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Cruz Attacks Obama for Not Locking Up CO Marijuana Users
Texas Senator Ted Cruz criticized Obama for not locking up Colorado marijuana users for violating federal law.
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Colorado Replaces Mile Marker 420 With 419.99 to Stop Theft
The Colorado Department of Transportation has replaced the 420 mile marker with 419.99 in an effort to stop theft.
Piece of the Week | Patron Hookah
This week we step back and look at social smoking, and what better way to smoke socially than to use your Patron Hookah? ‹ › Patron Hookah This is a totally different…
Tennessee Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced
Rep. Sherry Jones has taken an important step for seriously ill patients in Tennessee and introduced a medical marijuana bill, HB 1385...
Could NYC Get Its Own Medical Weed Bill?
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to bring medical cannabis to 20 hospitals around New York, announced this week, has been criticized by activists for being too narrow and too reliant on federal government approval to do any good.
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France’s Ministry of Health Approves Cannabis-Based Sativex Medicine
France’s ministry of health announced Thursday that it has approved Sativex, a cannabis-based mouth spray produced by GW pharmaceutricals. Sativex will be available in
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Scientists Explain Why Marijuana Users Never Overdose
Leaf Science reports a study that found a hormone released when THC is used also inhibits THC receptors, explaining why marijuana users never overdose.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.01.08)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of January 8, 2014.
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Alaska Closer to Becoming 3rd State to Legalize Marijuana
CNN reports Alaska's Campaign to Regulate Marijuana submitted 45,000 signatures in support of a measure to legalize marijuana.
West Virginia Legislators Drop Medical Marijuana Study
A new poll was released Monday showing increased support for allowing medical marijuana in West Virginia.
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It’s Not an Opinion, Marijuana Is Less Dangerous
Fusion examines the media's tendency to refer to the fact that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol as some unproven claim by legalization proponents.
Cuomo's Weed Plan May Be Dead On Arrival
Though Andrew Cuomo’s plan for medical cannabis legalization is a step in the right direction, it isn’t enough to get New Yorkers the treatment they need
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Mamakind on Hunger Strike for Right to Use Meds in Hospital
Canadian medical cannabis patient and cannabis writer Mamakind is on a hunger strike, fighting for her right to use a vaporizer in the hospital.
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Jon Stewart Blasts Cable Anchors Panicking Over Legal Pot
The Raw Story covers Jon Stewart putting prohibitionist cable news anchors in their place for their hypocrisy on legalization.
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The Guardian: Cooking With Cannabis – A New Culinary High?
The Guardian reports the rising popularity of cooking with cannabis among popular chefs.
David Brooks, Tina Brown, Joe Scarborough, and Pat Buchanan All Hate Weed Cause They’re Old
What do David Brooks, Tina Brown, Joe Scarborough, and Pat Buchanan have in common, besides their lily whiteness and comfy careers nurtured in the ivory halls of corporate media? Answer:
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Washington State Faces Prospect of Too Many Pot Growers
Washington officials have received over 2,600 applications from pot growers, which is a concern because of a set limit on the amount of space for growing.
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Bill O'Reilly Ignores Reality and Makes Millions of Marijuana Arrests Disappear
On January 6th, Bill O'Reilly shared with Fox News cohorts Juan Williams and Mary Katharine Ham that apparently the ones getting arrested for cannabis are "only dealers, Juan.