Tag: prohibition

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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

The Marijuana Policy Project extended an invitation Friday to the new Maine affiliate of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) to join forces to promote sensible marijuana...
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November 7, 2013
11/07/2013
The Green Rush: Marijuana Set to Grow Faster Than Smartphones

The Green Rush: Marijuana Set to Grow Faster Than Smartphones

Legal cannabis is predicted to outpace the speed of global smart phone expansion. It is expected that more than $1.43 billion in legal cannabis will be sold...
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October 31, 2013
10/31/2013
Morgan Stanley Says Global Wine Shortage; We Say Cannabis Great Substitute

Morgan Stanley Says Global Wine Shortage; We Say Cannabis Great Substitute

Quick, wine connoisseurs, panic! Morgan Stanley Research released a report on Monday showing global demand for wine exceeded supply by approximately 300 million cases. The report goes...
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October 29, 2013
10/29/2013
Legal Weed is the Cheapest Weed

Legal Weed is the Cheapest Weed

In what amounts to a collective “duh” moment for the non-cannabis enthusiasts out there, a recent study illustrated that marijuana is very expensive when it’s illegal. Not...
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October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Dan Riffle on CNN: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol

Dan Riffle on CNN: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol

In an excellent article on CNN, MPP’s Dan Riffle explains that marijuana is safer than alcohol, and describes the folly of cannabis prohibition.
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October 23, 2013
10/23/2013
Pierce County, WA Council Members Seek to Reinstall Prohibition

Pierce County, WA Council Members Seek to Reinstall Prohibition

Apparently inspired by the handful of elected officials in D.C. who brought our government to a dead stop, several Pierce County, WA council members are planning a...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
Colbert Report on Marijuana Legalization Re-Names States “Cheech-orado” and “Washing-Chong”

Colbert Report on Marijuana Legalization Re-Names States “Cheech-orado” and “Washing-Chong”

Last night on Comedy Central satirical news show The Colbert Report, The Rev. Sir Doctor Sen. Stephen T. Mos Def Colbert, D.F.A., Heavyweight Champion of the World** covered recent...
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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
Tales From the Grow: 24-Hour Lease

Tales From the Grow: 24-Hour Lease

The summer sun still crested the October sky on one of those northwest days that brought piercing heat at its zenith and winter cold once it fell...
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October 9, 2013
10/09/2013
The Doomed Economics of Drug Prohibition

The Doomed Economics of Drug Prohibition

Reason’s Jacob Sullum recounts a recent study which found that despite efforts to reduce global drug supplies, the purity of drugs has risen while the price has...
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October 4, 2013
10/04/2013
Why More Women Should Grow Marijuana

Why More Women Should Grow Marijuana

Lately there has been a lot of editorial coverage about women not being at home in the world of weed. While I am glad to see this...
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September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
UK Police Chief: It Is Time To End The War On Drugs

UK Police Chief: It Is Time To End The War On Drugs

Mike Barton, Durham’s chief constable says it’s time to end the war on drugs. “What I am saying is that drugs should be controlled. They should not, of...
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September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN

Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN

Once again, the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform. Leaders from Latin America took the...
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September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Film Review: “The House I Live In”

Film Review: “The House I Live In”

“The House I Live In” is one of the most important documentaries made in the last 10 years. I urge each and every one of you to...
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September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Legal Marijuana Should Cost $4.44 A Pound

Legal Marijuana Should Cost $4.44 A Pound

A great article on Beyond Chronic describes the fair market price of legal marijuana before the dawn of prohibition; up to a whopping $0.33 per pound in...
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September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Pressure Mounts for Marijuana Reform in Bermuda

Pressure Mounts for Marijuana Reform in Bermuda

For Americans, mention “Bermuda” and “marijuana” and the first thing that comes to mind is a vision of vacationing cruise ship passengers arrested and fined in large...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
If You Still Think Pot Should Be Illegal, You Are An A**hole

If You Still Think Pot Should Be Illegal, You Are An A**hole

In one of the best-titled articles I’ve read in a long time, Huffington Post’s John Michael explains why even well-intended folks that think pot should be illegal,...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
Will Uruguay Be The First To End Marijuana Prohibition?

Will Uruguay Be The First To End Marijuana Prohibition?

013 As a bill to regulate and tax marijuana comes closer to the Uruguayan Senate, public support for the bill seems to be growing. The bill was approved...
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September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
Return To The Liberty Bell For Smoke Down Prohibition IX

Return To The Liberty Bell For Smoke Down Prohibition IX

The monthly protest of draconian federal cannabis laws continues in front of the Liberty Bell with the ninth Smoke Down Prohibition Rally on Saturday, September 21st. PhillyNORML,...
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September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
Chronicle Book Review: “Reefer Sanity”

Chronicle Book Review: “Reefer Sanity”

Chronicle Book Review: “Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana” by Kevin Sabet (2013, Beaufort Books, 198 pp., $11.66 PB Amazon) Kevin Sabet, or “Kevin Sabet, Ph.D.,”...
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September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In DC

Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In DC

A bill that would legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults over 21 and set up a system of regulated marijuana commerce was introduced in...
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