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CA Homeowner Receives 11 Pounds of Marijuana in Mail [VIDEO]

June 9, 2013 at 11:35 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News

A Sacramento, Calif., man was shocked to open up a FedEx box left on his porch last week and find thousands of dollars of packaged marijuana inside. George Burton said his dog sitter brought in the box, which had his name and home address listed as the return address, according to local ABC affiliate News 10. “We start opening it up and it’s filled with that packing Styrofoam, the spray-in stuff that’s hard to get through,” Burton told News 10. [...]

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90% of Americans Want No Jail Time for Marijuana Possession

June 8, 2013 at 11:18 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Princeton, NJ: More than nine out of 10 US adults say that people who possess or consume small quantities of cannabis should not face jail time, according to a May 2013 nationwide Reason Magazine-Rupe poll of 1,003 adults, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. According to the poll, only six percent of respondents favor jailing convicted minor marijuana offenders. Thirty-two percent of those polled favor a fine-only penalty, while 20 percent of respondents prefer that offenders receive substance abuse [...]

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“KUSH” – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Lion and Akon [VIDEO 1080p]

June 7, 2013 at 6:02 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Music

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Vermont 17th State to Defy UN and Federal Pot Laws

June 7, 2013 at 1:14 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Despite unconstitutional federal statutes and United Nations agreements purporting to override state authority by criminalizing marijuana, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed tri-partisan legislation decriminalizing possession of cannabis in the state. The new law, which was supported by top law-enforcement officials and almost two-thirds of voters, makes Vermont the 17th state to defy the UN and the U.S. government by ending criminal penalties imposed on consumers of the controversial plant. Known as H. 200, the new marijuana law falls short of [...]

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German Research Shows Cannabinoids Improve Mitochondria and Eliminate Damaged Brain Cells

June 6, 2013 at 1:35 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A recent study conducted by Andras Biokei-Gorzo at the Institute of Molecular Psychiatry at the University of Bonn in Germany is suggesting that marijuana(or the activation of the brain’s cannabinoid system) triggers the release of antioxidants, which act as a cleansing mechanism. This process is known to remove damaged cells and improve the efficiency of mitochondria. Mitochondria is the energy source that powers cells. The study was published in Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society, B. You can read the entire [...]

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Soviet Republic of Georgia Rallies for Marijuana Legalization

June 5, 2013 at 1:21 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Hundreds of citizens of the former Soviet republic of Georgia rallied in the streets of capitol city Tbilisi on Monday, demanding the legalization of marijuana. A majority of the protesters rallying in front of the old parliament building were young people, reports Radio Free Europe. Many of them were wearing green shirts and were holding posters and placards calling on the government to “Stop Sending People to Jail for Smoking Weed.” Rally participants said they weren’t advertising marijuana, but taking [...]

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Carl Sagan Explains What It’s Like To Be High

May 31, 2013 at 2:56 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Sagan’s involvement with pot began as a secret, when he penned an essay in 1969, at the age of 35, under the pseudonym “Mr. X.” The piece, in which Sagan described the benefits he felt from using marijuana, later appeared in Dr. Lester Grinspoon’s 1971 book, “Marihuana Reconsidered.” Sagan’s identity as the author wasn’t publicly disclosed until 1999, when Keay Davidson published “Carl Sagan: A Life,” which documented Sagan’s writings as his alter-ego, “Mr. X.” Writing that he’d begun smoking intermittently around 10 [...]

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American Journal of Medicine Study Says Pot Might Be Good For You

May 22, 2013 at 11:25 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Good news potheads: aside from the obvious legal implications, there is no reason to put down your bongs–or that full package of double-stuffed Oreos. Turns out new studies have claimed that marijuana is not only helps with cancer, but has a whole host of other health benefits, as well–including weight loss. Even though getting high can give you a massive case of the munchies — causing some smokers to ‘inhale’ an extra 600 calories per day — that extra junk [...]

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Scientists Find World’s Oldest Marijuana Stash

May 14, 2013 at 2:47 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world’s oldest marijuana stash, according to a paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany. A barrage of tests proves the marijuana possessed potent psychoactive properties and casts doubt on the theory that the ancients only grew the plant for hemp in order to make clothing, rope and other objects. They apparently were getting high too. Lead author Ethan [...]

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