October 2, 2013
10/02/2013
Spain’s Ex Drug Czar: “Cannabis Is Not A Drug”

Spain’s Ex Drug Czar: “Cannabis Is Not A Drug”

Araceli Manjón is the former cabinet director of Spain’s National Drugs Plan, which is a position comparable to the US drug czar. She voiced her support for cannabis reform at...
October 2, 2013
10/02/2013
Bus Ads Run In Portland In Support Of Marijuana Initiative

Bus Ads Run In Portland In Support Of Marijuana Initiative

Supporters of Question 1, the ballot initiative to remove penalties for adult marijuana possession in Portland, are launching a series of ads on METRO buses and bus...
October 2, 2013
10/02/2013
Nintendank Enlightenment System Retro Dab Pins

Nintendank Enlightenment System Retro Dab Pins

Now You’re Playing with Flower Power As we noted, dab enthusiasts are highly fond of dab pins–a collector’s style pin with pop culture references cleverly parodied to...
October 2, 2013
10/02/2013
Marijuana Initiatives Coming to Wyoming

Marijuana Initiatives Coming to Wyoming

In a sign of changing times, at least two separate marijuana initiative campaigns are getting underway in Wyoming, one of the reddest of the red states. One...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
My Favorite Strains: Fruity Pebbles Shatter BHO

My Favorite Strains: Fruity Pebbles Shatter BHO

Dopefam, I have got to tell you that this errl was the shit. Avid taste testers should know Fruity Pebbles by now. To me these flowers smell...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
California’s DNA Database to Include Lesser Charges

California’s DNA Database to Include Lesser Charges

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that it appears California is expanding its DNA program to include samples taken from those charged with lesser crimes. People...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
Canada’s New Medical Marijuana System Begins Today

Canada’s New Medical Marijuana System Begins Today

Canada’s MMPR (Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations) begin to take over the medical marijuana system today. Under the new regulations only large corporate entities may grow the...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
A New Subscription Service Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies

A New Subscription Service Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies

The Business Insider describes a new subscription service that sends items to subscribers on a monthly basis. CannaBox sends cannabis-related items to enthusiasts each month, and hopes...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
Endexx to Acquire THCFinder and Herbal Life LLC

Endexx to Acquire THCFinder and Herbal Life LLC

It looks like THCfinder is about to take it to the next level! Endexx, a corporation that provides web based application as well as storage of documents...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
MMJ Web Services Dismay Massachusetts Physician Leaders

MMJ Web Services Dismay Massachusetts Physician Leaders

Web services that help qualifying medical marijuana patients find a doctor willing to prescribe marijuana are raising concerns among the Massachusetts Medical Society. The Society is claiming...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
NFL Needs More Transparency in Drug Policy, Says World Anti-Doping Agency

NFL Needs More Transparency in Drug Policy, Says World Anti-Doping Agency

The NFL and its players union doesn’t require players to disclose the substances for which they have tested positive. This is becoming more of an issue as...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
NORML Match Grant Extended to Lament Founding of Prohibition

NORML Match Grant Extended to Lament Founding of Prohibition

Dear NORML members and supporters, Over the last month, $26,650 has been raised by NORML members and supporters in a $100,000 donor match put forward by new NORML...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
Two More Drug War Deaths

Two More Drug War Deaths

A Texas marijuana grower and a California man who might have been a drug dealer were killed by police in separate incidents last week. The two men...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Great Edibles Recipes: Sassy Chorizo Vegetable Soup

Great Edibles Recipes: Sassy Chorizo Vegetable Soup

Summer has dwindled into fall and the temperatures are dropping. Sassy Chorizo Vegetable Soup is one of my favorite culinary creations that will keep you warm in these...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Weedist Destinations: Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Weedist Destinations: Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Sun, surf and sinsemilla. Puerto Escondido used to boom with tourism, the locals say. The streets were flush with extranjeros whose liquid funds and frivolity represent the...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
UK Police Chief: It Is Time To End The War On Drugs

UK Police Chief: It Is Time To End The War On Drugs

Mike Barton, Durham’s chief constable says it’s time to end the war on drugs. “What I am saying is that drugs should be controlled. They should not, of...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
The Economist On Cannabis Industry: Here Come The Suits, Man

The Economist On Cannabis Industry: Here Come The Suits, Man

A great article on The Economist describes a recent ArcView investor’s meeting in Denver. The article describes different sides of the cannabis industry as they exist, and...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN

Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN

Once again, the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform. Leaders from Latin America took the...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
John Morgan: Oxycontin Users Would Be Better Off Smoking Pot

John Morgan: Oxycontin Users Would Be Better Off Smoking Pot

Orlando attorney and medical marijuana advocate John Morgan compared medical marijuana and oxycontin, noting that marijuana is a safer, non-addictive substitute for the popular pain pills.
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Reps Urge New Direction With New Drug Czar Pick

Reps Urge New Direction With New Drug Czar Pick

Five Democratic members of Congress are calling on President Obama to use the naming of a new drug czar as an opportunity to take a big step...