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Reportaje: Se espera que vista del lunes sobre plan para limitar dispensarios en Colorado atraiga oposición enérgica
El programa de marihuana medicinal de Colorado despega, siendo que el número de pacientes, médicos que hacen recomendaciones y dispensarios están todos en alza. Pero una agencia estatal ha propuesto cambios en las reglas que pueden debilitar el crecimiento, poner en peligro los dispensarios que siguen el nuevo estilo y dificultar que los pacientes obtengan su medicamento. Echarán chispas en la vista pública del lunes sobre la propuesta.
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Media Hypocrisy in the Marijuana Debate
Russ Belville shares the fascinating story of some "higher ups" at CBS pulling the plug on a NORML radio show that was about to go on the air. The whole thing is magnificently absurd considering that CBS owns Showtime, home of the hit series Weeds.
If CBS has a problem with marijuana, then they really shouldnât be out there making money by sensationalizing it. Boy, it would really suck for CBS if word got out among Weeds viewers that the show's corporate owners have some kind of problem with debating marijuana laws.
If CBS has a problem with marijuana, then they really shouldnât be out there making money by sensationalizing it. Boy, it would really suck for CBS if word got out among Weeds viewers that the show's corporate owners have some kind of problem with debating marijuana laws.
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Marijuana is Safer Than Water
I sometimes wonder if we rely too heavily on the argument that marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco. People who don't know anything about marijuana (which comprise a substantial portion of our opposition) may have a hard time understanding what we mean by that. Moreover, it's tricky to compare the totality of harm produced by those drugs vs. marijuana because our opponents obscure the analysis by blaming the harms of alcohol and tobacco on their legality.
Inevitably, the argument that marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco suffers by virtue of the fact that those drugs are pretty dangerous. Being safer than them doesnât mean it's safe. So for a while now, I've been trying to think of something else to compare it to and I think Pete Guither nails it in this post.
Inevitably, the argument that marijuana is safer than alcohol and tobacco suffers by virtue of the fact that those drugs are pretty dangerous. Being safer than them doesnât mean it's safe. So for a while now, I've been trying to think of something else to compare it to and I think Pete Guither nails it in this post.
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BMW and Mercedes Use Hemp in Their Cars
Remind me why hemp is illegal to grow in the U.S.:
I don't write about hemp often, mainly because it's not actually a drug, but it bears repeating that the only reason hemp cultivation is illegal is because a bunch of paranoid drug warriors are utterly terrified of it. As stupid as the arguments against legalizing marijuana are, the case against hemp is even more mindless and pathetic.
Just pause for a moment and think about the fact that the DEA banned a substance used to make door panels for luxury cars, simply because it's related to marijuana. That level of marijuana hysteria probably wouldnât be possible in the current political climate, but we're stuck with it until Congress admits this is ridiculous.
And I guarantee you that if Congress attempts to legalize hemp cultivation in the U.S., there will actually be people who freak out about it and try to argue that hemp somehow endangers America's youth.
â¦if you drive a BMW or a Mercedes Benz, or wear Armani jeans or Patagonia shirts, you could be consuming hemp.
Its fiber turns up in car door panels, insulation and clothing. Its seeds make tasty granola and frozen desserts, its oil expensive cosmetics and ecologically friendly soap.
If you use these products, you wonât be jailed for possession. But would-be hemp farmersâ fear of arrest is what keeps the U.S. importing the stuff instead of growing its own. [Bloomberg]
I don't write about hemp often, mainly because it's not actually a drug, but it bears repeating that the only reason hemp cultivation is illegal is because a bunch of paranoid drug warriors are utterly terrified of it. As stupid as the arguments against legalizing marijuana are, the case against hemp is even more mindless and pathetic.
Just pause for a moment and think about the fact that the DEA banned a substance used to make door panels for luxury cars, simply because it's related to marijuana. That level of marijuana hysteria probably wouldnât be possible in the current political climate, but we're stuck with it until Congress admits this is ridiculous.
And I guarantee you that if Congress attempts to legalize hemp cultivation in the U.S., there will actually be people who freak out about it and try to argue that hemp somehow endangers America's youth.
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Policial: Por lo menos cuatro son muertos por policÃas que imponÃan legislación antidroga hasta este momento del mes
Shem Walker trataba de echar a rufianes desaliñados de su pórtico. Ahora está muerto. Adam Stogner no querÃa dejar que un subalguacil viera qué tenÃa en su boca. Ahora está muerto. Demarco Washington no querÃa regresar a prisión por un cargo de delito de drogas. Ahora está muerto, asà como un hombre desarmado que presuntamente apuntó un arma contra la policÃa durante una redada antidroga de madrugada.
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Reportaje: Autoridad fiscal californiana dice que marihuana legal puede generar US$ 1.400 millones en ingresos fiscales al año
Un informe de la Directiva Estatal de Impuestos sobre Ventas, Uso y Otros de California que calcula que el estado puede percibir US$ 1.400 millones al año con la legalización y la tributación de la marihuana nomás acrecienta la presión acumulada en pro de la legalización en el <em>Golden State</em>, el cual tiene que cargar con un <em>déficit</em> presupuestario de US$ 26.000 millones.
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The Constitution, America's Conscience!
The SPIRIT of 1776 was the HOLY SPIRIT and is our TRUE NORTH! The American dream is, "for the power of love to overcome the love of power." We will overcome!
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Presentation of The Society for the Study of Social Problems' 2009 Social Action Award to Wo/Menâs Alliance for Medical Marijuana
The national organization of sociologists, "The Society for the Study of Social Problems," has named the California medical marijuana organization, the Wo/Menâs Alliance for Medical Marijuana, as th
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Iowa's Board of Pharmacy Public Forum/Hearing on Medical Marijuana
The state Board of Pharmacy will hold the first public forum before it makes a final decision on the use of medical marijuana.
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Book Premier: "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?"
Three of the nation's most successful marijuana policy reform organizations will come together at the Oaksterdam University Student Union in Oakland to premier the highly acclaimed new book, Marijuana
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Semanal: Blogueando en el Bar Clandestino
âEthan Nadelmann reta a NAACP a oponerse a lucha contra la drogaâ, âLa lucha mexicana contra la droga pierde apoyo de la opinión públicaâ, âHombre intenta tragarse drogas y muere estrangulado por la policÃaâ, âCongreso de EE. UU. recorta fondos para propaganda antidrogaâ, âHipopótamos de Pablo Escobar siguen vivos (y causando grandes problemas)â, âCómo ganar un debate sobre la marihuana en la televisiónâ, ââEl fuerte olor a legalización de la marihuana está en el aireââ, âNadie toma la secretarÃa antidroga en serio (ni siquiera el presidente)â, âUna epidemia de redadas antidrogas estropeadas en Marylandâ, âOtra vez no me admitieron cuando intenté visitar a Will Foster, prisionero de la guerra a la marihuana medicinal, en la cárcel anocheâ, âGobernador de Nuevo Hampshire veta proyecto sobre marihuana medicinal; Se necesita un puñado de votos más para anular su vetoâ, âAnoche visité a Will Foster, paciente apresado de marihuana medicinalâ, âImportante: Subcomité aprueba eliminación de veda a financiación de cambio de jeringasâ.
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