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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

July 13, 2012
07/13/2012
Obama’s War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier

Obama’s War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier

10:28pm One month ago, Eric Holder testified before Congress that the Dept. of Justice is only targeting medical marijuana businesses that violate their state’s laws. Anyone who didn’t...
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July 13, 2012
07/13/2012
‘Golden Girls’ of Weed on Kickstarter

‘Golden Girls’ of Weed on Kickstarter

Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna) is working on a new Kickstarter project as part of his Silver Tour: “Should Grandma Smoke Pot, An Entertainment Edumercial“. The goal...
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July 12, 2012
07/12/2012
Video: Harborside Health Center Press Conference July 12 2012

Video: Harborside Health Center Press Conference July 12 2012

Below is a 67 minute mobile video of this morning’s 9am press conference in response to the Obama administration’s latest assault on the Harborside Health Center, which...
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July 12, 2012
07/12/2012
Weedist – What’s in a Name

Weedist – What’s in a Name

Weedist was created to help bring cannabis out of the dark shadows of our society. After 75 years of Federal prohibition, the level of reefer madness misinformation...
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July 12, 2012
07/12/2012
Feds Target California’s Highest Profile Dispensary

Feds Target California’s Highest Profile Dispensary

09:54pm, (Issue #742) Harborside Health Center, California’s largest and most well-known medical marijuana dispensary, has been targeted for closure by federal prosecutors. Workers at the dispensary’s...
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July 12, 2012
07/12/2012
Narc Scandal Front and Center in Florida Sheriff Race

Narc Scandal Front and Center in Florida Sheriff Race

03:26pm, (Issue #742) Scandal has been brewing in the Pinellas County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office over the possibly criminal misbehavior of some of its narcotics detectives, and...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana

Pelosi Suggests Movement Post-Election on Medical Marijuana

09:57pm, (Issue #742) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told a bloggers’ roundtable Wednesday that Democrats might be interested in making changes in federal law around medical...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
First Vapor Room, Now Feds Target Beloved Harborside Health Center

First Vapor Room, Now Feds Target Beloved Harborside Health Center

KQED reports U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag’s office has threatened to seize the property of Harborside Health Center’s Oakland and San Jose locations. The Vapor Room in the...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.11)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.11)

02:31pm A former Missouri sheriff heads to federal prison, a former Kansas City cop is headed there, too, and a former South Carolina deputy is looking...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
How to Call Michele Leonhart and Ask Why the DEA Ignores Science On Marijuana

How to Call Michele Leonhart and Ask Why the DEA Ignores Science On Marijuana

Check out this handy page at Firedoglake, which provides the DEA’s phone number and a sample script to use when asking how DEA Chief Michele Leonhart maintains her...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
DEA To Legalize Natural THC, But Only For Big Pharma

DEA To Legalize Natural THC, But Only For Big Pharma

Marijuana.com reports the DEA is in overdrive to get the THC cannabinoid reclassified to a Schedule III substance so Pharma can legally crank out naturally derived THC pills.
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
Arizona’s “25 Mile” Law Threatens Growing Medical Marijuana At Home

Arizona’s “25 Mile” Law Threatens Growing Medical Marijuana At Home

Once dispensaries come online in Arizona, medical marijuana patients living within 25 miles of a dispensary won’t be allowed to grow at home. 126 dispensary licenses will be awarded...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Arkansas Governor Beebe Says He Won’t Support Medical Marijuana Bill

Arkansas Governor Beebe Says He Won’t Support Medical Marijuana Bill

Fox16 reports Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe stated today that he will not support The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act even if enough valid signatures have been submitted to put it on...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Kentucky State Police Adding Helicopters This Year to Pointless Marijuana Eradication Efforts

Kentucky State Police Adding Helicopters This Year to Pointless Marijuana Eradication Efforts

As Kentucky tries to push forward on legalizing medical marijuana, the Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) will be pissing away more dollars on marijuana eradication efforts this season...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
A Comically Dishonest Defense of the Drug War

A Comically Dishonest Defense of the Drug War

03:55am There’s a fun little debate series over at World News & Report featuring some of the usual suspects squaring off over whether the drug war...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Makes Ballot

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Makes Ballot

06:03pm Voters in Massachusetts will have the chance to decide in November whether to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana. A spokesman for Secretary of State William...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
NJ Governor Christie Is an Enigma on War on Drugs

NJ Governor Christie Is an Enigma on War on Drugs

Am I alone in being puzzled by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s stance on the war on drugs? Yesterday while speaking at the Brookings Institution, Christie said...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Sorry I’m Illegal

Sorry I’m Illegal

We love how this image points out the irony of the prohibition of cannabis that has perpetuated from the United States under major corporate and political interests....
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Obama Administration Forces Closure of One of Most Popular San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Obama Administration Forces Closure of One of Most Popular San Francisco Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Vapor Room, a popular San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary in the Lower Haight is being forced to shut down from continued pressure from the U.S. Attorneys’...
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July 9, 2012
07/09/2012
Houston Family | Ages 7 and up | San Diego, CA | May 2012

Houston Family | Ages 7 and up | San Diego, CA | May 2012

On Thursday May 24, 2012, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department raided Willie and Christine Houston’s home after being tipped that a robber who hit a medical marijuana...
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