December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
PTSD, Marijuana and Immature Experts

PTSD, Marijuana and Immature Experts

Dr. Phillip Leveque has used cannabis to successfully treat 1,000 soldiers with PTSD, never mind 1 million combat veterans say it works. He says the use of...
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December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom: Legalize Marijuana

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom: Legalize Marijuana

California Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom said last Friday, “It’s shocking, from my perspective, the number of people that we all know who are recreational marijuana users. These...
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December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
New York City Stop-and-Frisk Database Must Stay Sealed

New York City Stop-and-Frisk Database Must Stay Sealed

The New York City Police Department cannot keep tabs on more than 360,000 people entered into a stop-and-frisk database for subsequent investigation, a state appeals court ruled....
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December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
Teen Marijuana Use May Show No Effect on Brain Tissue, Unlike Alcohol, Study Finds

Teen Marijuana Use May Show No Effect on Brain Tissue, Unlike Alcohol, Study Finds

A teen who consumes alcohol is likely to have reduced brain tissue health, but a teen who uses marijuana is not, according to a new 18-month UC...
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December 24, 2012
12/24/2012
Florida Attorney General ‘Just Says No’ to Medical Marijuana

Florida Attorney General ‘Just Says No’ to Medical Marijuana

Please find below a recent memo from Florida Attorney General’s office rejecting activist’s petition to reschedule marijuana for medical access. This is notable because Florida is a...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Piece of the Week | Honey Bear Bong

Piece of the Week | Honey Bear Bong

If you are reading this post, the Mayans were wrong… or at least we have no idea how to interpret their calendar. So carpe diem, celebrate the...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Michigan Court Rules Collective Marijuana Growing Illegal

Michigan Court Rules Collective Marijuana Growing Illegal

Michigan’s medical marijuana law does not allow a collective grow operation, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday in the case of Ryan Bylsma, a Grand Rapids man who...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Seattle Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced in Federal Court

Seattle Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owner Sentenced in Federal Court

Brionne Corbray, known a year ago as a flashy medical marijuana entrepreneur, on Wednesday became the first Seattle dispensary owner to be sentenced on federal drug-dealing charges.
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Teen Pot Use Stalls as States Continue to Regulate Use

Teen Pot Use Stalls as States Continue to Regulate Use

012 Despite several attempts by the media and policy makers to associate the rising number of state regulated medical marijuana programs (and popular legalization efforts) with a...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Seattle Police Department Loosens Rules On Marijuana Use For Recruits

Seattle Police Department Loosens Rules On Marijuana Use For Recruits

A month after Washington became the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, the Seattle Police Department has relaxed its rules on...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Chronicle Review Essay: What Next for Mexico?

Chronicle Review Essay: What Next for Mexico?

012, 11:34am The Fire Next Door: Mexico’s Drug Violence and the Danger to America by Ted Galen Carpenter (2012, Cato Institute, 307 pp., $16.57 HB Amazon) Drug War...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Portable Vaporizer Pen Review & Tips: Atmos Raw (Part 2 of 2)

Portable Vaporizer Pen Review & Tips: Atmos Raw (Part 2 of 2)

So named for its ability to vaporize any raw cannabis (bud or wax), the Atmos Raw (Part 1 of my review) was High Time’s Winner for best...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Marijuana Laws Enforced, Poor Hit Hardest

Marijuana Laws Enforced, Poor Hit Hardest

An opponent of legalization says it would exacerbate inequality in the United States. But he fails to account for the impact of jail time on inequality under...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing

US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing

012 Electronic Freedom Foundation board member and drug policy reform activist John Gilmore memo: EFF.ORG (where I’m on the board) filed a Freedom of Information request to FAA about...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Marijuana’s New Market

Marijuana’s New Market

It’s a new age for weed. Find out who’s capitalizing on liberal new laws and where.
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Harborside and the Feds’ Failed Medical Marijuana Communications

Harborside and the Feds’ Failed Medical Marijuana Communications

012, 07:10pm Harborside is in the news again today. Two weeks ago we noted the premiere (and largest) dispensary had won a battle in state court. Facing threats by federal authorities...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012

The Top Ten Drug Policy Stories of 2012

012, 11:21am In some ways, 2012 has been a year of dramatic, exciting change in drug policy, as the edifice of global drug prohibition appears to crumble...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
11th Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards Winners

11th Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards Winners

The 11th annual Oregon Medical Cannabis Awards (OMCA), held at the World Famous Cannabis Café in Portland, brought together medical cannabis growers, patients and caregivers from all...
By: Anna Diaz
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

08:38pm Dispensary wars continue in California, a package of restrictive bills passes in Michigan, and DC’s long-awaited dispensaries are a step closer to opening. California Last...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Increased Real Estate Interest in Medical Cannabis Lenient States

Increased Real Estate Interest in Medical Cannabis Lenient States

Houses.com, a real estate website, is detecting a small yet increasing trend under-current in the ocean of politics. There is an amplified interest in the states where medical...
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