Posts Tagged consumption
The Flower
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 30, 2010
The Flower contrasts a utopian society that freely farms and consumes a pleasure giving flower with a society where the same flower is illegal and its consumption is prohibited. The animation is a meditation on the social and economic costs of marijuan…
Watch: "The Flower" What a Legal Pot Economy Would Look Like
Posted by admin in Comics & Animation on July 30, 2010
A short animated parable from award winning artist Haik Hoisington “The Flower” contrasts a utopian society that freely farms and consumes a pleasure giving flower with a society where the same flower is illegal and its consumption is prohibited. The…
Marijuana Legalization Officially Qualifies for CA Ballot
Posted by admin in Political News on March 24, 2010
It’s official. Tax Cannabis 2010, the most far-reaching state effort ever, which would legalize the consumption of cannabis for all adults over 21 — and would finally take the industry that serves those consumers out of a legal gray area — will qualify for the November mid-term ballot later today.
Above the Ignorance – Ridiculous Anti Marijuana Ads
A humorous collection of the print ads being used by Above the Influence to deter cannabis consumption.
Promoting Safer Medical Marijuana Use
Posted by admin in Political News on February 24, 2010
There has never been a death certificate found where the primary cause of death was consumption of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) either through an overdose or from complications from use with another medication. This is in stark constrast to many commonly-available prescriptions approved by the FDA and is provided through a doctor.
U.S. may take new look at `war on drugs’
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on December 10, 2009
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER: If you had asked me 10 years ago whether the United States will ever change its interdiction-focused counternarcotics policies — and perhaps even decriminalize marijuana consumption at home — I would have told you, “never”. Today, I say, “perhaps”.
US Man Smokes Record 115,000 Marijuana Cigarette; All Legal
Posted by admin in Political News on November 22, 2009
On November 20, 2009 Irvin Rosenfeld, a Florida stockbroker, set the world record for the consumption of cannabis cigarettes. The U.S. federal government has supplied Rosenfeld and three other US citizens for decades with a smokable cannabis medicine. Irv Rosenfeld has received his medicine for 27 years and is the longest known cannabis patient.
If Marijuana Were Legal, Projected Tax Revenue [INFOGRAHIC]
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on November 13, 2009
Love it or hate it, people smoke marijuana – lots of it. In some states marijuana consumption and posession have been decriminalized, and even legalized for medicinal purposes. But, have you ever wondered how large the economics of Marijuana were?
Michigan’s Cannabis College Is Quite A Joint
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on November 11, 2009
Nearly a year after voters in this economically disadvantaged state overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative approving the consumption of medicinal marijuana, a new trade school has opened its doors to educate aspiring growers.
War on Marijuana Failed:Govt Survey Shows Consumption Steady
Posted by admin in Political News on September 11, 2009
In 2002, 94.9 million Americans admitted having used marijuana at some point in their lives. In 2008, that figure had grown to 102.4 million. In percentage terms, that’s an increase from 40.4 percent in 2002 to 40.6 percent in 2008 – unchanged, statistically speaking.
Consumption of cannabis has minimal impact on brain function
Posted by admin in World News on August 26, 2009
If your parents told you marijuana makes you stupid – there is now scientific proof that they are full of prunes. Marijuana users and controls perform similarly on cognitive tasks. An international team of investigators from the United States
NORML Deputy Director Declares Marijuana Is Safer Than Booze
The consumption of cannabis by adults is safer to the user and to society than is the consumption of alcohol, says NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano in a new book published this week. Entitled Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink, it argues that the criminal prohibition of marijuana irrationally punishes adults.
Marijuana’s Impact On Brain Function Minimal, New Study Says
The consumption of cannabis, even long-term, has a “minimal” impact on brain function, according to a systematic literature review just published online by the journal Psychological Medicine.
Marijuana is neccesary for the survival of mankind
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on June 20, 2009
We all know that cannabis is great, fuel, fiber, food and, fun. Anyone who has used marijuana medically knows that it is wonderful medicine. How is it possible that for so many decades the government comes to the opposite conclusion? After 43 years of cannabis consumption, I finally figured out a reasonable explanation. (Dr. Melamede, includes vid)
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