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Missouri Moves Forward With Cultivating Cannabis for Oil
Two non-profit organizations have been selected and given license by the Missouri Department of Agriculture to grow cannabis. Production is scheduled to begin this summer and is expected to be available by next fall.
55 Years for Selling Weed? Ret. Judge Blasts Mandatory Minimum Laws
Former Utah circuit judge Paul Cassell is speaking out against mandatory minimums and the unjust nature of the court system that required him to impose massively overblown sentences.
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Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Legalize Marijuana
In Texas, a conservative lawmaker filed a bill to completely deregulate marijuana in the Lone Star State Monday, proposing to strike any mention of the psychoactive plant from state law. "Everything that God made is good, even marijuana" said state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, who filed the bill.
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New York Police Chief Says Spike in Homicides Was Caused by Marijuana
In New York City, there were nine more homicides in January and February than there were in the same time period last year. Police Chief Bill Bratton blames the 17 percent increase on pot. According to Bratton, marijuana — which he calls a “seemingly innocent drug” — is one of the root causes of the shootings.
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Headiest Dab Pins: Ninja Dabbers
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT, were amazing for my generation and for the generation after. What's especially tight about this pin is the reference to the act.
Great Edibles Recipes: Sweet Potato Fries
This medicated recipe features sweet potato fries, which are a healthier alternative to traditional Idaho potatoes, and are topped with an array of fancy garnishes.
Medical Marijuana Patient Denied Organ Transplant
In California, medical marijuana patients are banned from receiving organ transplants. However, it looks like there might finally be some progress in the works to solve a terrible technicality that is keeping sick people from getting help.
Dinosaurs Ate Magic Grass Before It Was Cool
Scientists have been studying 100 million year old grass found in Myanmar, cased in amber. The study's lead author stated that he's fairly certain that the infected grasses would have been eaten by sauropods.
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DEA Warns of Stoned Rabbits if Utah Passes Medical Marijuana
Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state's wildlife may "cultivate a taste" for the plant, lose their fear of humans, and basically be high all the time. That's according to testimony presented to a Utah Senate panel last week by an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Instafire: Floyd's Night Out
So I had symphony tickets over the weekend — yes, pot heads enjoy classical music too — and a friend back home asked me how I tuned-up for a night out.
My Favorite Strains: Shaman
As a plant geek, Shaman is a strain that peaks my interest based on a few quirky facts, including that these plants have a 50/50 chance of creating purple flowers during the flowering cycle.
New Study Supports What We All Knew: Cannabis Is the Safest Drug
A study recently came out backing up what pro-cannabis advocates have known (and been screaming at naysayers) for decades: cannabis is safer than booze, tobacco and other drugs.
Jamaica Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts of Ganja
Jamaican legislators in the Lower House passed a law that will decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis. Under the new law, possession of as little as 2 ounces of cannabis will be considered a petty crime and will not result in a criminal record.
Girl Scouts of America Go After the 'Girl Scout Cookies' Strain for Infringement
Earlier this week I was talking with one of my close budtenders when she mentioned that a representative of the Girl Scouts of the USA chapter, Girl Scouts of Colorado, came in for a chat.
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Today Ted Cruz Is a Marijuana Federalist—a Year Ago, Not So Much
At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) endorsed marijuana federalism during an exchange with Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity. Yet it seems inconsistent with Cruz's criticism of the Obama administration for failing to interfere with legalization in Colorado and Washington.
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6 in 10 Young Republicans Favor Legal Marijuana, Survey Says
While the Pew Research Center survey published on Friday shows a 14-percentage point gap between Republicans and Democrats under the age of 34, six-in-10 GOP-leaning Millennials still said they favor legalizing cannabis. Seventy-seven percent of surveyed Democrats in the same age group held that view.
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Piece of the Week | Authentic Crystal Fused Dab Rigs
These rigs feature a wide variety of authentic crystals such as quartz, kyanite, fluorite, labradorite, Herkimer diamond druzy, and smokey quartz to name just a few.