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• In stunning reversal, judge allows John Ray Wilson to admit he has multiple sclerosis

  
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  Huge news breaking out of the New Jersey trial of multiple sclerosis patient John Ray Wilson, who’s facing decades in prison for growing medical marijuana.  The judge, who previously would not allow Wilson to mention his medical condition (see Chris Goldstein’s report below), allowed Wilson to testify about his ...
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• It’s time to legalize in West Virginia

  
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  There is no greater compliment you can pay me than to listen to my words and put them into action in your own home state.  Kudos to Lee Arnold (Stasher Moustafa Rex ) who published this op-ed in the Charleston Gazette : West Virginia finds itself in a unique position to lead the way in this aspect of the changing ...
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• A local’s input on the dispensary near the McDonald’s

  
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  Last Friday I told you about the dispensary that was forced to close because it was too close to a McDonald’s Play Place… but not as close as a cocktail lounge called “Animal Crackers”.  Today I received an email from a listener who lives near the area and has some very eye-opening comments: first off ...
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• Not at all ironic: Alanis Morissette credits marijuana for creativity

  
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  ( Spinner ) If her stint on ‘ Weeds ‘ wasn’t enough of a hint, Alanis Morissette openly pledged her love for marijuana in a new interview with High Times. According to the singer, pot helps her with her songwriting and unlocks her creativity. “I’m all about moderation — as best I can be,” Morissette ...
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• Three injured in armed robbery of Denver dispensary

  
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  ( The Denver Channel ) DENVER — Two Denver elementary schools were put on temporary lockdown Wednesday morning after an armed robbery at a medical marijuana dispensary. Munroe Elementary and Castro Elementary were locked down after shots were reported fired at The Healthy Choice Wellness Center, at 3005 W.Gill ...
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• Substance abuse “expert”: Medical marijuana is a charade

  
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  Today’s dose of reefer madness comes from Chet Phillipe, who has been employed for the past 35 years in the treatment of substance addiction and 12 years of teaching about substance addiction at College of the Sequoias, Porterville College and Merced College. He lives in Visalia, California. ( Visalia Times-Delta ...
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• Rapper Lil Wayne can’t sell Miami apartment because of marijuana smell

  
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  I dont mind the smell, Wayne, so long as the ladies come with the apartment... ( Vibe ) It’s not a secret Lil Wayne loves smoking weed. After all, he did tell Katie Couric in a CBS special all about it. But, it seems as though the habit is costing the rapper some potential money. According to the NY Post’s ...
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• Maine working to implement new medical marijuana regulations

  
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  AUGUSTA, Maine ( Bangor Daily News ) — While the voters approved the citizen initiated bill to expand access to marijuana for medical purposes last month, a task force established by Gov. John Baldacci is struggling to craft a measure that will implement the will of the voters. For example, there is language in the ...
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• The latest reefer madness about teens, marijuana, and cigarettes

  
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  Monday we brought you the latest figures from the Monitoring the Future survey which showed that for the first time in the 8th, 10th, & 12th grade, more kids are smoking marijuana than cigarettes .  This is due to a dramatic drop in teen use of tobacco, coupled with a slight increase in teen use of marijuana.  ...
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• Big Island councilman wants marijuana legalized

  
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  HILO, Hawaii ( The Honolulu Advertiser ) — A resolution to ask the Legislature to decriminalize marijuana is to be debated by the Hawaii County Council. The resolution to be discussed Tuesday was authored by North Kona Councilman Kelly Greenwell . It says “marijuana should be decriminalized and not treated as ...
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• One War Obama May Curtail

  
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  Antiwar.com But there’s one war the president may stop – in fact, his election has motivated developments toward this end at a pace not seen in decades. We’re talking about the War on Drugs, and ending it could change the lives of millions of Americans – as well as Mexicans, Colombians, and others in places ...
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• MPP’s Aaron Houston on Congress Removing DC Medical Marijuana Ban

  
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• Californians will vote on marijuana legalization in 2010

  
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  ( AlterNet ) The Tax & Regulate Cannabis 2010 campaign has just achieved a major victory in its efforts to legalize marijuana for all adults in California — they have gathered the signatures necessary for inclusion on the state’s November ballot. This win means that Californians will be the first in the ...
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• Rally for NJ MS Patient John Ray Wilson, facing prison for medical marijuana use

  
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  NORML NJ Executive Director Chris Goldstein called me this morning to tell me this rally was quite a success. Here are some of his cell-phone photos. Chris will have a more detailed update on the case of John Ray Wilson on the Stash soon.
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• More teens will smoke marijuana this month than cigarettes

  
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  Its not that pot smoking has gone way up, its that cigarette smoking has gone way down. ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Marijuana use among American adolescents has been increasing gradually over the past two years (three years among 12th graders) following years of declining use, according to the latest Monitoring the Future ...
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• Finally, somebody actually dies from ingesting marijuana!

  
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  Click here to view the embedded video. But not because the marijuana itself caused the person to die… he choked to death trying to avoid the punishment required by the prohibition of marijuana. PANAMA CITY BEACH ( Panama City News Herald ) — A man who was tased by Bay County Sheriff’s deputies choked to ...
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• Jamaica lawmaker calls for legalizing small amounts of marijuana for private use

  
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  ( The Canadian Press ) Sen. Dennis Meadows, a deputy general secretary of the Jamaica Labor Party, issued a statement on Saturday saying that relaxing laws against marijuana cigarettes – commonly referred to as “spliffs” – would free up the island’s courts and police to focus on violent street crime and ...
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• Washington legislator pre-files bill to legalize marijuana

  
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  ( Washington House Bill 2401 ) It is the intent of the legislature to: (1) Legalize marijuana and its derivatives; (2) Remove all existing civil and criminal penalties for adults twenty-one years of age or older who cultivate, possess, transport, sell, or use marijuana, without impacting existing laws proscribing ...
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• Save the Orangutans! Save the planet! Legalize Hemp!

  
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  CNN’s “Going Green” segment just reported on the environmental threat posed by the worldwide demand for palm oil: ( CNN ) In supermarkets across the world products containing palm oil regularly fly off the shelves — soaps, chocolates, margarine, cosmetics. Most consumers have no idea that they contain palm ...
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• It’s Ladies Night at NORML SHOW LIVE as we discuss “Women & Marijuana”

  
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  Click to order from Amazon This weekend on NORML SHOW LIVE , we take a look at the rising influence of women in the movement to end adult marijuana prohibition. In 2009, the Gallup poll found the support for legalization of marijuana among women rose by a whopping 12% in just four years! We’ll examine the ...
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