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Does Medical Marijuana Equal Bad Parenting?
"Your baby doesn't need to be subjected to marijuana," an officer says. "I told them we had our cards, our prescriptions. They didn't want to see them."
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Iowa Board Rules Against Medical Marijuana
Stories of children suffering from epilepsy and other ills weren't enough to convince an Iowa board to recommend a medical marijuana program for the state.
"The New Jim Crow" Author Michelle Alexander Talks Race and Drug War
On Thursday, Michelle Alexander, author of the bestselling The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness sat down with Asha Bandele.
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How Much the War on Drugs Impacts Our Overcrowded Prisons
America's prisons are dangerously overcrowded, and the war on drugs is to blame. Over 50 percent of inmates in federal prison are there for drug offenses.
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Tempe, Arizona Compassion Club Busted for Pot Sales
Delta 9, a medical marijuana compassion club in Tempe, Arizona, was busted for providing medicine to members.
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Feds Block FDA-Approved Medical Marijuana Research for Veterans With PTSD
Thousands of veterans and other medical marijuana patients nationwide use marijuana to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
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Patients May Defy New Canadian Medical Marijuana Laws
New Canadian medical marijuana laws go into effect April 1, and many patients may be forced to defy them or go without medication.
Life in Prison for Marijuana?
As more and more Americans support ending marijuana prohibition, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are still a lot of people in prison for marijuana
Blind Irishman Hopes for Cannabis Conviction
A man in Ireland walked into the Irish police (gardai) station with a small amount of cannabis and requested to be booked for possession. While many of us may be puzzled by such an action
“Dog-Whistle Racism” by The Lincoln Club of San Diego
The Lincoln Club created and photoshopped the mailer, portraying Candidate Alvarez with a fist full of cash using a hand gesture associated with gangs.
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Activists Detained at Six Flags for Pro-Marijuana Shirts
For the second time, activists were detained at Six Flags in Arlington, Texas for wearing pro-marijuana shirts.
Marijuana NewsLink
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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It Is Immoral to Cage Humans for Smoking Marijuana
Conor Friedersdorf gives a great explanation of why it is immoral to cage humans for smoking marijuana.
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Love Flies Out the Door When Money Comes in the Window
Old Hippie discusses the aggression against the cannabis movement, from within as well as from outsiders, and the money that motivates the aggressors.
Fight Like a Girl: Dahlia’s Journey
Ladybud reports the ongoing story of Dahlia, a little girl with brain cancer that is relocating to Colorado for medical marijuana.
Alberto Willmore: Arrested by NYPD for Smoking
A story broke earlier this month about a New York City school teacher named Alberto Willmore arrested for smoking weed. The only problem? Willmore was...
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Brave North Carolinian Arrested in Defiance of Prohibition
A North Carolinian man that openly grows his own medical cannabis alerted law enforcement of his activities in defiance of prohibition.
Banking Regulations Will Mean Better Service for Cannabis Patients and (Now) Customers
Last week, a banking meeting took place in Washington DC regarding regulations that currently exist that make it difficult for medical marijuana business to have normal access to banking functions.