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Marijuana Book Will Feature 100 Authors – Maybe Including You

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VibeNation MultiMedia

So you’ve always wanted to write a book about cannabis? Here’s your chance.

You’re invited to participate in an iBook project intended to change perceptions about marijuana by telling 100 short stories by 100 real people, in a fun and easy-to-read format.
Each page will be formatted the same way. The top of the page will have your name, or a title if you prefer. Then there is space for an image, a gallery of images, a video, a Powerpoint presentation, an HTML widget… “The possibilities are endless,” said Susan Soares, president of VibeNation MultiMedia, which is sponsoring the project, called Marijuana & Me.

“The purpose of the book is to change the perception of what the typical marijuana consumer is like,” Soares told Toke of the Town Thursday afternoon.

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Meghan McCain: I’m Not A Cannabis User… Frequently

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CrackpotPress.com
Meghan McCain: “I decided to come out publicly in support of it”

Meghan McCain, daughter of Arizona Senator and 2008 Presidential candidate John McCain and now something of a media darling herself, supports the legalization of marijuana — that’s something many learned with the publication of her new book, America, You Sexy Bitch. But she also apparently smokes the stuff, at least occasionally, based on her Wednesday morning interview on The View — and her famous dad knows and accepts that she tokes up.


Voicing her support for cannabis legalization on The View, McCain added that she’s “not a cannabis user … frequently,” reports Evan Lambert at People.
When Barbara Walters joked that her “father’s going to be so proud,” Meghan responded, “He knows everything … and he loves me.”
Meghan’s Wednesday morning appearance on The View followed her Tuesday night Tonight Show interview with Jay Leno, in which she strongly endorsed the legalization of marijuana and admitted smoking weed in New Orleans on at least one occasion.
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Goodbye, “Weeds”: Show’s Last Season Begins July 1

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Senses Lost
“Weeds” star on a Golden Globe Award in 2006 for her portrayal of pot-dealing suburban mom Nancy Botwin

Showtime’s envelope-pushing television series, Weeds, will come to an end after this season, the cable network announced.

The comedy series, covering the adventures of suburban-mom-turned-pot-dealer Nancy Botwin, will conclude after eight seasons, reports James Hibberd at Inside TV. Created by Jenji Kohan, Weeds helped open the door for other daring and innovative programming, and made Showtime a force in the creation of original series.
“There were two shows, Weeds and Dexter, that really got Showtime taken seriously for cutting-edge original programming,” said Showtime Entertainment President David Nevins. “How they get brought home is really important, in this case, both for the sake of the two women [series creator Kohan and star Mary Louise Parker]and an audience that’s really invested in the show.
“TV fans love nothing better than to complain about how shows end and we really want to end this one the right way,” Nevins told Inside TV.
Kohan admitted she is “sad” about the end of Weeds, saying “sometimes ignorance is bliss,” but the writer said she does appreciate the rare opportunity to wrap up a series properly.
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A Middle-Aged Widow’s Awakening to Love and Cannabis

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Laurel Dewey’s Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden Raises Awareness Of Medical Marijuana
 
Laurel Dewey, the Colorado author best known for her Jane Perry mystery series, has written what her publisher is calling “the first mainstream novel to take a serious look at medical marijuana.”
Betty’s (Little Basement) Garden introduces a dynamic heroine — 58-year-old Betty Craven, elegant former beauty queen and recent widow– who finds herself getting involved with medical marijuana as well as with an intriguing and independent man.
Betty Craven is the epitome of elegance, class, and perfection. Her prize-winning garden is the envy of her neighbors; he impeccable manners and epicurean skills have made here the “hostess with the most-est.” But all is not what it seems.
The truth is that Betty’s idyllic world is quickly disintegrating. Widowed and left with a modest income, Betty’s gourmet chocolate shop in Colorado has gone belly up, leaving her floundering for purpose and meaning. Tied to a house in disrepair that she can’t sell, and mired in paralyzing grief for her dead son (lost to a drug overdose five years before), this patriotic former Texas beauty pageant queen comes to the shocking and debilitating conclusion that her entire life has been wasted.
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Jaspen Rolling Papers: Lighting Up… Responsibly

