Category: Weedists

(374 posts)

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

October 5, 2012
10/05/2012
Tom Hayden to NORML: US Needs Peace Movement to End Drug War

Tom Hayden to NORML: US Needs Peace Movement to End Drug War

02:18am Harkening back to his days as a student antiwar activist in the 1960s, but also drawing heavily on the example of the contemporary Caravan for Peace (with...
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October 4, 2012
10/04/2012
Sir Richard Branson Labels US Drug Policy ‘Racist’

Sir Richard Branson Labels US Drug Policy ‘Racist’

Sir Richard Branson has labeled US drug policy as racist, stating that its a “war on black people” which results in the jailing of too many African Americans.
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October 2, 2012
10/02/2012
Video: Roseanne Barr’s Oaksterdam Speech

Video: Roseanne Barr’s Oaksterdam Speech

Roseanne Barr was invited to Oaksterdam University last week to speak about her push for complete legalization of marijuana. Fifty-nine year-old Barr, who currently runs a nut farm in Hawaii, talked...
By: Lateralus
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October 1, 2012
10/01/2012
Hollywood and the Prohibition

Hollywood and the Prohibition

Hollywood’s recent rash of stoner films and the stereotypes they perpetuate. Seth Rogen recently commented on his use of cannabis, assenting to be Hollywood’s biggest stoner after some prodding...
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September 28, 2012
09/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Researchers to Present Findings at UCSF

Medical Marijuana Researchers to Present Findings at UCSF

Anyone still on the fence that cannabis has no medicinal value — and especially anyone still on the fence in the medical or healthcare fields — should...
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September 27, 2012
09/27/2012
Chief Greenbud: His New Release and Weed

Chief Greenbud: His New Release and Weed

Weedists: Meet Chief Greenbud “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” I had the pleasure of meeting...
By: Anna Diaz
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September 27, 2012
09/27/2012
CNN Video, Rep Barney Frank: Marijuana Law a ‘Great Hypocrisy’

CNN Video, Rep Barney Frank: Marijuana Law a ‘Great Hypocrisy’

Rep Barney Frank (D-MA) talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett on his support for marijuana reform in this 3 minute segment. He makes many great points from the racist...
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September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Regulate Marijuana to Improve Public Safety, Yes on Amendment 64

Regulate Marijuana to Improve Public Safety, Yes on Amendment 64

A 36-year Denver PD veteran, a former Lafayette municipal court judge and a former lead felony prosecutor for Clear Creek County urge: “There are lots of reasons...
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September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Lady Gaga Is A “Slut,” Says Staten Island Borough President

Lady Gaga Is A “Slut,” Says Staten Island Borough President

Staten Island borough president James Molinaro is riled up about Lady Gaga: “Stop glorifying the drug use. There’s Gaga. Here’s this… this… I would call her a slut. This...
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September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Rihanna Rolls Diamond Joint for Song Cover Art

Rihanna Rolls Diamond Joint for Song Cover Art

Rihanna is releasing the new track ‘Diamonds’ off her upcoming album today, which is expected to drop later this year. With the song on the way Rihanna sent...
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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 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Lady Gaga Smokes Marijuana in Front of Thousands of Fans

Lady Gaga Smokes Marijuana in Front of Thousands of Fans

Lady Gaga showed her rebellious streak in Amsterdam on Monday by lighting up onstage and proceeding to smoke marijuana in front of thousands of her Dutch fans.
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September 17, 2012
09/17/2012
Dallas Star Larry Hagman Used Medical Marijuana After Cancer

Dallas Star Larry Hagman Used Medical Marijuana After Cancer

Larry Hagman, the 80-year-old star of both the original Dallas TV series and its reboot, was treated for throat cancer last year. Hagman turned to medical marijuana...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Oregon’s Measure 80 Launches Online Shop

Oregon’s Measure 80 Launches Online Shop

The Measure 80 online store is now open for business. They have bumper stickers, t-shirts and posters available now. More items are being added every day, so...
By: Anna Diaz
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Video: Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The Silver Tour by Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna)

Video: Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The Silver Tour by Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna)

Should Grandma Smoke Pot? Should Grandma Smoke Pot? is the 28 minute infomercial by The Silver Tour and Robert Platshorn, aka. The Black Tuna. In 1980 Robert...
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September 10, 2012
09/10/2012
Federal Judge: Criminalization of Marijuana is “Absurd”

Federal Judge: Criminalization of Marijuana is “Absurd”

Judge Richard Posner serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, he also wants marijuana to be legalized. During a September...
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September 7, 2012
09/07/2012
At the DNC Convention: Prohibition? What’s Prohibition?

At the DNC Convention: Prohibition? What’s Prohibition?

Its a good thing no one in the media is asking anyone at the DNC Convention any questions about marijuana prohibition, this way they don’t have to...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn’t Care About The War On Drugs

Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn’t Care About The War On Drugs

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson was the big draw of North Carolina NORML’s event outside the Democratic National Convention. Gary Johnson talked about his marijuana experiences, the failed war...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Ziggy Marley Backs Cannabis, but Skips Smoke When Making Music

Ziggy Marley Backs Cannabis, but Skips Smoke When Making Music

LVRJ.com caught up with Ziggy Marley prior to his August 31st concert at the Mandalay Bay and asked him about cannabis prohibition: “It denies us the use of...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
Bill Hicks About Marijuana Law: Evolve Ideas

Bill Hicks About Marijuana Law: Evolve Ideas

It isn’t his birthday or a remembrance of when he died, but Bill Hicks was a huge influence on not just me and my beliefs but many...
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