Category: Marijuana News

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General marijuana news and commentary

July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Gary Johnson, Libertarian POTUS candidate, Endorses Oregon’s OCTA

Gary Johnson, Libertarian POTUS candidate, Endorses Oregon’s OCTA

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson officially endorsed Measure 80 – The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (aka OCTA) last Friday. Gary Johnson has also endorsed marijuana legalization measures in Colorado...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
San Francisco Medical Marijuana Smoke OK, Tobacco Maybe Not

San Francisco Medical Marijuana Smoke OK, Tobacco Maybe Not

KCBS reports San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is considering banning smoking anything other than legally prescribed medical marijuana at outdoor events such as street fairs, festivals, and...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Belize Ponders Marijuana Decriminalization

Belize Ponders Marijuana Decriminalization

012, 06:55pm The government of Belize is studying the possible decriminalization of the possession of small amounts of marijuana in a bid to unclog its courts and...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
I-502, Washington’s Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash

I-502, Washington’s Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash

I-502, Washington’s initiative to legalize marijuana this November has recently received $1.25 million in new donations for a big TV ad buy in August. The money came from...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

04:42pm Montana residents will have a chance to vote on medical marijuana in November, but not on legalization. In a Friday statement, Secretary of State Linda McCullough...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
The Culture High Movie Projected to Raise $240,000 Using Kickstarter

The Culture High Movie Projected to Raise $240,000 Using Kickstarter

We received an update this weekend from one of our favorite Kickstarter.com projects: The Culture High. With the current rate of funding KICKTRAQ is projecting a final raise of...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Cannabinoids, like those found in marijuana, occur naturally in human breast milk

Cannabinoids, like those found in marijuana, occur naturally in human breast milk

Based on the findings of several major scientific studies, human breast milk naturally contains many of the same cannabinoids found in marijuana. Read more at NaturalNews.com
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Will Chris Christie’s War on Drugs Stance Begin to Change GOP?

Will Chris Christie’s War on Drugs Stance Begin to Change GOP?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s recent acknowledgement that the war on drugs has been a failure was a monumental statement within the GOP, although I personally wish he took it...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Robert Platshorn Loses First Round In Parole Fight

Robert Platshorn Loses First Round In Parole Fight

Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna) has been told by U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks he must remain under the supervision of the parole office and that trying to...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Video: North Island Compassion Club Challenging Canada’s Constitution

Video: North Island Compassion Club Challenging Canada’s Constitution

CTV News reports on British Columbia’s North Island Compassion Club who say they will be challenging Canada’s medical marijuana laws because they are unconstitutional. Club owner Ernest Yacub was in...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Federal Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials Act” Reintroduced

Federal Medical Marijuana “Truth in Trials Act” Reintroduced

08:25pm, (Issue #743) US Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) Tuesday introduced House Resolution 6134, the Truth in Trials Act, which would allow defendants in federal criminal prosecutions the...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Video: Steve DeAngelo Interview on Fox News

Video: Steve DeAngelo Interview on Fox News

After the recent US Attorney threats to Harborside Health Center, executive director Steve DeAngelo argues his marijuana clinics obey the law.
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.18)

04:04pm More trouble on the border, more prison guards get caught, and a Puerto Rican cop goes away for a long, long time. Let’s get to...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Medical Marijuana Takes Another Step Towards Legitimacy in Alberta, Canada

Medical Marijuana Takes Another Step Towards Legitimacy in Alberta, Canada

Medical marijuana takes another step towards legitimacy in Alberta, Canada, thanks to Alberta Health Services deviating from their federal government’s hostile stance. Thanks to AHS, the Sheldon...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Video: San Francisco’s HopeNet Cooperative Forced by DOJ to Shutter Its Storefront

Video: San Francisco’s HopeNet Cooperative Forced by DOJ to Shutter Its Storefront

HopeNet Cooperative, San Francisco’s oldest continuously operating storefront medical marijuana dispensary recently announced the Department of Justice is forcing them to close its doors at 223 9th...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
The Wall Street Journal Covers First Licensed New Jersey Medical Marijuana Provider

The Wall Street Journal Covers First Licensed New Jersey Medical Marijuana Provider

Great to see publications like The Wall Street Journal covering the business of medical marijuana. Read more about the Greenleaf Compassion Center, the first licensed provider of medical...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

04:51pm With state budgets devastated by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent slow economic growth, the impulse to incarcerate is being blunted by fiscal realities. This...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Video: Roseanne Barr “I’ll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!”

Video: Roseanne Barr “I’ll Tell You This Obama: You Get My Joint When You Pry It Out of My Cold, Dead Fingers!”

Roseanne Barr was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and she held no punches back on Obama’s war on medical marijuana. It’s a short clip,...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Bipartisan Group of House Members Introduce Bill To Give Some Protection Against Federal Medical Marijuana Charges

Bipartisan Group of House Members Introduce Bill To Give Some Protection Against Federal Medical Marijuana Charges

Yesterday the Truth in Trials Act, H.R. 6134, was introduced by Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.), and 15 other House Democrats such as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and three...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Protest President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA

Protest President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA

Harborside Health Center is organizing a protest of President Obama’s July 23rd Fundraiser in Oakland, CA. For those weedists in the San Francisco Bay Area, come out...
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