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Ziggy Marley Releases Pro-Hemp/Marijuana Song
October 19, 2010 – LOS ANGELES — Just two weeks before California’s historic vote goes before the people, Ziggy Marley releases his latest song, a pro-hemp/marijuana anthem entitled “A Fire Burns For Freedom.” This song will be offered as a free download for listeners, as part of a larger set of free downloads, called the…
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Cheech & Chong Taking on Marijuana Prohibition in New Comedy Tour
September 30th, 2010 – BY APRILL BRANDON Dude, did you hear? Like, dude! It’s freaking crazy, man. Cheech and Chong are back together again, and they’re taking their act on the road. Better yet, in November, the two hemp-lovin’ comedians will be stopping in both San Antonio and Houston. The Cheech & Chong: Get It…
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Canadian Pot Activist Marc Emery Gets 5 years in U.S. Jail
September 10, 2010 – Canadian pot activist Marc Emerey has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for selling marijuana seeds south of the border. The 52-year-old Vancouver resident learned his fate on Friday afternoon in a U.S. district court in Seattle. His sentence also includes four years of “supervised release” following his…
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Film, TV Actor and Pothead Woody Harrelson’s Resurrection Welcomed
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Thank God this white man can jump – from near obscurity to filming, “Friends with Benefits” starring Justin Timberlake, SNL’s Andy Samberg and “That ‘70s Show” hottie Mila Kunis to an upcoming “Zombieland” sequel. Harrelson is back with a perma-grin. “Do you want to get the first question in while I’m still…
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Hemp Kingpin ditches Amsterdam for Denver
June 22, 201-AMSTERDAM — When American entrepreneur Adam Dunn moved to the Netherlands at age 19, his first business plan wasn’t anything to write home about. He’d crammed 300 Rolling Stones concert T-shirts into his luggage, hoping to sell them for some quick cash. That was in 1989. Today the 40-year-old native of Woodstock, N.Y.,…
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Marketing Mendonesia – the Emerging Marijuana Industry
October 25th, 2009 – Old-timers in Mendocino County may remember Bruce Perlowin – a guy who got busted in the 1980s at his compound-like home on Robinson Creek Road. Appearing in CNBC’s “Marijuana, Inc.” documentary, Perlowin described his journey from Floridian hippie to marijuana kingpin – the mastermind of one of the most successful drug-smuggling…
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Hemp Advocate Woody Harrelson to Receive Honorary Doctorate
October 11, 2009 – York University in Toronto is conferring an honorary doctorate on actor Woody Harrelson for his work on environmental issues. Harrelson, now appearing in the movie Zombieland and coming up in the Canadian film Defendor, will get the accolade during convocation ceremonies Oct. 17, the university said in a news release. The…
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Stiletto Stoners. Why are so many Smart, Successful Women Lighting Up in their Off-Hours?
October 1, 2009 – They’ve got killer careers and enviable social lives. They’re also major potheads. Why are so many smart, successful women lighting up in their off-hours? Jennifer Pelham* kicks off her black Marc Jacobs pumps, slips out of her trim Theory blazer, and collapses on the couch. The 29-year-old corporate attorney for one…
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What Were Borat's Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan? Marijuana. Not to be Destroyed but Grown & Sold
September 14, 2009 – All drug users and dealers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and other neighboring countries know that marijuana grows in the Chuy River Valley (in the northwest partof Kazakhstan). There is no way this narcotic herb can be dug it out of the land just to see more of it growing there in the…
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Don’t wait for toxicology: Fame killed Michael Jackson
July 12, 2009 – The sad tale of Michael Jackson will be retold a few thousand times more as autopsy reports and estate details emerge. Meanwhile, the presumed verdict is that Jackson died of prescription drugs. On CNN’s “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” on Thursday, the director of the Office of National Drug Control…