January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
British MPs Call for Drug Decriminalization

British MPs Call for Drug Decriminalization

The use of drugs should be decriminalized, with the least harmful substances regulated and sold in shops, a group of British parliamentarians said in a report released...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
Product Review: Oregon Hemp Works Soap

Product Review: Oregon Hemp Works Soap

Oregon Hemp Works (OHW) is gaining in popularity and notoriety across the West Coast.  These unique body care products can be found in local Oregon boutiques and at many summer festivals throughout...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
59 Percent of Arizona Residents Want Marijuana Regulated Like Alcohol

59 Percent of Arizona Residents Want Marijuana Regulated Like Alcohol

A poll released today, commissioned by the National Cannabis Industry Association and conducted by Public Policy Polling, found that a majority of Arizona residents would vote “yes”...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
The Cost of Shutting Down One Medical Marijuana Operation

The Cost of Shutting Down One Medical Marijuana Operation

It’s easily more than a million dollars to shut down one medical marijuana operation, and is likely to result in a less savory purveyor getting all their...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
StoptheDrugWar.org Internships: Legislative, Writing/Research, Web, IT, Admin/Finance, Communications

StoptheDrugWar.org Internships: Legislative, Writing/Research, Web, IT, Admin/Finance, Communications

StoptheDrugWar.org works for an end to drug prohibition worldwide and an end to the “drug war” in its current form. We believe that much of the harm...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Cool Cop Stories

Cool Cop Stories

With my recent decision to correct my attitude towards police and law enforcement, it seemed right to tell the cool cop stories that inspired the change in...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Can Municipalities Ban Distribution of Medical Pot; Oral Arguments On Feb 5th In CA Supreme Court

Can Municipalities Ban Distribution of Medical Pot; Oral Arguments On Feb 5th In CA Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments this week in a case that has received widespread attention inside and outside of the medical marijuana community. The appellate...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts

Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts

On Jan. 14,  the Washington State Liquor Control Board will issue a request for consultants to gauge marijuana consumption in WA state under Initiative 502. About 70 applications...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Bolivia Rejoins UN Drug Treaty, Sans Coca Ban

Bolivia Rejoins UN Drug Treaty, Sans Coca Ban

Bolivia will rejoin the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs after its bid to rejoin with a reservation that it does not accept the treaty’s requirement that...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
My Favorite Strains: Alaskan Thunderfuck

My Favorite Strains: Alaskan Thunderfuck

The name alone gets your attention! You’d be excused for thinking it was named by Debra Morgan. Alaskan Thunderfuck is the generic name for a very old...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Chicago Marijuana Tickets: City Nets $98,000 in Fines During New Law’s First 5 Months

Chicago Marijuana Tickets: City Nets $98,000 in Fines During New Law’s First 5 Months

Since the city of Chicago implemented its new marijuana ticketing law early last August, it has reportedly issued nearly 400 citations and netted nearly $98,000 worth of...
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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
Washington D.C. Elites Are Worried About Marijuana Smoking Etiquette, Not So Much About the Drug War

Washington D.C. Elites Are Worried About Marijuana Smoking Etiquette, Not So Much About the Drug War

In Washington D.C., marijuana users are not worried about how to explain their arrest records or how to regain custody of their children from the state, they...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Tax and Regulate Marijuana, Hawaiians Say

Tax and Regulate Marijuana, Hawaiians Say

Most Hawaiians approve of medical marijuana and want marijuana taxed and regulated, saving the state millions of dollars in enforcement and court costs, according to a recent...
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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 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Michigan: Municipalities Ignoring Voters’ Will Regarding Marijuana Liberalization Measures

Michigan: Municipalities Ignoring Voters’ Will Regarding Marijuana Liberalization Measures

Elected officials in Detroit and other Michigan cities have failed to implement local citizens’ initiatives that seek to amend municipal marijuana laws. On Election Day, voters in four cities...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Blaine County Idaho GOP Group Approves Pro-marijuana Resolution

Blaine County Idaho GOP Group Approves Pro-marijuana Resolution

The Blaine County Idaho Republican Central Committee has passed a resolution supporting the legalization of marijuana in Idaho.
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Study: Consumers Prefer Natural Cannabis Over Synthetic ‘Marijuana’ Herbal Products

Study: Consumers Prefer Natural Cannabis Over Synthetic ‘Marijuana’ Herbal Products

Consumers strongly prefer organic cannabis to retail herbal products that contain synthetic cannabinoid agonists, according to survey data published online in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Investigators at Kings...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
First Drug War Death of the Year

First Drug War Death of the Year

Well, that didn’t take long. A Tampa, Florida, man was shot and killed by undercover police officers during a drug sting Wednesday night. Robert Early Gary, Jr.,...
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