January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
My Favorite Strains: Sour Diesel

My Favorite Strains: Sour Diesel

Sour Diesel is a powerful strain that’s generally thought of as a sativa (and generally acts like a sativa), but it’s actually a hybrid of the legendary...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Panel Examines Federal-State Conflict Over New Marijuana Laws

Panel Examines Federal-State Conflict Over New Marijuana Laws

The Brookings Institution, and the Washington Office on Latin America, host a panel discussion on the implications of legalizing marijuana.
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Singapore Death Row Drug Defendants Can Now Seek Review

Singapore Death Row Drug Defendants Can Now Seek Review

Drug traffickers and other death row inmates in Singapore can now seek review of their death sentences after changes to the island city-state’s mandatory death sentence went...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Michigan Cities Challenging Marijuana Reform, Despite Voters’ Wishes

Michigan Cities Challenging Marijuana Reform, Despite Voters’ Wishes

Michigan political organizers behind easing laws against marijuana use have been quietly cheering since November. But they’re also monitoring a rash of challenges to implementing voters’ wishes.
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
MPP Slams Patrick Kennedy’s Plan to Force Marijuana Consumers Into Treatment and ‘Education’ Classes

MPP Slams Patrick Kennedy’s Plan to Force Marijuana Consumers Into Treatment and ‘Education’ Classes

MPP is taking issue with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s plan to force marijuana consumers into treatment and marijuana “education” classes, which his new organization, Smart Approaches to...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar’s office) head Gil Kerlikowske said Tuesday that the country is “in the midst of a serious national conversation...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Open Letter To Sasha and Malia Obama

Open Letter To Sasha and Malia Obama

Dear Sasha and Malia, I’m sorry to have to write you like this and get you involved in a national discussion and all, but it seems your...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Openings of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Delayed in Oakland

Openings of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Delayed in Oakland

A hard-line stance by the federal government on medical marijuana dispensaries and the reluctance of landlords to rent out their space, is being blamed for a delay in the...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
NORMLIZE CONGRESS: Marijuana Law Reform Heating Up in 2013

NORMLIZE CONGRESS: Marijuana Law Reform Heating Up in 2013

The votes this past November in Colorado and Washington to regulate marijuana for adults have sparked a fire of change that seems to be spreading across the...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Product Review: Vedge Candle

Product Review: Vedge Candle

Vedge Candles are hand-poured soy candles in reusable Weck jars.  They are dye and chemical free, and exceptionally scented. These are perfect for Weedists on so many levels. The...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part II)

Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part II)

Can legal attempts to change Cannabis Policy survive in the modern Legal system? In my last post on Cannabis Legalization I began by saying there is a legal...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
New Bermuda Attorney General Wants Marijuana Law Debate

New Bermuda Attorney General Wants Marijuana Law Debate

Newly-appointed Bermuda Attorney General Mark Pettingill is calling for a debate about reforming the island nation’s marijuana laws. But he has stopped short of advocating any particular...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Fights over Medical Marijuana Case Evidence Could Be Costly in Colorado

Fights over Medical Marijuana Case Evidence Could Be Costly in Colorado

A medical marijuana grower acquitted of drug-cultivation charges at a December trial wants Colorado Springs police to return her marijuana — or fork over $3.3 million in...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Henry Rollins Supports Marijuana Reform

Singer, poet, public speaker, and talk show host Henry Rollins has joined the growing ranks of public figures who support ending marijuana prohibition. Rollins is not a...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Full Extract Cannabis Oil Made Easy

Full Extract Cannabis Oil Made Easy

I had no idea that full extract cannabis oil would be a part of my easy-to-make repertoire, but here it is!  I got the recipe from a...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Colorado Task Force Considering Anti-marijuana Tourism Regulation

Colorado Task Force Considering Anti-marijuana Tourism Regulation

Some prohibitionists on a 24 member Colorado task force setup to help the governor and Legislature implement Amendment 64 are now trying ignore the will of Coloradan voters...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
The Culture High Kickstarter Project Update #34: Happy New Year Everyone! Hoping for a HUGE 2013

The Culture High Kickstarter Project Update #34: Happy New Year Everyone! Hoping for a HUGE 2013

On Sunday evening we received the latest update (#34) from one of our favorite Kickstarter projects: The Culture High by Adam Scorgie. We support this Kickstarter project...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

US, Few Others Object to Bolivia UN Coca-Chewing Bid

Four Western countries—the US, Britain, Italy, and Sweden—have formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs with a reservation that allows for...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

A White House online petition telling Obama to listen to the voters of Colorado and Washington about the future of cannabis legalization, not the famously anti-cannabis/pro drug war architect...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

AIDS Patient: ADT Alarm Contract Canceled Because of Marijuana

A CA medical marijuana grower & AIDS patient said his home alarm company of 3 years dropped him after a repairman saw his grow inside his house....
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