November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Medical Marijuana in New Jersey Offers Gains, Setbacks for Hunterdon and Warren County Residents

Medical Marijuana in New Jersey Offers Gains, Setbacks for Hunterdon and Warren County Residents

New Jersey’s first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open in Essex County, and some experts and officials have differing opinions on the state of the program...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Long Term Costs of Grow Lights

Long Term Costs of Grow Lights

How much does it really cost to run a grow light? Electrical costs are one feature of growing your own that can be surprising to many new...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Marijuana Measures Strengthen Hemp Efforts in Kentucky

Marijuana Measures Strengthen Hemp Efforts in Kentucky

Efforts to legalize industrial hemp in Kentucky are getting help from votes in Washington and Colorado to legalize marijuana, according to Kentucky agriculture secretary James Comer.
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Prosecutors in Colorado, Washington Dismiss Even More Marijuana Cases

Prosecutors in Colorado, Washington Dismiss Even More Marijuana Cases

Prosecutors throughout Colorado and Washington state continue to dismiss hundreds of pending misdemeanor marijuana possession cases. On Thursday, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and City Attorney Doug Friednash announced that they...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Don’t Sentence Montana Cannabis Grower Chris Williams To 80 Years In Prison!

Don’t Sentence Montana Cannabis Grower Chris Williams To 80 Years In Prison!

ThePetitionSite.com has recently introduced a petition to limit Chris Williams prison sentence. Sign the petition and let U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen know how you feel.
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Singapore Eases Death Penalty in Some Drug Cases

Singapore Eases Death Penalty in Some Drug Cases

02:46pm The parliament of Singapore has approved legislation abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking cases. The action came last Wednesday, according to a press...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Cannabis Made Everything Feel Better

Cannabis Made Everything Feel Better

A couple weeks ago I was involved in a car accident. After a three hour drive home in my mangled Tacoma, an hour long conversation with Geico,...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Marijuana Dispenser Machine Company’s Stock Gets Really, Really High, Man

Marijuana Dispenser Machine Company’s Stock Gets Really, Really High, Man

Medbox (Ticker: MDBX), a firm that makes medical marijuana dispensing machines, says its stock “is getting way too high.”
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

04:02pm Colorado and Washington may have legalized marijuana, but the drug war continues apace. We here record three more deaths in the name of drug prohibition....
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Steve Kubby Ends Long Activist Career

Steve Kubby Ends Long Activist Career

Steve Kubby, one of the prime movers behind the original California Proposition 215 that gave us medical marijuana, is planning to leave not only the entire marijuana activist...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Legal Marijuana Substitutes Sending People to Emergency Rooms in Rhode Island

Legal Marijuana Substitutes Sending People to Emergency Rooms in Rhode Island

In a fad that seems to have gathered momentum over the summer, people in Rhode Island are smoking the product, at great personal risk, because they’ve wrongly...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
UK View of Marijuana Legalization in the US: Five Burning Questions (BBC)

UK View of Marijuana Legalization in the US: Five Burning Questions (BBC)

How is the UK seeing the historic legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado? The BBC asks “Five burning questions” about US drug policy.
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Ethan Nadelmann Talks to CNBC About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington

Ethan Nadelmann Talks to CNBC About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado and Washington

This CNBC interview with Weedist Ethan Nadelmann which took place immediately following the election results was recently released by the Drug Policy Alliance. Trish Regan discusses the implications...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Wisconsin Asks Hunters to Be on the Lookout for Marijuana

Wisconsin Asks Hunters to Be on the Lookout for Marijuana

The U.S. Forest Service is urging hunters and fishermen to keep their eyes open for marijuana growing operations in Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

02:12pm A deputy from Mexico’s left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill (not yet posted) to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana....
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
13 Delicious Hostess Products In Danger of Extinction (Photos)

13 Delicious Hostess Products In Danger of Extinction (Photos)

Interstate Bakeries Corporation (aka, Hostess) is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will liquidate assets. A story of private equity versus unions again, and at this point it is...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

01:31pm The president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Thursday voiced “grave concern” about the votes legalizing marijuana in the US states of Colorado and...
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
Piece of the Week | Thanksgiving Football Paraphernalia

Piece of the Week | Thanksgiving Football Paraphernalia

Next week most of us in the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving, a time to eat, watch football and break out your Thanksgiving football paraphernalia to smoke...
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
BeerSci: What’s the Connection Between Hops And Marijuana?

BeerSci: What’s the Connection Between Hops And Marijuana?

PopSci is asked “are hops and marijuana related?” Humulus lupulus (hops) and Cannabis are two genera in the family Cannabinaceae. However, the answer to the question is yes and no.
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
Alabama Legislators: No Medical Marijuana Legalization for a Long Time

Alabama Legislators: No Medical Marijuana Legalization for a Long Time

Alabama’s House Health Committee today held a 90-minute public hearing on the pros and cons of medicinal marijuana. At the conclusion, the committee chairman and a legislative...
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