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  • Wisconsin Marijuana advocates planning State Capitol lobby day Jan. 16

    Wisconsin Marijuana advocates planning State Capitol lobby day Jan. 16

    State medical cannabis patients and activists are planning a Medical Cannabis Lobby Day on Wed. Jan. 16, 2013 at the State Capitol in Madison.     The Madison and Wisconsin chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), along with Is My Medicine Legal YET? (IMMLY), the Wisconsin medical cannabis advocacy group founded by medical cannabis bill namesake Jacki Rickert, are joining forces to bring advocates to Madison. NORML has already filed permits for the event. [...]

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  • Will Marijuana Legalization Teach Progressives the Virtues of Federalism?

    Will Marijuana Legalization Teach Progressives the Virtues of Federalism?

    While former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo endorsed that state’s marijuana legalization initiative, the think tank he ran before he was elected to the House did not.     The Independence Institute (“Freedom’s Front Line”) “held no position on Amendment 64,” its current president, Jon Caldara, notes. But Caldara argues that, “even if you hate pot being legal,” the measure’s passage two weeks ago created “a great teachable moment”: We finally have a state-rights issue that the Left can, must and [...]

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  • Dutch govt scraps `weed pass’ for coffee shops

    Dutch govt scraps `weed pass’ for coffee shops

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Dope-selling coffee shops in Amsterdam won’t be shutting their doors to foreign visitors any time soon, a huge relief to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who enjoy a toke or two in the Dutch capital alongside their excursions on the canals and to the museums. Amsterdam welcomed Tuesday changes in the national government’s drug policies as a green light to let tourists keep rolling in to the city’s 220 world famous cafes that sell cannabis, [...]

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  • Why some Seniors are Trading Booze for Pot

    Why some Seniors are Trading Booze for Pot

    I talked to a lot of older cannabis users when I researched my novel, Betty’s (Little Basement Garden). The average age of those who puffed or ingested cannabis was about 55 years old and while most of them were imbibing for medicinal purposes, there was a good percentage that enjoyed cannabis purely for recreational purposes. In fact, some of them liked it so much, they made a conscious choice to give up alcohol entirely in favor of the herb. I [...]

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  • Marijuana And Cancer: Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers

    A pair of scientists at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco has found that a compound derived from marijuana could stop metastasis in many kinds of aggressive cancer, potentially altering the fatality of the disease forever. “It took us about 20 years of research to figure this out, but we are very excited,” said Pierre Desprez, one of the scientists behind the discovery, to The Huffington Post. “We want to get started with trials as soon as possible.” The [...]

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