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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Salvia: The Next Marijuana?
AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 03.11.2008 | Living
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of Salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by...
Debate Questions I'd Like To Ask
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics
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Tomorrow night may be the last debate in the Democratic primary race. This will be the twentieth debate so far, which has to be some kind of record. ...
An Open Letter to Barack Obama About Marijuana
Matt Simon | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home
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Barack Obama's position on marijuana is more in line with Jimmy Carter's than Richard Nixon's. Let's hope he makes the most of this opportunity to differentiate himself from Hillary Clinton.
Obama: Decriminalize Pot
Washinton Times | Jen Haberkorn | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics
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Last fall during a nationally televised presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama hesitantly raised his hand and joined with most of his Democratic rival...
Vending Machines Dispense Pot in LA
AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 01.30.2008 | Business
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LOS ANGELES — The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines. Patients suf...
Toking Up In The Office
ABC News | BOB ROSNER | Posted 01.04.2008 | Business
Dear WOUNDED: I work closely with a guy who I think is high all the time. I'm not trying to tell him how to live his life, but I'm scared that he'll ...
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