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October 15, 2013
10/15/2013
“Excuse Me, Are You Smoking Weed?”

“Excuse Me, Are You Smoking Weed?”

“Excuse me, are you smoking weed?” This is what my roommate said to me as he was walking down the front yard and saw me chilling having...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

Aldon Smith, the one-man sack factory linebacker from the San Francisco 49ers was arrested last Friday (Sept 20th) morning on suspicion of a DUI. Smith crashed his car...
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September 11, 2013
09/11/2013
Big Marijuana? How About Be Afraid of Big-time Prohibitionists?

Big Marijuana? How About Be Afraid of Big-time Prohibitionists?

A fellow named David Frum recently wrote an anti-cannabusiness screed on CNN.com entitled “Be Afraid of Big Marijuana.” Frum is a Prohibitionist yammerer who’s on the Board of Directors...
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September 9, 2013
09/09/2013
Hemp Beer!? Can It Be True?

Hemp Beer!? Can It Be True?

OK, this might just be me, but does anyone else think that Corona tastes like weed? It kind of smells like weed, too. I discovered this a...
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September 4, 2013
09/04/2013
Drafting without Drafts: Fantasy Football 2013

Drafting without Drafts: Fantasy Football 2013

  Football is finally back!!! College football started last week and the big boys kick-off on Thursday. I must admit though, what I am really stoked about is the Fantasy...
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September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
“Jenny Kush”, Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado

“Jenny Kush”, Medical Marijuana Activist, Killed by Drunk Driver In Colorado

On August 31, 2013, medical marijuana activist and founding member of Moms for Marijuana International “Jenny Kush”, 34, was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver going...
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August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
New Study: Cannabis Is the ‘Least Risky Drug’ for Driving

New Study: Cannabis Is the ‘Least Risky Drug’ for Driving

A new study from Denmark confirms what cannabis advocates have said for years — marijuana is much safer than other substances when it comes to driving impairment....
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August 14, 2013
08/14/2013
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Reduce Alcohol Traffic Deaths

Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Reduce Alcohol Traffic Deaths

The passage of medical cannabis laws is associated with a reduction in the public’s consumption of alcohol and with fewer incidences of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, according to data published...
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August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Video: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Marijuana, We’ve Been Terribly Misled, DEA Has No Scientific Basis

Video: Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Marijuana, We’ve Been Terribly Misled, DEA Has No Scientific Basis

Dr. Sanjay Gupta made a huge statement for cannabis reform, when he appeared on Piers Morgan last night and apologized on air for opposing marijuana legalization in...
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August 6, 2013
08/06/2013
Medicated Mixed Drinks: Canna Punch Cocktail and Keef Kola Kocktail

Medicated Mixed Drinks: Canna Punch Cocktail and Keef Kola Kocktail

Edibles are nothing new in the pantheon of great ways to ingest cannabis, but just about anyone who has walked into a decent medical marijuana dispensary in...
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August 2, 2013
08/02/2013
Study: Cannabis Associated with Less Risk of Traffic Accident than Various Medicinal Drugs

Study: Cannabis Associated with Less Risk of Traffic Accident than Various Medicinal Drugs

A driver’s risk of being severely injured in an accident is highest after having either consumed alcohol alone, resulting in a blood/alcohol level above .08, or in...
By: NORML
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July 23, 2013
07/23/2013
Beer Breweries Embrace Cannabis Themed Branding

Beer Breweries Embrace Cannabis Themed Branding

Though the feds still routinely reject beer labeling that mentions or depicts cannabis, one Washington brewery has released a “Joint Effort Hemp Ale” throughout the state. Statewide...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
Australian Expert Urges Legalization to Curb Binge Drinking

Australian Expert Urges Legalization to Curb Binge Drinking

Robin Room, the director of Australia’s leading alcohol research center, has released a statement calling for the legalization of marijuana for adults. His support is based on...
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July 8, 2013
07/08/2013
High Scientist: Drunk Flies Just Like Drunk People

High Scientist: Drunk Flies Just Like Drunk People

We know animals can get drunk. Some of us have seen it, like when squirrels eat fermented pumpkin and try to climb trees. It turns out that...
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May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Yesterday I was sitting outside my house here in Washington and I was taking a hit off my bong. I found myself still feeling a deep, yet...
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April 23, 2013
04/23/2013
The Results Are In: Clubbers Really Like Drugs

The Results Are In: Clubbers Really Like Drugs

    This year, Mixmag partnered up with the Guardian and Gay Times to conduct their annual “Global Drug Survey” — the world’s largest independent survey on which drugs...
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April 17, 2013
04/17/2013
Cannabis Consumption – The Ritual

Cannabis Consumption – The Ritual

Today I want to talk about the ritual of cannabis consumption. I was having a nice little glass of absinthe the other night and it got me...
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April 4, 2013
04/04/2013
Time: Marijuana No More of a Gateway Drug Than Alcohol

Time: Marijuana No More of a Gateway Drug Than Alcohol

In his recent article in Time, Joe Klein makes the point that fears about marijuana being a gateway drug are from a different era; In the 30’s...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
PTSD and MMJ for Colorado Vet: A Legal Quagmire

PTSD and MMJ for Colorado Vet: A Legal Quagmire

In 2003, US Navy Corpsman Jeremy Usher (now 31) returned to Colorado from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Usher, serving as combat medic, was shot in the...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Marijuana vs. Alcohol Prohibition

Marijuana vs. Alcohol Prohibition

Marijuana prohibition experts should avoid alcohol prohibition comparisons.     Legally prohibiting an intoxicant is an ineffective and ultimately detrimental approach to dealing with the potential harm...
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