January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Recreational MJ Sales in CO is Still Illegal – and Dangerous

Recreational MJ Sales in CO is Still Illegal – and Dangerous

Amendment 64 has already legalized possession and use of marijuana for all adults. Many people have gone further, assuming that selling marijuana is no longer going to...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico Considers Marijuana Legalization After Ballot Wins in US

Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, opposes marijuana legalization, but he also told CNN recently that the news from Washington and Colorado “could bring us to rethinking the...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Marijuana Dispensaries Sue Long Beach

Nine marijuana collectives claim in court that the Long Beach Police Department is using illegal, unconstitutional tactics to put them out of business. The nine collectives and...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use

Study: Cannabis Retail Outlets Not Associated With Rise In Cannabis Use

The availability of cannabis retail outlets in the Netherlands is not associated with the greater incidences of cannabis use or an increase in the intensity of the public’s consumption...
By: NORML
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

Obama Administration Throwing Medical Marijuana Patients Into Federal Prison at Unprecedented Rate

This month will see a number of patients sentenced, sent to prison despite compliance with state medical marijuana laws. Fallout from the Obama Administration’s aggressive federal enforcement...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Piece of the Week | Hand Blown Glass Yoda Pipe

Piece of the Week | Hand Blown Glass Yoda Pipe

The force is strong with this one, indeed. Sagely words from our favorite little Grand Master Jedi, Yoda. (if you don’t know Yoda, you’ve got some work...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

Teen Use of Marijuana Decreased Since Passage of Arizona Medical-Pot Law, Study Shows

People who thought teens would be using marijuana more because of Arizona’s 2010 medical-pot law are wrong, a new study shows. Combined, the percentage of 8th, 10th and...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

Study: Vaporized, Low-Potency Cannabis Mitigates Neuropathic Pain

The administration of vaporized, low THC cannabis is associated with reduced analgesia in subjects with neuropathic pain, according to clinical trial data published online by The Journal of Pain. Investigators at...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
‘Cannabis-Friendly’ Coffee and Tea Shop Opens in Lafayette, Colorado

‘Cannabis-Friendly’ Coffee and Tea Shop Opens in Lafayette, Colorado

By day, The Front Tea & Art Shop sells papier-mache piggy banks, handmade flutes and elaborate carvings alongside tea leaves and hemp coffee. By night, the corner...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
In the Interest of Fairness Towards Police

In the Interest of Fairness Towards Police

I’m sure we’ve all heard horror stories of Weedists who’ve had bad run-ins with law enforcement. Whenever I read one of these stories, that anti-cop feeling always springs up...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Prepares to Open in Washington DC

By spring, the townhouse at 1334 N. Capitol St. will make a bold statement by becoming a symbol for Washington DC’s leap into the growth and sale...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

For the past two years, Drug War Chronicle has been tracking all the US deaths directly attributable to domestic drug law enforcement, including the border. You can...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Do Alcohol and Marijuana Mix? Colorado is About to Find Out

Do Alcohol and Marijuana Mix? Colorado is About to Find Out

In the debate over what marijuana legalization means for Colorado, the best drug-policy brains in the nation say there is one question getting short shrift: If people...
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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.01.02)

It’s been fairly quiet over the holidays, but medical marijuana is legal in Massachusetts now! Let’s get to it: California On December 19, the Berkeley Patients Group dispensary...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
My Favorite Strains: Bubba Kush

My Favorite Strains: Bubba Kush

So this friend of mine who’s also a patient came over to my house not long ago, and laid these two big fat nugs on me. It’s...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

Questions Linger Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law

“What is a 60 day supply? What does a medical card look like? What do they need to do to get the medical card? How are my...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
New Marijuana Law Piques Interest of Local Washington Farmers

New Marijuana Law Piques Interest of Local Washington Farmers

Washington’s newly-passed recreational marijuana law is opening up a whole new world for local farmers.
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

Marijuana Initiative that Would Close Most LA Pot Shops Heads for City Council

The Committee to Protect Patients and Neighborhoods’ Initiative up for vote by the LA City Council would close down most of LA’s ~1,000 medical pot shops, leaving only...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

As 2012 ends and 2013 begins, I reflect back and think how the world has changed from just a year ago. Cannabis legalization is at the forefront of...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Israel: Studying Marijuana and Its Loftier Purpose

Israel: Studying Marijuana and Its Loftier Purpose

In the Galilee hills in northern Israel, strange marijuana strains are growing. One strain is said to have the strongest psychoactive effect of any cannabis in the...
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