World's oldest marijuana
stash totally busted

World's oldest marijuana stash totally busted

Two pounds of still-green weed found in a 2,700-year-old Gobi Desert grave

Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world's oldest marijuana stash, according to a paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany.

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Medical marijuana user
says police took his pot

A medical marijuana user has filed a $1-million lawsuit against Seal Beach police for taking up to 50 of his pot plants and allegedly forcing him to become an informant.

The Orange County Superior Court lawsuit filed last month by Bruce Benedict, 43, of Seal Beach, said he's a marijuana patient and caregiver who is allowed by California law to grow  Read More...

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Medical Pot Smokers Can
Light Up at Festival

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Medical pot users got a high-five from the Santa Cruz City Council.

The city's smoking ban is being lifted temporarily so medical pot patients can light up at a weekend marijuana festival.

The City Council decided to suspend the smoking ban for a few hours Saturday after medical marijuana patients pleaded for permission to light up at the  Read More...

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A Tiny Fruit That Tricks
the Tongue

CARRIE DASHOW dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a “chocolate shake.”

Nearby, Yuka Yoneda tilted her head back as her boyfriend, Albert Yuen, drizzled Tabasco sauce onto her tongue. She swallowed and considered the flavor: “Doughnut glaze, hot doughnut glaze!”

They were among 40 or so people who were tasting under  Read More...

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Diana Wagman: What my
cancer taught me about
marijuana

Diana Wagman: What my cancer taught me about marijuana
Why I – and a surprising number my friends – smoke pot

Ahh, cancer. One learns so much from being diagnosed with a death-sentence disease.

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Marijuana Mansions

Marijuana growers have long faced a dilemma. If they grow pot outdoors, weather conditions are unpredictable, and plants can be spotted from the air or accidentally discovered. Yet if they set up an indoor operation in a sleepy town, their suspicious activity tends to draw attention. The new and counterintuitive solution of some growers in California is to move into a  Read More...

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Pot Slows Cancer in Test
Tube

Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells

Dec. 26, 2007 -- THC and another marijuana-derived compound slow the spread of cervical and lung cancers, test-tube studies suggest.

The new findings add to the fast-growing number of animal and cell-culture studies  Read More...

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Pot shop raid reflects
legal divide

The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary that was shut down in May continues to fight the order

The owner of a Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary that was shut down in May continues to fight the U.S. Attorney’s Office over charges that he grew and sold cannabis for profit and distributed it to minors.

Charles Lynch of Arroyo Grande pleaded not guilty  Read More...

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