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Not Good News

Even though we know there will be setbacks, this still hurts.  A federal judge in Sacramento dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the Obama administration broke its promise to leave the pot industry alone when it began an aggressive crackdown against California dispensaries last fall.  Proponents of the suit cited President Obama’s 2009 Ogden Memo, which [...]

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HMJ Hall of Shame

Do you recognize that mug in the photo?  If you don’t, allow me to introduce you to the Godfather of Cannabis prohibition, Harry J. Anslinger.  1937 is perhaps the worst year of the great depression. The events surrounding the criminalization of cannabis / hemp occur at this particularly harsh time in American History.  Happening more-or-less [...]

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Rhode Island Leads the Way

The smallest state has taken a big step into a better future.  Rhode Island lawmakers and Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced a compromise Thursday that they say will allow three state-approved medical marijuana dispensaries to open without the risk of a federal prosecution.  The deal, which must be approved by the state’s General Assembly, would limit [...]

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SMOKEOUT FOR SAFE ACCESS: RALLY, PROTEST & MARCH

See below and attached for info on the protest!  We’ll keep you updated as the updates filter in. SMOKEOUT FOR SAFE ACCESS: RALLY, PROTEST & MARCH 3/1 @ 4:20pm in Downtown LA Meet at City Hall March to Federal Building Website B-Real TV RSVP Attachment Here is more info on the event from Smokeout and [...]

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Getting Ahead of Oursleves

As the first wave of medical marijuana states experience local blow-back and federal interference, New Jersey is slowing things down.  New Jersey is one of 16 states plus Washington, D.C., that allow medical marijuana.  But in NJ it has taken longer than expected to launch its program because “opposition to dispensaries in towns and villages [...]

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Will of the People?

So Much for Local Laws

As the Obama White House continues its betrayal of states which have chosen to adopt medical marijuana access, the news out of California is not encouraging.  In Cali’s Golden Triangle officials and growers had crafted a registration program for individual plants and their growers.  This plan gave growers some peace of mind, allowed law enforcement [...]

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STUCK – 2/20 With A Message

We have a message to the greedy corporations that we are tired of being STUCK with their bullshit! Photo sent in from Anonymous from one of the #OCCUPY rallies. “STUCK” Is a bi-weekly feature where I post YOUR Stuck HMJ Stickers! Don’t have stickers? They’re FREE and you can get them HERE or find any HMJ staff [...]

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Marc Emery’s 2 Hour Speech Before Going To Prison

Just before Marc Emery gave himself up to serve a federal prison sentence in the United States he made an almost 2 hour speech. Speaking on all marijuana matters from legalization, music, failure of prohibition and more. Mr. Marc Emery is a Canadian citizen who was sentenced to five years in a US prison for [...]

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Obama Ignores Americans’ Drug Policy Concerns Again

This week President Obama had another one of his online forums, folks spend a few days voting up questions for him to answer before these events. This time, like every time, questions about marijuana and the war on drugs filled up most of the top 20 questions. Much like before, they were ignored. NORML Spokesman Erik Altieri hit [...]

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Vermont Dispensaries Get Guidelines From State, Only 1000 Patients To Be Allowed

Eight years after patients in Vermont won the battle for the right to use medical marijuana, the Department of Public Safety is finally releasing the guidelines surrounding dispensaries.  Vermont has some of the strictest guidelines in the county when it comes to medical cannabis. The state is only allowing four dispensaries total. They will only be able to [...]

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