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The best cannabis posts from around the web

January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Singer, poet, public speaker, and talk show host Henry Rollins has joined the growing ranks of public figures who support ending marijuana prohibition. Rollins is not a...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Colorado Task Force Considering Anti-marijuana Tourism Regulation

Colorado Task Force Considering Anti-marijuana Tourism Regulation

Some prohibitionists on a 24 member Colorado task force setup to help the governor and Legislature implement Amendment 64 are now trying ignore the will of Coloradan voters...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Four Western countries—the US, Britain, Italy, and Sweden—have formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation that allows for...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

A White House online petition telling Obama to listen to the voters of Colorado and Washington about the future of cannabis legalization, not the famously anti-cannabis/pro drug war architect...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

A CA medical marijuana grower & AIDS patient said his home alarm company of 3 years dropped him after a repairman saw his grow inside his house....
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, opposes marijuana legalization, but he also told CNN recently that the news from Washington and Colorado “could bring us to rethinking the...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Nine marijuana collectives claim in court that the Long Beach Police Department is using illegal, unconstitutional tactics to put them out of business. The nine collectives and...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use

Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use

The availability of cannabis retail outlets in the Netherlands is not associated with the greater incidences of cannabis use or an increase in the intensity of the public’s consumption...
By: NORML
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

This month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Piece of the Week | Hand Blown Glass Yoda Pipe

Piece of the Week | Hand Blown Glass Yoda Pipe

The force is strong with this one, indeed. Sagely words from our favorite little Grand Master Jedi, Yoda. (if you don’t know Yoda, you’ve got some work...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

People who thought teens would be using marijuana more because of Arizona’s 2010 medical-pot law are wrong, a new study shows. Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

The administration of vaporized, low THC cannabis is associated with reduced analgesia in subjects with neuropathic pain, according to clinical trial data published online by The Journal of Pain. Investigators at...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
‘Cannabis-Friendly’ Coffee and Tea Shop Opens in Lafayette, Colorado

‘Cannabis-Friendly’ Coffee and Tea Shop Opens in Lafayette, Colorado

By day, The Front Tea & Art Shop sells papier-mache piggy banks, handmade flutes and elaborate carvings alongside tea leaves and hemp coffee. By night, the corner...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

By spring, the townhouse at 1334 N. Capitol St. will make a bold statement by becoming a symbol for Washington DC’s leap into the growth and sale...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

For the past two years, Drug War Chronicle has been tracking all the US deaths directly attributable to domestic drug law enforcement, including the border. You can...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Do Alcohol and Marijuana Mix? Colorado is About to Find Out

Do Alcohol and Marijuana Mix? Colorado is About to Find Out

In the debate over what marijuana legalization means for Colorado, the best drug-policy brains in the nation say there is one question getting short shrift: If people...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

It’s been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now! Let’s get to it: California On December 19, the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

“What is a 60 day supply? What does a medical card look like? What do they need to do to get the medical card? How are my...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
New Marijuana Law Piques Interest of Local Washington Farmers

New Marijuana Law Piques Interest of Local Washington Farmers

Washington’s newly-passed recreational marijuana law is opening up a whole new world for local farmers.
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

The Committee to Protect Patients and Neighborhoods’ Initiative up for vote by the LA City Council would close down most of LA’s ~1,000 medical pot shops, leaving only...
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