Category: Weedists

(374 posts)

People who exemplify the cannabis culture and/or heroes of the struggle to end prohibition

February 26, 2013
02/26/2013
We Said Goodbye to Bill Hicks 19 Years Ago Today

We Said Goodbye to Bill Hicks 19 Years Ago Today

Comedian and marijuana advocate Bill Hicks died on this day 19 years ago after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was only 32. Hicks considered marijuana to...
By: Lateralus
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project

Weedists: Meet Mason Tvert “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Mason Tvert is largely credited with the...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Snoop Lion Wants to Educate Kids About Marijuana

Most people understand that the key to drug abuse prevention is education, and Snoop Lion is no exception. Snoop will obviously be educating his own children about...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

NORML founder Keith Stroup’s book, It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The Forty Year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights (Kindle Edition here), weaves the name-dropping tell-all with political commentary...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 18, 2013
02/18/2013
The Culture High Kickstarter Update #35: First Interview for The Culture High is a POWERFUL one… SNOOP!

The Culture High Kickstarter Update #35: First Interview for The Culture High is a POWERFUL one… SNOOP!

On Saturday evening, we received the latest Kickstarter update (#35) from one of our favorite projects: The Culture High, by Adam Scorgie. We support this Kickstarter project and...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
BC Lottery Winner Pledges $500,000 To Sensible BC

BC Lottery Winner Pledges $500,000 To Sensible BC

Bob Erb, a marijuana activist from British Columbia, Canada, has pledged $500,000 to match donations to Sensible BC. Sensible BC is trying to decriminalize possession of marijuana...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA on March 16th, 2013! The conference will feature a day of enlightening panel discussions and...
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
A Visit with UrbAge Designs Creator and Radio Host:  Urb Thrasher

A Visit with UrbAge Designs Creator and Radio Host: Urb Thrasher

Weedists: Meet Urb Thrasher “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Urbage Designs is a Portland, Oregon based...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

State Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday she had introduced a bill to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and over...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
NORML Women’s Alliance Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary

NORML Women’s Alliance Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary

In January 2010, NORML launched what would become one of the most successful programs in the history of the organization.  The NORML Women’s Alliance also became the first nationwide...
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
Weedist Women: Madeline Martinez

Weedist Women: Madeline Martinez

  Weedists: Meet Madeline Martinez “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” I met Madeline Martinez when I...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
David Bowie’s Son, Duncan Jones, Supports Medical Marijuana

David Bowie’s Son, Duncan Jones, Supports Medical Marijuana

David Bowie’s son, film director Duncan Jones, has revealed that his wife Rodene has been suffering from cancer. He says that she benefits from “a world of...
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
MT Medical Marijuana Grower Convicted in Federal Court

MT Medical Marijuana Grower Convicted in Federal Court

Former Univ. of Montana quarterback Jason Washington is the latest casualty in the Obama Administration’s war on medical marijuana. Missoula, MT — Montana medical marijuana patient, cultivator and former...
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January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
Senator Leahy: After Spending Billions on the War on Drugs…Well, We’ve Lost

Senator Leahy: After Spending Billions on the War on Drugs…Well, We’ve Lost

The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the most senior member of the Senate, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) again spoke out against the War on Drugs...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor’s Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries

Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor’s Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries

Advocates applauded the recent actions of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in trying to put an end to the years-long crackdown on access to medical marijuana in...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Pot Parody Video Blows Up On YouTube

Pot Parody Video Blows Up On YouTube

NORML supporter and ground-breaking video creator Steve Berke has just launched his most intense, humorous and well-produced viral video indictment against marijuana prohibition to date. A graduate...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Piece of the Week | Scooby-Doo Bongs and Pipes

Piece of the Week | Scooby-Doo Bongs and Pipes

This week we acknowledge the grand-daddy of weedist cartoons: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Fred, Daphne, Velma, and weedists: Shaggy and Scooby-Doobie Doo, have solved many “mysteries” since their...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Calls for Marijuana Law Reform

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Calls for Marijuana Law Reform

In his State of the State address Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called on the legislature to reform the state’s marijuana laws. Marijuana possession has...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

Last night for the first time in our chapter and city’s history, a sitting mayor attended the monthly chapter meeting. Former Congressman and newly-elected Mayor Bob Filner...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Last week, state Senator from Montgomery County Daylin Leach announced his intentions to file legislation that would legalize the adult use of marijuana, in a way similar to the...
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