November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Mendocino Officials Mum on Federal Medical Pot Subpoena

Mendocino Officials Mum on Federal Medical Pot Subpoena

Both Federal and Mendocino County officials declined to comment on a federal subpoena for financial records regarding the county’s medical marijuana ordinance, a local paper reported. Under...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

04:16pm Arizona marks a medical marijuana first, there’s an ominous move by the feds in Northern California, Illinois is considering a medical marijuana bill, and that’s...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Hopeful the Last Hurdle Has Been Cleared

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Hopeful the Last Hurdle Has Been Cleared

New Jersey medical marijuana patients say they have encountered mostly silence for more than three months as they have waited anxiously for the call saying the nonprofit...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
DC Department of Health to Educate Prospective Medical Marijuana Patients in Dec Town Hall Meeting

DC Department of Health to Educate Prospective Medical Marijuana Patients in Dec Town Hall Meeting

Forum and survey will help gauge patient needs and guide their participation in new program District voters overwhelmingly passed the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Thiago Silva, Cannabis Metabolites, and UFC Suspensions

Thiago Silva, Cannabis Metabolites, and UFC Suspensions

Thiago Silva is the latest UFC fighter to test positive for cannabis metabolites following his submission victory over Stanislav Nedkov at UFC on Fuel TV 6. The event...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Up in Smoke in Peabody, Massachusetts

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Up in Smoke in Peabody, Massachusetts

The Peabody City Council Legal Affairs Committee voted 4-1 against allowing medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.28)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.28)

03:12pm There seem to be some problems with drug task force leadership in Mississippi, and a Michigan cop gets in trouble for treating the forfeiture shed...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Governor Hickenlooper to Create Marijuana Task Force to Iron Out Laws for Legal Weed in Colorado

Governor Hickenlooper to Create Marijuana Task Force to Iron Out Laws for Legal Weed in Colorado

Colorado Governor Hickenlooper will create a marijuana task force to help iron out the new laws and policy regarding legal marijuana in the state.
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says

Harborside Health Center Must Stay Open, Oakland Says

Forfeiture proceedings against a medical marijuana dispensary should be stayed while a federal judge considers claims that such regulation belongs to the states, the city of Oakland...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Product Review: Vapor Brothers Hands Free Vaporizer

Product Review: Vapor Brothers Hands Free Vaporizer

Vapor Brothers does a very cool thing at the end of the year.  They give away their hands free vaporizers to activists to thank them for their...
By: Anna Diaz
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
The Hill.com: “Voters Say ‘No’ To Pot Prohibition”

The Hill.com: “Voters Say ‘No’ To Pot Prohibition”

I have an op/ed today online at The Hill.com’s influential Congress blog (“Where lawmakers come to blog”). Read an excerpt from it below: Voters say ‘No’ to...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
A Firsthand Look at Drug Policy in Portugal

A Firsthand Look at Drug Policy in Portugal

Drug tourists? Yes — only their drug of choice was Sagres, the local beer.
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Indiana State Police Chief: If It Were Up to Me, I’d Legalize and Tax Marijuana

Indiana State Police Chief: If It Were Up to Me, I’d Legalize and Tax Marijuana

The scent of reform and rational marijuana policies must be drifting across the Rockies into distant areas of the country, as today the Indiana State Police Chief...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Cannabidiol Relieves Psychosis in Schizophrenia, Why Illegal?

Cannabidiol Relieves Psychosis in Schizophrenia, Why Illegal?

The administration of the non-psychotropic plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) is associated with a significant reduction in psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, according to clinical trial data...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Cannabis Makes Inmates Behave Says Danish Study

Cannabis Makes Inmates Behave Says Danish Study

Let’s be honest. If you thought prisons were drug free you weren’t really paying attention. But all drugs aren’t the same. Stimulants such as alcohol and cocaine...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Medical Marijuana Illinois: Veto Session Could Make Legal Weed a Reality

Medical Marijuana Illinois: Veto Session Could Make Legal Weed a Reality

It’s considered a lame duck session, but Illinois lawmakers will be scrambling to decide the fate of several hot-button issues, including possibly legalizing medical marijuana.
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Protecting Your Rights in a College Dorm

Protecting Your Rights in a College Dorm

11:49am Over at Flex Your Rights, we’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how to protect your rights when you’re living in a college dorm....
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Discussion of Synthetic Marijuana to Be Held at District of Columbia Public Library

Discussion of Synthetic Marijuana to Be Held at District of Columbia Public Library

The District of Columbia’s representative in Congress is hosting a discussion on the use of synthetic marijuana in the city.
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can’t Catch a Break With Landlords

Harborside Health Center Dispensary Can’t Catch a Break With Landlords

A medical marijuana dispensary has renewed pleas to stop its landlord from upending the business amid federal forfeiture proceedings. Harborside Health Center defended its Oakland location last...
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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
RhinoGrow LED Grow Light Comparison – Part 2

RhinoGrow LED Grow Light Comparison – Part 2

We are now halfway through our HID vs. LED grow light comparison In part 1 of our series comparing the performance of the RhinoGrow 400 LED grow...
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