Category: Best of the Web

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The best cannabis posts from around the web

August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Denver Police Ask Me Anything About Marijuana Highlights

Denver Police Ask Me Anything About Marijuana Highlights

During the Denver Police Department’s Ask Me Anything session on Reddit about marijuana, several serious and not-so-serious topics were discussed. Questions ranged from “Will it be sold in...
August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Cory Booker Opens Stop-And-Frisk Data To The Public

Cory Booker Opens Stop-And-Frisk Data To The Public

Newark Mayor and Senate candidate Cory Booker has just begun testing an innovative solution to the racial problems plaguing law enforcement’s use of stop-and-frisk: hold officers accountable...
August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Eric Holder Pressed on DEA Use of NSA Intelligence

Eric Holder Pressed on DEA Use of NSA Intelligence

A group of Democratic senators and congressmen want Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a Reuters report earlier this month revealing that the National Security Agency (NSA)...
August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
George Takei Commends Trudeau’s Admission of Cannabis Use

George Takei Commends Trudeau’s Admission of Cannabis Use

George Takei, famous for his role as Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek series, recently commended Canadian politician Justin Trudeau for admitting that he uses cannabis:...
August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Learn the Facts About Medical Marijuana

Learn the Facts About Medical Marijuana

There has been much discussion on the legalization of cannabis in the news lately. I think it’s important for citizens to have an open discussion on medical...
August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Study: THC Increases Brain Activity With Positive Stimuli

Study: THC Increases Brain Activity With Positive Stimuli

The administration of THC modulates emotional processing in healthy volunteers, according to placebo-controlled crossover trial data published online by the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. Investigators from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands performed...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
MMJ Speakeasies Rise In Southern California

MMJ Speakeasies Rise In Southern California

Oscar Pascual of Smell The Truth reports that in the aftermath of California counties obtaining the ability to ban dispensaries some MMJ speakeasies have taken root. “The...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Denver City Council Sets Extra Tax Vote On Retail Cannabis

Denver City Council Sets Extra Tax Vote On Retail Cannabis

Yesterday, the Denver City Council approved a 3.5% additional sales tax on retail cannabis. The tax will be in addition to the 15% state sales tax, and...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Missouri Lawmaker Busted for Minor Cannabis Possession

Missouri Lawmaker Busted for Minor Cannabis Possession

Missouri Representative Jeremy LaFaver, co-sponsor of a bill this year that would have reduced penalties for minor cannabis possession, was pulled over Sunday and was found to have...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Mexican Drug Cartels Not in “Over 1,000 US Cities”

Mexican Drug Cartels Not in “Over 1,000 US Cities”

The refrain that Mexican drug cartels “now maintain a presence in over 1,000 cities” has been widely heard ever since the claim was first made in a...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Time: Make the Next Drug Czar a Doctor

Time: Make the Next Drug Czar a Doctor

In an excellent article on Time, David Sheff describes the failure of the drug war, the Obama Administration’s short-comings and the chance to shift the way our...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Capitalizing on Cannabis: A Review of Marijuana Stocks

Capitalizing on Cannabis: A Review of Marijuana Stocks

Seeking Alpha’s Alan Brochstein dives into the danker side of the stock market and reviews some of the few public marijuana stocks, covering the big fish of...
August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Senate Judiciary Holding Marijuana Policy Hearing Next Month

Senate Judiciary Holding Marijuana Policy Hearing Next Month

As promised, Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has scheduled hearings on marijuana policy. “Conflicts between State and Federal Marijuana Laws” will take place September 10...
August 26, 2013
08/26/2013
Rally Held For Cannabis Legalization In Pennsylvania

Rally Held For Cannabis Legalization In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Hempland Security held their third rally this year for cannabis legalization in Pennsylvania in Penn Square in Reading on Saturday. The rally was in support of...
August 26, 2013
08/26/2013
Legalization Event This Saturday in Birmingham, England

Legalization Event This Saturday in Birmingham, England

This Saturday, August 31 at 1 PM, Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park will be home to a campaign effort for cannabis legalization. The event will showcase speakers, music,...
August 26, 2013
08/26/2013
Poll: Colorado Stands By Marijuana Legalization

Poll: Colorado Stands By Marijuana Legalization

A new poll by Quinnipiac University found that public opinion of marijuana legalization hasn’t changed much in Colorado since voters approved Amendment 64. Of the 1,184 Colorado...
August 26, 2013
08/26/2013
Most MedPage Today Readers Support Medical Marijuana Use

Most MedPage Today Readers Support Medical Marijuana Use

Last week, MedPage Today surveyed over 5,600 of their readers about their opinion of medical marijuana use. 60.7% reported they’d always supported the use of medical marijuana,...
August 26, 2013
08/26/2013
Stockbroker Claims Government Joints Over 30 Years Saved Him

Stockbroker Claims Government Joints Over 30 Years Saved Him

One of four surviving federal medical marijuana patients, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld suffers from a rare bone disease. He has been smoking government joints for more than 30 years...
August 26, 2013
08/26/2013
DEA Must Pay $3 Million in 2010 Killing of LA Teen

DEA Must Pay $3 Million in 2010 Killing of LA Teen

A federal judge Tuesday awarded $3 million to the family of an 18-year-old Los Angeles honors student who was gunned down by undercover DEA agents in a parking garage...
August 23, 2013
08/23/2013
Piece of the Week | Elephant Pipe

Piece of the Week | Elephant Pipe

This week we go back to nature themed glasswork and consider this cute little piece, an elephant pipe. We have covered elephants in the past, specifically this...