March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
St. Louis Pot-Reform Cop Sues Police Commission

St. Louis Pot-Reform Cop Sues Police Commission

An officer sued the St. Louis Police Commission, claiming it violated his speech rights by threatening to discipline him for advocating reform of marijuana laws. Gary Wiegert...
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March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Senate Approves Bill Allowing Caregivers To Possess Medical Marijuana

Senate Approves Bill Allowing Caregivers To Possess Medical Marijuana

In Maryland, proving that marijuana is for a medical marijuana patient as a legal defense against marijuana possession charges has been approved by the senate. The bill...
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March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Roadie Complains of Pot Smoke on Band Bus

Roadie Complains of Pot Smoke on Band Bus

A long-time roadie sued Chris Isaak, claiming the bandleader fired him for protesting the mistreatment of women and the choking clouds of marijuana smoke on the tour...
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March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers

Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), stated that marijuana “inhibited the survival of both estrogen receptor–positive and estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer cell lines.” The same report showed marijuana...
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March 15, 2013
03/15/2013
Snitch: Action Thriller With a Drug War Message

Snitch: Action Thriller With a Drug War Message

Snitch is a Hollywood action thriller with a message, and it’s a message that is so far playing well with audiences and theaters across the land. The $15...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Great TV While High: Treme on HBO

Great TV While High: Treme on HBO

Named for and set in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Treme has been an incredible show on for three seasons, which will be capped with a...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.13)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.13)

Cops growing pot, cops stealing pain pills, cops doing rip-offs, and narcs up to shady doings. Just another week on the corrupt cops beat. Let’s get to...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.13)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.13)

There is action in various state houses, Michiganders continue to tussle over their medical marijuana law, and there’s an investigation going on in Maine. Let’s get to...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Show Percy Some Mercy

Show Percy Some Mercy

Media outlets reported yesterday that the Minnesota Vikings are trading all-pro wide receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. Based on Harvin’s history, it is almost as...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
British Soccer Club Uses Marijuana Heat Lamps Seized in Police Raids to Grow Field Grass

British Soccer Club Uses Marijuana Heat Lamps Seized in Police Raids to Grow Field Grass

English soccer club Notts County are using marijuana heat lamps confiscated in police raids to help maintain their field. The heat lamps are being deployed on lighting...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Undercover Narc Kills Armed Michigan Teen

Undercover Narc Kills Armed Michigan Teen

An undercover Michigan drug task force officer shot and killed a 17-year-old who pulled a weapon and tried to rob him Tuesday afternoon in Southfield, police said....
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Mass. Attorney General’s Office Tosses Dispensary Ban

Mass. Attorney General’s Office Tosses Dispensary Ban

The Massachusetts attorney general’s office tossed out Wakefield’s ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. The ban was tossed because it would negate the statewide medical marijuana law that...
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March 14, 2013
03/14/2013
Continuation of San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ Reign of Terror on the Ill and Infirm

Continuation of San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis’ Reign of Terror on the Ill and Infirm

Dennis and Deborah Little are a retired couple dealing with life-threatening illnesses who became medical cannabis patients and sought cover under California’s voter approved Proposition 215, the...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Back To Board Games

Back To Board Games

We have no shortage of entertainment avenues. There’s computer games, console games, handheld games, games on our phones; we have movies, television, Netflix, and the internet. There...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
NH Looks to Neighbors for Medical Marijuana Guidance

NH Looks to Neighbors for Medical Marijuana Guidance

As New Hampshire moves forward with medical marijuana, residents and legislators are looking at what works and what doesn’t in surrounding states with medical marijuana programs. One...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Take Action to End Marijuana Prohibition!

Take Action to End Marijuana Prohibition!

Last month, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced legislation, House Resolution 499, which would effectively end the federal prohibition on marijuana and allow states to set their own...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
MI Medical Marijuana Growers Limited to Agricultural Zones

MI Medical Marijuana Growers Limited to Agricultural Zones

The Spring Arbor Township in Michigan has approved an ordinance allowing for marijuana use and personal growing for “qualifying patients.” The ordinance has simultaneously limited caregivers (as...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Nancy Pelosi: State Marijuana Laws Have to Be Respected…Tax and Regulate

Nancy Pelosi: State Marijuana Laws Have to Be Respected…Tax and Regulate

In an interview with the Denver Post, published this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke about the marijuana legalization initiatives passed in Colorado and Washington in...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Colorado Joint Committee Sets First Meetings

Colorado Joint Committee Sets First Meetings

Colorado’s “Joint Select Committee on the Implementation of the Amendment 64 Task Force Recommendations” has set meetings for March 15 and March 22. The committee will be...
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March 13, 2013
03/13/2013
Are Ex-DEA Reform Opponents Profiting from Prohibition?

Are Ex-DEA Reform Opponents Profiting from Prohibition?

A common refrain in politics is that if you want to find the root cause of certain policies or stances, simply follow the money. Last week, U.S. News &...
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