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Sharon Letts

Review & Photos
By Sharon Letts
The ancillary business of tobacco has been relatively small, and aside from the occasional “Joe’s Smoke Shop,” relatively quiet. For, without a black market, the “grow-your-own, indoor tobacco” movement never really took hold.
While the hardcore roll-your-own peeps of tobacco have been content using the same tried and true rolling papers, not knowing or caring where they come from or what they are made of, within the world of cannabis, consumers have become savvy.
For cannabis is medicine, and patients are now testing strains for strength and safety. They are also pioneering myriad ancillary businesses in the process.
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Toke Readers Get $1 Off Grow Mugs At Haight-Ashbury Street Fair

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The 35th Haight-Ashbury Street Fair in San Francisco
Sunday, June 10
   11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Haight – Ashbury, San Francisco, CA
Price: Free to attend
Age Suitability: All Ages
The 35th Haight-Ashbury Street Fair is this Sunday, June 10, 2012! Once a year, on the second Sunday in June, the Haight-Ashbury community hosts a special celebration and everyone in the World is invited.
Music is in the air; people dance in the streets; a festive atmosphere springs up; and Haight Street, once again, becomes the center of Peace, Love and Happiness. This annual event is the Haight-Ashbury Street Fair, one of the most highly anticipated public events in San Francisco.
The 35th Annual Haight-Ashbury Street Fair will be taking place on Sunday, June 10, 2012, from 11 am until 6 pm. A variety of activities will be taking place including three stages offering live entertainment; a six-block Vending Area featuring arts & crafts, food and other merchandise; an area dedicated to the entertainment of families with children; and an opportunity to celebrate with many other like-minded people.
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Bath Salts = Bad Idea [Infographic]

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Those of us who have been through a few media cycles of hysteria over the “latest drug menace” are always skeptical when the mainstream whips itself up into a fine frenzy over the newest chemical bug-a-boo threatening the citizenry. 
But even a stuck clock is right twice a day, and it appears that there’s some substance behind the negative publicity surrounding “bath salts,” which in no small part due to sensationalist press coverage, have become the latest quasi-legal drug craze to sweep the nation.

Although bath salts are sold through a loophole as a harmless substance used for relaxation, people are ingesting them seeking euphoria. In addition to experiencing altered moods, some bath salts users are having psychotic episodes marked with agitation, hallucinations and violent behavior.

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World Famous Cannabis Café Holding First Expo

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World Famous Cannabis Cafe
Madeline Martinez, World Famous Cannabis Cafe: “As always, we strive to provide safe and legal access to services for Oregon Medical Marijuana Program registrants”
The World Famous Cannabis Café has announced what its press release calls “a new and exciting monthly event,” The Cannabis and Hemp Expo. The first of its kind in the Portland area, the Expo takes place on Sunday, June 10, from noon until 7:00 p.m. at the café, 322 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon.
 
“As always, we strive to provide safe and legal access to services for Oregon Medical Marijuana Program registrants,” said Madeline Martinez, proprietress of the café.  “We hope to generate enough interest in the community to have an expo on the second Sunday of every month.”
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Cannabis Industry Group Sponsoring Medical Marijuana Business Conference

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NCIA

More Than 200 of America’s Cannabis Entrepreneurs Expected to Attend
 
The National Cannabis Industry Association announced Tuesday that the organization will be the Premier Sponsor of the National Marijuana Business Conference to be held at the Sherman Street Event Center in Denver on November 8 and 9, 2012.
More than 200 medical marijuana dispensary operators, infused product manufacturers, and related entrepreneurs are expected to attend the conference produced by MMJ Business Daily, an online news service for medical cannabis professionals.
NCIA Executive Director Aaron Smith and Director of Public Affairs Steve Fox will both be on hand at the conference to provide analysis of how November election results will affect the medical marijuana industry moving forward both nationally and on a state-by-state basis.
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