NYPD’s Costly Marijuana Possession Arrests Must Come To A Stop
On the heels of the announcement by New York Governor Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly of their support for ending the practice of arresting...
View ArticleHospital denies woman’s kidney transplant due to medical marijuana use
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, June 11, 2012 13:52 EDT For the second time in less than a year, one of the largest hospitals in Los Angeles has removed a patient from an organ transplant list due to...
View ArticleHemp Harvest Protest In Front Of White House Begins
CEO Bets President Can't Prove His Hemp Plants are Marijuana American Farmers Continue to be Shut Out of Booming Global Industry David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, America's top-selling...
View ArticleDirector Oliver Stone Smokes A Joint on the Cover of HIGH TIMES
According to Stone: “[Savages] was a chance for me to get back into another side of myself, which is still anarchic and rebellious... Certainly if you appreciate California weed, which I have for many...
View ArticleHemp Protest Staged in Front of the White House
The CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap locked himself into a cage with hemp plants to protest the U.S policy on hemp farming. The U.S hemp importer bets President Obama and U.S government can't prove...
View ArticleNew York - Medical Marijuana Passes State Assembly
New York's State Assembly passed a bill to allow medical marijuana in the state. Under the proposal, doctors could prescribe it for patients with life-threatening or debilitating conditions....
View ArticleMeghan McCain says she doesn’t use marijuana… frequently
By David Edwards Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:07 EDT The daughter of former Republican presidential nominee John McCain says she supports the legalization of marijuana, but doesn’t use the drug — at...
View ArticleSeven More States May Legalize Medical Marijuana in 2012
Currently, 17 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. In the second half of 2012, seven more states will decide, either in the state legislature or via ballot...
View ArticleChicago Mayor Wants to Decriminalize Marijuana
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is backing a proposal that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in a move intended to free up police to deal with more serious offenses, the Chicago Tribune...
View ArticleThis toke's for history- A counterculture icon captures the imperfection of...
We have to be careful about how we are documenting marijuana. If we aren't, future generations might be forgiven for thinking that cannabis culture occurred solely in courtrooms and during federal...
View ArticleFeds Target Medical Marijuana Despite Increased Popular Support
Despite the public’s increased support for the legalization of medical marijuana, the Department of Justice has renewed its crackdown, this time targeting the landlords of dispensaries under laws...
View ArticleCould cannabis-derived medicine help type 2 diabetes sufferers?
In an article published in today’s issue of the Society of Biology’s magazine, The Biologist, GW Pharmaceuticals’ Director of Botanical Research and Cultivation, Dr David Potter, discusses how...
View ArticleTop DEA agent won’t admit heroin more harmful than marijuana
By Eric W. Dolan Wednesday, June 20, 2012 17:08 EDT During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Drug Enforcement Administrator Michele Leonhart repeatedly refused to admit that...
View ArticleMeet Marijuana's Semi-Famous Superdonors
http://news.yahoo.com/meet-marijuanas-semi-famous-superdonors-100051897--abc-new... As political causes go, legalizing pot isn't as glitzy as re-electing Barack Obama. Sarah Jessica Parker and George...
View ArticleUruguay's government may become first to sell marijuana
(AP) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Uruguay's national government said Wednesday it hopes to fight a growing crime problem by selling marijuana to citizens registered to buy it, and will send a bill to...
View ArticlePolitical Activist Randy Credico Smokes Pot in Capitol to Protest Biased...
"Here we have a situation where white guys like me can smoke weed in the heart of the State Capitol and not get arrested, but young Black and Latino kids walking down the street are being racially...
View ArticleColombia court: No jail time for possession of cocaine, marijuana for...
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that people cannot be jailed for possessing cocaine and marijuana for personal use....
View ArticleMichelle Aldrich: Cancer Free Because of Cannabis Oil
Michelle thought she was just coming down with the flu, but the chest x-rays revealed much more - pneumonia, and a tumor. On January 12th, 2012, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Michelle has been a...
View ArticleAppeals court rules marijuana dispensaries are legal in state
A state appeals court has affirmed the legality of medical marijuana dispensaries under California law and rejected bans imposed by municipalities. A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of...
View ArticleMarijuana makes the ballot in Oregon
Oregon voters will have a chance to make marijuana legal. The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, also known as Initiative 9, will appear as Measure 80 on the Oregon ballot in November. The official Twitter feed...
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