Category: Politics

U.S. Gov’t owns patent on treatment with cannabinoids

Marijuana: So Evil, the U.S. Gov’t Owns the Patent “Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants” Melissa Melton // Activist Post // Sunday, January 5, 2014On January 1st, Colorado became the first state in the nation to legally sell marijuana for recreational purposes.Hoax stories tell of blood raining in the streets […]

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Colorado children increasingly eating pot

Mike Miller // On January 4, 2014 Colorado began allowing the sale of recreational marijuana on January 1 to anyone age 21 or older. One day later, a two-year-old girl tested positive for pot and ended up in the hospital. Police in Longmont, Colorado are trying to figure […]

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Marc Emery’s Happy New Year

Marc Emery’s “Happy New Year” Prison Blog: Looking Forward to Freedom By Marc Emery – Wednesday, January 1 2014 It’s a big year ahead in Colorado, Washington state, Uruguay, and for me here in Mississippi. As of today, Wednesday January 1st, retail stores and licensed […]

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Colorado 1st State for Recreational Marijuana

Video from PBS Newshour via Pot TV PBS – On the first of the new year, Colorado residents lined up at specialty shops across the state to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use for the first time. Buyers, age 21 and older, can only purchase […]

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Mernagh for Mayor 2014

Toronto Mayor Election 2014 Campaign Commences  by Matt Mernagh of The Mernahuana Show Canada’s longest running political campaign – Toronto Mayor Election 2014 campaign commenced today Jan. 2/2014 and I went down to city hall with nomination papers and registered. For the past six months, like other top tier […]

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Mayor Rob Ford on Drugs

Compilation of footage re: the Highest Mayor in the World Video clips regarding the Mayor of Toronto and drug use with the premise that Rob Ford is the prototype Politician of the New World Order, or that the N.W.O. is using Rob Ford to desensitize people into accepting […]

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TOMORROW, I’M GOING TO BUY LEGAL WEED

TOMORROW, I’M GOING TO BUY LEGAL WEED By David Bienenstock Elan Nelson, a cannabis industry consultant, looks over Medicine Man’s cannabis inventory in anticipation of a high-volume sales day. Weed has already been legal in Colorado and Washington state for more than a year, only […]

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Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids

The Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids is a federally registered Canadian nonprofit organization that promotes evidence-based research and education concerning the endocannabinoid system and therapeutic applications of endocannabinoid and cannabinoid agents. This is done via educating, facilitating, creating, and advancing the basic and clinical […]

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NY Assemblyman co-sponsors medical marijuana bill

NY Lawmaker Steve Katz, Who Voted Against Medical Marijuana, Invests In Pot By David Downs – 12/19/13 Republican New York Assemblyman Steve Katz, who voted against a medical marijuana bill in 2012, and was arrested for pot possession in March, will invest up to $10 million in the […]

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Ottawa plans $11.5 million to discourage drug use

Ottawa plans $11.5 million program to warn youth of dangers of pot while Liberals shoot back with their own ads Peter O’Neil, Postmedia News | December 19, 2013 | Last Updated: Dec 19 9:03 AM ET THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit A demonstrator smokes a marijuana joint on Parliament Hill in […]

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Rob Ford dances to ‘One Love’

The Mayor of Toronto and most of the City Councillors enjoy a dance party break during the December 17th 2013 council session, dancing to a cover of Bob Marley’ and the Wailers classic ‘One Love’ performed by musicians Jay Douglas, Bobby Hsu and Joe Palawan wishing […]

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Denver Council moves to decriminalize Marijuana for Minors

Denver Council Makes Move To Decriminalize Marijuana For Minors December 16, 2013 9:44 PM   (credit: CBS) DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver City Council has made a move to try and make sure minors who are caught with pot aren’t punished too harshly. A law voters passed […]

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Cannabis Cup 2013 security incident

High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam: Ben Dronkers vs. Cannabis Cup Security Monday, December 9 2013 POT TV – Ben Dronkers, founder of Sensi Seeds, made a stand against security measures at the 26th High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam – by having his Sensi […]

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Uruguay president chides UN over marijuana law

‘Stop lying’: Uruguay president chides UN official over marijuana law Published time: December 14, 2013 23:33 // Edited time: December 15, 2013 12:38 Uruguayan President Jose Mujica (AFP Photo / Miguel Rojo) Uruguay’s president has accused the head of the UN’s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) […]

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The Culture High

Announcing the highly anticipated next documentary from the filmmakers of the acclaimed documentary ‘The Union: The Business Behind Getting High’  filmmaker Adam Scorgie and Phase 4 Films and  Eagle Entertainment with  broadcaster support from Super Channel & Hollywood Suites present ‘THE CULTURE HIGH’ Movie coming soon… 2014 This is the trailer for The Culture High‘s […]

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Toronto Police Chief responds to Marijuana question

During a discussion on the city budget 2014, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair responds to City Councillor Michelle Berardinetti’s question about drug enforcement laws and specifically marijuana policy, following Uruguay, Colorado, Washington, historic legalization/decriminalization moves.

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Front Porch Toking Approved in Denver

Front Porch Toking Approved in Denver BY RUSS BELVILLE · WED DEC 11, 2013 The Denver City Council had its third and final vote on a city ordinance regulating marijuana consumption and approved the toking of marijuana on private property even if it can be seen by the public. […]

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Uruguay Legalizes Cannabis

In a historic moment the nation of Uruguay became the first country on Earth to legalize and regulate the sale and distribution of marijuana for adult citizens. The movement ‘Legalizar Uruguay 2013’ was supported by the President Jose Mujica and the Broad Front majority, with funding from billionaire […]

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Canadian Cannabis Connection: MMAR Patients

On this episode of The Canadian Cannabis Connection (CCC) Dan Dicks of Press For Truth delves deep into the world of medicinal cannabis by speaking with patients of the MMAR program who’s lives depend on having reasonable access to this medicine as guaranteed to them […]

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Pot-smoking Mountie charged

Pot-smoking Mountie Ron Francis charged with assault Cpl. Ron Francis, who serves in Fredericton, has been sent for a psychiatric assessment CBC News Posted: Dec 10, 2013 2:57 A New Brunswick Mountie who made national headlines last month for publicly smoking medical marijuana while in uniform […]

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Sensible BC campaign encouraged to continue

Sensible BC canvassers vow to carry on by Deborah Pfeiffer – Dec 10, 2013 / 5:00 am The Sensible BC campaign did not end the way they hoped, but Penticton canvassers say they see no reason why they can’t try it again. Amanda Stewart, electoral riding coordinator […]

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Why Canada banned pot

Why Canada banned pot (science had nothing to do with it) These days some think a total repeal of Canada’s drug laws is inevitable. We look at how the drug laws put in 90 years ago were based on panic and racism as opposed to […]

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RCMP Officer Smokes Weed

Pot-smoking Mountie can’t smoke publicly in uniform: RCMP Cpl. Ron Francis legally smokes marijuana daily while on duty to treat post-traumatic stress disorder By Evan Dyer, CBC News Posted: Nov 28, 2013 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 28, 2013 3:48 PM ET Mountie can’t smoke pot in […]

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Sensible BC with just two weeks left

B.C. marijuana petitioners face uphill battle in final two weeks of decriminalization campaign By Andy Radia | Canada PoliticsDana Larsen With just two weeks left to collect signatures in a ‘decriminalize marijuana’ petition drive in British Columbia, organizers say that they still have a long way to go […]

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