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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Added: 11 months ago

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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...

Added: 1 year ago

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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...

Added: 1 year ago

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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...

Added: 1 year ago

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Court: Workers can be
fired for using medical
marijuana

In a blow to medical marijuana supporters, the California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that employers can fire workers who test positive for the drug used under a physician's recommendation.

By a 5-2 vote, the High Court ruled that the state's California's Compassionate Use Act of 1996 does not extend rights to medical marijuana users in the workforce, abnegating claims that  Read More...

Added: 1 year ago

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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...

Added: 1 year ago

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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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Added: 1 year ago

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Big Pharama Doesnt Want
to Legalize

Big Pharama Doesnt Want to Legalize

Utah -- Allow me to present Exhibit A in the case of Common Sense V. The United States of America.

Somewhere in this country, a man is sitting in a prison cell, wasting away. This man lived a normal middle-class American life up until his incarceration. He had paid his taxes and contributed to his community. He'd worked  Read More...

Added: 1 year ago

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