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Politics
Research Confirms Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Crime
March 28, 2014Researchers at the University of Texas published an article in PLOS ONE today that indicates that...
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Politics
As Spain Celebrates Spannabis, UN Discusses International Legalization
March 24, 2014Last weekend was fairly eventful for cannabis enthusiasts in Europe. Madrid and Malaga housed two different ExpoCannabis...
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Grow
Uruguay Seeks To Import Canadian Pot
March 23, 2014Juan Vaz, an activist and marijuana grower, tends to plants in Montevideo, Uruguay. Matilde Campodonico/AP The...
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Politics
Study: Americans Say Sugar is More Harmful than Cannabis
March 17, 2014According to a poll run by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, Americans believe that...
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Cultivation
Growing Green: Legal Cultivation Laws Are Environmentally Unsustainable
March 17, 2014There has been a lot of press recently about the newly legalized states of Colorado and...
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Joint Opinions
Thank You, Governor Moonbeam
March 10, 2014In this November 1978 photo, Jerry Brown, left, accompanied by his parents, former California Gov. Edmund...
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Joint Opinions
I Am Serving a 10-Year Mandatory Minimum for Marijuana in Colorado
March 9, 2014Oh, the joy and heartbreak of being here in Colorado. It is somewhat ironic that the...
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Politics
Florida CBD-only Bill Passes First Hurdle
March 6, 2014Florida’s CBD-only bill, HB 843, cleared its first hurdle by passing the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee...
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Politics
California Rerolls Legalization Legislation in Prep for November Ballot
March 2, 2014From decriminalized marijuana to medical marijuana, California had been a leader in the cannabis movement. As...
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Joint Opinions
Recreational Cannabis Sales Surpass Projections, Colorado Governor In Denial
March 1, 2014Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, was the toast of the town last week in Washington...
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Economics
Enterprising Girl Scouts Reap Rewards of Legal Marijuana Sales
February 27, 2014Girl Scout’s delectable morsels have been making smokers salivate since 1917, when girls and mothers baked...
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Medical
Research Shows THC May Fight HIV
February 26, 2014Rhesus Macaque Mother and Child. Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) have released a study that...
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Joint Opinions
Blue Collar Cannabis Economics
February 13, 2014Way back during the Vietnam War days when I was just a sprout, I avoided Vietnam...
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Politics
Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification
February 13, 2014A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...
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Legal
Despite Drug Policy Reform, Half of U.S. Prisoners Still Serving Time for Non-Violent Drug Crimes
February 11, 2014On Jan. 30, the Obama Administration announced an early release plan for non-violent drug offenders serving...
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Economics
California Drought Could Drive Up Nation’s Cannabis Prices
February 3, 2014There is little doubt that the drought in California this year will affect millions of people,...
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Politics
In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity
January 27, 2014In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...
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Strains
Reader Question about Indica and Sativa
January 20, 2014In response to the article The Difference Between Indica and Sativa, Ray in Washington writes: Looking...
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Joint Opinions
Arguments for On Site Consumption
January 19, 2014Now that Denver has begun retail cannabis sales, we can get an idea of just how...
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Politics
Reaction on Legal Marijuana in Colorado from a Federal Prisoner
January 14, 2014On New Year’s Day, I walked into the TV room to find inmates watching the news...