Tag: NORML

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August 3, 2012
08/03/2012
Asking NORML’s Paul Kuhn: Is it finally time to legalize marijuana?

Asking NORML’s Paul Kuhn: Is it finally time to legalize marijuana?

The Washington Times interviews NORML’s Paul Kuhn to discuss prohibition, the misinformation that still exists and the recent surge in voter support.
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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
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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July 27, 2012
07/27/2012
‘Stirring the Pot’ Forum Panelists Say Regulation Is Key in Legalization of Marijuana

‘Stirring the Pot’ Forum Panelists Say Regulation Is Key in Legalization of Marijuana

Last night, ‘Stirring the Pot‘, a public forum focused on life post-legalization in 2016 California, met for two hours of heated debate covering topics such as taxation,...
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July 25, 2012
07/25/2012
Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients

The oral administration of cannabis extracts significantly reduces muscle stiffness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to just published clinical trial data published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
‘Stirring the Pot’ Forum Puts Discussion of Legalized Marijuana on Front Burner

‘Stirring the Pot’ Forum Puts Discussion of Legalized Marijuana on Front Burner

In an attempt to understand and discuss what life in California might be like if marijuana were legal (versus should be legal), the Santa Barbara Foundation and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History are...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
Pot-smoking Moms Tired of Being Judged by Wine Drinkers

Pot-smoking Moms Tired of Being Judged by Wine Drinkers

MSNBC writes a great piece on the hypocrisy of the stigma put on mothers that responsibly use cannabis whereas consuming alcohol is just fine. Only 46% of women...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
There’s Been a Tectonic Shift on Marijuana Across the US, Except in Washington — Why Can’t We Pop the Beltway Bubble?

There’s Been a Tectonic Shift on Marijuana Across the US, Except in Washington — Why Can’t We Pop the Beltway Bubble?

Paul Armentano, deputy director of NORML, writes a great piece on the rapidly growing support amongst the people and local politicians to end marijuana prohibition. Read Paul’s deep insights...
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July 11, 2012
07/11/2012
What is Weed?

What is Weed?

Here’s a fun image from our friends at Northern Wisconsin NORML. What is Weed to you? To me, weed is my drug of choice. A nice indica...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Government-Sponsored Study Destroys DEA’s Classification of Marijuana

Government-Sponsored Study Destroys DEA’s Classification of Marijuana

A must read at The Raw Story; A government-sponsored study concludes that marijuana provides relief to some chronic pain sufferers and that more clinical trials are desperately needed, utterly...
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