Archive for the ‘420’ Category

Smaller Than Expected Prison Sentences for Montana Dispensary Owners

One slightly encouraging sign has emerged from the rubble of the medical marijuana debacle in Montana. Following the March 2011 federal raids of Montana dispensaries, the U.S. indicted over 60 individuals, with each facing a maximum sentence of 40 years and a minimum of five. However, the actual prison sentences of those taking plea deals have been relatively light, with everyone receiving between six and 18 months. 
 
Even in a case involving three men in which both …More
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Kentucky Bill Named in Honor of Late Pot Advocate

The Gatewood Galbraith Memorial Medical Marijuana Act, AKA Senate Bill 129, has been introduced in the Kentucky State Senate and would designate cannabis as a Schedule II drug, enabling physicians to legally prescribe it. 
 
Marijuana is presently a Schedule I drug according to the federal Controlled Substances Act, meaning it is regarded as having no accepted medical value. Fortunately, that opinion isn’t shared by state Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville), who sponsored SB …More
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Appellate Court: Voters Can Decide on Detroit Decrim

The city of Detroit will finally be able to vote on a suppressed 2010 ballot proposal that would amend city law and permit the legal use and possession of up to an ounce of cannabis on private property by those age 21 and up. 
 
Previously, a Wayne County Circuit Court judge had upheld the Detroit Election Commission’s unanimous vote against placing the 2010 question on the ballot because they were advised by the city’s Law Dept that decriminalizing pot conflicted with state …More
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Peter Lewis Backs Mass MMJ Legalization Effort

Next time you’re channel-surfing and come across yet another of those Progressive Insurance ads featuring the obnoxious character “Flo” don’t get too annoyed, because the chairman of Progressive, Peter Lewis, is one of the most important financial backers of the medical marijuana movement in the U.S. and the man behind the current campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Massachusetts.
 
Lewis donated $ 525,000 of the $ 526,167 total the Committee for Compassionate …More
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2012 L.A. Medical Cannabis Cup Winners

Thanks to all vendors and judges and all of the new friends we’ve made throughout the great state of California, our nation’s cannabis capital! Here are the L.A. Cup winners!
 
BEST SATIVA
1—Sonoma Coma by Happy Lil’ Trees
2—Organic Blue Dream Haze by American Organic
3—Dutch Treat #5 by Buds and Roses Collective
 
BEST INDICA
1—Doc’s Cut by The Therapeutic Healing Center
2—Kosher Kush by Buds and Roses …More
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NORML Endorses Roseanne Barr for President

Roseanne Barr once ruled the TV airwaves. In the 1989-1990 season her eponymous sitcom Roseanne, which served as an ode to lower-class living, was number one in the national Nielsen ratings, and now over two decades later, she seeks to obtain the highest political office in the land as she’s running for President of the United States. One of Barr’s primary platforms is to legalize marijuana and for that she garnered an endorsement from NORML this week. …More
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Shona Banda – Live Free or Die

How somebody cured themself of Crohn’s disease using oil generated by a cannabis vaporiser.  
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Shona Banda – Live Free or Die

How somebody cured themself of Crohn’s disease using oil generated by a cannabis vaporiser.  
Dope Smoker

Why is cannabis illegal?

That is my question. It stops the growth of cancer cells (when taken in oil) and provides great pain relief and actual life to so many people. Why is it illegal?
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Why is cannabis illegal?

That is my question. It stops the growth of cancer cells (when taken in oil) and provides great pain relief and actual life to so many people. Why is it illegal?
Dope Smoker