Posts By: Raylan Campbell

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Brief Bio:

Raylan's goal is to illuminate the dark areas of cannabis lore and show the world there is no THC crazed monster lurking under the bed, waiting to steal our children. Cannabis is powerfully effective and safe. It should be treated accordingly. Raylan lives in Seattle.

March 3, 2014
03/03/2014
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Officially Dead of Accidental OD

Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Officially Dead of Accidental OD

News broke last Friday that Phillip Seymour Hoffman officially died of an accidental drug overdose, something that is physically impossible to do with cannabis. “According to the...
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March 3, 2014
03/03/2014
UFC Fighter Jessica Eye Stripped of Win for Cannabis

UFC Fighter Jessica Eye Stripped of Win for Cannabis

Upon defeating her opponent in a UFC bantamweight bout, pro-fighter Jessica Eye was given a drug test. She failed the test. The punishment dished by the UFC...
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February 24, 2014
02/24/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Weed Steamers

Great Edibles Recipes: Weed Steamers

This may seem odd, but for the shellfish lovers out there, ever considered weed steamers? Similar to my salad dressing recipe, I am simply going to write...
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February 20, 2014
02/20/2014
Weedist Destinations: The Butterfly House

Weedist Destinations: The Butterfly House

Up here in Seattle we have been known to go many, many days without sunlight. Seriously, we have gone over 100 days of solid, consistent overcast skies....
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February 18, 2014
02/18/2014
Brooklyn: Former Cannabis Paradise

Brooklyn: Former Cannabis Paradise

I recently was turned on to an interesting blog from the Brooklyn Public Library. It is an older entry, from 2011. I had known that New York,...
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February 17, 2014
02/17/2014
Seahawks, Cannabis, and the NFL

Seahawks, Cannabis, and the NFL

As a deeply passionate 49er fan, I have to give some respect to the Seahawks. Budding rivalry aside, the Hawks played a great season and thoroughly deserved...
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February 17, 2014
02/17/2014
Craigslist Marijuana Progress

Craigslist Marijuana Progress

The other day I was perusing Seattle Craigslist and thought, just for the fun of it, I would enter “marijuana” into the search field under the jobs page....
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February 13, 2014
02/13/2014
WebMD Holds Doctorate in Bull$#it

WebMD Holds Doctorate in Bull$#it

The armchair doctors over at WebMD recently published an article titled: Fatal Car Crashes Involving Pot Use Have Tripled in U.S., Study Finds. On the surface, this...
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Colbert Roasts Patrick Kennedy

Colbert Roasts Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy was the guest on February 10th’s Colbert Report. I still can’t tell if Kennedy is a good-intentioned (albeit misguided) person who is doing something he...
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Will State Cannabis Be Grown With Love?

Will State Cannabis Be Grown With Love?

I have been consistently voicing my concerns about Washington State running the cannabis market. Topics have largely been focused on what the State-run market will do to...
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February 11, 2014
02/11/2014
Great Music to Listen to While High: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

Great Music to Listen to While High: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

It always seems a little funny to me to be suggesting great music to listen to while high because I think if it’s great music, it’s going...
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February 10, 2014
02/10/2014
Gauntlet Thrown, Prohibitionists

Gauntlet Thrown, Prohibitionists

The same stale (mostly inaccurate) counter-cannabis arguments have been tossed at us for decades from prohibitionists: It’s a gateway drug It’s highly addictive It supports drug cartels...
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February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
SabetWatch: Colorado Cannabis Crime

SabetWatch: Colorado Cannabis Crime

My homeboy Kevin Sabet is at it again. He dropped this tweet about an article on medical marijuana dispensaries and crime, and I salivated: The anti-pot crowd loves...
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February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
My Favorite Strains: Cinex

My Favorite Strains: Cinex

Cinex is a strain I have been seeing on my dispensary shelf for a while now and my budtender is always trying to get me to give it...
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February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Did Cannabis Really Kill Gemma Moss? – You Decide

Did Cannabis Really Kill Gemma Moss? – You Decide

The death of 31-year-old British resident Gemma Moss is, without a doubt, a tragedy any way you look at it. I want to be very clear at...
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February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
How I Know I’ve Smoked Too Much Cannabis

How I Know I’ve Smoked Too Much Cannabis

Even though weed is about as super-safe a substance as you could hope for, it is still possible to consume too much cannabis. Physiologically, you’re not in...
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February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
How Did J.R.R. Tolkien Feel About Cannabis?

How Did J.R.R. Tolkien Feel About Cannabis?

It is not a new theory that the “pipe-weed” from Tolkien’s Hobbit and LOTR is actually cannabis. I thought I would do a little research on the...
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January 30, 2014
01/30/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Cannabrisket

Great Edibles Recipes: Cannabrisket

This is my recipe for a slow-roasted cannabrisket. Here’s What You Need: Brisket – I figure on about 8-10 oz per person. I usually divide the amount...
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January 30, 2014
01/30/2014
Blind Irishman Hopes for Cannabis Conviction

Blind Irishman Hopes for Cannabis Conviction

A man in Ireland walked into the Irish police (gardai) station with a small amount of cannabis and requested to be booked for possession. While many of...
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January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Whitehouse.gov and Cannabis: What the FAQ? Part 2

Whitehouse.gov and Cannabis: What the FAQ? Part 2

Continuing from Part 1 of my What the FAQ?, in regards to Whitehouse.gov’s rather exhaustive (and highly biased) FAQ section on marijuana: Question: Isn’t marijuana generally harmless? From the...
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