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The best cannabis posts from around the web

November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes

Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes

Arresting and prosecuting low-level marijuana offenders in New York City has little or no impact on law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime, according to a study...
November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Authorities: Marijuana Growers Using Solar Power

Authorities: Marijuana Growers Using Solar Power

Illegal marijuana growers are increasingly using solar power to operate large-scale operations in an attempt to remain off the grid and avoid detection from law enforcement agents,...
November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Uruguayan Deputies Say Legalize All Drugs

Uruguayan Deputies Say Legalize All Drugs

02:57pm Even as Uruguay considers a groundbreaking proposal from President Jose Mujica to legalize state-regulated marijuana cultivation and sales, parliamentarians from most of the leading political...
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
Piece of the Week | Stealth Pipes

Piece of the Week | Stealth Pipes

Stealth pipes are the perfect holiday companion  Sadly not all of us will be in Colorado or Washington for this long Thanksgiving weekend. The rest of us may...
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
First Dispensary for Medical Pot Gets Approval in Tucson, Arizona

First Dispensary for Medical Pot Gets Approval in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson’s first medical marijuana dispensary has received Arizona state approval to open. Now the owner has to decide on a date.
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
UFC Suspends Thiago Silva for Positive Marijuana Drug Test

UFC Suspends Thiago Silva for Positive Marijuana Drug Test

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on Wednesday announced that Thiago Silva has turned up positive drug test results for marijuana metabolites. He has been suspended for six months, must...
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
Wisconsin Marijuana Advocates Planning State Capitol Lobby Day January 16th

Wisconsin Marijuana Advocates Planning State Capitol Lobby Day January 16th

The Madison and Wisconsin chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), along with Is My Medicine Legal YET? (IMMLY), the Wisconsin medical cannabis advocacy group founded by medical cannabis bill...
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
Hostess Officially Closes; Twinkies, Ho Hos, Wonder Bread Up for Sale

Hostess Officially Closes; Twinkies, Ho Hos, Wonder Bread Up for Sale

Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread are up for sale now that a bankruptcy judge cleared the way for Hostess Brands Inc. to fire its 18,500 workers...
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to StopTheDrugWar.org Before December 31st

Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to StopTheDrugWar.org Before December 31st

We are approaching a new year in a new time. Things are moving our way — in a big way. But there are critical next steps to...
November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
US Bill Will Allow Feds to Read Your E-mail Without Warrants

US Bill Will Allow Feds to Read Your E-mail Without Warrants

The United States government is set to vote on an e-mail privacy bill which, if passed, will enable government agencies to read Americans’ e-mails without warrants as...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Fox Marijuana Legalization Sitcom in the Works

Fox Marijuana Legalization Sitcom in the Works

Fox is developing a sitcom, The Happy Tree, based around the legalization of marijuana, The show is from former Entourage and How To Make It In America executive producers Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg,...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
New England Marijuana Legalization Bills Coming

New England Marijuana Legalization Bills Coming

012, 04:41pm In the wake of this month’s marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington, legislators in New England are ramping up efforts to be the next...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
The 2012 San Francisco Patients’ Choice Is Strawberry Cough, Yum! (But Don’t Eat It)

The 2012 San Francisco Patients’ Choice Is Strawberry Cough, Yum! (But Don’t Eat It)

The San Francisco chapter of the medical marijuana lobby Americans for Safe Access threw a successful annual fundraiser and medical cannabis competition on Sunday night. Unlike juried Cannabis Cups, medical...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Colorado US Representatives Move to Support Legal Marijuana

Colorado US Representatives Move to Support Legal Marijuana

012, 04:02pm In the wake of this month’s vote in Colorado to legalize marijuana, which won with 55% of the vote, a bipartisan group from the state’s...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Is Medical Marijuana Going Corporate?

Is Medical Marijuana Going Corporate?

Will big corporations get involved in marijuana? At this point even legal dispensaries under state law are still labeled as drug traffickers under federal law. Section 280E of the tax code denies...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.20)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.20)

012, 03:18pm We have a trio of corrupt cops this week, including a former sheriff and a former police chief. Let’s get to it: In Rockingham, North...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
MOMENTUM: Post Election, Marijuana Law Reform Bills to be Introduced at Both State and Federal Level

MOMENTUM: Post Election, Marijuana Law Reform Bills to be Introduced at Both State and Federal Level

The message from our big wins on Election Day has already begun to reverberate around the nation. Right on the heels of the votes in Washington and...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws

Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws

012, 03:12pm Tuesday morning, former Baltimore narcotics officer Neill Franklin delivered a letter signed by 73 current and former police officers, judges, prosecutors, and federal agents to...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
7% of California Drivers Test Positive for Marijuana, but Are They Impaired?

7% of California Drivers Test Positive for Marijuana, but Are They Impaired?

For the 20 states in which marijuana is legal, either for medicinal or recreational purposes, there’s a new challenge for law enforcement: judging whether stoned users are too...
November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.20)

012, 02:35pm It’s been fairly quiet on the dispensary front, but action is beginning to heat up at state houses in preparation for the 2013 legislative season....