Let Timmy And Percy Smoke!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 17:43
Let Timmy And Percy Smoke!

Those wearing Let Tim Smoke! T-shirts sold outside the SF Giants’ stadium may have had the right idea. Two-time, defending Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum is in a terrible slump, just after signing a $23-million dollar contract on the heels of a mar…

Prohibitionists Say The Darndest Things

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 16:59
Prohibitionists Say The Darndest Things

Over the weekend the Christian Science Monitor newspaper published the latest installment of their ‘one minute debates’ series. The subject of the debate: “Should California Legalize Pot?” I authored the ‘pro’ argument, which you can read here, and longtime, professional prohibitionist Calvina Fay penned the ‘con’ side.
Now anyone who is familiar with Calvina already [...]

New Mexico Proposes Fees To Fund Cannabis Program

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 16:32

Albuquerque, N.M. — New Mexico is proposing an increase in fees on medical marijuana producers to help fund administration of the state’s program. The New Mexico Department of Health, which operates the program, wants to increase the …

Canada Approves Marijuana Extract Sativex for MS Spasticity

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:57

Health Canada has given final approval for the use of Sativex, a sublingual marijuana extract, for the treatment of spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients, the drug's manufacturer, GW Pharmaceuticals, annou…

It’s Not A Cannabis Car But…

Monday, August 30, 2010 19:45

Calgary company with help from local firms develops electric vehicle with body parts made from hemp
Don’t call it the cannabis car, but a Calgary transportation company and its partners including some Toronto firms have developed an electric v…

Pot Offers Buzz-free Pain Relief — Study

Monday, August 30, 2010 18:16

Smoking pot can make some of the pain go away, without the patient getting high.
The finding comes from what researchers in Montreal believe to be the first outpatient clinical trial of smoked cannabis, involving 21 people with chronic neuropathic pa…

Jailed Swiss Marijuana Advocate Renews Hunger Strike

Monday, August 30, 2010 18:09

Swiss cannabis pioneer Bernard Rappaz has renewed his hunger strike after being returned to prison on the failure of his appeal to the country's Federal Tribunal. Rappaz is serving a 68 month sentence for cann…

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