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March 6, 2013
03/06/2013
Hawaii Senate Decriminalizes Possession, But Keeps it Illegal

Hawaii Senate Decriminalizes Possession, But Keeps it Illegal

Love is hate. Freedom is slavery. And if Hawaii has its way, pot will be decriminalized but illegal. Its state senate unanimously passed a proposed law that would...
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
Man Who Worked on Marijuana Farm as Teenager Gets 5 Years

Man Who Worked on Marijuana Farm as Teenager Gets 5 Years

Nathaniel Harshman, now only 20 years old, has been sentenced to 5 years for working on a 477-plant marijuana grow operation in Alaska in 2011. This is...
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October 29, 2012
10/29/2012
If Voters OK Hemp, Unclear if Farmers Would Grow It

If Voters OK Hemp, Unclear if Farmers Would Grow It

Farmers may not be in a rush to grow hemp if cannabis legalization passes in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Farmers who say they have enough to worry about...
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October 24, 2012
10/24/2012
Police Arrest 9 People, Seize Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana in Hawaii

Police Arrest 9 People, Seize Over 100 Pounds of Marijuana in Hawaii

Police were very busy last week in Puna, Hawaii, searching 6 properties over 3 days, arresting 9 people and seizing over 100 pounds of marijuana from indoor...
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August 22, 2012
08/22/2012
Drought Makes Marijuana an Easy Mark for Indiana Eradication Effort

Drought Makes Marijuana an Easy Mark for Indiana Eradication Effort

State Police got an early start to the annual marijuana Indiana eradication effort season Tuesday morning, Sgt. Jerry Goodin said the browning of drought stricken corn makes...
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August 16, 2012
08/16/2012
Marijuana: The Drought-Tolerant Plant

Marijuana: The Drought-Tolerant Plant

CNBC reporter Jane Wells takes a tour of Iowa’s farmland to survey the drought. She notes that there is apparently one drought-tolerant plant that can thrive in the worst...
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August 14, 2012
08/14/2012
Infographic: Hemp vs. Cotton

Infographic: Hemp vs. Cotton

If you’ve always wondered about the advantages of hemp in regards to paper, textile, and food purposes, check out this infographic from ounodesign. It’s easy to see hemp’s...
By: Lateralus
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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
Cannabis Prohibition Now Seventy-Five Years Old

Cannabis Prohibition Now Seventy-Five Years Old

Infamously, America’s federally created Cannabis Prohibition marks its seventy-fifth anniversary this August 2, 2012. The so-called ‘great failed social experiment’ of Alcohol Prohibition of the 1920s barely...
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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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July 27, 2012
07/27/2012
How Conscientious Consumerism Could Re-shape the Marijuana Industry

How Conscientious Consumerism Could Re-shape the Marijuana Industry

The black market created by the war on marijuana has generated massive wealth for cartels and human suffering. It has also created real environmental damage from all...
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