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Obama's Chances In Key State Could Hinge On Marijuana

Reuters | Posted 06.03.2012

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* About half of all Americans say they favor legalization * Advocates say legal pot could boost tax revenues, jobs * Sta...

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Connecticut Becomes 17th Medical Marijuana State

Posted 06.01.2012

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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Friday signed a bill permitting the medical use of marijuana statewide, making Connecticut the 17th state to enact s...

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Boy Calls Cops On Alleged Pot-Growing Parents

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.30.2012

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Nobody likes a tattletale. A little boy in Pennsylvania called the cops on his mom and dad on May 9 after allegedly finding 18 marijuana plants gro...

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70% Of California Voters Want Lighter Penalties For Personal Drug Use

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.23.2012

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Seventy percent of California voters want lighter penalties for personal drug use, according to new polling data from San Francisco-based polling firm...

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Hackers Anonymous Declare War on Marijuana Prohibition

Joshua Glazer | Posted 05.21.2012

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After our exclusive Anonymous interview, other members of the hacker collective came forward to reveal more details surrounding their plan for legaliz...

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Republicans Overwhelmingly Support State Medical Marijuana Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.15.2012

WASHINGTON -- Nearly three-quarters of Americans and more than two-thirds of Republicans believe federal officials should respect state laws on medica...

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Marijuana Legalization Camp Targets Moms

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.11.2012

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol on Friday launched a Mother's Day-themed TV ad in support of Amendment 64, a statewide ballot initiati...

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1,600 Copies Of 'The Cornbread Mafia' Stolen From A Truck Lot In Illinois

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.10.2012

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A semi-trailer containing the entire second printing of James Higdon's "The Cornbread Mafia" was stolen from a truck lot in Elgin, Ill., roughly 40 mi...

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'NJWeedman' In A Pound Of Trouble

AP | Posted 05.10.2012

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MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- Jurors in New Jersey have delivered a mixed verdict at the trial of a marijuana activist who lives in California and goes by the ...

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Bipartisan Legislation Targets Federal Funding For Medical Marijuana Busts

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Reps. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) and Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) have joined forces in an effort to cut off funding f...

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State Aims To Avoid Medical Marijuana Woes

AP | SHANNON YOUNG | Posted 05.05.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut lawmakers' approval of the use of medical marijuana includes strict regulations for the cultivation and distribution in...

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Complex Medical Marijuana Bill Makes Progress In Key State

AP | By SHANNON YOUNG | Posted 05.05.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- A bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has passed the Connecticut Senate. The state joins 16 others and the District of C...

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What Is Obama's Problem With Medical Marijuana?

Time | Posted 05.03.2012

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For a brief moment in 2009, medical marijuana advocates exhaled. A new President had taken office promising to call off the federal prosecutors in sta...

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Kimmel Addresses Pot Legalization At Major White House Event

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 04.29.2012

While delivering his remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner, comedian Jimmy Kimmel addressed the issue of marijuana legalization. "...

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GOP Candidate Runs On Pro-Pot Platform After Arrest

Posted 04.27.2012

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Kirk Sherrill received a felony conviction for growing marijuana after deputies pulled out "hundreds" of plants from beneath his North Carolina home n...

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Was Shakespeare A Stoner?

Posted 04.22.2012

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To celebrate Shakespeare's birthday, we're featuring some of our favorite archival pieces about his life and work. This one was first published in Jun...

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The Funniest 420 Tweets Of The Day

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.20.2012

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As many across the country celebrate 4/20 by calling out sick from work, fortifying the snack industry with unprecedented sales numbers and watching t...

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The Ultimate 420 Movie Mashup

Posted 04.20.2012

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The magical combination of three numbers, "420," carries a lot of weight in cannabis culture, and has long since invaded pop culture as well, making i...

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The Most 4/20 Friendly Schools

Posted 04.20.2012

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There may be a fight between the University of Colorado at Boulder's leaders and the students planning to celebrate 4/20 with a "smokeout" on campus, ...

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Origins of 4/20 as a Day of Celebration & Protests

Marc Emery | Posted 04.21.2012

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Over the years pot vendors selling joints, bags of pot, pot cookies, pot brownies, and various cannabis consumables became a prominent aspect of the festivities. Never in the history of the 4/20 celebration have police interfered with selling or consumption of cannabis.

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WATCH: It's 4/20, Time For Stoned Science

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 04.23.2012

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I reached out to Dr. Igor Grant, the director of the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research to get a scientific perspective on the benefits of medical marijuana.

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WATCH: Do You Smoke Pot?

Posted 04.20.2012

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April 20 -- or what the kids call 4/20 -- is the one day a year everyone gets together and celebrates their love of marijuana. Is it legal? No. But wi...

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ReThink Review: Marley -- the Definitive Bob Marley Documentary, in Time for 4/20

Jonathan Kim | Posted 04.20.2012

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If 4/20 is the international day for celebrating marijuana, songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers would be the day's equivalent of carols on Christmas. But Marley was much more than a pot smoker and a purveyor of music for barbecues and pool parties.

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'Whitney Houston Og' Weed Pulled From Pot Store Shelves

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.19.2012

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Remember Linsanity marijuana? Now there's a brand for Whitney Houston -- and one attorney says the sellers are guilty of bad taste and violating the d...

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Weed Day Q&A: HuffPost Answers Your 420 History Questions

The Huffington Post | Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 04.20.2012

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There are countless stories to explain where the term 420 comes from, but for 41 years, the guys who coined the term at San Rafael High School in Nort...

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