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Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 -- Any Questions?

Paul Armentano | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Law Enforcement, Medical Cannabis, Smoking, Marijuana, Dea, Alcohol, Thc, Obama, Tobacco, Legalization, Prohibition, Politics News

A new study has directly compared the societal costs of marijuana and alcohol, as well as tobacco, and the final tally isn't pretty.

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Pop Star Joss Stone Under Attack for Marijuana Comment

Mason Tvert | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Marijuana Legalization, United Kingdom, Marijuana, Joss Stone, Alcohol, Gordon Brown, Cannabis, Medical Research Counsel, Medical Marijuana, David Nutt, Safer, Entertainment News

Stone is not alone in her belief that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. She has some pretty solid back-up among the UK's scientific community.

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DEA 'Cartel' Claims Lack Facts, Again

Erin Rosa | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drug War, Marijuana, Dea, Cannabis, Obama Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Pot, Drug Legalization, Eric-Holder-Marijuana, Weed, Denver News

DEA agents in Denver have a sordid history when it comes to backing up their claims, and their most recent allegation that medical marijuana dispensaries are being supplied by 'cartels' is no different.

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Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2835, Necessity, Medical Necessity, President Obama, Glaucoma, Marijuana, Barney Frank, Dea, Doj, Raid, Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative, Medical, Medical Marijuana, Obama, War on Drugs, Injustice, Drug, Eric Holder, California, Drug Enforcement Agency, Gonzales v Raich, Federal Prosecutor, Schedule I, Schedule, Ed Rosenthal, Marinol, Schedule II, Medical Use, US v Rosenthal, Drug War, Department of Justice, Justice, Federal Attorney, Oakland, Gag Rule, Federal, Attorney General, Necessity Defense, US v OCBC, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Holder, Controlled Substances Act, Ag, Cannabis, Chris Weigant, Ashcroft v Raich, hr2835, Drug Policy, Medical Necessity Defense, Raich, Ocbc, Rosenthal, Politics News

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.

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Netherlands Sees Increase In Youth Smoking Pot; Taking Steps To Revise Cannabis Laws

Inter Press Service | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Youth Smoking Weed, Cannabis, Netherlands Drugs, Amsterdam Coffee Shops, Pot, Europe, Dutch Coffee Shops, Netherlands Drug Laws, Weed, Inter Press Service, Netherlands Drug Policy, World News

Alecia D. McKenzie I IPS AMSTERDAM, Sep 22 (IPS) - Along with "canal" and "dyke", young people visiting this city will learn some other interesting...

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Pot Arrests for Year 2008 Second Highest Total Ever Reported

Paul Armentano | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Arrests, Marijuana, Norml, Drug Enforcement Administration, Thc, Obama, Uniform Crime Report, Fbi, Politics News

NORML Director Allen St. Pierre: Present enforcement policies are costing American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars, ruining the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and having no impact on marijuana availability or use.

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The HighPhone: New iPot App Scores You Weed

Posted 11.15.2009 | Technology

Read More: Iphone, Ajnag, Cannabis, iPhone App, Cannabis App, Medical Marijuana, nexstudios.jp, Ipot, iPhone Apps, Nexstudios, Technology News

Is your local cannabis dispensary not coming up on Google maps? The iPot iPhone application from NexStudios is the first location-based app designed t...

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Marijuana Use By The Numbers

Paul Armentano | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

By age 25, 54 percent of the population has admittedly used marijuana. Does anyone still believe that marijuana prohibition is working -- or that all of these people deserve to be behind bars?

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Blind, Diabetic, Double-Amputee Dies After Being Evicted for Medical Marijuana Use

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Pot, Drug War, Marijuana, Politics News

Marijuana is an indispensable medicine that helps mitigate chronic pain and stimulates appetite. Patients suffering from cancer, AIDS and other forms of disease greatly benefit from access to marijuana.

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If Pot Prevented Cancer You Would Have Read About It, Right?

Paul Armentano | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: White House, Norml, Marijuana, Obama, Pot, California, Epa, Cannabis, Lung Cancer, Ucla, Alcohol, Brown University, Thc, Cancer, Legalization, Tashkin, Armentano, Living News

Investigators from Brown University reported that lifetime marijuana use is associated with a "significantly reduced risk" of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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Cannabis Cures Swine Flu? Colorado Springs Company Says Possibly

Westword | Michael Roberts | Posted 09.12.2009 | Denver

Read More: Pot, Marijuana Health, Swine Flu, Cannabis Swine Flu, Cannabis Health, Weed, Marijuana Swine Flu, Cannabis, Denver News

Does cannabis contain the magic ingredient that will keep swine flu from sweeping the planet? A Colorado Springs company has (yes, you knew it was ...

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The Top 5 Reasons Why We Should Grow Hemp

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Cannabis, Hemp Legalization, Hemp, Marijuana, Hemp Paper, Hemp Fuel, Green Living, Industrial Hemp, Hemp Fiber, Green News

While there are several reasons for legalizing Cannabis, hemp, which comes from the same plant genus as marijuana, definitely has the most tangible be...

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10 Inappropriate iPhone Apps (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 09.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Iphone, Cannabis, Squash the Street, Ifart, Slidepoll, Plastic Surgery, iPhone Apps, Barack Obama, Pull My Finger, Business News

As you've probably noticed, there are no shortage of iPhone apps. In fact, over one billion apps have been downloaded since Apple launched its mobile ...

