Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Cannabidiolic Acid Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Migration

Cannabidiolic Acid Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Migration

According to a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, cannabidiolic acid has been shown to inhibit MDA-MB-231, a powerful human breast cancer cell. Another scientific study,...
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September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies

Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies

The “Vote No on 64” crowd, or so-called “Smart Colorado“, has released what they call a “fact sheet” claiming to bust the “myths” behind marijuana, in an...
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September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Video: Anti-Amendment 64 ‘Smart Colorado’ Founders’ Checkered Past

Video: Anti-Amendment 64 ‘Smart Colorado’ Founders’ Checkered Past

In this five minute news segment, The Young Turks shine a light on Mel and Better Sembler’s checkered history, who have bankrolled 95% of Smart Colorado‘s funding. Lee...
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September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Marijuana Decriminalization Gets Conservative Support in Indiana

Marijuana Decriminalization Gets Conservative Support in Indiana

Marijuana reform is a hot topic of conversation in state legislatures around the country, and not just in traditionally liberal states like California and Rhode Island. In...
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September 25, 2012
09/25/2012
Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use

Drug Czar Ignores Failure of Marijuana Prohibition to Curb Use

In a press conference this morning, representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Measure 80 Debate: Nancy Reagan Would be Proud

Measure 80 Debate: Nancy Reagan Would be Proud

Last Friday, I got to attend the Portland City Club’s debate on Measure 80. Chief Petitioner and author of the measure, Paul Stanford argued in favor and...
By: Anna Diaz
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
If I-502 Passes in WA, How Will Federal Government Respond?

If I-502 Passes in WA, How Will Federal Government Respond?

Jonathan Martin explores how the federal government might respond if Washington voters pass I-502 and legalize recreational marijuana sales. Arrests of state-licensed marijuana growers? A big legal fight...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tests Positive for Cannabis

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Tests Positive for Cannabis

Professional boxer and former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. tested positive for cannabis following his loss to Sergio Martinez on September 15, 2012. The Nevada...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Seattle Times Editorial Board: Approve I-502, It’s Time to Legalize

Seattle Times Editorial Board: Approve I-502, It’s Time to Legalize

The Seattle Times editorial board which supports I-502, poses “the question for voters is not whether marijuana is good. It is whether prohibition is good. It is...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Latino and Black Law Enforcement Groups Endorse Colorado Marijuana Initiative

Latino and Black Law Enforcement Groups Endorse Colorado Marijuana Initiative

Two national law enforcement organizations, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America and the National Latino Officers Association, announced their support last Thursday for Amendment 64, the ballot initiative to...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama’s Broken Promises

Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Obama’s Broken Promises

On Thursday, as scheduled, protests took place all over the nation. Medical marijuana patients and advocates demanded that President Obama keep his promises to respect state law...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
America’s Destructive War On Marijuana: A Drug Dealer Protects His Turf

America’s Destructive War On Marijuana: A Drug Dealer Protects His Turf

David Sirota lays out a sound case for the utter hypocrisy of Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper, who made his fortune from selling a more damaging drug.  “Alcohol peddlers and...
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September 24, 2012
09/24/2012
British Columbia Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative Approved

British Columbia Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative Approved

05:29pm British Columbia election officials announced Thursday that they had approved, in principle, an initiative petition that would decriminalize the possession and use of marijuana by...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Marijuana Activist Dana Larsen Launches BC Canada Pot Petition

Marijuana Activist Dana Larsen Launches BC Canada Pot Petition

Marijuana activist, and former New Democratic Party leadership candidate, Dana Larsen has launched an initiative petition to stop British Columbia police from enforcing simple possession laws for...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Raids Shut Down Big Medical Marijuana Suppliers in Oregon

Raids Shut Down Big Medical Marijuana Suppliers in Oregon

Hundreds of medical marijuana cardholders in eastern and southern Oregon will have to find a new way to get their pot after federal authorities raided and shut...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Swiss Move to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

Swiss Move to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

012, 05:48pm Switzerland is on the verge of decriminalizing the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana after the lower house of Parliament  agreed on Thursday to...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Highlights and Trends: High Times 2012 Seattle Medical Cannabis Cup

Highlights and Trends: High Times 2012 Seattle Medical Cannabis Cup

Under perfect skies in the historic Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, High Times magazine held the first Washington State Medical Cannabis Cup on September 15th-16th. It was an opportunity...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Marijuana Legalization Could Be a Tax Windfall for Cash-Strapped States, but Skeptics Abound

Marijuana Legalization Could Be a Tax Windfall for Cash-Strapped States, but Skeptics Abound

The debate over how much tax money recreational marijuana laws could produce is playing an outside role in the campaigns for and against legalization — and both...
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September 21, 2012
09/21/2012
Mel Sembler, the GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Mel Sembler, the GOP Mogul Behind Drug Rehab ‘Torture’ Centers Is Bankrolling Opposition to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Smart Colorado, hopes to drive down the popularity of Amendment 64 before Election Day. Save Our Society from Drugs, a Florida-based nonprofit founded by Mel Sembler, has...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Romney Campaign Uses Raids to Swing CO Voters, Insults Everyone’s Intelligence

Romney Campaign Uses Raids to Swing CO Voters, Insults Everyone’s Intelligence

The Romney campaign has finally stooped low enough to try to trick the medical marijuana community into voting Romney into office. In an article titled “Dear Marijuana Reformers:...
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