August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
NFL Player Poll: Pot Not as Dangerous

NFL Player Poll: Pot Not as Dangerous

As part of a survey of 100-plus players conducted by ESPN.com’s NFL Nation, 75 percent of the 82 players who answered said they agree with Obama’s statement...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Know Your Rights: Traffic Stops

Know Your Rights: Traffic Stops

What should you do if you get pulled over by the police with cannabis in your vehicle? If you know your rights, you may be able to...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Local Legalization Initiatives Moving Forward in Maine

Local Legalization Initiatives Moving Forward in Maine

As we’ve reported previously, three cities in Maine could be voting this November on initiatives that would direct local police not to arrest adults age 21 and over...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Canada’s Marc Emery Is a Man on a Mission

Canada’s Marc Emery Is a Man on a Mission

Canada’s “Prince of Pot” Marc Emery has finally returned home after spending just over 4 ½ years in US federal prison for selling marijuana seeds over the...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Can You Overdose on Marijuana?

Can You Overdose on Marijuana?

While prescription painkillers cause thousands of overdose deaths each year, no one has ever died from a marijuana overdose. But is it even possible to overdose on...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Raspberry Peach Cannabis-Cobbler

Great Edibles Recipes: Raspberry Peach Cannabis-Cobbler

Raspberries and peaches are some of my favorite summer fruit, and now that the season is almost over I am finding every reason in the world to...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Are Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Marijuana?

Are Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Marijuana?

Despite the controversy surrounding marijuana not being FDA approved, medical experts insist there is increasing evidence to suggest that smoking marijuana is less of a detriment to...
August 28, 2014
08/28/2014
Great Music While High: Sleep

Great Music While High: Sleep

A bellowing minute and a half guitar solo that sends you into the cosmos with a huge smile. Transitioning into the closer with such elegance that it’s...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Major Oregon Newspaper Supports Measure 91

Major Oregon Newspaper Supports Measure 91

Over the weekend, one of the most popular newspapers in Oregon lent its support to Measure 91, which would make marijuana legal for adults in the state. Voters will decide...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Bedrocan, OrganiGram Begin Trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

Bedrocan, OrganiGram Begin Trading on Toronto Stock Exchange

Two Canadian medical marijuana producers, Bedrocan (BED) & OrganiGram (OGI), began public trading on Monday, joining their competitor Tweed Inc. on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Bedrocan and...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Study: Marijuana Use Inversely Associated With Intimate Partner Violence

Study: Marijuana Use Inversely Associated With Intimate Partner Violence

Marijuana use by newly married couples is predictive of less frequent incidences of intimate partner violence perpetration, according to longitudinal data published online ahead of print in the journal Psychology of Addictive...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Instafire Hempfest Edition: Have a Heart Lounge Faberge Egg

Instafire Hempfest Edition: Have a Heart Lounge Faberge Egg

Here’s some Instafire from the bottom of the heart, the Have a Heart Lounge at Hempfest that is! Shouts out to… well me, hehe. Yours truly, Floyd...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Whoopi Goldberg Thinks Gov. Cuomo Should Do More to Improve New York Medical Marijuana Law

Whoopi Goldberg Thinks Gov. Cuomo Should Do More to Improve New York Medical Marijuana Law

Whoopi Goldberg thinks Gov. Cuomo could aim higher on medical marijuana. She applauded New York’s legalization of medical pot but complained the law signed by Cuomo in...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Product Review: LighterBro Multi-Tool

Product Review: LighterBro Multi-Tool

As far as gadgets go, let me be the first to say that for my money, I am big on cannabis themed branding for PROVEN solutions. LighterBro...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
Sarah Silverman Brought Liquid THC to the Emmys

Sarah Silverman Brought Liquid THC to the Emmys

On the red carpet at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, Sarah Silverman retrieved what she said was liquid THC from her purse, showing it to an E! correspondent. Sarah...
August 27, 2014
08/27/2014
One Seattle Police Officer Wrote 80% of City Pot Tickets

One Seattle Police Officer Wrote 80% of City Pot Tickets

Weed is now legal in Washington state. However, you can still be issued a citation/ticket if you are found using cannabis in one of the aforementioned “no-no”...
August 26, 2014
08/26/2014
JAMA: Medical Cannabis States Possess Lower Rates of Opiate-Induced Fatalities

JAMA: Medical Cannabis States Possess Lower Rates of Opiate-Induced Fatalities

The enactment of medicinal marijuana laws is associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates, according to data published online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
August 26, 2014
08/26/2014
Study: Marijuana Use Inversely Associated With Domestic Violence

Study: Marijuana Use Inversely Associated With Domestic Violence

The use of alcohol significantly increases one’s likelihood of becoming either a perpetrator or a victim of a violent act. But not surprisingly, according to a just-published...
August 26, 2014
08/26/2014
Great Music While High: Why?

Great Music While High: Why?

The intrinsically pleasing parts of Why? are the metaphors that I never fully grasp until the last note, contradictions that make pupils dilate and bigger picture revelations....
August 26, 2014
08/26/2014
Regulations in California Will Have to Wait, Again

Regulations in California Will Have to Wait, Again

The California Assembly Appropriations Committee held SB 1262 (Correa/Ammiano) in committee on August 15, meaning the bill will not proceed to the floor for a vote or...