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Silver Lining: Automatic Budget Cuts Would Hinder Drug War
The automatic budget cuts set for Friday could actually help lessen the federal drug war, costing the DEA $166 million of its $2.02 billion budget.
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NH Lawmakers Discuss Medical Marijuana Legislation
H.B. 573 would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it.
Medical Marijuana Patient Raided After Mention in Newspaper
Cathy Jordan, a medical marijuana patient with Lou Gehrig’s disease, had her home raided by sheriffs just hours after the article was published.
HCLU Interview with Former EU Drugs Commissioner Carel Edwards
Our friends at the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union have a fascinating interview with former EU drugs commissioner Carel Edwards online.
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Caltech Prof: If All Science Were Run Like Marijuana Research, Creationists Would Control Paleontology
In the face of obstacles to marijuana research from both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a theoretical physicist at Caltech and one-time MacArthur Fellow is calling out the federal government on its obstruction of science.
Kentucky Poll Finds Majority Support for Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp
A bill to make medical marijuana legal for certain conditions and ensure safe access for patients, S.B. 11, was introduced this session by Sen. Perry Clark.
Edibles Review: Mile High and A Mile Higher from Incredibles
Incredibles by Medically Correct, makers of the great Boulder Bars and Strawberry Cough Crunch Bars, also make a “Mile High Mint” Chocolate Bar.
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We Said Goodbye to Bill Hicks 19 Years Ago Today
Let's remember Bill Hicks, who passed away 19 years ago today.
Chronicle Review Essay: More on Marijuana
Book reviews of Smoke Signals by Martin Lee and Super-Charged by Tim Rendon, both about marijuana.
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Poll: Iowans Support Medicinal Marijuana
The latest Des Moines Register poll shows 58% of Iowans polled support medical marijuana, down six points from a 2010 poll...
California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative 2014 Needs Volunteers (CCHI 2014)
Our initiative is simple -- make Cannabis Hemp 100% legal the way it used to be -- and save our economy and our environment.
Oregon Legislature Looks to Legalize
The Oregon State House Revenue Committee has introduced House Bill 3371 to the legislature which will end cannabis prohibition for adults.
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Pot Prices - January 2013
January 2013 Pot Prices from High Times: All indices, except Schwag, began 2013 below December’s average...
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Cannabis Is Part of Our Society
Felicity @ BeyondChronic grapples with most cannabis prohibitionists' excuse to keep alcohol and tobacco legal because they’re “part of our society,” yet...
Oklahoma State Lawmakers Holding Hearing Today On Medical Marijuana Bill
Oklahoma: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is holding a hearing today on a bill that would allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain...
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Time: Will High Marijuana Taxes Encourage Black Markets?
Figuring out an appropriate marijuana tax policy is more complicated than it sounds.
CT Towns Pay Out Big for Deadly SWAT Drug Raid
Five Connecticut towns whose SWAT team killed an unarmed man during a drug raid agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the man's family.
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project
Mason Tvert is largely credited with the legalization of marijuana in CO. He founded SAFER, co-directed the Amendment 64 campaign and now works with MPP.