Marijuana Trading Cards

October 19, 2010

A Berkeley medical marijuana dispensary has released a spiffy set of cards that allows cannabis enthusiasts to compare high-scoring strains such as Afghani Goo and Grand Daddy Purple. “It was really just like an evolution of the labeling system,” said David Bowers, manager at the Berkeley Patient’s Care Collective, a 10-year-old pot shop on Telegraph [...]

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Marijuana News in Photos

October 19, 2010

Just stumbled onto one of Boston.com’s “The Big Picture: News Stories in Photographs” all about current Marijuana news. They got some great photography featuring plants, products, providers and police. Give it a looksy here: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/10/marijuana.html

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Former surgeon general calls for marijuana legalization

October 18, 2010

Ex-surgeon general: Legalize marijuana (CNN) — Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders told CNN Sunday she supports legalizing marijuana. The trend-setting state of California is voting next month on a ballot initiative to legalize pot, also known as Proposition 19. The measure would legalize recreational use in the state, though federal officials have said they [...]

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Feds say they will still go after Pot!

October 15, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if voters next month make the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug. The Justice Department strongly opposes California’s Proposition 19 and remains firmly committed to enforcing the federal Controlled Substances Act [...]

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BBC Reports:Facebook founder donates to California marijuana vote

October 10, 2010

Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has donated $100,000 (£62,000) to support the US state of California’s ballot measure to legalise marijuana.Financial filings for the Proposition 19 campaign revealed the donation.Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz also made donations totalling $70,000 to the measure last month. The pair are no longer with Facebook. Californians vote next month on whether [...]

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