by Marc-Boris St.-Maurice Founder, Bloc Pot and the Marijuana Party of Canada. I can totally understand why legendary stoner comedians Cheech and Chong might be tempted to take a shot at Harper. OK, I think calling the prime minister a “douchebag” is overly harsh language – I always thought you […]
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Stop Michele Leonhart
The DEA has raided five medical marijuana providers in the past few weeks. DEA acting administrator Michele Leonhart is out of control, and it’s time to demand a response from President Obama. Tell the president that he needs to find a DEA administrator who respects patients’ rights and local sovereignty.
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The Link Between Marijuana and Schizophrenia
By Maia Szalavitz Since the days of Reefer Madness, scientists have sought to understand the complex connection between marijuana and psychosis. Cannabis can cause short-term psychotic experiences, such as hallucinations and paranoia, even in healthy people, but researchers have also long noted a link between marijuana use and the chronic […]
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Hemp History
Drug Policy Question of the Week – 7-17-10 As answered by Mary Jane Borden, Editor of Drug War Facts for the Drug Truth Network on 7-17-10. http://www.drugtruth.net/cms/node/2982 Question of the Week: What is hemp’s history in United States? A 2000 report from the United States Department of Agriculture recounted, “The […]
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US CA: OPED: Decriminalize Marijuana: It’s Far Less Harmful
Newshawk: http://www.drugsense.org/donate.htm Pubdate: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA) Webpage: http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_15525522 Copyright: 2010 San Jose Mercury News Contact: letters@mercurynews.com Author: Larry A. Bedard, MD Note: Larry A. Bedard, MD, is past president of the American College of Emergency Medicine and is a California Medical Association delegate. […]
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US OR: Crime, Medical Marijuana Initiatives Qualify for Ballot
Pubdate: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 Source: Statesman Journal (Salem, OR) Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/YNoZGytL Copyright: 2010 Statesman Journal Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/QEzJupzz Author: Peter Wong, Statesman Journal Cited: http://www.coalitionforpatientsrights2010.com/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 (Cannabis – Medicinal – U.S.) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/dispensaries CRIME, MEDICAL MARIJUANA INITIATIVES QUALIFY FOR BALLOT Both Receive Enough Signatures for Voters’consideration Nov. 2 Oregonians […]
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Column: Legalized Pot? Like Getting Bonged in the Head
Pubdate: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/H11qQ2tj Copyright: 2010 PG Publishing Co., Inc. Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/pm4R4dI4 Author: Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Cited: Proposition 19 http://www.taxcannabis.org/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Proposition+19 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?261 (Cannabis – United States) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 (Cannabis – Medicinal – U.S.) LEGALIZED POT? LIKE GETTING BONGED IN THE […]
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US CA: Opposition to Pot Measure Gains Narrow Lead in Poll
Newshawk: Please Support Prop. 19 http://www.taxcannabis.org/ Pubdate: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 Source: Los Angeles Times (CA) Page: AA1, continued on page AA7 Copyright: 2010 Los Angeles Times Contact: http://mapinc.org/url/bc7El3Yo Author: John Hoeffel Referenced: The Field Poll http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2342.pdf Cited: Proposition 19 http://www.taxcannabis.org/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Proposition+19 OPPOSITION TO POT MEASURE GAINS NARROW LEAD […]
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US ME: State Awards Six of Eight Licenses to Dispense Medical Marijuana
Pubdate: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 Source: Portland Press Herald (ME) Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/EOeDMAHB Copyright: 2010 MaineToday Media, Inc. Contact: http://www.pressherald.com/readerservices/Send_a_Letter_to_the_Editor.html Author: John Richardson, Staff Writer Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 (Cannabis – Medicinal – U.S.) STATE AWARDS SIX OF EIGHT LICENSES TO DISPENSE MEDICAL MARIJUANA Northeast Patients Group Earns the Chance to Distribute the […]