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Written by greenmachine on August 28th, 2010
There were 72 bodies found on a ranch ninety miles south of the Texas border — obvious victims of a drug cartel massacre.  Bullets have been hitting public buildings in El Paso, and the Washington Post is reporting that at least $20 billion a year in cash ...
Written by greenmachine on August 28th, 2010
Forget Reefer Madness. What we’re experiencing across North America these days is Reefer Sanity. In an Angus-Reid poll conducted last year, more than half of those Canadians asked said possession of marijuana should be legalized. And in the U.S., California voters will soon determine that very issue. Reefer Madness was the ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
Students who are prescribed marijuana under the new D.C.  law permitting the drug for medicinal use will not be able to possess or use the drug on campus under the current GW student conduct policies, a University official said in August. Although medicinal marijuana was approved by the D.C.  Council in ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
The smoking of marijuana has always been a controversial subject.  Some think of it as a gateway drug, while others contend it’s healthier than drinking alcohol. That aside, a group of volunteers are coming together this weekend to increase awareness of the use of medical marijuana. For more than a decade a ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
One day after an investigation that resulted in 15 arrests, the closure of two medical marijuana dispensaries and the seizure of approximately $750,000 worth of marijuana products, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard spoke about what he sees as a growing problem. “This is Michigan.  This ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
California — Los Angeles officials announced Wednesday that only 41 medical marijuana dispensaries are eligible to stay in business under the city’s restrictive ordinance, a number so low that the city will suspend the winnowing process and ask a judge to rule that it is ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
Key Speakers At 2010 NORML Conference in Portland, Oregon: Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Best-Selling Travel Author and TV Host Rick Steves There are three important components in this 2010 NORML conference alert: -Key Speakers -Early-bird Pricing For Registration Is About To Expire -Conference Agenda and Speakers Announced -Key Speakers- NORML ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
Colorado — For months, media reports have chronicled fiery debates over marijuana’s medicinal utility and its impact on our broader communities. But what about those constituencies who don’t have a lobbyist down at the Capitol or City Hall? What about our veterans? National polls consistently show ...
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
Legit medical pot growers insist they're willing to work with the San Francisco Police Department, even as those same growers are raided and hauled into court.
Written by greenmachine on August 27th, 2010
A last-minute attempt to license and tax medical marijuana is drawing fire from a leading pot legalization group, California NORML, which says the bill wouldn’t do anything to improve legal protections for dispensaries.