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First American Marijuana Cafe Opens in Portland
The United States’ first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration’s move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.
The Cannabis Cafe in Portland, Oregon, is the first to give certified medical marijuana users a place to get hold of the drug and smoke it.
Dutch ‘among lowest cannabis users’
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on November 5, 2009
THE Dutch are among the lowest users of marijuana or cannabis in Europe despite the Netherlands’ well-known tolerance of the drug, according to a regional study. Among adults in the Netherlands, 5.4 per cent used cannabis, compared with the European average of 6.8 per cent, according to an annual report by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
George Will: US ‘probably in the process’ of legalizing pot
Posted by admin in Political News on October 26, 2009
The war against American marijuana users may have just experienced its own Walter Cronkite moment. -=W/ VIDEO=-
uncomfortably numb: A Brief History of Medical Marijuana
Posted by admin in Political News on October 24, 2009
On Oct. 19, the U.S. Justice Department announced that federal prosecutors would not pursue medical-marijuana users and distributors who comply with state laws, formalizing a policy at which the Obama Administration hinted earlier this year. Currently, 13 states allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients suffering from ailments….
Don’t prosecute medical-marijuana use (Obama Administration)
Posted by admin in Political News on October 23, 2009
Monday’s news that the Obama administration will not go after medical-marijuana users and suppliers who conform to state laws is being met with relief from pro-legalization activists, consternation from anti-activists – and renewed energy on both sides to clarify state and federal laws about cannabis use.
A Brief History Of Medical Marijuana
On Oct. 19, the U.S. Justice Department announced that federal prosecutors would not pursue medical-marijuana users and distributors who comply with state laws, formalizing a policy at which the Obama Administration hinted earlier this year.
Sign of the high times
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on October 21, 2009
Sasha Abramsky: Obama’s decision not to prosecute medical marijuana users and sellers suggests an end to the war on drugs is coming
Feds Stop Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on October 21, 2009
Feds Stop Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users…..
The Daily Show’s Best War on Drugs Moments
Posted by admin in Television on October 19, 2009
President Obama will not be arresting medical marijuana users who comply with state laws. With that in mind, here are some of the best War on Drugs-themed clips from The Daily Show.
Obama A Friend of “Medical” Potheads
Posted by admin in Political News on October 19, 2009
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
Obama’s New medical marijuana policy issued – National
Posted by admin in Political News on October 19, 2009
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
Obama Does it.. New medical marijuana policy issued
Posted by admin in Political News on October 19, 2009
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
Obama Finally Puts New Medical Marijuana Policy In Writing
Posted by admin in Political News on October 19, 2009
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy, saying prosecutors will be told it’s not a good use of their time to interfere with state laws.
New Blue Review: And Peter Tosh Will Advertise It
Posted by admin in Business & Finance on October 16, 2009
Aspen, a town of about 6,000 people, has perhaps 120 who are licensed to smoke weed at the moment. You can expect that number to rise, though. In July alone, 2,000 people in Colorado got their weed licenses, and officials say that by the end of the year there will be 15,000 registered medical marijuana users statewide.
The Lawless District Attorney of San Diego County
Posted by admin in Political News on October 4, 2009
In order to make herself more politically palatable to conservative voters for an upcoming election the lesbian District Attorney of San Diego County, Bonnie Dumanis, is once again persecuting medical marijuana users with a vengeance.
Maine Op-Ed: Free the weed: Legalize marijuana
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on September 24, 2009
With attitudes changing, why stop with legislation affecting medical marijuana users? Let’s go for gusto — I am talking about legalizing marijuana.
DUI lawyer challenges laws prohibiting driving while stoned
Posted by admin in World News on September 3, 2009
Is driving while under the influence of THC, one of marijuana’s active ingredients, actually dangerous? One prominent California DUI attorney believes it is not nearly as dangerous as driving drunk and has issued a challenge to laws that punish marijuana users who get behind the wheel.
Regular cannabis users suffer less impairment…
It may be time to re-think the way we envision the typical stoner-type personality portrayed in the media. Recent research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology shows those impacted most by any negative neurocognitive effects of marijuana are actually occasional users, not those who regularly consume marijuana.
Medical marijuana users ineligible for federal housing
Posted by admin in Political News on August 28, 2009
In yet another case of conflicting state and federal laws, medical marijuana users in Colorado cannot receive subsidies for or live in federal housing because they are categorized as substance abusers.
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
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