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Infant Opiate Addiction: Preventable with Cannabis

Queen Victoria of England Says So!

(MOLALLA, OR) - The Oregonian May 1 2012 featured an article Addicted Babies Rise threefold in a Decade, with the emphasis on opiate painkillers for pregnant mothers and the extremely serious withdrawal effects on the newborn infants.

They end up costing up to $50,000 per infant for a total of $720 million dollars per year.

Attorney General Holder Admits Obama Misled On Medical Marijuana

The Huffington Post reported a comment by Attorney General Holder that everyone who supports medical marijuana needs to hear...

(WASHINGTON DC WeedBlog) - As many of you have heard by now, Jimmy Kimmel called Obama out on marijuana at the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night.

Kimmel asked, “What is with the marijuana crackdown? Seriously, what is the concern?

Anti-Marijuana Attorney General Dwight Holton:
More Dangerous than Any Disease

Will he jail 55,000 patients, or just high schoolers?

(MOLALLA, OR) - I became suspicious of this man when I saw that he was endorsed by 48 Oregon sheriff's and district attorney's.

It is well-known that the latter group are rabidly against marijuana in any form, legal or not.

Marijuana Therapy: The Oregonian April 22 Blesses with Full-Page Ad

Is marijuana vilification finally over?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Oregon's premiere newspaper, The Oregonian, up till this Sunday edition, has been vilifying marijuana and all of its aspects for about twelve years. This, in spite of the fact that it has been known as a highly safe, highly effective medicine for about four thousand years- and there are currently some 55,000 medical patients in Oregon.

For years, all of us advocates have been asking whoever we could ask for some sort of legislation which would take marijuana out of the grasp of the Mexican marijuana cartels.

Lynching Charlie Lynch

Lynching Charlie Lynch finds many answers, and raises even more questions.

(BEVERLY HILLS, CA) - Directed by Rick Ray, Lynching Charlie Lynch is available On Demand and online today, April 20, 2012, from Brainstorm Media.

DVD copies of the film are now available for pre-order through Amazon.

Injunction Filed Against CU by Boulder 4/20 Protesters

Corry's restraining order was filed on behalf of several non-student community members.

(BOULDER, CO) - Attorney Robert J. Corry, Jr. filed an emergency temporary restraining order in Boulder District Court today, asking the court to prohibit the University of Colorado from closing its campus to the public on 4/20.

The CU administration has said they will be shutting down the entire campus to non-students for the entire day on Friday in order to stop a legal protest that is protected by the First Amendment.

Portland`s World Famous Cannabis Cafe` Celebrates the 420 High Holiday

A special holiday for a community at large.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Everybody's heard of it, but have they actually been there? If you are an Oregon medical marijuana patient, this Friday is the perfect opportunity for you to see the inside of what has become a rather mythical place.

Portland's World Famous Cannabis Cafe' will be celebrating the 420 High Holiday in high fashion with festivities beginning at 4:20 p.m.

Anti-Prohibition Activists Join Together! May 5 is the Thirteenth Annual Global Cannabis March

Over three hundred cities world wide join together in the Global Cannabis March

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Global Marijuana March is an annual rally held at different locations around the planet. 734 different cities have signed up from 64 different nations since 1999.

Participants around the Portland area will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march at high noon through downtown Portland, accompanied by a police escort.

Study Shows Marijuana Users Are Safer Drivers Than Non-Marijuana Users

The new study was released by a leading US auto insurance quote provider.

(New York (PRWEB)) - In a recent study, a national quote provider for online car insurance quotes cites a strong correlation between traffic-related accidents and marijuana use.

The study, which looks at statistics regarding accidents, traffic violations, and insurance prices, seeks to dispel the thought that “driving while stoned” is dangerous.

Forum Seeks to Determine Effectiveness of Cannabis for PTSD

Panelist experience includes veteran treatment, drug policy implementation, pharmacological and pain management practice, and law enforcement. Veteran testimonials will also be shared.

(BALTIMORE, MD) - The University of Maryland Carey School of Law Clinical Program and Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class, are hosting a Discussion Panel on April 12th focusing on the viability and implications of treating veterans suffering from PTSD with medicinal marijuana.

Post traumatic Stress Disorder is a devastating condition that afflicts many of our veterans.