Tag: prohibition

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March 17, 2014
03/17/2014
Thank You for Smoking—Marijuana

Thank You for Smoking—Marijuana

Don’t mistake this one-time high school pot dealer with a libertarian streak for your run-of-the-mill stoner. His aim is to become the Philip Morris of the American...
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March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Does Medical Marijuana Equal Bad Parenting?

Does Medical Marijuana Equal Bad Parenting?

“Your baby doesn’t need to be subjected to marijuana,” an officer says, in an audio recording. The couple have legal prescriptions for the marijuana in their home. “I told...
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March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Say What? UNODC Panel Says Criminalizing Drug Use “Not Beneficial”

Say What? UNODC Panel Says Criminalizing Drug Use “Not Beneficial”

Yep, you read that right. The global anti-drug bureaucracy doesn’t think it’s a good idea to criminalize drug use. As the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) notes: Today, a...
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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 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Cannabis Not to Blame for Idiocy

Cannabis Not to Blame for Idiocy

Today I started my day with a nice bong rip. I don’t always begin my days in such a fashion, but the sun was shining and I...
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March 11, 2014
03/11/2014
How Much the War on Drugs Impacts Our Overcrowded Prisons

How Much the War on Drugs Impacts Our Overcrowded Prisons

America’s prisons are dangerously overcrowded, and the war on drugs is mainly to blame. Over 50 percent of inmates currently in federal prison are there for drug offenses,...
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March 10, 2014
03/10/2014
Patients Ought To Be Skeptical Of Proposed CBD-Only Legislation — Here’s Why

Patients Ought To Be Skeptical Of Proposed CBD-Only Legislation — Here’s Why

In recent weeks, lawmakers in several states have moved forward with legislative proposals to permit specific strains and/or extracts of cannabis possessing high quantities of the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD), but otherwise...
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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “I Am Doubling Down On Medical Marijuana”

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “I Am Doubling Down On Medical Marijuana”

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is “doubling down” in his advocacy for patients to have legal access to cannabis as a therapeutic agent. In a...
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March 3, 2014
03/03/2014
University of Colorado Plans to Close Campus on 4/20

University of Colorado Plans to Close Campus on 4/20

So what if it’s now legal? For the third year in a row the University of Colorado plans to close its Boulder campus for the upcoming marijuana...
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February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
The Complete History of Marijuana, in 11 Photos

The Complete History of Marijuana, in 11 Photos

Travis Irvine shows the history of marijuana, from ancient medicine through prohibition.
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February 18, 2014
02/18/2014
Brooklyn: Former Cannabis Paradise

Brooklyn: Former Cannabis Paradise

I recently was turned on to an interesting blog from the Brooklyn Public Library. It is an older entry, from 2011. I had known that New York,...
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February 18, 2014
02/18/2014
Ten Reasons Why the UK Needs Drug Policy Reform

Ten Reasons Why the UK Needs Drug Policy Reform

Mike Power describes the failures of prohibition, giving ten reasons why the UK needs drug policy reform.
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February 12, 2014
02/12/2014
Coloradans Split On Whether Pot Hurts State’s Image: Poll

Coloradans Split On Whether Pot Hurts State’s Image: Poll

According to a recent Quinnipiac University Poll, 51% of overall  Colorado voters said that recent legal marijuana measures are bad for the state’s wholesome image (with a margin of error of...
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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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February 10, 2014
02/10/2014
Gauntlet Thrown, Prohibitionists

Gauntlet Thrown, Prohibitionists

The same stale (mostly inaccurate) counter-cannabis arguments have been tossed at us for decades from prohibitionists: It’s a gateway drug It’s highly addictive It supports drug cartels...
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February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Vice President Joe Biden Not High on Marijuana Legalization

Vice President Joe Biden Not High on Marijuana Legalization

Vice President Joe Biden said in a Time interview on Thursday that the Administration supports smarter enforcement, but not outright legalization. “I think the idea of focusing significant...
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February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
SabetWatch: Colorado Cannabis Crime

SabetWatch: Colorado Cannabis Crime

My homeboy Kevin Sabet is at it again. He dropped this tweet about an article on medical marijuana dispensaries and crime, and I salivated: The anti-pot crowd loves...
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January 31, 2014
01/31/2014
Brazilian Judge Rules Marijuana Prohibition Unconstitutional

Brazilian Judge Rules Marijuana Prohibition Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Brazil ruled that marijuana prohibition is unconstitutional, calling it the result of a backward culture.
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January 28, 2014
01/28/2014
Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol

Patrick Kennedy Concedes Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol

Patrick Kennedy, chairman of anti-pot crusading Project SAM, has finally admitted that marijuana is safer than alcohol. He still argues in favor of prohibition.
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January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
Obama Drops Truthbomb, Prohibitionists Poop Pants

Obama Drops Truthbomb, Prohibitionists Poop Pants

Prohibitionists are crapping themselves in disgust, in response to a recent interview President Obama gave wherein he stated that cannabis was safer than alcohol and that prohibition...
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