Tag: stigma

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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 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Deny Organ Transplants to Marijuana Users?

Deny Organ Transplants to Marijuana Users?

In a video and article on Medscape, Arthur L. Caplan, PhD notes that organ transplant centers routinely deny organ transplants to patients that test positive for drugs...
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September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use

CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use

A six month old baby girl and her six year old brother were taken from their homes by CPS in Michigan this week because the state sees...
By: Mercedys
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September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Where Are the Cannabis Movement’s Young Women?

Where Are the Cannabis Movement’s Young Women?

Women voters tend to vote unfavorably on cannabis initiatives. This may change. Earlier this year, Brookings Institute published a study concerning voting numbers for various cannabis issues....
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September 4, 2013
09/04/2013
Fibromyalgia and Cannabis: Helping My Mother See Green

Fibromyalgia and Cannabis: Helping My Mother See Green

I recently had dinner with my mother, who is in her late 60’s, and has long suffered from fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by...
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August 31, 2013
08/31/2013
Someone Is Trying To Blame the Yosemite Fire On Marijuana

Someone Is Trying To Blame the Yosemite Fire On Marijuana

A recent story in the San Jose Mercury News really rustled my jimmies, because it was entitled “Rim Fire: Did illegal marijuana growers start the blaze?” Basically, the...
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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 26, 2013
07/26/2013
Deanna Jean, Minnesota Mom, Fights for Medical Marijuana

Deanna Jean, Minnesota Mom, Fights for Medical Marijuana

Weedists: Meet Deanna Jean “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Deanna Jean, or DJ as she is...
By: Anna Diaz
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July 22, 2013
07/22/2013
Stoner Spy: Overheard on Seattle City Bus

Stoner Spy: Overheard on Seattle City Bus

The other day, I was riding a Seattle city bus. I was stoned and listening to comedians on Pandora through my headphones. You know, generally just minding...
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June 6, 2013
06/06/2013
Baby Boomers: Overlooked Customers No More

Baby Boomers: Overlooked Customers No More

Baby boomers came of age at a time when smoking pot was all the rage. But after their party days were over, they entered corporate America and...
By: Mercedys
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana

First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana

On 5/21/2013, Bill Rosendahl, a Councilman in the City of Los Angeles, made history as the first elected Official openly admitting to using medical marijuana. Bill Rosendahl...
By: Mercedys
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May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
The “Truth” About Marijuana – Sort Of

The “Truth” About Marijuana – Sort Of

Recently I read the Cassie Shortsleeve’s Men’s Health article, “The Truth About Marijuana.” In it, the author meets with Dr. Mahmoud Elsohly, the director of the University...
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May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Next-Gen Cannabis Smokers: True Freedom

Yesterday I was sitting outside my house here in Washington and I was taking a hit off my bong. I found myself still feeling a deep, yet...
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March 12, 2013
03/12/2013
UN Report Slams Cruel Drug Treatment as “Torture”

UN Report Slams Cruel Drug Treatment as “Torture”

Compulsory “treatment” for drug addiction in some parts of the world is “tantamount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,” according to report last month from the UN’s...
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September 10, 2012
09/10/2012
Does Smoking Pot With Acquaintances Strengthen Relationships?

Does Smoking Pot With Acquaintances Strengthen Relationships?

Ever think back on friends you smoke with on occasion now that were once acquaintances with no knowledge you each used cannabis and how the relationship evolved? Sharing...
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July 30, 2012
07/30/2012
Mothers and Responsible Marijuana Usage

Mothers and Responsible Marijuana Usage

Sarah Eyre at xoJane writes on the unwarranted social stigma that mothers can’t responsibly use marijuana to relax in the evening but it’s acceptable to drink wine...
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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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