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5 Reasons Legalized Marijuana Might Be Bad for Pot Smokers
It's a good time to be a marijuana smoker. Colorado and Washington have already enacted laws making weed legal for recreational use, and another 20 or so states allow it for medicinal use. With such a huge swath of the nation no longer harshing the mellow of their resident smokers, it appears the domino effect that marijuana proponents hope will lead to legalization at the federal level is finally gaining momentum.
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Tax Cuts for Pot Law-Breakers?
Marijuana legalization was sold as a way for the government to better regulate the industry. But now the mask is coming off, and we’re seeing what they really want: unrestricted drug sales and soaring profits.
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Marijuana use on the rise among fiftysomethings
The growing popularity of marijuana has propelled a rise in drug use among Americans, including those in their 50s and 60s, a recently released national survey shows.
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Dopey gang spent months growing cannabis – but used wrong plant
GARDAI are hunting a dopey drugs gang after discovering a botched cannabis growing operation with no drugs.
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Meet the 'Willy Wonka' of weed
He's not exactly Gene Wilder—though old Gene would probably take a tour of his factory pretty quick—but Tripp Keber has got that stuff that all the new cool kids these days no doubt want: WEED with a capital W-E-E-D.
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Canada Launching Billion-Dollar Marijuana Free Market This Week
Canada is ushering in what it projects to be a $1.3 billion medical marijuana free market this week, as it replaces small and homegrown pot production with quality-controlled marijuana produced by large farms. The market could eventually serve up to 450,000 Canadians, according to government estimates.
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Today’s Coke, Heroin, and Pot Are Incredibly Cheap and Pure
Researchers tried to find out what was in chicken nuggets from two fast food chains, with disconcerting results.
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TSA Might Allow You to Board Plane with Your Marijuana
The mile high club may soon take on a new meaning as states continue to liberalize their marijuana laws. Although it’s a try-it-at-your-own-risk scenario, airplane passengers in certain situations are being permitted to carry marijuana on board, even if TSA agents sniff out the drugs.
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On Smoking Weed in North Korea
So as it turns out, growing and smoking cannabis is completely legal in North Korea. Encouraged, even. Here's the story of how I found out... and then ended up indulging in the 'special plant' with an officer from North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Do We Really Need to Market Weed?
Businesses ranging from mom-and-pop shops to large corporations are online, but one emerging industry is so new, you won't find its merchants in your Google search results yet — recreational marijuana.
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Is This Chemical a Cure For Marijuana Addiction?
Recently, there’s been a bunch of research indicating marijuana isn’t the worst drug in the world—long-term use of it might not harm IQ, and it can serve as an effective way to distract people from chronic pain
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WeedPortal.com and Marijuana’s Lawless Online Frontier
After years of buying marijuana from drug dealers, Nick decided a few weeks ago that growing his own weed would not only be more cost effective, but safer. “I just wanted to take control of the situation and remove myself from the black market” he explains. “I’m tired of texting with drug dealers. It’s super shady.”
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Switzerland Decriminalizes Marijuana
Anyone over the age of 18 caught with 10 grams or less of the drug will no longer have to make a court appearance and will not have offenses entered into their permanent record; instead, violators will have to pay a fine of 100 Swiss Francs (approximately $110), then be on their way.
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Pot Smokers: why are they skinny (infographic)
New research suggests people who smoke marijuana are skinnier than those who abstain.
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Vaping Is the Fanboy-Charged Future of Cigarettes and Weed
The nucleus of the vape community is ex-smokers eager to spread the good word, or ”ANTZ” as the jargon goes—Anti-Nicotine and Tobacco Zealots. Others are just plain seduced by the technology.
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New Laws Chart Course for Marijuana Legalization
How Colorado and Washington govern their legal pot markets will be a test case for the rest of the United States
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Gallup Poll Finds Legal Marijuana Is More Popular Than Almost Anything Else
A poll released today by the Gallup organization finds 58% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. It's the first time a clear majority has favored legalization since Gallup started asking the question in 1969.
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Using Google Earth, authorities zoom in on pot farmer
Satellite images of a property in southern Oregon, accessed via Google Earth, prompted law enforcement officials to take a closer look at some neatly ordered plants owned by 50-year-old pot farmer Curtis W. Croft, according to Grants Pass Daily Courier.
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Is South America drawing down the drug war?
Uruguay has become the first country in the world to fully legalize pot — could others follow suit?
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Will state's legal marijuana taxes go to health care? Maybe not
One selling point of Washington's new legal marijuana law was that a huge chunk of pot-related tax revenue would be devoted to health coverage for low-income residents. But it's not clear the money will go to health care after all.
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