Vermont Update: Pro-Reform Candidate Gov. Shumlin Holds Massive Lead
New polling data released this week shows pro pot reform incumbent Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (D) holding a huge lead over challenger, Randy Brock (R).
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NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives
All three marijuana legalization initiatives on state ballots this year have won the endorsement of NAACP regional organizations this week.
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DEA Sends Warning Letter to 23 Seattle Area Medical Pot Dispensaries
Yesterday, the DEA sent warning letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area.
Piece of the Week | R2D2 Glass Pipe
The R2D2 glass pipe for people who love Star Wars and love to get stoned.
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Perfect PC Keyboard While Working With Weed (or Munchies)
Logitech is soon releasing a fully washable keyboard that can even be submerged in up to 11 inches of water, just don't include the USB plug.
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Do You Agree with Senator Rand Paul That Hemp = Jobs?
Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) proposal is to let Americans grow their own goddamn hemp instead of forcing us to import the non-psychoactive stuff.
California Supreme Court Throws Out Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Case As Moot
California High Court prohibits municipalities from using Pack v. City of Long Beach to ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
Chronicle Book Review: The FARC
Here's an in depth book review of "The FARC: The Longest Insurgency" by Garry Leech, which covers the group considered terrorists by the US and Colombia..
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Blunt Force: San Diego Landlord Cleared to Evict Marijuana Dispensary
The US Bankruptcy Court in San Diego has granted Mother Earth Alternative Healing Cooperative’s landlord permission to begin the eviction process.
Did You Know Bayer Made Heroin?
That's right, Bayer made Heroin. In 1898 the German drug company Bayer registered a trademark for the name Heroin.
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Want to Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in SF? The DEA Is Onto You
The DEA in June requested & received the applications including personal contact information for all proposed San Francisco medical marijuana dispensaries.
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.22)
The feds strike again in California, this time in Orange County and the LA dispensary ban battle heats up. There's plenty more medical marijuana news, too.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.08.22)
It never stops, and there are so many varieties of law enforcement misdoing and corrupt cops. Let's get to it:
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Legalizing Weed: 42 Percent More Popular Than Paul Ryan's Budget Plan
Only 35% of Americans support GOP VP Nominee Paul Ryan's budget plan versus 50% of Americans who want marijuana legalized.
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15 Reasons Netflix For Kids Is Really Netflix For Stoners
Here are 15 animated images from Netflix's video section for kids as proof it's really for stoners and for your viewing pleasure.
Michigan: Grand Rapids Voters Will Decide on $25 Fine-Only Offense for Pot Possession
Voters in Grand Rapids, Michigan will decide this November on a municipal measure to depenalize marijuana possession offenses to a non-criminal fine-only.
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WSJ: Should Obama Support Amendment 64
Should President Obama Support Amendment 64 in Colorado? The Wall Street Journal analyzes the latest PPP poll results and provides an audio analysis.
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Former New Mexico State Worker Fired for Medical Marijuana Use
A former New Mexico State Personnel Office employee claims she got fired for medical marijuana used to treat symptoms associated with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.