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Drug Czar John Walters: The Irony And The Idiocy

Paul Armentano | Posted 09.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Arrests, Cannabis, Marijuana, Health, John Walters, Dea, Drug Czar, Thc, Drugs, Pot, War on Drugs, Style News
Paul Armentano

Deep down, even the Drug Czar knows that the use of cannabis does not pose anywhere near the health and safety threat as does the use of other intoxicants, including alcohol.

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Don't Bogart That Script, My Friend

Michael Jones | Posted 09.05.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Joint, Movies, Michaelangelo, Marijuana, Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow, Pot, The Sixties, Pineapple Express, Sixties, James Franco, Stoner Movies, Pothead Movies, Pot Movies, Chicago Gyros, Seth Rogen Stoner, Joint Rolling, Gyros, Weed Movies, Pineapple Express Movie Review, Chicago News
Michael Jones

There is a proud history of extremely funny stoner movies in these United States. Ambling, discordant, self indulgent, silly, and freaking funny.

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Pot Versus 'The Superbug'

Paul Armentano | Posted 08.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Cannabinoids, Mrsa, Cannabis, Staph Infection, Marijuana, Health, Dea, Thc, Msm, Medical Marijuana, Pot, Aids, Living News
Paul Armentano

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, colloquially known as MRSA or 'the s...

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Marijuana Plants Found In Indiana Dunes

Chicago Tribune | Emily S. Achenbaum | Posted 08.21.2008 | Chicago

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Ever head to Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and feel a calming mood wash over you? Perhaps that peaceful feeling came from the soft sand and the la...

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Mayor's Dogs Gunned Down by Cops in Improper Drug Raid

Anthony Papa | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Police Brutality, Pot, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Dogs, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Our government's zero-tolerance anti-drug crusade reached a new low when police killed two innocent pet Labrador retrievers while improperly conducting a SWAT-style drug raid on the mayor's house.

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What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cannabinoids, Politics, Medical Cannabis, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Norml, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dea, Glioma, Thc, Pot, Cancer, Drug Policy, Ted Kennedy, Marijuana, Nida, Politics News
Paul Armentano

What possible advances in the treatment of cancer could have been achieved had U.S. government officials chosen to advance, not suppress, research into the anti-cancer effects of cannabis?

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Top Ten Ways Not To Act Old

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Grok, Springsteen, Seinfeld, How Not to Act Old, Larry David, Sex, Old, Lifeguard, Greenwich Village, Pot, Facebook, Phone Message, Adult Children, Living News
Pamela Redmond Satran

You may not be aware that what you're doing and saying pegs you as over the hill (wait: is that expression over the hill?), but the young people around you certainly are.

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Don't Buy The 'Potent Pot' Hype

Paul Armentano | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Medical Cannabis, Marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration, Thc, Propaganda, Pot, Dea, Drug Policy, Politics News
Paul Armentano

While the feds' latest "reefer rhetoric" may sound alarming, there's little substance behind the hype. The average THC in domestically grown marijuana has remained unchanged for nearly a decade.

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$5 Million Worth Of Hydroponic Weed And A Toddler Seized In Australia In "Operation Yalamba"

LiveNews | Kelly Fedor | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

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Police have seized more than $3.5 million worth of cannabis in raids on another five homes in Sydney's west. Seven people have been arrested after ra...

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Cannabis College: A Master's In Marijuana

Current | Phillip Eastman | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Marijuana, Oaksterdam, How to Grow Medicinal Marijuana, Pot, Marijuana News, How to Grow Marijuana, How to Smoke Pot, Medicinal Marijuana, Cannabis College, Living News

The 35-year-old son of a prominent cannabis rights activist goes back to school...to study pot (at Oaksterdam University in Oakland). So, what do ...

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Plenty About Pot: New TV Show, Old Bong

Huffington Post | Posted 05.12.2008 | Living

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Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba! - a show aimed at preschoolers - has found an entirely unintended audience. According to ABC News, Many older fans of ...

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Vending Machines Dispense Pot in LA

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 01.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Marijuana, Vending Machines, Pot, Pot Vending Machines, Marijuana Vending Machines, Business News

LOS ANGELES — The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines. Patients suf...

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Nifong, Gitmo and the Topless Undercover: The Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories of 2007

David Feige | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Duke, Warantless Eavesdropping, Crime, New Year, Crack Cocaine, Padilla, Policing, 2007, Libby, Criminal Justice, Pot, Topless Undercover, Michael Vick, Gitmo, Habeas Corpus, Home News
David Feige

If there is one truism about America it is this: we are obsessed with crime and punishment. Every lurid tragedy produces calls for tougher laws and ...

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Father Punishes Pot-Smoking Son By Selling Video Game, Pockets $9K

AFP Via Raw Story | Posted 12.16.2007 | Business

Read More: Pot, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero III, Video Games, Ebay, Nintendo Wii, Business News

After catching his 15-year-old smoking pot, a father sold the hard-to-get "Guitar Hero III" video game he bought his son for 90 dollars for Christmas ...

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Stronger Canadian Dollar Translates Into Higher U.S. Pot Prices

New York Post | Page Six | Posted 12.03.2007 | Business

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The weak dollar is hurting some Manhattan potheads. "Most of the high-end marijuana sold here comes from Canada," our source in the herbal world repor...

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How A Reggae Rhythm Redeemed A Lost Soul

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 11.14.2007 | Living

Read More: Pot, Reggae, Bob Marley, Peter Simon, Carly Simon, Ganga, Rastafarianism, Living News
Perry Garfinkel

Jamaica's Rastafarianism and reggae music spoke to millions of Americans, including a white guy from Riverdale, New York, with a trust fund and a camera.

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Research Leaves No Cloud In Medical Pot Debate

Paul Armentano | Posted 10.19.2007 | Living

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Pain Relief, Benefits of Pot, Pot, Medical Cannabis, Living News
Paul Armentano

Can the Drug Enforcement Administration please name another plant with the power to achieve all that marijuana can?

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