Tag: drugs

Weed Dinner At Hunter S. Thompson’s

Munchies Specials A Gourmet Weed Dinner At Hunter S. Thompson’s House To celebrate marijuana legalization in Colorado, Munchies columnist David Bienenstock recently traveled to Aspen, to attend a legal seminar hosted by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws—America’s oldest and largest group […]

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The Dragon of Aphria

Leamington pot producer adds former Dragons’ Den star Arlene Dickinson to board of directors  DAN TAEKEMA | A local medical marijuana company has enlisted a little extra financial firepower by adding a former dragon to their leadership team. On Thursday Aphria Inc., a Leamington-based pot producer, announced that […]

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Illegal pot shops create tax jackpot

‘Illegal’ cash from renegade marijuana retail shops creates tax jackpot for government OTTAWA — Illegal pot sales are turning into a high earner for governments. VIDEO: Vancouver marijuana dispensary chain keeps up with the taxman Don Briere’s national chain of renegade retail shops remitted $688,449 in […]

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The Case For Ending Drug Prohibition

Andrew Bernstein – The Case For Ending Drug Prohibition – Toronto – June 25, 2015 Andrew Bernstein holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Graduate School of the City University of New York. He is the author of The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic, and […]

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California High (teaser)

SBS acquires pot doc “California High” Australian broadcaster SBS has acquired the documentary California High. Produced by UK indie Ivy Film, the film looks at issues surrounding the debate to legalize marijuana for recreational use in California ahead of the U.S. state’s vote on the issue […]

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Indica v. Sativa Strains of Marijuana

Blowing Up the Big Myths About Indica v. Sativa Strains of Marijuana What you think you know about the differences is probably wrong — or at least incomplete. By Phillip Smith /  AlterNet August 7, 2015 When it comes to getting high on marijuana, the conventional wisdom is […]

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President Obama on legalization

President Barack Obama Speaks With VICE News VICE founder Shane Smith interviews President Barack Obama, discussing a host of issues important to Americans, from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to global warming and political gridlock. Video source VICE NEWS

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Stoned driving skills tested

Drivers Stoned on Marijuana Test Their Driving Skills CNN recently took a look at operating a motor vehicle under the influence of pot by subjecting three users in Washington state to a little driving test with the help of a local sheriff’s department. With multiple states legalizing marijuana, […]

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Driving stoned safer than drunk

Science says driving stoned isn’t as dangerous as driving drunk In News by Kristina Monllos / February 12, 2015 Follow: @kristinamonllos Driving stoned isn’t nearly as dangerous as driving drunk, according to a new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which, just incidentally gave stoners proof to end (or spark?) […]

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Inside The Herb Museum

DaWeedKing tours The Herb Museum from the curator David Malmoe Lavine. The museum has been sold in Vancouver BC, and is closing here on Oct 31st 2014. It is being packed up and will be on display at its new location in Detroit Michigan. Rare History, […]

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How Psychedelics Are Saving Lives

This video, produced by Video Igniter and Reset.Me highlights how psychedelic medicines are saving lives worldwide. Numerous studies show these substances are non-neurotoxic, non-addictive and are having profound effects curing some of the most stubborn mental health disorders by helping people purge bottled up trauma. MDMA is […]

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F@cking Stoned: Weed as an Aphrodisiac

Fucking Stoned: The Search for a Weed-Based Aphrodisiac Written by DAVID BIENENSTOCK Despite compelling evidence indicating that  marijuana can effectively treat post-traumatic stress disorder, the federal government continues to effectively block FDA-approved research into cannabis as a potential alternative to the addictive, dangerous, largely ineffective pharmaceutical […]

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Marijuana and the Entourage Effect

CNN: Medical Marijuana and the ‘Entourage Effect’ POT TV – CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta presents an animation explaining the “entourage effect.” From CNN: “In the early 1960s, a young postdoctoral student stumbled onto something that puzzled him. After reading the literature on cannabis, […]

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B-Real wins Ice Bucket Challenge

This Rapper Just Won the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge with Marijuana By Matt Ferner, The Huffington Post – Tuesday, August 26 2014 Just when you thought all variations on the Ice Bucket Challenge had been exhausted, rapper B-Real from Cypress Hill shows up with a […]

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Dangerous Drugs Hit Toronto

The Mayor of the City has admitted to using almost every drug recreationally, now Toronto is being hit with even more serious drug scandals. Recently two overdose deaths were reported at the VELD Music Festival at Downsview Park along with 13 other people hospitalized. Toronto […]

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Lady Gaga does Vapor Central

EXCLUSIVE: Lady Gaga takes a toke in Toronto The pop superstar stops into the Vapour Lounge at Yonge and College… Posted on 7/9/2014 6:17:00 PM by Dave Bradley and Britt Aharoni Employees at a Toronto cannabis lounge had to take a few deep breaths when Lady Gaga walked into Vapor […]

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Lady Gaga Smoking Weed (gallery)

>>CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW ^^ A gallery of sexy images featuring pop-star Lady Gaga smoking her favourite things and wearing cannabis fashion statements. She famously lit up a joint on stage in Amsterdam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICw1QknziUs LADY GAGA Loves smoking weed Superstar songstress Lady Gaga revealed she became hooked on […]

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Interview with brave Mykayla

NORML Canada interviews 8-year-old medical pot user Mykala a brave girl who is treating her leukaemia with cannabis extract oils and juicing, at the CHAMPS Expo 2014. MORE INFO: Brave Mykala  NORML Canada

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Conversation with a former marijuana smuggler

Brian O’dea smuggled 75 tonnes of marijuana into the United States during the 1970’s and 1980’s. After struggling with an addiction to cocaine he decided to get out of the drug trade. Three years later the DEA arrested him and Brian was sentenced to 10 […]

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Marijuana Girl

Marijuana Girl is a novel from 1951 now recognized as a cult-classic of the drug paperback genre: MARIJUANA GIRL by N. R. de Mexico Joyce Taylor was a nice high school girl, maybe a little wild, and when she is kicked out of school for doing […]

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Health Canada orders patients to destroy medical pot supply

HEALTH CANADA IS FORCING MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS TO DESTROY THEIR WEED By Patrick McGuire A private grow-op in its infancy. via Flickr. On Friday, the ideal time for any government to release bad news, Health Canada issued a public statement outlining their new medical marijuana (or as they often […]

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Is Pot the Opiate of the Masses?

Thom Hartmann debates Kevin Jackson, Executive Director-The Black Sphere / Columnist & Syndicated Radio Host Website: http://theblacksphere.net over marijuana legalization. Video source: The Thom Hartmann Program

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Marijuana In The Post Prohibition World

Dan Dicks of Press For Truth went to Seattle to investigate news that Colorado and Washington State have legalized marijuana for both medicinal and recreational use, while the Canadian government is taking a major step backwards for our freedoms by restricting the rights of medicinal marijuana […]

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Mayor Ford questions Conservatives on Decriminalization

January 9th 2014 the Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, appeared on a Washington D.C. sports radio show the Sports Junkies and was asked about his views on the popular topic of marijuana legalization. Ford said he understands that there’s a market for medical marijuana but […]

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