Category: Weedists

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

May 15, 2014
05/15/2014
NORML PAC Endorses Wes Neuman for Congress in Florida’s 7th District

NORML PAC Endorses Wes Neuman for Congress in Florida’s 7th District

NORML PAC is endorsing Wes Neuman in his campaign against incumbent John Mica to become the next Congressman for Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “NORML PAC is pleased...
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May 8, 2014
05/08/2014
Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jonathan Ogden, Applies for Medical Marijuana Dispensary License

Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jonathan Ogden, Applies for Medical Marijuana Dispensary License

Jonathan Ogden, retired Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle, has applied for a medical marijuana dispensary license in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. There are a limited number of...
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May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
A $300 Blunt, The Cannabis Titanic, and Other Insane Things Made of Weed

A $300 Blunt, The Cannabis Titanic, and Other Insane Things Made of Weed

Animal New York reports that the artisan known only as Afgoo_Head may be the world’s greatest cannabis craftsman. While others are content to simply wrap their blunts in increasingly...
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May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Mitch McGary Declares for NBA After NCAA Marijuana Suspension

Mitch McGary Declares for NBA After NCAA Marijuana Suspension

University of Michigan basketball star Mitch McGary has declared for the NBA draft upon completion of his sophomore year. News of a young, talented athlete deciding to...
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May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Advocates Launch VoteMedicalMarijuana.org to Track Voting Records for Individual Members of Congress

Advocates Launch VoteMedicalMarijuana.org to Track Voting Records for Individual Members of Congress

The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) relaunched its VoteMedicalMarijuana.org website today, an interactive online tool that provides voting statistics and a report card for each...
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April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
NORML Interviews: PA State Senator and US Congressional Candidate Daylin Leach

NORML Interviews: PA State Senator and US Congressional Candidate Daylin Leach

NORML recently interviewed Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach regarding marijuana law reform and the role it has played in state politics and his campaign. While serving in...
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April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
NORML PAC Endorses Adam Ebbin for US Congress

NORML PAC Endorses Adam Ebbin for US Congress

Today, NORML PAC is pleased to announce its endorsement of Virginia State Senator Adam Ebbin in his campaign for U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District....
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April 25, 2014
04/25/2014
Colorado Enjoys Marijuana Legalization

Colorado Enjoys Marijuana Legalization

Legal marijuana sales began in Colorado on January 1, and now, just a few months in, Denver already appears to be well-placed to claim the title of...
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April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
NCAA Reduces Penalty for a Positive Marijuana Test

NCAA Reduces Penalty for a Positive Marijuana Test

The Legislative Council of the NCAA approved a measure that would reduce the penalty for a positive marijuana drug test. Currently, college athletes face a full year...
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April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
With Sales Now Legal, Cannabis Lovers Take Denver’s 420 Weekend to New Highs

With Sales Now Legal, Cannabis Lovers Take Denver’s 420 Weekend to New Highs

Tens of thousands of visitors — by some estimates 80,000 — came to Denver to mark 420 (April 20), a date that’s emerged as a holiday among...
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April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
‘We’re Not Amsterdam’: Is Marijuana Tourism in Colorado a Myth?

‘We’re Not Amsterdam’: Is Marijuana Tourism in Colorado a Myth?

America’s most mammoth party this weekend may well be Denver’s 420 rally on Sunday, but Colorado’s legal pot law, so far, has not lured a sustained surge...
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April 18, 2014
04/18/2014
Blake Griffin: Medical Marijuana in NBA “Makes Sense”

Blake Griffin: Medical Marijuana in NBA “Makes Sense”

Blake Griffin said in a Rolling Stone interview this week that he would support the use of medical marijuana in the NBA in part because it would...
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April 16, 2014
04/16/2014
Prospero’s Favorite Denver 420 Events 2014

Prospero’s Favorite Denver 420 Events 2014

This weekend marks the first legal 420 in Colorado, the first state in the nation to allow recreational marijuana sales. Cannabis-related tourism has brought plenty of visitors...
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April 16, 2014
04/16/2014
Instafire: Caviar Gold Raspberry Cavi Cone – World’s Strongest Preroll

Instafire: Caviar Gold Raspberry Cavi Cone – World’s Strongest Preroll

Posted by @diablodabs 420 is this Sunday — you already knew the Instafire was gonna be legit. Check out the Raspberry Cavi Cone of Caviar Gold – The World’s Strongest...
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April 2, 2014
04/02/2014
Krayzie Bone to Sell Munchies

Krayzie Bone to Sell Munchies

Sometimes you get one of those “I’m glad I lived to see this” kind of moments. I just found out that Krayzie Bone (of Bone Thugs N’...
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March 31, 2014
03/31/2014
Weedist Women: Valeesha Noblitt of Rabbit Hole Productions

Weedist Women: Valeesha Noblitt of Rabbit Hole Productions

Weedists: Meet Valeesha Noblitt “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” I met Valeesha in 2009 at an...
By: Anna Diaz
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March 28, 2014
03/28/2014
Instafire: Say Hello to the Pothead Princess

Instafire: Say Hello to the Pothead Princess

Posted by @potheadprincess_ Some people post Instafire, others live it… It is with privilege and pleasure that I introduce you to THE @potheadprincess_ , you should go follow...
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March 26, 2014
03/26/2014
Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

After a whirlwind beginning, Parents 4 Pot founders have taken their next steps. Articles of Incorporation have been filed and approved. The group is now an official Nonprofit...
By: Anna Diaz
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March 20, 2014
03/20/2014
How Cannabis Can Save Cancer-Stricken Kids: An Introduction to ‘Weed the People,’ by Ricki Lake

How Cannabis Can Save Cancer-Stricken Kids: An Introduction to ‘Weed the People,’ by Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake introduces her documentary, “Weed the People,” examining the medical usage of cannabis, particularly among families and kids. “Like a growing number of people, a personal...
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March 19, 2014
03/19/2014
Sanjay Gupta: I Have No Interest in Recreational Marijuana

Sanjay Gupta: I Have No Interest in Recreational Marijuana

Et tu Sanjay? “The idea that people co-mingle the two of them because of the agenda they want to drive, to me, those are totally different issues,” said...
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