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October 22, 2013
10/22/2013
Houston Texans Cut 3 Players for Marijuana Use

Houston Texans Cut 3 Players for Marijuana Use

Sam Montgomery, Cierre Wood and Willie Jefferson were cut from the Houston Texans Monday, allegedly for marijuana use.
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October 18, 2013
10/18/2013
Official Stoner Sport: Major League Ultimate Frisbee

Official Stoner Sport: Major League Ultimate Frisbee

I actually thought I was seeing things and/or so high I was actively creating my reality as I viewed it when I happened upon a website for...
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October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
NFL Needs More Transparency in Drug Policy, Says World Anti-Doping Agency

NFL Needs More Transparency in Drug Policy, Says World Anti-Doping Agency

The NFL and its players union doesn’t require players to disclose the substances for which they have tested positive. This is becoming more of an issue as...
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September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
NORML Advances to Round 2 of Super Bowl Ad Contest

NORML Advances to Round 2 of Super Bowl Ad Contest

Thanks to NORML members and supporters who pushed NORML’s proposed Super Bowl ad in an ongoing Intuit ad contest to the number one position. This morning, Intuit...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession

Aldon Smith, the one-man sack factory linebacker from the San Francisco 49ers was arrested last Friday (Sept 20th) morning on suspicion of a DUI. Smith crashed his car...
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September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Help NORML Win a Commercial During the Super Bowl

Help NORML Win a Commercial During the Super Bowl

If the cannabis community will unite, NORML could win a free commercial during the Super Bowl. That’s right, if each of us cannabis supporters will take just...
By: Mercedys
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September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
First NFL Season Sans Prohibition

First NFL Season Sans Prohibition

After what seemed an interminably long offseason (at least to football fans), the NFL is finally back into action. This marks the first year that cannabis is legal in...
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September 12, 2013
09/12/2013
Nevada State Athletic Commission Eases Up on Marijuana Use

Nevada State Athletic Commission Eases Up on Marijuana Use

Last week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) reported that it was changing its marijuana policies after mounting pressure from MPP, athletes, and promoters who said the...
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September 5, 2013
09/05/2013
Billboard At Denver Broncos Stadium Calls On NFL to Stop Punishing Players For Marijuana

Billboard At Denver Broncos Stadium Calls On NFL to Stop Punishing Players For Marijuana

A billboard calling on the National Football League to stop punishing players for using marijuana was posted Wednesday in front of Sports Authority Field at Mile High,...
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September 4, 2013
09/04/2013
Drafting without Drafts: Fantasy Football 2013

Drafting without Drafts: Fantasy Football 2013

  Football is finally back!!! College football started last week and the big boys kick-off on Thursday. I must admit though, what I am really stoked about is the Fantasy...
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August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
Geraldo At Large: Mason Tvert VS Rehab Profiteer

Geraldo At Large: Mason Tvert VS Rehab Profiteer

Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project was recently on “Geraldo At Large” to talk about the “New Beer” ad that was pulled from a recent NASCAR event. Also...
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August 14, 2013
08/14/2013
13 Players Who Succeeded in the NFL After Getting Busted for Marijuana

13 Players Who Succeeded in the NFL After Getting Busted for Marijuana

Seattlepi shares portraits of 13 NFL players who thrived after getting busted for weed. Tyrann Mathieu, after getting kicked off LSU’s college team, is reportedly dominating in training camp for the...
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July 31, 2013
07/31/2013
MPP NASCAR Ad Pulled

MPP NASCAR Ad Pulled

MPP’s video ad that began airing Friday on a jumbotron outside the NASCAR Brickyard 400 was pulled later that afternoon by the media company that owns the video screen. Grazie Media, which had...
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July 29, 2013
07/29/2013
MPP Ad Pulled From NASCAR Brickyard 400

MPP Ad Pulled From NASCAR Brickyard 400

Thanks to the rotten Drug Free America Foundation, MPP’s “New Beer” legalization ad has been pulled from the Jumbotron at the NASCAR Brickyard 400. Since the ignorant...
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July 26, 2013
07/26/2013
MPP Airs Ad at Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race

MPP Airs Ad at Brickyard 400 NASCAR Race

NASCAR fans attending this weekend’s Brickyard 400 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be greeted by an MPP video ad in support of making marijuana legal...
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July 26, 2013
07/26/2013
Huge Legalization Ad From MPP to Run at NASCAR Brickyard 400

Huge Legalization Ad From MPP to Run at NASCAR Brickyard 400

A marijuana legalization ad from Marijuana Policy Project will be gracing the entrance to the NASCAR Brickyard 400 this weekend in Indianapolis. With a message to inform...
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Denver Broncos Player Suspended for Marijuana Use

Denver Broncos Player Suspended for Marijuana Use

Even though it is now legal to smoke marijuana in Colorado, a Denver Broncos linebacker is facing a four-game suspension for allegedly testing positive for marijuana. Under...
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July 19, 2013
07/19/2013
Professional Sports Committees Rethinking Marijuana Rules

Professional Sports Committees Rethinking Marijuana Rules

In May, the organization that regulates the Olympics – the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – made headlines when it ruled to increase the threshold of permissible marijuana in an athlete’s system...
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June 21, 2013
06/21/2013
Cannabis Lobbyists Embarrass White House on Softball Field

Cannabis Lobbyists Embarrass White House on Softball Field

In news that surprised me, a softball team of cannabis lobbyists co-captained by Dan Riffle of MPP (the One-Hitters) beat the Softball Team of the United States...
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June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
UFC Raises Testing Threshold for Marijuana to WADA Standard

UFC Raises Testing Threshold for Marijuana to WADA Standard

UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, said the testing threshold in UFC for marijuana will be raised from 50ng/mL to 150ng/mL, in line with the new standard set...
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