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2009-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

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Marijuana: A Potential Treatment for “Swine Flu”?

2009-04-28T09:23:00.002-05:00

From Show Me the Facts; So as the world slowly but surely begins to freak out about the new swine flu going around, I came across an interesting article about Cannabis Science Inc. reporting on a “prospective life saving treatment for H1N1 Swine Flu and H5N1 Bird Flu”. Marijuana: A Potential Treatment for “Swine Flu”? read more digg story

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Today's quotes...

2009-04-28T08:54:00.003-05:00

I ran into a few cool quotes I had stored at Windows Live Spaces, and thought I would share a few that I feel apply to life as I know it. Change "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead~ Life "My life consists in my being content to accept many things." ~Ludwig Wittgenstein~ Love & Patience "With love and patience, nothing is impossible." ~Daisaku Ideda~ Peace "Peace is much more...

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2009-04-28T00:00:00-07:00

Tibetan Government in Exile's Official Web Site
The Politico: Glenn Thrush's Blog: Five reps arrested in Darfur protest UPDATED - Five reps arrested in Darfur protest UPDATED
Rep Lewis four others arrested in Darfur protest

Medical Cannabis PSA - PTSD

2009-04-27T13:27:00.002-05:00

Video found at: MySpace.com Blogs - Medical Mary Jane MySpace Blog A public service announcement about the benefits of marijuana for those of us that suffer from PTSD. read more digg story

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Brasscheck TV: Avian bird flu scam

2009-04-27T08:22:00.001-05:00

From BrasscheckTV; This was posted by Bloomberg, a major business news network over the weekend: "The World Health Organization is set to declare the deadly swine flu virus outbreak in Mexico and the U.S. a global concern...potentially prompting travel advisories... An emergency committee of the WHO in Geneva will declare the outbreak "a public health event of international concern" in a teleconference that began at 4 p.m. today, said the person, who spoke on...

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MA: Next week's Town Meetings and City Council Meeting on local marijuana laws

2009-04-27T08:07:00.001-05:00

Pertinent NORML meetings in Massachusetts on local marijuana laws. The meetings are to stop the state from raising penalties form $100 to $300 for using marijuana. If you live and Massachusetts and can attend any of these meetings please do and stand up for smokers rights! Dear NORML Supporters in MA, Town meeting season is heating up. Next week there are eight town meetings and one city council meeting involving local bylaws/ordinances that increase the penalties...

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2009-04-21T00:00:00-07:00

HIGH: The True Tale of American Marijuana | Special 4/20 Screening

4/20 Screening: HIGH - The True Tale of American Marijuana

2009-04-20T12:24:00.001-05:00

Director John Holowach is staging a special free 4/20 online screening of this great drug war documentary! Warning: This movie, though unrated, contains some explicit language, footage of a disturbing nature, and mature discussion of the use and regulation of various narcotics. Happy 4/20 everyone! read more | digg story

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5 Tips for Calling Congress on Marijuana Policy Reform

2009-04-20T11:54:00.002-05:00

Watch as MPP's Aaron Houston walks through the things you should know before calling Congress to express your opinions and support for marijuana policy reform. Help end the war on drugs and get active by following these easy steps. read more digg story

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For Marijuana Advocates, Not-So-Secret Holiday Hints @Change

2009-04-20T11:34:00.002-05:00

By JESSE McKINLEY SAN FRANCISCO — On Monday, somewhere in New York City, 420 people will gather for High Times magazine’s annual beauty pageant, a secretly located and sold-out event that its sponsor says will “turn the Big Apple into the Baked Apple and help us usher in a new era of marijuana freedom in America.” They will not be the only ones partaking: April 20 has long been an unofficial day of celebration for marijuana fans, an occasion for campus smoke-outs, concerts and cannabis...

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Los Angeles: Homeless Capital of America.

