Monthly Archives: July 2014

Defining ‘public’

Raid on Denver Pot Club Illustrates Continued Intolerance of Marijuana Consumption Outside the Home Last week Denver police raided and shut down Maryjane’s Social Club, one of the few places in Colorado, aside from private residences, where people could legally … Continue reading

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Legalization, unfortunately, brings us idiots as well

Bizarre VANCOUVER, Wash. — John Larson, a recently retired high school science and math teacher, hopes to be in the first wave of legal recreational marijuana salespeople opening shop here in Washington State this week. Mr. Larson, 67, who was … Continue reading

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Follow the money

The July 21-28 issue of The Nation has a cover story on “Guess Who’s Profiting from Pot Prohibition Ironically, both CADCA and the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids are heavily reliant on a combination of federal drug-prevention education grants and funding … Continue reading

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Such a scary leaf

What is it about this simple, natural green symbol that makes people so afraid? ISU sued for prohibiting logo on pro-marijuana shirt FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) is helping students in the Iowa State University chapter of NORML … Continue reading

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Hearing the truth about policing from a fictional series

Such a great clip

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Why is this so hard?

Jacob Sullum: Washington’s state-licensed pot stores are expected to start opening next week, but they won’t have much to sell. A slow state licensing process for marijuana producers, combined with the difficulty of obtaining local approval for grow operations, will … Continue reading

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