Posts By: Rob Schmidt

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Rob is proud to have voted for California Proposition 215 in 1996 and is now enjoying the fruits (or flowers) of the medical marijuana movement. He would happily give up alcohol in exchange for recreational cannabis and encourages people to read real peer-reviewed science and make informed decisions for themselves. We have only begun to understand the human endocannabinoid system.

August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
The Cannabis PAC is No Joke

The Cannabis PAC is No Joke

Leaders of the Cannabis PAC (National Cannabis Industry Association PAC), which officially formed Wednesday, say they’re stone-cold serious about navigating Washington D.C.’s corridors of power and money by traditional means.

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August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Marijuana Elimination Program Is Smaller but Still Helicoptering in California

Marijuana Elimination Program Is Smaller but Still Helicoptering in California

The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting (CAMP) is dead. CAMP is indeed gone, but the helicopters — and the Drug Enforcement Administration agents, U.S. Forest Service wardens, and other cops — are still here (as are the Mexican nationals growing ganja on public land, authorities say). They just have new environmental duties.

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August 30, 2012
08/30/2012
Cannabis and Addiction | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference

Cannabis and Addiction | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference

Here are some of the best research articles, abstracts, news stories and other references you will find on cannabis and addiction on the Internet. What follows is...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary Closed by Feds to Reopen Down the Street

Berkeley Marijuana Dispensary Closed by Feds to Reopen Down the Street

Berkeley Patients Group, the city’s largest medical marijuana dispensary which industry insiders say sold about $15 million in weed a year before being forced to close by the federal government May 1, is relocating to a spot down the street.

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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Weedist Destinations: Barcelona, Spain

Weedist Destinations: Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona Cannabis Spain is rapidly becoming the most cannabis friendly place in Europe, especially with the conservative government passing the unfriendly tourist laws in the Netherlands. If...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: ‘Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’ Campaign Discusses Pot Prohibition Failure

Why Marijuana Should Be Legalized: ‘Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol’ Campaign Discusses Pot Prohibition Failure

The Huffington Post asks: Should marijuana be legalized for recreational use by adults? That is the question that voters in three states are considering this November. Colorado, Washington and Oregon all have ballot measures that, if passed, would end marijuana prohibition in their state.

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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Kentucky

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced In Kentucky

Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville) has pre-filed legislation for the 2013 legislative session that would add Kentucky to the growing list of states that allow patients whose doctors have recommended it to use medical marijuana to treat multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious medical conditions.

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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

While other New Jersey towns are trying to shut out medical marijuana clinics; in Woodbridge, Mayor John McCormac welcomes medical marijuana. One may be open in Woodbridge, New Jersey in as little as four months.

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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum and Marijuana

Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum and Marijuana

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum surely would prefer to put the issue of marijuana behind her. No such luck. Marijuana will remain a hot topic throughout her tenure and it will require her leadership whether she likes it or not.

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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Piece of the Week | R2D2 Glass Pipe

Piece of the Week | R2D2 Glass Pipe

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… well actually, 2012 from Cookeville, Tennessee… comes the R2D2 glass pipe for people who love Star Wars and love...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Yale study: Alcohol Gateway Drug Effect Much Larger Than Marijuana’s

Yale study: Alcohol Gateway Drug Effect Much Larger Than Marijuana’s

A Yale study published Tuesday in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that the alcohol gateway drug effect is much larger than marijuana’s. People who used alcohol or tobacco in their youth are almost twice as likely to abuse prescription opiate drugs than those who only used marijuana.

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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
Did You Know Bayer Made Heroin?

Did You Know Bayer Made Heroin?

That’s right, Bayer made Heroin. Well chemically, Heroin is diacetylmorphine and diacetylmorphine was first synthesized in 1874 by C. R. Alder Wright, but the name ‘Heroin’, that’s...
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August 22, 2012
08/22/2012
Drought Makes Marijuana an Easy Mark for Indiana Eradication Effort

Drought Makes Marijuana an Easy Mark for Indiana Eradication Effort

State Police got an early start to the annual marijuana Indiana eradication effort season Tuesday morning, Sgt. Jerry Goodin said the browning of drought stricken corn makes the resilient green pot plants interspersed between them “stick out like a sore thumb.” Further proving there’s a reason that marijuana is called “weed”, it’s a hearty plant that grows just about anywhere, even in drought conditions.

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August 22, 2012
08/22/2012
$1 Billion in Marijuana Plants Seized From Public Lands in Western States

$1 Billion in Marijuana Plants Seized From Public Lands in Western States

More than 550,000 marijuana plants seized with an estimated street value of $1 billion during an eight-week crackdown targeting illegal marijuana growing operations on public lands across seven Western states, federal authorities announced on Tuesday.

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August 21, 2012
08/21/2012
Washington, DC Medical Marijuana Moving Slowly

Washington, DC Medical Marijuana Moving Slowly

Months after 10 firms were given the go-ahead for Washington, DC medical marijuana dispensaries, none have acquired the regulatory documents needed to begin the program.

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