March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
Police Kill OKC Man in Convenience Store Drug Deal

Police Kill OKC Man in Convenience Store Drug Deal

An undercover police officer shot and killed an Oklahoma City man while attempting to arrest him after observing a suspected drug deal Friday. Marcus Dewayne Patterson, 35,...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Great Edibles Recipes: Medicated Applesauce

Great Edibles Recipes: Medicated Applesauce

Homemade medicated applesauce is deliriously simple to make. It has pectin, which is good for our skin and hair, adds fiber to the diet along with other nutrients....
By: Anna Diaz
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
The Haze Craze – Origins and Top Ten Strains

The Haze Craze – Origins and Top Ten Strains

Danny Danko @ High Times goes back to 1960s Santa Cruz to discuss the origins of the popular Haze strain and covers its history throughout the decades. Also included...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
France Considers Marijuana-based Drug for Muscle Pain

France Considers Marijuana-based Drug for Muscle Pain

The French government is considering legalizing Sativex, a marijuana-based nasal or mouth spray for muscle pain, such as people with multiple sclerosis. Sativex would be the first authorized use...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Anti-Marijuana Group Can’t Remember Numbers

Anti-Marijuana Group Can’t Remember Numbers

Kevin Sabet, co-founder of the anti-marijuana group Project SAM, has trouble remembering his ‘facts’. In three different interviews, Sabet claimed that 80%, 90% and 95% of MMJ...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Amendment 64 Task Force Finished Recommendations

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force finished its work as February came to a close. After months of work and several public meetings, the task force has done...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Oregon Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD Advances

Oregon Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana for PTSD Advances

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed Senate Bill 281 on a 4-1 vote. SB 281 would allow those suffering from PTSD to use medical marijuana....
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Norway Wants to Decriminalize Heroin Smoking

Norway Wants to Decriminalize Heroin Smoking

The Norwegian government said Friday it wants to decriminalize the smoking of heroin as a harm reduction measure, Agence-France Presse reported. Smoking heroin is less dangerous than injecting it,...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Boulder Council Poised Tuesday to Tackle Recreational Marijuana Rules

Boulder Council Poised Tuesday to Tackle Recreational Marijuana Rules

The Boulder City Council will consider recreational marijuana regulations proposed by city officials at its regular meeting Tuesday, covering topics such as recreational pot stores and 21 being the...
March 4, 2013
03/04/2013
Study: Nonpsychoactive Cannabinoid Mitigates Colitis

Study: Nonpsychoactive Cannabinoid Mitigates Colitis

The administration of the nonpsychotropic cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) mitigates colitis (inflammation of the large intestine) in a preclinical model and ought to be assessed in clinical trials, according to data published...
By: NORML
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Piece of the Week | Bamboo Bongs

Piece of the Week | Bamboo Bongs

This week we consider a sustainable bong that can be homemade, or could be purchased as a decorative ornament from an excursion abroad: the bamboo bong. Origins...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
‘Deeply Troubled’ Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; ‘Perp Walks’ and Privacy

‘Deeply Troubled’ Judge OKs On-Campus Arrest; ‘Perp Walks’ and Privacy

A high school basketball star caught selling marijuana off campus cannot sue the police for arresting him at school, though a federal judge was “deeply troubled” by...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
A Vision for a New NORML

A Vision for a New NORML

A Message from the Chair of NORML’s Board of Directors, Norm Kent: NORML is the pioneer, the grand patron and founder of the marijuana policy reform movement in...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Marijuana Legalization May Be Unstoppable

Marijuana Legalization May Be Unstoppable

On Tuesday, US Attorney General Eric Holder told America to expect a decision “soon” on how he’ll respond to the recent legalization of pot by states. The...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Rhode Island House Concludes Testimony on Regulating Marijuana

Rhode Island House Concludes Testimony on Regulating Marijuana

The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee convened this evening to take testimony on H 5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Edith...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Barack Obama, Eric Holder: Replace US Attorney Laura Duffy

Barack Obama, Eric Holder: Replace US Attorney Laura Duffy

Change.org Petition to remove Laura Duffy as US Attorney for Southern District Laura E. Duffy was sworn in as the Presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the Southern...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Great TV While High: Sherlock BBC

Great TV While High: Sherlock BBC

Today’s selection of great cannabis television skipped across the Atlantic.  This is a re-imagining of what is perhaps the original crime drama, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.  Set against the...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Florida State Lawmakers Will Consider Medical Marijuana Bill

Florida State Lawmakers Will Consider Medical Marijuana Bill

State Sen. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) introduced a bill today that would allow Floridians with debilitating medical conditions to legally obtain and use marijuana if their doctors...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
The Aspen Legal Seminar – Register Now! Reserve Your Room!

The Aspen Legal Seminar – Register Now! Reserve Your Room!

The 2013 NORML Aspen Legal Seminar registration site is now live on the NORML website, and we urge you to register now for what will surely be another exceptional legal seminar...
March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Oakland Vies for Another Drag in Dispensary Fight

Oakland Vies for Another Drag in Dispensary Fight

Barred from stopping the shutdown of a medical marijuana dispensary, the city of Oakland asked a federal judge to stay proceedings pending its appeal. U.S. Magistrate Maria...