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Cannabis: Medical Marijuana Iphone App Launched

mashable.com | Ben Parr | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Iphone Pot, Iphone App Weed, Cannabis, iPhone Apps, Business News

iPhone apps can find just about anything. They can help you find a job, locate your friends, or just pinpoint a gas station. But a new app is promisin...

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25 Years In Prison For Pot? Congressman's Proposal Is Just Plain Dumb

Paul Armentano | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Mark Kirk, Marijuana, Barney Frank, Dea, Medical Marijuana, Thc, Obama, Pot, War on Drugs, HR 2835, Legalization, The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act of 2009, Weed, Potency, Health, Politics News

Facts play virtually no role in political drug policy debate, and ignorance hardly disqualifies someone from holding elected office.

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Taking The Fun Out Of Marijuana.

Slate Magazine | William Saletan | Posted 06.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Marijuana Legal, Sativex, Legal Marijuana, Cannabis, Legal Cannabis, Pot, Marijuana, Home News

We've taken the caffeine out of coffee, the alcohol out of beer, and the smoke out of tobacco. What's next?...

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Don't Believe the Hype! Potent Pot, So What?

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Cnn, Marijuana, John Walters, Drug Enforcement Administration, Potency Monitoring Project, Drug Czar, Thc, Drugs, War on Drugs, Pot, University of Mississippi, Potency, Politics News

If nothing else, the government's annual "new and improved pot" claims are good advertising for marijuana dealers. As for the rest of the public, it's time for a reality check.

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Antiquated Drug Laws Cost Us Plenty

Diane Dimond | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Diane Dimond, Marijuana, Drug War, Smoking Pot, Diane Dimond Weekly Column, Canada, Drugs, Health, Marijuana Arrests Crowd Prisons, FBI Marijuana Arrests for 2007 Equal 872 Thousand, Cannabis, Illegal Drug Trade, Millions of Marijuana Arrests, Medicinal Marijuana, Medical Cannabis, Legalize Marijuana, Mexico Drug Violence, Politics News

Come sit down with me. Let's have a chat -- a meaningful and productive chat. You comfortable, you want some tea? Here's what I'm thinking. With al...

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What Do You Know, the Ex-Drug Czar Is Still Full of Sh*t!

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration, John Walters, Mexico Drug Cartels, Dea, Drug Czar, Medical Marijuana, Thc, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

Walters demonstrated that he remains an unrepentant liar -- even though he's no longer paid by the federal government to be one.

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A Different Kind Of Tea Party!

Paul Armentano | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oakland, Cannabis, Norml, Marijuana, Mexico Drug Cartels, Mexico, Tax Day, Massachusetts, Tea Party, Barack Obama, California, Politics News

This Tax Day it's not just NORML that is calling on lawmakers to tax and regulate marijuana. In today's economic climate, the question is: who isn't?

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Taxing THC: Turning Old New York into New New Amsterdam

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New Orleans, Rockefeller Drug Laws, Marijuana, Drugs, Amsterdam, California, Military Industrial Complex, Glaucoma, Norml, David Paterson, Drug War, Medical Marijuana, Blue Laws Repealed, Decriminalization, Budget Deficit, New York, Tom Ammiano, Politics, Cannabis, Intractable Pain, Federal Budget Deficit, Marijuana Amsterdam, Blue Laws, Neoconservatives, Weed, Legalize Marijuana, Ground Zero, Law Enforcement, Economy, Comedy News

Bollocks! How is that California, the crossroads of implants, spray tans and superficiality, has a leg up on the Empire State, on the possible legalization and taxation of Cannabis sativa?

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Press Secretary Gibbs Attempts to Defend Obama's Opposition to Taxing and Regulating Pot

Paul Armentano | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Cannabis, White House Press Secretary, White House, Robert Gibbs, Legalization, Marijuana, Barack Obama, Politics News

Gibbs knew in advance that he was going to publicly respond the question of taxing and regulating cannabis. And yet the best response he could come up with was snickers and "uh."

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President Obama: What Is So Funny About Taxing And Regulating Marijuana?

Paul Armentano | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Open for Questions, White House, Cannabis, Change, Marijuana, Economy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Massachusetts, Obama, Tax and Regulate, Legalization, California, Politics News

America's stringent enforcement of pot prohibition, which artificially inflates black market pot prices and ensures that only criminal enterprises will be involved in the production and sale of this commodity, is helping to fuel violence. Wow, funny stuff!

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Defeating Narco-Terrorism

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Drug Trafficking, Drug Cartels, Drugs, Hugo Chavez, Mexico, Mycoherbicides, Heroin, Hamas, Hezbollah, Cannabis, Venezuela, National Security, Middle East, Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Afghanistan, Narcotics, Un, Cocaine, Narco-Terrorism, World News

The nexus between transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups does not end with illegal drugs. Yet, U.S. and international law-enforcement agencies overlook the connections between them.

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Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Cannabis Coffee Shops In Legal Limbo

Denis Campbell | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Marijuana, Marijuana Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Weed, Dutch Smoking Ban, Holland, Cannabis, Dutch Coffee Shops, Marijuana Holland, World News

When Dutch law changed last July, bringing a total ban on smoking cigarettes in restaurants, coffee shops were caught in no-win legal bind.

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