Canada Grants Monopoly To Historically Terrible MMJ Producer
Prairie Plant Systems once held a monopoly over commercial MMJ in Canada. The product they produced received an enormous number of complaints.
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Rastafarian Teen Cleared to Carry Pipe in Minnesota
A 15-year-old rastafarian has successfully argued for his religious right to carry a pipe in Minnesota.
Cannabis FactsLink
Marijuana Users Face Plenty Of Unknowns
He notes the lack of studies about marijuana users and ponders its known effects.“Let’s not knock the medicinal value of feeling good, of being happy.”
Deny Organ Transplants to Marijuana Users?
Arthur L. Caplan, PhD notes that transplant centers deny organ transplants to patients that test positive for drugs such as heroin, cocaine or marijuana.
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Free Joints Given Away In Boulder, Colorado
At an event organized to squash support for Colorado's retail marijuana tax proposal, free joints were handed out to adults in Boulder.
NJ: Governor Signs Legislation Amending Medical Cannabis
The law amends requirements that medical cannabis producers and distributors be limited to providing patients with no more than three strains of the plant .
Unemployment Drug Test Bill Moving in Michigan
A bill that would deny unemployment benefits to people who refuse to take drug tests required by employers passed the Republican-dominated Michigan Senate
Cannabis FactsLink
Legal Marijuana Should Cost $4.44 A Pound
A great article on Beyond Chronic describes the fair market price of legal marijuana before the dawn of prohibition; up to $0.33 per pound in 1927.
Pressure Mounts for Marijuana Reform in Bermuda
A meeting organized by One Bermuda Alliance's youth wing, the Future Bermuda Alliance, to discuss marijuana reform, drew a hundred residents and supporters.
49ers Aldon Smith Arrested for DUI, Possession
Aldon Smith, the one-man sack factory linebacker from the San Francisco 49ers was arrested last Friday (Sept 20th) morning on suspicion of a DUI. A .15 BAC
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If You Still Think Pot Should Be Illegal, You Are An A**hole
John Michael explains why even well-intended folks that think pot should be illegal, with arguments such as 'what about the children?!?', are simply wrong.
Marijuana Possession Arrests Outpace Violent Crime Arrests
Marijuana possession arrests currently outpace violent-crime arrests. In 2011 there were just over 660,000 marijuana arrests vs. about 530,000 violent crime
San Diego Union Tribune Endorses Medical Marijuana
San Diego Union Tribune endorses medical marijuana and urges City Council to allow safe access for patients rather then an outright prohibition.
Study: £1.25 Billion Annually Taxing Marijuana in England
The Institute for Social and Economic Research, with the University of Essex, concluded a cost benefit analysis of taxing marijuana in England and Wales.
Will Uruguay Be The First To End Marijuana Prohibition?
The Uruguayan Senate is expected to pass the bill, which would make Uruguay the first country to end marijuana prohibition on a national level.
Poll: Oklahomans Ready for Marijuana Law Reform
Oklahoma NORML released survey results from a Sooner Poll showing strong support for medical marijuana and majority support for marijuana decriminalization.
CPS Removes Children Due to State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Use
A six month old baby girl and her six year old brother were taken from their homes by CPS in Michigan this week because the state sees medical marijuana...
Return To The Liberty Bell For Smoke Down Prohibition IX
The monthly protest of draconian federal cannabis laws continues in front of the Liberty Bell with the ninth Smoke Down Prohibition Rally on September 21st.