Missoula Traffic Sign Hacked to Display 'Smoke Weed Every Day'
Practical jokers and weed enthusiasts from the University of Montana hacked a digital traffic sign to display a very important message.
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Marijuana Law Classes Take Hazy Place in College Curriculum
Across the country, college students from Colorado to Ohio are clamoring to sign up for law school classes focusing on marijuana. At the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, Friday afternoon classes aren’t very popular. Unless it’s Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform.
NCAA to Revise Drug Testing Policy
The NCAA (that organization that manages all aspects of collegiate sporting) announced that it has a plan in place to reevaluate the way they go about testing student athletes for recreational drug use.
Dreadlocks: More Than a Stoner Stereotype
Several years ago, I embarked upon a very personal and empowering journey when I decided to lock my hair. A couple years later, someone asked me in passing, "Why do so many marijuana smokers have locks?"
Concern Over Colorado's Medical Marijuana Research Grant Program
According to a Denver Post story, Colorado is scheduled to begin administering significant funding for the largest ever state-supported medical marijuana research grant program starting in early 2015.
Illinois: Governor Signs Hemp Research Measure Into Law
Illinois Democrat Governor Pat Quinn has signed legislation, HB 5085, authorizing state universities to cultivate industrial hemp for research purposes...
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Massachusetts: In Halls of Academia, Medical Marijuana an Unwelcome Guest
Although medical marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts for nearly two years, many local colleges are putting out the message to students as the fall semester nears: You still can’t use it on campus, even if a doctor says it’s medicinal.
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The Clinic: The Feds Burn Money Studying Weed-Friendly Twitter Feeds
The National Institute of Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse recently funded a study at the University of Washington looking into whether exposure to a pro-pot Twitter feed might encourage America's impressionable youth to try smoking pot.
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Iowa State Students Suing Over Marijuana T-shirts
Two Iowa State University students, juniors Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, are suing school officials after the university's trademark licensing office forbade the campus' chapter of NORML from using the Cy the Cardinal mascot logo on T-shirts, saying it violates the students' First Amendment rights.
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Alzheimer’s Caused by Loss of Cannabinoids, Study Shows
Early deficits in Alzheimer’s may be caused by blockage of the brain’s cannabinoids, according to new research out of Stanford University School of Medicine.
Study Says Medical Marijuana May Help Alleviate Pain in Sickle Cell Patients
A University of Minnesota research group has found that the cannabinoids in marijuana can help treat pain caused by sickle cell disease...
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Study: Cannabidiol May Improve Sleep In Parkinson’s
Cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabinoid in marijuana, may help Parkinson’s disease sufferers overcome sleep problems, a new study from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil has found.
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Claims That Marijuana Use Makes Students Lazy Are Unfounded
There is a belief among administrators that student use of marijuana leads to lackluster academic performance and a lack of interest in campus involvement.
NCAA Reduces Penalty for a Positive Marijuana Test
The NCAA approved a measure that would reduce the penalty for a positive marijuana drug test, the suspension will be reduced to half of a year.
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Feds Approve University of Arizona Medical Marijuana Study on PTSD
The Obama administration handed backers of medical marijuana a significant victory last Friday, opening the way for a University of Arizona researcher...
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How Marijuana Changed Your March Madness Bracket
Chane Behanan was on Louisville. He took a walk to smoke in smelling distance of police. He was kicked off the team. So Chane transferred To COLORADO STATE!
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University of Colorado Plans to Close Campus on 4/20
For the third year in a row the University of Colorado plans to close its Boulder campus for the upcoming marijuana smokeout.
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Cannabis Goes To College: Top Five Pot-Friendly Campuses
Seedmine.com ranks the top five pot-friendly campuses. They are