October 6, 2014
10/06/2014
Where Does the Word ‘Marijuana’ Come From?

Where Does the Word ‘Marijuana’ Come From?

Many are unaware that before it was termed ‘marijuana’, most people in the U.S. referred to the plant as ‘cannabis’. So where does the word ‘marijuana’ come...
October 6, 2014
10/06/2014
Resigning AG Holder Open to Cannabis Rescheduling

Resigning AG Holder Open to Cannabis Rescheduling

Departing Attorney General, Eric Holder, is showing greater and more direct support for rescheduling cannabis than just about any other official I can think of.
October 6, 2014
10/06/2014
Denver Activists Launch Responsible Cannabis Consumption Campaign

Denver Activists Launch Responsible Cannabis Consumption Campaign

As Cannabis use becomes more common in Colorado, a new ad campaign has been launched to encourage responsible use of the herb. Behind the ads are activists...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Piece of the Week | Mermaid Sealife Pipe

Piece of the Week | Mermaid Sealife Pipe

I love the way this little mermaid is literally hugging the pipe, her long elegant black fin wrapped around the bowl. Her hair is swirly and gorgeous...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
A 33-Year Police Veteran Stars in Oregon’s New $2M Marijuana Legalization Ad Campaign

A 33-Year Police Veteran Stars in Oregon’s New $2M Marijuana Legalization Ad Campaign

Marijuana legalization advocates in Oregon have launched a $2 million-plus ad campaign starring a 33-year police veteran, Pete Tutmark, who criticizes what he calls a “broken” system that...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Houston District Attorney Candidates Move to Reduce Threat of Arrest for Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana

Houston District Attorney Candidates Move to Reduce Threat of Arrest for Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana

As reported by the Houston Chronicle, a move to replace criminal penalties with civil penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana surfaced Wednesday as a major...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Harvest Is Underway

Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Harvest Is Underway

Down a long dirt road snaking deep into the yellow hills of southern Colorado, Ryan Griego and his staff are harvesting green gold: legal marijuana. Here, 1,000 organically...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
NORML PAC Endorses Representative Heck for Congress

NORML PAC Endorses Representative Heck for Congress

NORML PAC is pleased to endorsed Representative Denny Heck (D-WA) in his campaign to be reelected to the United States Congress representing Washington’s 10th Congressional District. “Rep....
By: NORML
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Instafire: Yellow Crayon Worked Mothership Rig

Instafire: Yellow Crayon Worked Mothership Rig

Shouts out to Instagrammer @nickwilliford1 who immediately established Michigan’s scene as legit. This is some serious dabware people. Instafire I wish I had in my collection, a...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Jamaica Drafts Pot Decriminalization Bill

Jamaica Drafts Pot Decriminalization Bill

Jamaica’s justice minister said Tuesday that legislation has been drafted to decriminalize marijuana on the Caribbean island where the drug has been pervasive but prohibited for a...
October 3, 2014
10/03/2014
Dispensaries Make Good Neighbors

Dispensaries Make Good Neighbors

Despite the uproarious crying of DJ Kevin Sabet and the Quack Pack, the uptick in dispensaries has not caused a proto-armageddon complete with dancing chainsaws and turtles...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.10.01)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.10.01)

A new study punctures some myths about medical marijuana in California, Connecticut’s dispensaries finally open for business, the Illinois program is moving along, and more. Let’s get...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

Starting October 20th, possession of small amounts of marijuana will be a civil offense in the city of Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter signed Jim Kenney’s marijuana decriminalization bill...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Peer-Reviewed Study Refutes Claims of Widespread Abuse in California’s Medical Marijuana Program

Peer-Reviewed Study Refutes Claims of Widespread Abuse in California’s Medical Marijuana Program

Sacramento, CA — A new landmark study published last week by the peer-reviewed journal Drug and Alcohol Review refutes the long-held belief that abuse of California’s medical marijuana law is ubiquitous. The...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Homemade Spiced Apple Cider

Great Edibles Recipes: Homemade Spiced Apple Cider

Hot apple cider is the perfect drink to enjoy as the air begins to cool, and the nights become chilly. Try this medicated spiced apple cider that’s...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Big Changes Set to Alter Colorado Recreational Marijuana Industry

Big Changes Set to Alter Colorado Recreational Marijuana Industry

Colorado embarks on a new era for its legal recreational marijuana industry Wednesday, when two major changes will impact the industry’s make-up. Wednesday is the first day people...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Great Music While High: Twenty One Pilots

Great Music While High: Twenty One Pilots

You will not enjoy this album; you will simply be compulsively forced into playing it on repeat for days on end. The inventing of genres has lead...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Eric Holder’s Drug Policy Record Is Much Weaker Than Many Believe

Eric Holder’s Drug Policy Record Is Much Weaker Than Many Believe

The job of attorney general is unbelievably hard, and it is easy to be critical. Yet on the day after Eric Holder’s announced resignation, the outlines of...
October 2, 2014
10/02/2014
Loophole in Harsh Japanese Drug Law Allows CBD

Loophole in Harsh Japanese Drug Law Allows CBD

In Japan, restrictions on cannabis are far more harsh than in the U.S. In fact, Japanese drug law is the harshest in the world, with penalties of...
October 1, 2014
10/01/2014
To Toke or Not to Toke in Colorado?

To Toke or Not to Toke in Colorado?

DENVER (CN) – Colorado’s Supreme Court is considering whether its is lawful to fire someone who uses medical marijuana off the job when medicinal pot use is...