Tag: media

(61 posts)
April 3, 2014
04/03/2014
Minnesota Patients Air TV Ad Attacking Gov. Dayton for Opposing Medical Marijuana

Minnesota Patients Air TV Ad Attacking Gov. Dayton for Opposing Medical Marijuana

A battle is underway in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton is standing in the way of an otherwise widely supported medical marijuana bill because he does not want...
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March 28, 2014
03/28/2014
Instafire: Say Hello to the Pothead Princess

Instafire: Say Hello to the Pothead Princess

Posted by @potheadprincess_ Some people post Instafire, others live it… It is with privilege and pleasure that I introduce you to THE @potheadprincess_ , you should go follow...
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March 27, 2014
03/27/2014
McGruff the Crime Dog Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

McGruff the Crime Dog Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

This bit of news looks like something that tumbled out of a Second City improv sketch, but, as usual, truth is stranger than fiction. An out of...
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March 25, 2014
03/25/2014
Police Using Social Media to Bust People for Marijuana

Police Using Social Media to Bust People for Marijuana

Posting photos of marijuana to various social media sites is considered reasonable suspicion, in the eyes of the law, and cops are now using these images to...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
WSJ Poll Results: Weed Is Less Harmful Than Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar

WSJ Poll Results: Weed Is Less Harmful Than Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar

A new NBC News / WSJ poll asked Americans which one of the these four substances is most harmful for your health. The answers, in order of...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
Project Propaganda: SAM’s Real Agenda

Project Propaganda: SAM’s Real Agenda

Our friends over at High Times recently put out an article detailing some of the glowing orbs of shit that Project SAM is disseminating. It got me...
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March 5, 2014
03/05/2014
Comcast Okays TV Spots That Pitch Medical Marijuana

Comcast Okays TV Spots That Pitch Medical Marijuana

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, has agreed to run an ad on its local cable systems in New Jersey, Massachusetts and greater Chicago that promote a...
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Colbert Roasts Patrick Kennedy

Colbert Roasts Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy was the guest on February 10th’s Colbert Report. I still can’t tell if Kennedy is a good-intentioned (albeit misguided) person who is doing something he...
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January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
Repeat After Me: Marijuana Is Not Poisonous to Pets

Repeat After Me: Marijuana Is Not Poisonous to Pets

Steve Elliott slams ignorant mainstream reporters for repeatedly reporting marijuana poisoning in pets. Marijuana is not poisonous to pets, or any mammal.
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January 15, 2014
01/15/2014
HuffPost Canada: Stop Pretending Prohibition Protects Kids

HuffPost Canada: Stop Pretending Prohibition Protects Kids

Michael Bolen encourages politicians and media to stop pretending cannabis prohibition protects kids.
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January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous

It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous

Fusion examines the media’s tendency to refer to the fact that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol as some unproven claim by legalization proponents.
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January 9, 2014
01/09/2014
Jon Stewart Blasts Cable Anchors Panicking Over Legal Pot

Jon Stewart Blasts Cable Anchors Panicking Over Legal Pot

The Raw Story covers Jon Stewart putting prohibitionist cable news anchors in their place for their hypocrisy on legalization.
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January 8, 2014
01/08/2014
The Guardian: Cooking With Cannabis – A New Culinary High?

The Guardian: Cooking With Cannabis – A New Culinary High?

The Guardian reports the rising popularity of cooking with cannabis among popular chefs.
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January 8, 2014
01/08/2014
Bill O’Reilly Ignores Reality and Makes Millions of Marijuana Arrests Disappear

Bill O’Reilly Ignores Reality and Makes Millions of Marijuana Arrests Disappear

On January 6th, Bill O’Reilly shared with Fox News cohorts Juan Williams and Mary Katharine Ham that apparently the ones getting arrested for cannabis are “only dealers,...
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January 6, 2014
01/06/2014
What’s in a Name? Ask the Denver Post

What’s in a Name? Ask the Denver Post

A couple of weeks ago, just in time for recreational sales to begin in Colorado, the Denver Post launched its cannabis coverage blog The Cannabist, a sleek,...
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December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Video: 2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

Video: 2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

2013 Year in Review (MPP) This 2013 Year in Review video from the Marijuana Policy Project highlights many major marijuana accomplishments achieved over the past 12 months. From the...
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December 30, 2013
12/30/2013
Celeb Stoner: The Stoniest TV Shows of 2013

Celeb Stoner: The Stoniest TV Shows of 2013

Celeb Stoner lists the stoniest TV shows of 2013.
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December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
Reason: The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013

Reason: The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013

Jacob Sullum recounts 2013’s top 5 drug scares, from energy drink phobias to e-cigarette gateway theories.
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December 23, 2013
12/23/2013
13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

Matt Ferner lists the 13 reasons 2013 has been the best year ever for marijuana (and it’s consumers).
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December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
The Media and Drugs: A Long Way Still to Go

The Media and Drugs: A Long Way Still to Go

One of our rituals in the United States is the annual release of two major national surveys of drug use — the National Survey on Drug Use...
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