2009-04-20T11:28:00.002-05:00

by Ina Jaffe - Los Angeles is sometimes called the homeless capital of the nation. More than 40,000 people in this city have no permanent place to live. The highest concentration of homeless is on Skid Row. In less than 1 square mile, on the edge of downtown L.A., you can see hundreds of people sleeping on the sidewalks. Unlike other depressed neighborhoods around the country, Skid Row is not a faded remnant of a neighborhood fallen on hard times. It's long been a destination for low-wage,...

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Happy 4/20! The True Story Behind Stoners' Favorite Number

2009-04-20T11:12:00.002-05:00

by Ryan Grim, Huffington Post - Where does 420 come from? Warren Haynes, the Allman Brothers Band guitarist, routinely plays with the surviving members of the Grateful Dead, now touring as The Dead. He's just finished a Dead show in Washington, D.C. and gets a pop quiz from the Huffington Post. Where does 420 come from? He pauses and thinks, hands on his side. "I don't know the real origin. I know myths and rumors," he says. "I'm really confused about the first time I heard it. It was like...

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A younger Barack Obama on the War on Drugs and marijuana

2009-04-20T10:31:00.002-05:00

Barack Obama says the War on Drugs has been an utter failure and advocates the decriminalization of marijuana. This clip will be blogged about at http://2parse.com/?p=2648 read more digg story

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Want to Have Great Sex? Smoke a Joint

2009-04-18T03:33:00.003-05:00

Marijuana has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years. So what exactly is it about weed that turns people on? By Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. Marijuana has been used as an aphrodisiac for thousands of years. The ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine systems used cannabis to increase libido, produce long-lasting erections, delay ejaculation, facilitate lubrication and loosen inhibitions. Some Tantric sex practitioners drink a substance called bhang, a sort of spiced marijuana...

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Former Miss New Jersey Speaks Out For Medical Marijuana

2009-04-18T03:18:00.002-05:00

From MikeCann.net A former Miss New Jersey has put down her tiara and is ready to fight for the legalization of medical marijuana. Georgine DiMaria, 24, said as a child her asthma was so severe that it left her bedridden, forcing her to be homeschooled. “When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters,” she said.When DiMaria learned that her uncle in South Carolina had used marijuana as part of his treatment for cancer, DiMaria investigated it herself. It helped her immensely, she said. Because...

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Judge orders marijuana be returned to medical user

2009-04-16T08:04:00.002-05:00

By Eddie Jimenez / The Fresno Bee A Tulare County Superior Court judge today ordered the return of all marijuana confiscated from a medical marijuana user who was found not guilty of growing and selling the drug. The decision by Judge Darryl Ferguson means Richard Daleman, 61, will get back all 12 pounds of the marijuana confiscated when he was arrested in December by Tulare County sheriff’s deputies. After Daleman’s trial ended in late March, Ferguson said the Sheriff’s Department should...

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Medical Marijuana Lies Must Not Stand!

2009-04-16T07:54:00.003-05:00

From New York Medical Marijuana Society But what happens when they do not? What and where is the accountability when politics is allowed to extinguish the flame of truth, when propaganda rather than sound science is allowed to rule the day, dictate policy and shape public perception? Propaganda is a strong word, and therefore one I wish to define...from my perspective, for the purpose of this article, Propaganda is selectively omitting or employing facts to persuade members of the general...

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Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Propaganda Under Bush.

2009-04-16T07:45:00.002-05:00

By THOM SHANKER WASHINGTON — A Pentagon office responsible for coordinating Defense Department information campaigns overseas has been abolished in an effort by the Obama administration to distance itself from past practices that some military officers called propaganda, senior officials said Wednesday. Military and civilian critics said the office, the Defense Department office for support to public diplomacy, overstepped its mandate during the final years of the Bush administration by...

