cannabis Commerce : Wasted Potential

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from sloshspot. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Put that in your pipe and smoke it Love it or hate it, people smoke marijuana — lots of it. In some states marijuana consumption and possession have been decriminalized, and even … Continue reading →

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Cannabis Café : Getting High in Portland

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Portland’s Cannabis Cafe opened on Friday the 13th of November, 2009. Photo from The Portland Mercury.Dutch-style pot shop:Cannabis Café is medical marijuana salon …the cafe comes almost a month after the Obama administration told federal attorneys not to prosecute patients … Continue reading →

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Jack Herer : Cannabis Champ Stricken

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Jack Herer, champion for legalization of cannabis.Author, leader of movement to legalize cannabis:Jack Herer has massive heart attack By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / September 21, 2009 Jack Herer, the father of the U.S. cannabis legalization movement, … Continue reading →

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