August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
Piece of the Week | What Brand is the Michael Phelps Bong?

Piece of the Week | What Brand is the Michael Phelps Bong?

You’ve probably seen the photo of Michael Phelps hitting the bong in 2009, but what brand is the Michael Phelps bong? It turns out that best-Olympian-stoner-ever Phelps...
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August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
How the National Institute for Drug Abuse Helped Create the Dangerous Marijuana Alternative AKA “Spice”

How the National Institute for Drug Abuse Helped Create the Dangerous Marijuana Alternative AKA “Spice”

Shocker, the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) helped fund the creation of the dangerous marijuana alternative known as “Spice” and “K2,” which the Drug Enforcement Agency now...
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August 2, 2012
08/02/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.01)

06:32pm, (Issue #745) What!? No DEA raids? Not this week, but the federal crackdown on dispensaries continues, and cities and localities in medical marijuana states continue...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Obama Campaign Raises Money With Hemp Products While Banning Farmers From Growing Hemp

Obama Campaign Raises Money With Hemp Products While Banning Farmers From Growing Hemp

Read at the Huffington Post about the “made in the USA” hemp scarf Obama has for sale in his re-election campaign store. Rather ironic since American farmers...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Commentary: The Racial Politics of Pot Arrests

Commentary: The Racial Politics of Pot Arrests

BET provides a great post with insights and supporting statistics on the racial disparity in marijuana busts and how it paints a clear picture of two different Americas:...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please

DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please

04:46pm In a Congressionally mandated annual report to the US Sentencing Commission on the operation of federal sentencing guidelines, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said continuing increases...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Tacoma: City Council Adopts New Rules for Medical Cannabis Gardens

Tacoma: City Council Adopts New Rules for Medical Cannabis Gardens

Soon you will be able to grow your very own medical cannabis garden in Tacoma, Washington, as long as you don’t flaunt it, advertise it or draw complaints...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Help Needed: Feds Seek to Silence Silver Tour’s Robert Platshorn

Help Needed: Feds Seek to Silence Silver Tour’s Robert Platshorn

NORML is spearheading a mail campaign to the U.S. Parole Commission who has prohibited Robert Platshorn from both criticizing the now unpopular government prohibition policies and from educating willing...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
South Park Bongs…Wanna Get High?

South Park Bongs…Wanna Get High?

Oh those immortal words from Towelie…”Wanna get high?” Why yes, Towelie, we do! It’s no secret that Matt and Trey have occasionally enjoyed some weed in their...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Pharmacy Hoax on U.S. Attorney Revealed

Pharmacy Hoax on U.S. Attorney Revealed

San Diego, CA – The San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s largest medical cannabis advocacy group, working with LGBT activism group Canvass for...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Arizona Medical Marijuana Approval for Sleeping Disorders, Skin Conditions Sought

Arizona Medical Marijuana Approval for Sleeping Disorders, Skin Conditions Sought

Tuscon Citizen reports that the Arizona Department of Health Services has received petitions to expand the medical marijuana program to include treatment of sleeping disorders and skin...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
17 Year Old Drug Czar Arrested in Ohio

17 Year Old Drug Czar Arrested in Ohio

A 17 year old “drug czar” admitted guilt in Ohio. His crime was growing 600 marijuana plants with a “street value of around $3 million”. The kid...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
HID Grow Lights Part 2 – Reflectors

HID Grow Lights Part 2 – Reflectors

Choosing the right reflector for your HID grow lights can almost double your growing area! Reflectors divert upward traveling light from HID bulbs back down toward plants....
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
Arizona Governor Rejects Call to Stop Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Rejects Call to Stop Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is rejecting a call from 13 Arizona county attorneys that the state health department stop issuing medical marijuana cards and to not license medical marijuana dispensaries...
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August 1, 2012
08/01/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.31)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.07.31)

07:15pm A crank-dealing Kansas sheriff cops a plea, an LA narc gets a case of sticky fingers, an Arkansas narc develops a fondness for dope, and...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Los Angeles City Councilman Takes Medical Marijuana

Los Angeles City Councilman Takes Medical Marijuana

Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, a longtime proponent of legalizing pot nationwide, has had his own medical marijuana prescription for a decade, relying on the drug to...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Michael Phelps Wins 19th Olympic Medal, Breaks Record

Michael Phelps Wins 19th Olympic Medal, Breaks Record

Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal with a gold medal-winning team performance of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. Phelps has now surpassed Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina (1956-1964)...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That the Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That the Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

Here are five recent examples of scientific findings about cannabis that the mainstream media (and the Feds) don’t want you to know about: Cannabis use is associated...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar: Marijuana Legalization ‘Isn’t Going to Solve Our Drug Problem’

Gil Kerlikowske, Drug Czar: Marijuana Legalization ‘Isn’t Going to Solve Our Drug Problem’

White House Drug Control Policy Director R. Gil Kerlikowske shot down a question Monday about softening views on marijuana policy, saying the administration believes that neither “legalization”...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Marijuana is Safer than Soda – Share this Information

Marijuana is Safer than Soda – Share this Information

Coca-Cola vs. Marijuana   Prohibitionists in government have always said that marijuana is illegal because it is not safe. This is an outright lie. Marijuana is safer...
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