Graphic: NORML |
Careful who you trust to interpret poll results. You may have seen the poll that was trumpeted just in time for 4/20, supposedly showing that “55 percent of Americans oppose legalizing marijuana.”
Graphic: NORML |
Careful who you trust to interpret poll results. You may have seen the poll that was trumpeted just in time for 4/20, supposedly showing that “55 percent of Americans oppose legalizing marijuana.”
Photo: Joe Amon/The Denver Post |
Thousands gathered in the park across from the Colorado State Capitol in Denver to support the legalization of marijuana, April 20, 2010. |
Colorado state lawmakers at the Capitol on Tuesday toughened regulations for the booming medical marijuana industry as clouds of smoke wafted from a pro-pot really across the street.
Graphic: Radioactive24two/Deviant Art |
As a veteran of stoner culture who can remember the years before mass media latched onto the 420 phenomenon in general, and specifically the celebration of April 20 (4/20) as America’s fastest-growing holiday and high celebration of all things cannabis, I have to admit I find the entire scenario a little strange.
Graphic: Chelsea Green Publishing |
It runs against the most basic business acumen to give your product away for free, but next week that is just what Chelsea Green Publishing is going to do.
Graphic: NORML |
When supervisors in Placer County, California voted last week to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, they relied heavily on the information contained in a “White Paper on Marijuana Dispensaries” from the California Police Chiefs Association. Trouble is, the cop-sponsored “White Paper” is an inaccurate, nasty bit of propaganda which bears little resemblance to the truth, according to medical marijuana advocates.
Photo: HempCon 2010 |
HempCon 2010 Los Angeles is already a huge success, with thousands of festive attendees on the convention floor. Stay tuned, San Francisco… your turn is in April. |
A three-day celebration of all things cannabis opens Friday in downtown Los Angeles.
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Yesterday’s Whittier Daily News carried an extraordinary piece by Frank C. Girardot, senior metro editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group.
Dear President Obama:
Over the weekend I think I stumbled on a great plan to put people back to work.What I need from you is some stimulus money. Think of it as seed money if you will.I’m going to use it to start a business. And in a matter of months I think the business can be one of the Fortune 500.Tax money generated by this startup can go to work fixing our health care system, our roads and our schools. By some estimates consumers already spend $110 billion a year on the product I plan to sell.