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May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana

Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are a Gateway Drug to Marijuana

The Pediatric Academic Societies’ (PAS) most recent study of 315 college students “supports the theory that cigarettes are a gateway drug to marijuana” because they found tobacco...
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August 24, 2012
08/24/2012
Yale study: Alcohol Gateway Drug Effect Much Larger Than Marijuana’s

Yale study: Alcohol Gateway Drug Effect Much Larger Than Marijuana’s

A Yale study published Tuesday in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that the alcohol gateway drug effect is much larger than marijuana’s. People who used alcohol or tobacco...
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October 13, 2014
10/13/2014
Reefer Madness: 20 Year Study Likens Cannabis to Heroin

Reefer Madness: 20 Year Study Likens Cannabis to Heroin

For every article that comes out trying to lambast cannabis, I can find plenty more that show how cannabis alone has saved a life, helped with a...
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March 19, 2014
03/19/2014
RAND Study: Marijuana Use Rises While Consumption Of Cocaine, Methamphetamine Falls

RAND Study: Marijuana Use Rises While Consumption Of Cocaine, Methamphetamine Falls

A rise in the self-reported consumption of cannabis during the years 2006 to 2010 corresponds with a significant decline in Americans’ use of cocaine and methamphetamine during...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
Study: £1.25 Billion Annually Taxing Marijuana in England

Study: £1.25 Billion Annually Taxing Marijuana in England

013 The Institute for Social and Economic Research, with the University of Essex, recently concluded a study into a cost benefit analysis of regulating and taxing marijuana in...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine

Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine

013 Just one day after announcing at his final State of the City address that he’d reduce the penalty for the possession of small amounts of weed, Mayor Bloomberg took...
By: Andy Cush
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October 30, 2012
10/30/2012
Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies, Part 5 – Gateway Theory

Colorado Amendment 64: Know the Lies, Part 5 – Gateway Theory

This Weedist series is dedicated to stopping the misinformation  being spread by the campaign to prevent Colorado voters from legalizing marijuana with Amendment...
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July 5, 2012
07/05/2012
Raw Story: The ‘Gateway Drug’ is Alcohol, not Marijuana

Raw Story: The ‘Gateway Drug’ is Alcohol, not Marijuana

If you are a weedist, you already know cannabis is not a gateway drug. Guess what is, and is 100% legal…alcohol says a The Journal of School Health study....
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April 11, 2014
04/11/2014
Boston Mayor Plans to Block Dispensaries… Somehow

Boston Mayor Plans to Block Dispensaries… Somehow

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh vowed to block medical marijuana dispensaries in his city at a church gathering Monday. The Pastor of the church asked if he would...
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January 3, 2013
01/03/2013
Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

Negatives of Cannabis Legalization?

As 2012 ends and 2013 begins, I reflect back and think how the world has changed from just a year ago. Cannabis legalization is at the forefront of...
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September 27, 2012
09/27/2012
CNN Video, Rep Barney Frank: Marijuana Law a ‘Great Hypocrisy’

CNN Video, Rep Barney Frank: Marijuana Law a ‘Great Hypocrisy’

Rep Barney Frank (D-MA) talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett on his support for marijuana reform in this 3 minute segment. He makes many great points from the racist...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Video: Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The Silver Tour by Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna)

Video: Should Grandma Smoke Pot? The Silver Tour by Robert Platshorn (aka. The Black Tuna)

Should Grandma Smoke Pot? Should Grandma Smoke Pot? is the 28 minute infomercial by The Silver Tour and Robert Platshorn, aka. The Black Tuna. In 1980 Robert...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

On November 6th Oregonians will vote on the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA), aka Measure 80, a proposal to regulate, tax, and manage marijuana for recreational use...
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