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August 11, 2014
08/11/2014
The Cannabis and Creativity Connection

The Cannabis and Creativity Connection

It’s no secret that many of the world’s greatest thinkers, creators and artists throughout history have indulged in mind or mood-altering substances from time to time. It...
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August 4, 2014
08/04/2014
Does the Smell of Marijuana Smoke Violates Your Rights?

Does the Smell of Marijuana Smoke Violates Your Rights?

Ever since recreational marijuana sales got started earlier this month in Washington state, some residents have been complaining that they cannot relax in their backyard without having...
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July 11, 2014
07/11/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.09)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.09)

New York becomes the 23rd medical marijuana state, North Carolina becomes a high-CBD cannabis oil state, Utah issues the first permits for high-CBD cannabis oil, Californians prepare...
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July 9, 2014
07/09/2014
Five Things NY Employers Need to Know About Legal Marijuana

Five Things NY Employers Need to Know About Legal Marijuana

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed the “Compassionate Care Act” which legalized medical marijuana. With the State Department of Health expected to have the program up and...
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July 9, 2014
07/09/2014
Cigarettes Lose Another Point to Cannabis

Cigarettes Lose Another Point to Cannabis

My wife and I took our son on a road trip a few weeks ago. It was just a short trip to the other side of the...
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July 3, 2014
07/03/2014
Loophole Offers Potential Path for Some Minor League Players to Smoke Way Onto Major League Rosters

Loophole Offers Potential Path for Some Minor League Players to Smoke Way Onto Major League Rosters

Inside a minor league clubhouse this year, a player who had tested positive for marijuana a second time informed teammates of the 50-game suspension he would serve...
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July 2, 2014
07/02/2014
Despite Science, New Medical Cannabis Laws Prohibit Smoked Cannabis

Despite Science, New Medical Cannabis Laws Prohibit Smoked Cannabis

As marijuana becomes incrementally more legal for all uses, states grappling with implementing legislation responding to constituent demand for cannabis in all its forms have passed various...
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June 25, 2014
06/25/2014
Cannabis Workplace Smoking Rooms?

Cannabis Workplace Smoking Rooms?

While the once omnipresent employee smoking lounge has been all but obliterated in the American workplace, is it possible that such a place could reemerge with the...
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June 11, 2014
06/11/2014
Cannabis, My Son and Public Smoking

Cannabis, My Son and Public Smoking

The other day my wife and I were taking our son to the park. He is a pre-teen and has not yet stepped out of childhood and...
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May 13, 2014
05/13/2014
Girls Only: Why I Love Tokin’ With Women

Girls Only: Why I Love Tokin’ With Women

I’ll admit it, I love smoking with women. Specifically I get a special kick out of smoking with just women. I know, I know, right about now dudes...
By: Rae Lland
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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 25, 2014
02/25/2014
The Implausible Case Against E-Cigarettes

The Implausible Case Against E-Cigarettes

Jacob Sullum describes the main arguments against e-cigarettes: that they lure kids into smoking and prevent smokers from quitting.
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January 20, 2014
01/20/2014
CNN: Pot Smokers Fight Stereotypes

CNN: Pot Smokers Fight Stereotypes

CNN covers stories of cannabis consumers that fight stereotypes and dispel the stigma surrounding cannabis.
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July 10, 2013
07/10/2013
Study: Cannabis Smoking Not Associated With Pulmonary Risks

Study: Cannabis Smoking Not Associated With Pulmonary Risks

Pulmonary complications associated with the regular smoking of cannabis are “relatively small” and far lower than those associated with tobacco smoking, according to a recent review published in the...
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July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
Study: Cannabinoid (CBD) Reduces Cigarette Consumption

Study: Cannabinoid (CBD) Reduces Cigarette Consumption

The inhalation of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly mitigates tobacco smokers’ desire for cigarettes, according to clinical trial data published online in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators at...
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June 21, 2013
06/21/2013
Life Insurance for Marijuana Consumers

Life Insurance for Marijuana Consumers

013 One of the most asked questions received at NORML over the years has been ‘I smoke cannabis and I want to purchase or increase my life...
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May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Study: No Association Between the Cumulative Consumption of Cannabis Smoke and the Risk of Lung Cancer

Study: No Association Between the Cumulative Consumption of Cannabis Smoke and the Risk of Lung Cancer

In a recent presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, investigators from the University of California, Los Angeles, provided the latest...
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March 29, 2013
03/29/2013
Study: Significantly Better Health Outcomes With Smoking Cannabis Than Tobacco

Study: Significantly Better Health Outcomes With Smoking Cannabis Than Tobacco

Adults who inhale cannabis report significantly better health outcomes than do those who smoke tobacco or a combination of both substances, according to exploratory survey data to be published...
By: NORML
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Brushing After Smoking

Brushing After Smoking

It’s no secret that marijuana contains tar and other carcinogens. Smoking cannabis is the most unhealthy way of consuming it, and if you want to see so...
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