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The best cannabis posts from around the web

July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Los Angeles Deputies Kill Armed Man, 80, in Marijuana Raid

Los Angeles Deputies Kill Armed Man, 80, in Marijuana Raid

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed an armed 80-year-old man as they served a search warrant on a marijuana grow operation in a remote part...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Piece of the Week | Hand Grenade Pipes, Chillums, Bongs and Accessories

Piece of the Week | Hand Grenade Pipes, Chillums, Bongs and Accessories

This week’s post came from a “wow, that’s pretty cool” moment while surfing Pinterest, I stumbled upon a hand grenade pipe. So, with that inspiration we bring you...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
CU-Boulder Spent $108K To Shut Down 420 Party In 2013

CU-Boulder Spent $108K To Shut Down 420 Party In 2013

The University of Colorado at Boulder spent almost $108,000 to shut down this year’s 420 party on campus. In 2012, the first year the infamous (in Colorado...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Oregon DA’s Oppose Dispensary Bill: May Affect Old Cases

Oregon DA’s Oppose Dispensary Bill: May Affect Old Cases

Oregon’s DA’s Association opposes legislation that would license and regulate medical marijuana shops. Lincoln county DA Rob Bovett claims one reason to oppose the dispensary bill is...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Study: 7 out of 10 Americans Take a Prescription Drug

Study: 7 out of 10 Americans Take a Prescription Drug

A Mayo Clinic study found nearly 70% of Americans take prescription drugs, with antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers being the most widely used. 13% took opioids (painkillers that include...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
CT MMJ Hopeful Claims to Own a CO Dispensary…That Doesn’t Exist

CT MMJ Hopeful Claims to Own a CO Dispensary…That Doesn’t Exist

Ethan Ruby is a Connecticut businessman that has been raising money to finance a medical marijuana dispensary. He has been claiming that he owned a dispensary in...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Canada Changes Medical Marijuana Regulations

Canada Changes Medical Marijuana Regulations

Previously in Canada, medical marijuana patients needed to provide proof of qualifying medical conditions to Health Canada, which would then issue them a card allowing them to...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
NH Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval From Legislature

NH Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval From Legislature

New Hampshire state lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Wednesday that will allow state residents with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical marijuana if their...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Rolling Stone: Five Reasons Cops Want to Legalize Marijuana

Rolling Stone: Five Reasons Cops Want to Legalize Marijuana

Rolling Stone’s Kristen Gwynne describes five reasons to legalize marijuana that even police officers agree with. These reasons include better overall public safety, renewed focus on real...
June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California medical marijuana dispensaries — and their patients — are under a sustained, two-pronged attack, and that is having a dramatic impact on patient access across the...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Lawyers Guild Report Condemns Federal Marijuana Policy

Lawyers Guild Report Condemns Federal Marijuana Policy

The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) — the country’s oldest and largest public interest and human rights bar organization — issued a report yesterday addressing the federal government’s flawed policy...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Hawaii: Governor Signs Measures Amending Medical Cannabis

Hawaii: Governor Signs Measures Amending Medical Cannabis

Democrat Gov. Neil Abercrombie yesterday signed two separate measures into law to amend the state’s 13-year-old medical marijuana program. House Bill 668 transfers the administration of the state’s medicinal cannabis...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Help Washington Implement I-502 With Short Survey

Help Washington Implement I-502 With Short Survey

Washington’s Liquor Control Board, the entity in charge of implementing I-502, is funding a survey to gather opinions about how best to implement the historic law. If you...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

It’s been a good week for medical marijuana in state legislatures, with New Hampshire now poised to become the 19th medical marijuana state, and that’s just for...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Marijuana Stocks Are Rising, Should You Invest?

Marijuana Stocks Are Rising, Should You Invest?

In an article on The Daily Beast, Winston Ross describes the rising trends of marijuana stocks, but cautions potential investors. Until marijuana is removed from, or rescheduled...
June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

A Wisconsin cop and a Washington cop face justice for their pervy behavior, and a New Mexico jail guard and a Georgia cop get in trouble over...
June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
Vancouver’s Second Medical Cannabis Kush Cup – June 28-30

Vancouver’s Second Medical Cannabis Kush Cup – June 28-30

Canada’s finest medical cannabis will be chosen at Vancouver’s second Kush Cup over the weekend. Along with fine buds, there will be a health expo and entertainment....
June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
Immigration Bill Affects Real and Imagined Drug Offenders

Immigration Bill Affects Real and Imagined Drug Offenders

An amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) would affect real and imagined drug offenders. SA 1570, amendment to S. 744 (and the same...
June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
Marijuana Dispensaries Becoming Domain of the 1 Percent

Marijuana Dispensaries Becoming Domain of the 1 Percent

In an article on Huffington Post, Eleazar David Melendez describes the new bureaucratic obstacles that will likely prevent anyone but the very rich from entering into the marijuana...
June 26, 2013
06/26/2013
“All Your Pot Are Belong to Us”, an Artful Look at Weed Trafficking

“All Your Pot Are Belong to Us”, an Artful Look at Weed Trafficking

Between 2005 and 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 17 million pounds of weed on the Mexico-U.S. border. Seventeen million pounds. That’s seven billion dimebags! It’s enough weed to roll a...
By: Andy Cush