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The best cannabis posts from around the web

September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.05)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.05)

02:53am The Murray County, Georgia, scandal keeps unraveling, another prison guard goes down, and a pair of South Texas deputies are going away for awhile. Let’s...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Colorado’s Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 64, Still Leading In Polls

Colorado’s Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 64, Still Leading In Polls

Statewide polling data from Colorado, just released by Public Policy Polling, shows support holding strong for Amendment 64, a ballot measure that aims to re-legalize and regulate the...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Obama Should “Evolve” on Marijuana

Obama Should “Evolve” on Marijuana

Chris Weigant has “a radical thought, as we charge full-steam into convention season: Could the marijuana vote propel Barack Obama to victory in the upcoming election?”  
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Cannabis and Lung Cancer | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference

Cannabis and Lung Cancer | Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference

Here are some of the best research articles, abstracts, news stories and other references you will find on cannabis and lung cancer on the Internet. What follows...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
The Marijuana Myth: What If Everything You Think You Know About This Plant Is Wrong?

The Marijuana Myth: What If Everything You Think You Know About This Plant Is Wrong?

Author Laurel Dewey shares her marijuana epiphany as she researched “What if everything you were ever told and believed about a subject wasn’t true? What if the well-meaning, trusted and...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Pot Legalization I-502 Debate in Seattle Thur Night Sept 6

Pot Legalization I-502 Debate in Seattle Thur Night Sept 6

The League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County is hosting an I-502 debate on marijuana legalization at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 6 at Seattle’s Town Hall with some great...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
CO Marijuana Legalization Ad To Air During Democratic National Convention

CO Marijuana Legalization Ad To Air During Democratic National Convention

A new television ad in support of Colorado’s Amendment 64, which seeks recreational marijuana legalization for adults, will air during the Democratic National Convention on both CNN...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
Marijuana Sellers Target Stoner Voters in Dutch Election

Marijuana Sellers Target Stoner Voters in Dutch Election

With slogans like “Don’t let your vote go up in smoke!”, owners of the free-wheeling cafes where bags of hashish are sold alongside cups of coffee are mounting...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
How Legal Mari­juana Could Save $72 Billion Each Year

How Legal Mari­juana Could Save $72 Billion Each Year

A GalesburgPlanet.com reader vents his frustration over the fact that over 50% of Amer­icans want mari­juana legalized, $72B in annual tax revenue and cost savings is lost and...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
LA Confidential: City Funds Go Up In Smoke

LA Confidential: City Funds Go Up In Smoke

HuffPost ponders the Los Angeles City Council’s decision to ignore the fact that the majority of their constituents support the use of medical marijuana and how they could just...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
Choom Gang: Obama Web Ad Recruits ‘Harold and Kumar’ Stars

Choom Gang: Obama Web Ad Recruits ‘Harold and Kumar’ Stars

President Barack Obama made an appeal to the marijuana-smoking “stoner” vote with an online ad featuring the stars of the “Harold and Kumar” movie series. Lets see if Harold...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
Last Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Diego Closes

Last Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Diego Closes

The Mother Earth Alternative Healing Co-operative. the last medical marijuana dispensary licensed in San Diego County, closed its doors to customers yesterday after pressure from US Attorney Laura...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
‘Women For Measure 80’ Holding OCTA Fundraiser Sat Sept 29

‘Women For Measure 80’ Holding OCTA Fundraiser Sat Sept 29

Women for Measure 80, a group that is working to restore industrial hemp and end cannabis prohibition in Oregon is hosting a fundraiser Saturday, September 29, 2012...
By: Anna Diaz
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September 3, 2012
09/03/2012
The GOP Platform on Crime and Drugs

The GOP Platform on Crime and Drugs

05:12pm With Republican delegates now heading home after their national convention in Tampa, this is as good a time as any to examine their official position...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired

Pot Smoking Driver in Saskatoon Canada Deemed Not Impaired

A Canadian woman who admitted to using marijuana before getting into her car has been acquitted of impaired driving, with the Saskatoon judge saying “I would have...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Latest Media Buzz Regarding Pot’s Potential Impact On IQ Misses The Bigger Issue

Latest Media Buzz Regarding Pot’s Potential Impact On IQ Misses The Bigger Issue

The mainstream press has been abuzz in recent days regarding the findings of a recent study suggesting that early-onset, persistent cannabis exposure by those under age 18 could potentially pose adverse...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Marijuana Community Divide on Amendment 64 Deep, Wide, Often Nasty

Marijuana Community Divide on Amendment 64 Deep, Wide, Often Nasty

Colorado’s Amendment 64 has pitted advocates against advocates, frequently in online combat. A house divided cannot stand, as we sadly also see in-fighting on WA’s I-502.
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Ziggy Marley Backs Cannabis, but Skips Smoke When Making Music

Ziggy Marley Backs Cannabis, but Skips Smoke When Making Music

LVRJ.com caught up with Ziggy Marley prior to his August 31st concert at the Mandalay Bay and asked him about cannabis prohibition: “It denies us the use of...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow

Fight With Girlfriend Outcome: Arrested for Basement Marijuana Grow

Michael C. Clinton of Ohio was arrested on felony charges for a marijuana grow in his basement after his girlfriend turned him in, ignoring the pro growing...
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Piece of the Week | Illadelph Alien Bong

Piece of the Week | Illadelph Alien Bong

Illadelph Alien Bong You don’t have to be in Area 51 to find your very own alien, just bring a few thousand dollars and order up a custom...
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