Marijuana

Why Some Dads Still Do Drugs On The Weekends

Details.com | Karl Taro Greenfeld | Posted 08.12.2008 | Style


The world needs grown-ups. Yet we are a generation of fathers who seem to loathe adulthood, desperately clinging to our youth as we skateboard into ou...

Mayor's Dogs Gunned Down by Cops in Improper Drug Raid

Anthony Papa | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Anthony Papa

Our government's zero-tolerance anti-drug crusade reached a new low when police killed two innocent pet Labrador retrievers while improperly conducting a SWAT-style drug raid on the mayor's house.

James Franco Interview: Pot Movies And Pynchon

LA Times | Posted 08.07.2008 | Entertainment


IN ""PINEAPPLE EXPRESS," he plays a visibly unwashed hippie pot dealer on the run from mobsters: a THC-addled naif with a crinkly smile, a curtain of ...

Seth Rogen's Advice On "The Daily Show": Smoke More Weed (VIDEO)

Daily Show | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment


Seth Rogen went on "The Daily Show" to promote his marijuana buddy movie "The Pineapple Express." Rogen cowrote the movie and stars in it, and as he t...

When It Comes To Medical Pot, Rats Are Smarter Than Our Politicians

Paul Armentano | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics


Paul Armentano

If rats can deduce that whole cannabis works better as a medicine than a single synthesized molecule, what's stopping our politicians from reaching this same conclusion?

The Failure of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

John Carnevale | Posted 07.14.2008 | Business


John Carnevale

Having spent eleven years in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, I can say that in contradiction to a recent report, we have little reason to believe that America has reached a turning point in the war on drugs.

Study: How Pot Became An American Pastime

Time | Sarah N. Lynch | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living


The Netherlands, with its permissive marijuana laws, may be known as the cannabis capital of the world. But a survey published this month in PLoS Medi...

Marijuana Loopholes In New Netherlands Tobacco Policy

Reuters | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home


When a smoking ban comes into force in the Netherlands next Tuesday, it may kill the buzz for people who like to smoke their cannabis with tobacco. Bu...

Marijuana Bunker Uncovered In Massachusetts

Boston.com | Posted 06.27.2008 | Home


Police discovered a 10-foot-deep underground bunker Thursday afternoon in Carver that was allegedly used by a man for an extensive marijuana-growing o...

Marijuana Activist Group Wants Pot OK'd In Airport Smoking Lounges

MyFox Colorado | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green


One pro-marijuana group is calling on the government to allow marijuana in smoking lounges at airports across the country. Cigarette smoking at Denve...

What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Paul Armentano

What possible advances in the treatment of cancer could have been achieved had U.S. government officials chosen to advance, not suppress, research into the anti-cancer effects of cannabis?

Don't Buy The 'Potent Pot' Hype

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics


Paul Armentano

While the feds' latest "reefer rhetoric" may sound alarming, there's little substance behind the hype. The average THC in domestically grown marijuana has remained unchanged for nearly a decade.

Political Comedian/Activist Randy Credico Arrested Documenting Marijuana Arrests

Anthony Papa | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics


Anthony Papa

A tenfold increase in marijuana arrests over the previous decade is a figure marked by startling racial and gender disparities, according to a report released by the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Study: Marijuana potency increases in 2007

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


WASHINGTON — Marijuana potency increased last year to the highest level in more than 30 years, posing greater health risks to people who may vie...

$5 Million Worth Of Hydroponic Weed And A Toddler Seized In Australia In "Operation Yalamba"

LiveNews | Kelly Fedor | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business


Police have seized more than $3.5 million worth of cannabis in raids on another five homes in Sydney's west. Seven people have been arrested after ra...

America's Medicated Army: Pentagon Turns to Antidepressants for Stressed-Out Troops

Tony Newman | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Tony Newman

When one considers the experiences of veterans, it is understandable that many would suffer from PTSD and take drugs to deal with their mental and physical trauma.

Marijuana Shrinks Your Brain: Study

Reuters | Will Dunham | Posted 06.03.2008 | Living


ong-term heavy use of marijuana may cause two important brain structures to shrink, Australian researchers said on Monday. Brain scans showed the hip...

Drug War Madness: Smoke a Joint and Your Whole Family May End Up Homeless

Tony Newman | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Tony Newman

The application of the government's zero-tolerance prohibition policies on drug use in public housing are overtly racist, classist, ineffective and inhumane.

Obama's Drug Past Isn't Hurting Him -- But Thousands Aren't So Lucky

Vince Beiser | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Vince Beiser

Many currently incarcerated for drug use are no different than the young Barack Obama, or millions of other Americans like him -- curious kids experimenting with intoxicants for kicks.

Cannabis College: A Master's In Marijuana

Current | Phillip Eastman | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living


The 35-year-old son of a prominent cannabis rights activist goes back to school...to study pot (at Oaksterdam University in Oakland). So, what do ...

Marijuana May Up Heart Attack, Stroke Risk: Study

Reuters | Will Dunham | Posted 05.13.2008 | Living


Heavy marijuana use can boost blood levels of a particular protein, perhaps raising a person's risk of a heart attack or stroke, U.S. government resea...

NYC Is the Marijuana Arrest Capital of the World

Tony Newman | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Tony Newman

Once convicted of a drug offense, one can lose college financial aid, food stamps, public housing and possibly even voting rights. Money wasted and lives ruined... and for what?

Debate Questions I'd (Still) Like To Ask

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Unfortunately these questions remain largely unanswered, almost two months after the last debate.

'Gilligan's' Mary Ann Caught With Dope

AP | Posted 03.11.2008 | Entertainment


DRIGGS, Idaho — Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caug...

In Defense Of Hookers

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

It's impossible to describe the relationship between politicians, lobbyists, corporations, and campaign cash -- and have it come out sounding different than what a prostitute does for a living.


 

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