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West Bank a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode - IPS

2009-04-16T07:07:00.002-05:00

West Bank a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode, IPS, Analysis by Mel Frykberg, Apr 16, 2009 RAMALLAH, Apr 16 (IPS) - Tension between Israel and Palestinians is rising sharply as reflected in a number of increasingly bloody and violent confrontations since Israel's devastating war in Gaza at the beginning of the year. While Gaza, which the Islamic organisation Hamas controls, has been a powder-keg for several years, recent attacks in the West Bank, which is under the control of the secular...

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Pictures of the Day

2009-04-16T06:57:00.002-05:00

A statue is saved after Italy’s earthquake, Tibetans protest a Chinese court ruling, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll and more... read more digg story My personal favorite... A British boy posed with a water gun in front of Thai soldiers in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the military campaign to end antigovernment protests at the Government House is “nearly complete.” (Vincent Yu/Associated Press)

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FOX News Says Marijuana Activists are Just Internet Trolls

2009-04-14T12:46:00.003-05:00

Good reply to FOX News' failure to admit defeat in the elections so they attack people with a purpose thinking they'll break them down...activists are the bleeding heart liberals that the GOP made fun of for sooooooo many years....nothing will break us after the last 8 years of hell...nothing! Boo-Yah! Peace to those that believe everything is possible! soul Posted in Speakeasy Main by Scott Morgan Really, FOX News? You are so incapable of understanding our argument that you would dismiss us...

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90% Of CNN Viewers Want Marijuana Legalized!

2009-04-14T11:35:00.002-05:00

Two talking heads (both part of government anti-drug programs) take on the tough issues of how to solve the violence at the US/Mexican border. SURPRISE! 90% of CNN viewers want it legalized! read more digg story

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The big business of marijuana

2009-04-14T11:27:00.002-05:00

From CNN’s Jeanne Meserve - And all this week we’re breaking down America’s drug addiction and examining how it’s helping fuel the violence spilling over the border. Today we’re looking at the 8.5 billion dollar business being made off marijuana. How do you stop the supply when there’s such a massive demand? Embedded video from CNN Video read more digg story

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In Calif., Medical Marijuana Laws Are Moving Pot Into the Mainstream

2009-04-13T18:15:00.002-05:00

By Karl Vick Washington Post Staff Writer LOS ANGELES -- With little notice and even less controversy, marijuana is now available as a medical treatment in California to almost anyone who tells a willing physician he would feel better if he smoked. Pot is now retailed over the counter in hundreds of storefronts across Los Angeles and is credited with reviving a section of downtown Oakland, where an entrepreneur sells out classes offering "quality training for the cannabis industry." The...

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Mexican Congress debates legalizing marijuana

2009-04-13T17:55:00.002-05:00

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Congress opened a three-day debate Monday on the merits of legalizing marijuana for personal use, a policy backed by three former Latin American presidents who warned that a crackdown on drug cartels is not working. Although President Felipe Calderon has opposed the idea, the unprecedented forum shows legalizing marijuana is gaining support in Mexico amid brutal drug violence. Such a measure would be sure to strain relations with the United...

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We Tried A War Like This Once Before...

2009-04-13T17:35:00.003-05:00

By Mike Gray Sunday, April 12, 2009 In 1932, Alphonse Capone, an influential businessman then living in Chicago, used to drive through the city in a caravan of armor-plated limos built to his specifications by General Motors. Submachine-gun-toting associates led the motorcade and brought up the rear. It is a measure of how thoroughly the mob mentality had permeated everyday life that this was considered normal. Capone and his boys were agents of misguided policy. Ninety years ago, the United...

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In case the bailout doesn't work...Plan B

2009-04-13T12:42:00.001-05:00

The US has a Plan B. If it's not possible to paper over the vast multi-trillion dollar looting that took place during the changing of the guard (Bush to Obama), then the US will be ready with an iron fist for its own people. Battle hardened troops are in place in the US being trained to "deal" with disgruntled Americans - in a "non-lethal" way of course. Plan B

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2009-04-11T00:00:00-07:00

Washington Medical Marijuana Society: Mr. President, It's Time To Talk About Marijuana

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