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The Revolution of the Hemp Industry

July 8, 2015 at 2:14 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization

STUYVESANT, N.Y. — It started with Hurricane Katrina: the flooded houses in New Orleans festering with mold, many uninhabitable to this day. Then came the earthquake in Haiti: thousands dead, crushed by homes that should have been their sanctuaries. James Savage, then a Wall Street analyst living on Central Park West, grew disturbed about the conditions he saw on television and in the newspapers. “There has to be something better we can do than this,” he recalled thinking last week [...]

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University of Florida Begins Cannabis Oil Study for Children’s Epilepsy

July 4, 2015 at 11:40 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

GAINESVILLE, FL – Dr. Paul Carney and his team at the University of Florida just got the green light from the state to study the effects of a cannabis oil derived from marijuana to see how that affects and helps children living with epilepsy. “It’s exciting,” said Dr. Carney, the UF Health Pediatric Neurologist who is leading the research. “The whole community is extremely excited about this.” Dr. Carney said the project is intended to treat 50 children living with [...]

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Slightly Stoopid Releases New Album, ‘Meanwhile…Back at the Lab’ [LISTEN NOW]

July 1, 2015 at 5:03 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Music, Recreational Marijuana

San Diego-based reggae/alternative/punk/ska band Slightly Stoopid replenished us yesterday, with the release of their eighth studio record, Meanwhile…Back at the Lab. Recorded at their recording studio in San Diego, the album’s title and artwork pay homage to that facility, the creative hub out of which most of their music flows. To celebrate the record, the band will head out on a summer tour called the ‘Everything is Awesome’ tour with the Expendables, Stick Figure and the Dirty Heads. We are [...]

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Will Cannabis Consumption Negatively Effect Your Driving?

June 24, 2015 at 2:13 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

A rigorous federal research study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse offers new data on the effects of marijuana on driving performance. The exact impact of marijuana on driving ability is a controversial subject—and it’s become more important states continue to loosen their drug laws. And, while drunk driving is on the decline in the U.S., driving after having smoked or otherwise consumer marijuana has become more common. According to the most recent national roadside survey from the National [...]

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Pope Strongly Against the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

June 21, 2015 at 3:23 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis came out strongly against the legalization of recreational drugs on Friday. The pontiff told members of a drug enforcement conference meeting in Rome that even limited attempts to legalize recreational drugs “are not only highly questionable from a legislative standpoint, but they fail to produce the desired effects.” Francis has frequently railed against the “evil” of drug addiction and has met with addicts on several occasions. Just last month, Uruguay — next door to Francis’ [...]

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The Myth of the Lazy Stoner

June 21, 2015 at 11:38 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

The 420 Games, established by Jim McAlpine, founder of the ski/snowboard lifestyle brand SnowBomb.com, is a series of events aiming to destigmatize responsible cannabis use. We recently attended one of these events in San Jose, California, meeting with McAlpine and other activists to discuss the movement. In McApline’s words: We’re coming off decades of negative propaganda stigmatizing cannabis use. We’ve all been lied to. It’s a bad rap and we need to change the dialogue. There are millions of people who [...]

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Delaware Decriminalizes Cannabis

June 19, 2015 at 1:14 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Voting along party lines, Senate lawmakers gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a measure that decriminalizes the possession and private use of up to an ounce of marijuana, and Gov. Jack Markell signed the legislation into law almost immediately. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Helene Keeley, D-Wilmington, allows Delawareans to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and use the drug privately without facing criminal sanctions, although police can confiscate the drugs. Criminal penalties for simple possession will be [...]

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U.S. Open Allowing Cannabis into Prestigious Golf Tourney

June 17, 2015 at 5:08 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Marijuana is legal in both Washington and Colorado, and shops to buy legal weed are all over the Seattle area at this point. With the U.S. Open in Tacoma at Chambers Bay, I wondered if fans could just walk in with their completely legal marijuana. So at the risk of getting put on some kind of list you don’t want to be on, I asked. Turns out fans are allowed to come through the security gates with marijuana — bags [...]

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America’s First-Ever Cannabis Resort Opens in Colorado

June 14, 2015 at 1:56 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

(NEWSER) – While $420 seems like a more appropriate price, starting at $395 per person per night, marijuana smokers can treat themselves to a cannabis-filled Colorado vacation. Dubbed “CannaCamp,” the 170-acre resort in Durango does not hand out pot nor sell it on site but Time reports that its concierge will direct vacationers to area dispensaries; travelers can also bring their own. From there, guests can “experience the outdoors and cannabis in a safe, comfortable, and social environment,” per the [...]

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