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New York Times Editorial Board Calls For Legalization Of Marijuana
July 26th, 2014 – By THE EDITORIAL BOARD It took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end Prohibition, 13 years in which people kept drinking, otherwise law-abiding citizens became criminals and crime syndicates arose and flourished. It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the current ban…
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Alcohol Is More Than Twice As Harmful As Marijuana: Study
November 8, 2011 – Alcohol causes far more damage to users and to society than does the use of marijuana, according to a new study published online in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the journal of the British Association of Psychopharmacology. Researchers at the Imperial College of London looked at “the relative physical, psychological, and social…
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Hemp Vodka First of its Kind in North America
July 31, 2010 – It’s always 4:20 somewhere, and two Grande Prairie women figure the best way to celebrate is with a nice, cold shot of hemp-infused vodka. Yes, someone has figured out how to put two of the world’s most popular vices — alcohol and cannabis — together. “We think that this is definitely…
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How to Speak to Kids About Medical Marijuana
May 30,2010 – A very tough part of being a responsible medical marijuana patient is talking to children about it. I recently received an e-mail asking me to cover this topic, and so I went to the best place possible to receive the answer – The Mothers Against Misuse and Abuse Clinic in Portland, Oregon. …
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Controlled Prescription Drugs VS Medical Marijuana
May 10, 2010 – The National debate concerning the legalization of marijuana and, especially, of medical marijuana, continues to rage not just within the general public, but also including special groups of people like mothers and Baby Boomers. Within the Facebook community the groups such as “Moms for Marijuana” and “Baby Boomers for Medical Marijuana”…
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California Medical Marijuana State of Mind
April 29, 2010 – As emotions over medical marijuana and the locations, and numbers of the dispensaries allowed heats up in every city across the state of California… There is still no greater place to live. In one afternoon a properly documented marijuana patients can visit a marijuana doctor, be evaluated, and with 30 min…
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How Big Is The Marijuana Market?
April 20, 2010 – Put arguments for and against legalization aside for a moment. If people could use marijuana—without fear of legal consequence—just how much would get used? More to the point, how much money is at stake? Getty Images A variety of businesses and tax-deprived governments would love to know the answer. Unfortunately, there…
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Comparison – Alcohol vs. Marijuana
1. Marijuana is far less addictive than alcohol. Dependence: How difficult it is for the user to quit, the relapse rate, the percentage of people who eventually become dependent, the rating users give their own need for the substance and the degree to which the substance will be used in the face of evidence that…
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Decriminalization or Legalization of Marijuana
December 16, 2009 – To any rational person, the consequences on society of bad drug policy are obvious. Writing in the Toronto Star’s June 3, 2009, issue, Victoria police officer David Bratzer cites “public disorder, backlogged courts, high property crime rates, organized crime and gang violence over control of the drug trade” to try to…
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There Has NEVER Been a Recorded Death from Marijuana Overdose!
November 13, 2009 – Contrary to what some politictians and prohibitionists try to tell you there has NEVER been a death from marijuana only overdose! the reason for this is marijuana’s toxicity level, Its non toxic! you can “overdose” easier from water! Studies have shown that the levels it would take to kill a person…