Crowds converge on Denver for 4/20 marijuana rally

By John Ingold, Sadie Gurman and John Wenzel, The Denver Post   Thousands of people have converged on Denver’s Civic Center for what organizers say is the largest marijuana celebration in the country. The rally — held on a day cannabis enthusiasts regard as a holiday called 4/20 — is expected to draw tens of [...]

Puerto Rico debates legalizing marijuana use

Dozens of people are marching through Puerto Rico’s capital in support of a recent bill filed by a former police chief that aims to legalize marijuana for personal use, unleashing an unprecedented debate in this conservative U.S. territory.   Full Article: http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/19611848-418/puerto-rico-debates-legalizing-marijuana-use.html

Happy 4/20!

Marijuanamerica: Why America Loves Weed

Alfred Ryan Nerz Author, ‘Marijuanamerica: One Man’s Quest to Understand America’s Dysfunctional Love Affair with Weed’   Against all odds, more than seventy-five years after the passage of the Marihuana Tax Act, and after millions of marijuana arrests during the combined drug wars of Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, and even Obama, weed [...]

420 and the Hidden Jewish Cannabis Teachings

Yoseph Leib Ibn Mardachya Author, ‘Cannabis Chassidis: The Ancient and Emerging Torah of Drugs’   Of the folk mysteries lo these past 20 years or so has been: Why is Cannabis smoking identified with the secret number 420? Once, when I was young, I invested time looking for answers in the Hebrew Bible and mystical [...]

Lottery Winner to Pledge $1,000,000 to Legalize Cannabis

BY MARKETWIRE   April 20th, activists and cannabis enthusiasts will gather in cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax and Yellowknife. It is hoped the events will be a watershed moment for cannabis law reform as Canadians seek to follow their American counterparts and end the social injustice of cannabis prohibition. This year, [...]

Why It’s So Hard For Scientists To Study Medical Marijuana

By Shaunacy Ferro   Eighteen states (plus the District of Columbia) allow cannabis use for certain medical conditions. Despite that, scientists have a harder time doing research on the potential medical benefits of marijuana than they do on “harder” drugs like ecstasy or magic mushrooms. The public may think of pot use as no big deal, but [...]

When it comes to legalizing marijuana, the times they are a-changin’ (just not as fast in Texas)

By Nancy Churnin Marijuana plants grow at Perennial Holistic Wellness Center medical marijuana dispensary, which opened in 2006, on July 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty)   4/20 — which falls on Saturday — has been a rallying cry for supporters of legalizing marijuana since it was popularized by California teens in 1971 and once again brings up [...]

Cancer Researcher Raising Money for Cannabis Study

By CBDScientist Garret Yount, Ph.D.   The SETH group is a non-profit cancer research organization made up of scientists pursuing an alternative approach to cancer treatment. Garret Yount, Ph.D. SETH group founder previous research, documented the potent effects of CBD and THC on gioblastoma brain cancer tissue cultures showing them to be selectively effective at killing [...]

Hempcrete Could Change The Way We Build Everything

by Joe Martino   When it comes to new and sustainable housing ideas, it seems to always be about creating a more efficient home in terms of insulation, lighting, electricity, etc. Mainstream belief  on the subject would have you believe that top corporations and government projects are working with the best possible technology to bring forth [...]