November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Can Marijuana Users Donate Blood?

Can Marijuana Users Donate Blood?

Maybe it’s all the Black Friday marketing blitz that has people thinking about the holidays and the “Season of Giving”, but a few cannabis users have recently...
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Medical Marijuana Hearings To Be Held in NY in December

Medical Marijuana Hearings To Be Held in NY in December

New York state lawmakers are planning medical marijuana hearings in Mineola and Buffalo next month.
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Denver Dispensary Raid By DEA and IRS Didn’t Faze Me

Denver Dispensary Raid By DEA and IRS Didn’t Faze Me

Working in a dispensary has its risks. When I applied for a badge I assumed that a certain amount of risk was involved. There were at least...
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Piece of the Week | Middle Finger Pipe (aka. The North American Bird)

Piece of the Week | Middle Finger Pipe (aka. The North American Bird)

This week we’re going with something that I just happened to stumble upon on Pinterest: a Middle Finger Pipe. Or what some people may fondly call: The...
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Time for Rhode Island to Tax and Regulate Marijuana

Time for Rhode Island to Tax and Regulate Marijuana

A guest column from MPP’s Mason Tvert appeared today in the Providence Journal in Rhode Island. An excerpt is below, and you can click here to read...
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Pushing 80, Two Weeks to Live: Patient Cured by Cannabis

Pushing 80, Two Weeks to Live: Patient Cured by Cannabis

Stan Rutner, a retired dentist in his 70’s, was brought to the brink of death by conventional cancer treatments, then cured by cannabis.
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Yesterday’s raids in Colorado were the largest dispensary crackdown in the state’s history. US Attorney John Walsh claims the raided dispensaries violated federal guidelines.
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Portland Lawmaker Deciding Vote Defeating Maine Legalization

Portland Lawmaker Deciding Vote Defeating Maine Legalization

This morning, the Maine Legislative Council voted 5-5 on whether or not to allow Rep. Diane Russell’s marijuana legalization to be introduced. A tie vote means the...
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Petition Underway to Legalize Cannabis in Germany

Petition Underway to Legalize Cannabis in Germany

A new petition is gaining steam to legalize cannabis in Germany. The petition asks the German government to legalize cannabis for adults over 18 and allow for...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Iowa City Meeting Discusses Medical Marijuana

Iowa City Meeting Discusses Medical Marijuana

Doctor Steven Jenison helped draft New Mexico’s medical marijuana law and spoke in his home state of Iowa about passing legislation there.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
The Leaf: Covered? Winter Cover Crops for Big Fall Harvests

The Leaf: Covered? Winter Cover Crops for Big Fall Harvests

The Leaf Online’s Michael Adams explains the importance of winter cover crops for cultivated outdoor areas, which plants to use and how.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

013 Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?

On High Times, Russ Belville recounts the pattern of opposition to legalization by dispensaries and others that profit from medical cannabis.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
AMA Reconsidering Marijuana Prohibition

AMA Reconsidering Marijuana Prohibition

013 On Tuesday, the American Medical Association announced that while they still consider marijuana a dangerous drug and a public health concern, federal efforts to curb marijuana use...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

MPP’s Rob Kampia dispels the 3 biggest myths about the marijuana lobby: that cartels are funding legalization, that the industry will market to minors and is the...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
My Favorite Strains: Grape Stomper Shatter (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: Grape Stomper Shatter (Dabs)

Grape Stomper has always been the strain that all my real hardcore stoner friends were always all about, and it’s not really hard to see why. A cross...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

As knowledge of cannabis as a viable treatment for cancer and epilepsy for children becomes more accepted – even the FDA has now approved CBD to treat kids...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Edibles Review: TLC Edibles BHO Infused Coffee/Caramel Truffles

Edibles Review: TLC Edibles BHO Infused Coffee/Caramel Truffles

Historically, I am not a medibles guy. I’m a big guy with an even bigger tolerance, so the thought of small doses via high calorie snacks has...
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Bob Dylan Denied Highest Honor Because of Pot…Until Now

Bob Dylan Denied Highest Honor Because of Pot…Until Now

Bob Dylan has until recently been denied the highest honor in French society, the Legion d’Honneur, because of pot.
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women

The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women

The effect of cannabis on newborns and pregnant women are not negative, and may even be positive, according to a study in Jamaica.