September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Chronicle Video Review: Lynching Charlie Lynch

Chronicle Video Review: Lynching Charlie Lynch

5:48 PM Lynching Charlie Lynch: A Film by Rick Ray (2012, Rick Rays Films, 1:40, $29.95 DVD) Of all the various fronts of the war on drugs,...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
States with Medical Marijuana Laws See a Decline in Suicides

States with Medical Marijuana Laws See a Decline in Suicides

Researchers at Montana State University, the University of Colorado, and San Diego State University assessed rates of suicide in the years before and after the passage of...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Action Today: Remind Obama Patients Are People Who Vote!

Action Today: Remind Obama Patients Are People Who Vote!

Americans for Safe Access, the leading organization of medical marijuana patients, has organized a nationwide protest for today (Thursday, September 20). It’s happening all across the United...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Kryptonite Vaporizer Portable Hash Pen Review

Kryptonite Vaporizer Portable Hash Pen Review

Anyone who has ever been to a public event can tell you that the idea of a portable cannabis smoking device is a practical godsend to the...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

04:28pm A Virginia prison guard smuggles heroin, a Pennsylvania cop steals and uses it, and a New Jersey cop pays off a prostitute with it, and...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Push to Close Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles Will Continue, Officials Say

Push to Close Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles Will Continue, Officials Say

The Los Angeles attorney’s office vowed to continue its efforts to shut down marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles even after activists seeking to strike down a ban...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Vaporizing Medical Marijuana in a Magic-Flight Launch Box (Video)

Vaporizing Medical Marijuana in a Magic-Flight Launch Box (Video)

You can see exactly what happens inside a Magic-Flight Launch Box (MFLB) while in operation with actual cannabis. And this is pretty fascinating stuff, whether you own...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Oregon Marijuana Initiative Trailing Slightly in Poll

Oregon Marijuana Initiative Trailing Slightly in Poll

02:40pm The campaign behind an initiative that would legalize marijuana in Oregon has an uphill battle ahead, according to a new SurveyUSA poll. That poll has the...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
A Brief History of Weed According to Weeds (Showtime)

A Brief History of Weed According to Weeds (Showtime)

A brief history of weed brought to us by Weeds. With the Showtime series Weeds coming to an end, we should take a moment and reflect on what...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
California Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Signed Into Law

California Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Signed Into Law

03:06pm California Gov. Jerry Brown Monday signed into law Assembly Bill 472, the “911 Good Samaritan Bill,” aimed at reducing fatal drug overdoses by removing the threat of...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3, Maintains Strong Lead

Massachusetts’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Question 3, Maintains Strong Lead

Suffolk University, in conjuncture with 7NEWS, just released new polling data for Massachusetts’ medical marijuana initiative, Question 3. The new survey of 600 likely Massachusetts voters had...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
In a Contest with Alcohol and Tobacco, Marijuana Wins

In a Contest with Alcohol and Tobacco, Marijuana Wins

There are two tracks of examining the debate over marijuana legalization: deciding to legalize (or not) based on the perceived evolution of American values and social mores,...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
Rolling in the Weed Van

Rolling in the Weed Van

– 01:30PM You can’t miss a van covered in pictures of weed nuggets, lollipops, and smiling gals in bikinis. Look closer and you’ll wonder, “Wait… Are they...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Push the Top Shelf: The Decline of Dry Meds in Washington State

Push the Top Shelf: The Decline of Dry Meds in Washington State

Welcome back to high school, where hirsute men with a distaste for hygiene sling indiscriminate grab bags, buying for five and selling for ten. One year ago,...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Marijuana: A Case for Legalization

Marijuana: A Case for Legalization

More than 100 million people in this country have tried marijuana at some point. More than 28 million will do so this year. It will not make...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
West Virginia on Track to Top 2011 Marijuana Eradication

West Virginia on Track to Top 2011 Marijuana Eradication

The West Virginia State Police is on track to seize and destroy more marijuana plants than last year despite the dry weather that likely scorched some crops. Sgt....
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
US Government Grew Hemp Where Pentagon Now Stands

US Government Grew Hemp Where Pentagon Now Stands

According to a report from the Washington Post, the land where the U.S. Pentagon stands was once occupied by fields of hemp. Lyster H. Dewey was a botanist for...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
“Illicit drug use is a form of domestic terrorism to some extent,” Says MA Police Chief

“Illicit drug use is a form of domestic terrorism to some extent,” Says MA Police Chief

Complete with visual aids to highlight the hypocrisy, Mike Riggs @ Reason has fun shredding Wilmington Police Chief Michael Begonis’ claim that “illicit drug use is a form...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

Bolivia, Venezuela Reject U.S. Drug Criticism

03:44pm Last Thursday, the White House released its annual determination of major drug trafficking or producing countries, singling out Bolivia, Burma, and Venezuela as countries that have...
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September 18, 2012
09/18/2012
As Vermont Approves Marijuana Dispensaries, Towns Prepare To Host Them

As Vermont Approves Marijuana Dispensaries, Towns Prepare To Host Them

Public safety officials have given conditional approval to Vermont’s first two medical marijuana dispensaries. With the support of Burlington city officials, dispensaries are expected to open their...
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