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Women : The Secret Weapon of the Marijuana Reform Movement
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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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Drug Legalization, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Prohibition, Social Movements, Substance Abuse, Women
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Cannabis Commerce : Wasted Potential
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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Tagged Cannabis, Chamber of Commerce, Drugs, Economy, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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Cannabis Café : Getting High in Portland
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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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Justice Department, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, NORML, Obama Administration, Oregon, Portland
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California Pay to Play : Marijuana Futures!
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘is known to have extensive first-hand knowledge about the many uses’ of marijuana, is shown taking a break following a workout in the film ‘Pumping Iron.’California should pay its people in pot The state could grow … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Cannabis, Economy, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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Finance Universal Health Care? Legalize Cannabis
Photo from rolledtootight.com Why is this reasonably safe compound currently forbidden when its use, as well as that of many toxic hallucinogens, goes as far back as biblical times and may indeed have been instrumental in producing, in part, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Law Reform, Health Care Reform, Medical Marijuana
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Hot Damn! Marijuana in the News
Three news hits suggest that Marijuana Prohibition may be going up in smoke By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / February 27, 2009 Yes friends and neighbors, who would have thunk it, but marijuana prohibition may just be entering … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Law Reform, Eric Holder, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Prohibition
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Medical Marijuana : Raids Continue But Policy Change in the Air
The message is clear, said UCLA professor Mark Kleiman, a former Justice Department official and an expert on crime and drug policy. ‘It is no longer federal policy to beat up on hippies.’By Devlin Barrett / February 7, 2009 See … Continue reading
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Tagged DEA, Drug Law Reform, Drug War, Medical Marijuana, Obama Administration
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Jury Nullification : Peers Refuse to Convict Disabled Vet in Pot Bust
Get Out of Jail Free / wayneandwax. “Jurors should acquit, even against the judge’s instruction… if exercising their judgement with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction the charge of the court is wrong.” ~ Alexander Hamilton, 1804. ‘The … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Drug Law Reform, Drug Legalization, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Prohibition
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Medical Marijuana Vs. Poison Pot (Shudder)
‘The mainstream media remains amazed and, oftimes, inappropriately amused, when yet another study demonstrates that, far from being the brain-and-body-wrecking “weed of the devil,” cannabis has wide-ranging health benefits.’By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2008 Gentle … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Health Care, Cannabis, Health, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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Marijuana a Winner in 2008 Elections
Voters say ‘Yes’ in Cannabis-related initiatives. By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | November 9, 2008 Marijuana-related measures on various ballots around the country did fairly well in last Tuesday’s elections. In Michigan, a medical marijuana initiative passed … Continue reading
DEA Uses Blackwater to Raid Medical Marijuana Providers
Blackwater does the DEA’s job in Culver City, Cal.‘I guess none of their usual buddies were available’By Rebecca Saltzman Last week the DEA raided a medical marijuana dispensary in Culver City, Cal., spending hours on site detaining employees and ultimately … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater, California, Congress, DEA, Drug War, Drugs, juana, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana
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HEALTH : More Good News About Cannabis
Cannabis-linked cell receptor might help prevent colon cancer August 1, 2008 A cannabinoid receptor lying on the surface of cells may help suppress colorectal cancer, say U.S. researchers. When the receptor is turned off, tumor growth is switched on. Cannabinoids … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Cannabis, Health Care, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Medicine, Science
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