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Morgan Stanley Says Global Wine Shortage; We Say Cannabis Great Substitute
Quick, wine connoisseurs, panic! Morgan Stanley Research released a report on Monday showing global demand for wine exceeded supply by approximately 300 million cases. The report goes as far to say,...
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How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America
PolicyMic explains how valuable legalizing marijuana could be for America, with an excellent infographic to demonstrate.
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Birth Control Pill Use May Double Women’s Glaucoma Risk
Glaucoma is a disease that causes optic nerve damage in the eyes, usually caused by abnormally high pressure inside your eye. Worldwide, glaucoma affects 60 million people, is the second-leading cause...
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Marijuana Legalization May Depend on National Pessimisim and Negativity
The marijuana legalization movement needs to bank on the fact that Americans are currently pessimistic about the government and society in general, at least according to Eaun Wilson. In a recent...
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Denver, CO 2014 MMJ Infographic: Save Up to $828 per Year in Taxes vs....
January 1st, 2014 is rapidly approaching as the city of Denver gears up for its highly anticipated retail marijuana market. Colorado of course already has an established medical marijuana program...
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Alberto Willmore: Arrested by NYPD for Smoking
I have to say that I am just perplexed by the amount of force and energy that the NYPD (under Mayor Bloomberg’s directive) uses to crack down on casual marijuana users. Under Bloomberg’s 12 year...
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Colorado Sushi Joint Teases Cannabis Pairing Menu
I knew it was only a matter of time! Colorado’s Hapa Sushi restaurant, in what I assume is an effort to both a) support the legal cannabis movement in CO, and b) take advantage of the new market and...
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Life Without Sleep, No Life at All
This Huff Post article just came out discussing what sleep-deprivation does to a person. It got me thinking about one of the major driving forces behind my cannabis use and something that has...
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Whitehouse.gov and Cannabis: What the FAQ? Part 2
Continuing from Part 1 of my What the FAQ?, in regards to Whitehouse.gov’s rather exhaustive (and highly biased) FAQ section on marijuana: Question: Isn’t marijuana generally harmless? From the...
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Did Cannabis Really Kill Gemma Moss? – You Decide
The death of 31-year-old British resident Gemma Moss is, without a doubt, a tragedy any way you look at it. I want to be very clear at the outset that, while I am suspicious of the coroner’s ruling of...
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Millennials Want Legal Weed
Pew Research Center recently put out a report on a survey that collected data on Millennials (those currently in the 18-33 age group) in adulthood. The survey found some interesting things....
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Study: Inhaled Cannabis Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, March 17, 2014 Inhaling whole-plant cannabis provides symptomatic relief in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to observational trial data...
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Project SAM Hyperbole: Seattle Students Love Marijuana
In normal shit-peddler fashion, the visionaries over at Project SAM recently tweeted the following: Spike in MJ use seen in Seattle public schools: http://t.co/BiUKGFVIDX — Project SAM...
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24 Mind-Blowing Facts About Marijuana Production in America
You thought your pot came from environmentally conscious hippies? Think again. The way marijuana is grown in America, it turns out, is anything but sustainable and organic. Check out these...
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More States Move Forward With CBD-Only Measures, But Will They Help Patients?
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, April 10, 2014 Lawmakers in Alabama and Utah recently approved legislation seeking to authorize the physician-supervised use of varieties of cannabis and/or...
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Cannabinoid Profiles: Meet Your CB Receptors
The Leaf Online explains CB1 and CB2 receptors, which are the main receptor sites for the body’s endocannabinoid system. A scientific understanding of these receptor points, and how the 70+...
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San Jose Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Face Tough New Rules
The San Jose City Council’s 7-3 vote Tuesday evening limits existing and new pot shops to a handful of select industrial areas that make up less than 1 percent of the city, which will require the vast...
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NYPD Arrests 80 People a Day for Low Level Weed Possession
According to a new report from the Marijuana Arrest Research Project, in the first four months of 2014, the NYPD made 80 low level weed possession arrests a day and the statistics have stayed the same...
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Oregon: Marijuana Initiative Backers Turn in 145,000 Signatures for Proposed...
by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director, July 3, 2014 Proponents of a statewide initiative to regulate the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana have turned in 145,000 signatures to the...
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Demand for Marijuana Outpaces Legal Supply; Black Market Filling Gap
In a report commissioned by the Marijuana Enforcement Division earlier this year, data shows that Colorado residents and visitors will consume an estimated 130.3 metric tons of marijuana in 2014, but...
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