The Marijuana News

NY Assemblyman Calls For Marijuana Reform To Stop NYPD

Posted in Politics on January 29, 2012

Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries wants to push ending criminal penalties for all small possession of marijuana offences as a means of reigning in the NYPD .www.hailmaryjane.com

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42 Members of WA Legislature Ask DEA To Reschedule Marijuana

Posted in Politics on January 29, 2012

History was made on Wednesday as 42 members of the Washington Legislature petitioned the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to reschedule marijuana from its current Schedule I status to a less restrictive classification to allow for its medica…

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Former Michigan Attorney General: I Smoked Pot, But Let’s Not Legalize

Posted in Politics on January 28, 2012

Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox admitted on Friday that he smoked marijuana in high school during the 1970s. (Hey, what a coincidence, so did I!) But during a symposium on marijuana reform, Cox said there are problems with legalizing cannabis…

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Worth Repeating: Marijuana Treats Anxiety and Depression

Posted in Lifestyle on January 28, 2012

The “cannabinoid homeostatic healing perspective” has quietly been gathering evidence over the last 10 years which overwhelmingly supports the need for human trials to test the use of medical marijuana as a psychiatric treatment. The 75 years of (mis)i…

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Celebrity pot busts put tiny Texas county on map

Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2012

Nestled among the few remaining businesses that dot a rundown highway in this dusty West Texas town stands what’s become a surprise destination for marijuana-toting celebrities: the Hudspeth County Jail.www.foxnews.com

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Polish Politician Puffs on Pot in Parliament

Posted in Politics on January 25, 2012

As a form of protest to the idiocracy of outlawing marijuana and imposing penalties for its use, Janusz Palikot, lit up a marijuana joint in the middle of parliament. He further noted that the contents of the joint were a legal amount of cannabis.www.c…

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Majority of Canadians support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana, new poll suggests | …

Posted in Lifestyle on January 18, 2012

Released on Tuesday, the poll suggests 66% of Canadians are in favour of the legalization or decriminalization of marijuana, with just 20% supporting leaving the laws as they are nownews.nationalpost.com

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Lawmaker To Smoke Joint In Poland’s Parliament Friday

Posted in Politics on January 17, 2012

A Polish lawmaker plans to test his country’s new marijuana decriminalization law — by firing up a joint in Parliament. MP Janusz Palikot has announced he plans to share a joint in the Parliament building on Friday as part of a campaign to legalize ma…

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If Politicians Ran On Issues the Internet Cares About

Posted in Politics on January 15, 2012

Obama may be the most tech savvy president to date, but his laughter at the prospect of marijuana legalization would seem to suggest he’s not exactly worried about what the Internet thinks. We asked you to show us what elections might look like if poli…

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AZ Governor Directs State To License Marijuana Dispensaries

Posted in Politics on January 14, 2012

Giving up her idea of suing the federal government over Arizona’s medical marijuana law, Governor Jan Brewer said Friday she is directing the state health department to start accepting applications for cannabis dispensaries.www.tokeofthetown.com

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It’s Official: Smoking Marijuana is Safer Than Puffing on Cigarettes

Posted in Lifestyle on January 12, 2012

The anti-smoking Nazis have taken control of the greater Los Angeles area, prohibiting your bad habit even in many outdoor dining areas.blogs.laweekly.com

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Pot smoking not harmful to lungs

Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2012

Study: Marijuana smoking actually increases lung capacity slightly if the user smokes no more than 1 joint per day for seven years.www.mnn.com

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The Ten Dankest Marijuana Strains of 2011 (PICS)

Posted in Lifestyle on January 5, 2012

The nation’s best marijuana critic, William Breathes, smoked more than 140 different samples of medical marijuana in 2011. We sent him down fuzzy-memory lane and asked him to pick out the top ten strains he smokedwww.westword.com

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