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  • July 2008

    • On the Trail of Medical Marijuana

      newser  |  New Yorker  |  Jul 21, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      On the Trail of Medical Marijuana

      California's legalization of medical marijuana helped create a cultivation and distribution network that promises big money for those willing to work in legal gray areas. Guided by an old friend, Blue, who's a dealer in all but name, David Samuels of the New Yorker follows the trail of Tibetan prayer flags from boutique-style urban dispensaries to lush fields in virtually lawless rural areas. More »

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      California  • Los Angeles  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • DEA  • police raids

  • June 2008

    • Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jun 30, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      Effective tomorrow, the Netherlands bans smoking tobacco in public places, and the new law means big changes for Amsterdam's famously relaxed coffeehouses, reports USA Today. Because the law doesn't cover cannabis or hashish, users can continue to smoke them inside. But those who prefer their pot mixed with tobacco, as many do, will have to step outside. More »

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      smoking  • marijuana  • smoking ban  • tobacco  • Amsterdam  • cannabis  • Dutch government

    • Group Backs Preflight Toke

      newser  |  CW2 News  |  Jun 26, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Group Backs Preflight Toke

      Denver has a pretty lax marijuana policy (small amounts are legal) and pro-pot advocates are wondering whether, after a recent rash of "air rage" incidents, such permissiveness shouldn’t extend to the city airport’s smoking lounge, CW2 News reports. “This madness has got to stop,” said a proponent. “And we're providing a very viable solution.” More »

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      air travel  • marijuana  • airport  • Denver  • marijuana legalization  • relaxation  • air rage

    • Stronger Weed Ignites Controversy

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jun 23, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      Stronger Weed Ignites Controversy

      Marijuana is getting stronger, but what exactly that means is open to interpretation. The Boston Globe looks at a dispute with clearly drawn sides but fuzzier facts. Is pot addictive and highly hazardous, or no more harmful than caffeine and perhaps medically beneficial? With minimal research to draw on, experts say, opponents and proponents of weed are cherry-picking their data. More »

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      drugs  • marijuana  • weed

    • Weed Potency Hits 30-Year High

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 12, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Weed Potency Hits 30-Year High

      Today's marijuana is the strongest crop since the heyday of Cheech and Chong, a new study finds. University researchers who analyzed seized samples dating back to the '70s found the level of active ingredient THC hit an average of 9.6% last year, up almost 1% from the year before and more than double the 4% recorded for 1983, the AP reports. More »

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      drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • drug use  • cannabis

    • Calif. County Cracks Down on Lax Pot Law

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 5, 08 10:57 AM CDT

      Calif. County Cracks Down on Lax Pot Law

      Voters in a northern California county have backed a measure tightening one of America's loosest pot laws, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. State law allows Californians to grow six marijuana plants each for medicinal use, but Mendocino County allowed its residents 25 plants each for any use. The county's residents will now have to make do with the standard six. More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • drug dealing  • marijuana legalization

    • Dude! Harsh! Weed Shrinks Your Brain

      newser  |  Age (Aust.)  |  Jun 3, 08 9:09 PM CDT

      Dude! Harsh! Weed Shrinks Your Brain

      Heavy marijuana use over a number of years can cause significant brain abnormalities, damage memory and emotional processing, and even shrink parts of the brain, the Age reports. All cannabis smokers—not just high-risk groups such as the young and those susceptible to mental illness—can experience effects equivalent to those of a mild brain injury, Australian researchers found. More »

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      drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • brain

  • May 2008

    • Indoor Pot Farms Sow Calif. Discord

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 31, 08 12:13 PM CDT

      Indoor Pot Farms Sow Calif. Discord

      Indoor pot farms are sprouting up around California and causing some bad vibes in the Golden State, the Los Angeles Times reports. In one northwest community, authorities estimate that 1,000 of 7,500 homes are devoted to cultivating marijuana, cutting into the housing supply and raising safety concerns. Many residents complain that out-of-staters are flooding in to take advantage of liberal laws about medical marijuana. More »

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      California  • marijuana  • medical marijuana  • drug dealing  • marijuana legalization

    • 'Legal Weed' Beer Slogan Has Feds Hopping Mad

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 28, 08 8:32 PM CDT

      'Legal Weed' Beer Slogan Has Feds Hopping Mad

      The feds are cracking down on a small brewer in Weed, Calif., because they're very much unamused by the slogan on his bottle caps: "Try Legal Weed." A bureau of the Treasury Department says the phrase not only alludes to marijuana but misleads consumers about the ingredients of Weed Ales, reports the Los Angeles Times . The 61-year old brewer faces big fines and sanctions but isn't budging. More »

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      California  • beer  • marijuana  • microbrewing  • weed  • Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

    • Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  May 20, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      Production of cannabis-centric films is hitting a high, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Once pigeonholed with Cheech and Chong and low-budget cult films such as The Big Lebowski , movies that feature pot-smoking characters now tend toward mainstream frat-house humor. This summer alone will see four marijuana-tinged releases, including the Judd Apatow-produced Pineapple Express . More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • War on Drugs  • young Hollywood  • Pineapple Express

    • Pot Linked to Heart Attack Risk

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 13, 08 3:07 AM CDT

      Pot Linked to Heart Attack Risk

      Heavy users of marijuana have elevated levels of a protein that can raise the risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks, according to US government researchers.  The drug apparently causes the liver to overproduce the protein, raising serious health issues for long-term smokers, researchers warned. The survey studied people who smoked 78 to 350 joints a week, Reuters reports. More »

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      heart disease  • medical research  • marijuana  • heart attack  • arteries  • stroke risk

    • Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

      newser  |  Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  May 9, 08 5:22 PM CDT

      Rapper DMX Arrested on Animal-Cruelty, Drug Charges

      Police arrested rapper DMX early this morning on animal-abuse and drug charges, the Arizona Republic reports. Police seized five pit bull puppies, and unknown quantities of marijuana and cocaine from the house northeast of Phoenix. More »

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      cocaine  • marijuana  • hip-hop  • animal cruelty  • rap music  • pit bull  • police raids  • DMX

    • Nickelodeon Show Draws Stoner Crowd

      newser  |  ABC News  |  May 8, 08 10:40 PM CDT

      Nickelodeon Show Draws Stoner Crowd

      A Nickelodeon series aimed at preschoolers has garnered an unusual following—hipster parents and twenty-something potheads. The variety-show format of “Yo Gabba Gabba!”—celebs and indie rockers guest between animated shorts—attracts a generation weaned on “The Muppet Show,” reports ABC News. Add bright colors, trippy characters, and ironically funny life lessons and you have a recipe for stoner entertainment. More »

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      television  • YouTube  • marijuana  • Nickelodeon  • preschool  • television watching

    • Willie Bio an Epic of Whiskey, Weed, and Women

      newser  |  Radar  |  May 4, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      Willie Bio an Epic of Whiskey, Weed, and Women

      Joe Nick Patoski hopped aboard Willie Nelson's tour bus more than 35 years ago, and despite the ever-present haze of marijuana smoke, appears to have emerged clear-eyed to write Willie Nelson: An Epic Life . The work is a "sprawling masterpiece" of the Texas hippie, John Clarke Jr. writes in Radar , chronicling a lifetime of drugs, music, and women. More »

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      music  • marijuana  • country music  • book reviews  • Willie Nelson

  • April 2008

    • Dude...Where's My Sponsor?

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Apr 17, 08 9:19 AM CDT

      Dude...Where's My Sponsor?

      Major corporations are trying to see dollar signs through the haze of pot smoke hovering over this year's 4/20 stonerpalooza, as the pseudo-holiday gains national attention with its large, (idly) devoted following on college campuses. This year, festivities will include stoner cinema debuts like "Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo" and "Super High Me," MSNBC reports. More »

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      drugs  • college  • marijuana  • movies  • drug use  • marijuana legalization  • University of Colorado

    • In Video, Teens Force Toddler to Smoke Pot

      newser  |  WCSH (Portland, Maine)  |  Apr 16, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      In Video, Teens Force Toddler to Smoke Pot

      Two Ohio teens have been arrested after police acquired a video in which they forced a toddler to smoke pot, NBC reports. The video, in which the smoking babysitters pass the pipe to the 18-month-old, was recovered after it was left inside a camcorder sold to a pawnshop. The teens face charges of child endangerment and distributing narcotics to a minor. More »

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      drugs  • Ohio  • smoking  • marijuana  • toddler  • recreational drugs

    • UK to Get Tough on Pot

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Apr 4, 08 9:14 AM CDT

      UK to Get Tough on Pot

      The British government is set to tighten the law on marijuana, reclassifying it as a more dangerous drug and imposing a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison for possession. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is determined to designate pot as a class B drug, only three years after Tony Blair downgraded it to class C.  More »

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      United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • marijuana  • cannabis

  • March 2008

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