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CANNABIS CULTURE - Get high and talk pot with with Marijuana Man and friends LIVE every Wednesday at 4PM Pacific on From Under the Influence. In this episode: Music, merriment, and – oh yeah – marijuana. full story
An attorney who helped U.S. politicians write mandatory-minimum sentencing laws during the 1980s has a warning for Canadian parliamentarians. full story
Governor Chafee is under fire in Rhode Island for blocking three medical-marijuana dispensaries authorized in 2009 and selected in 2011 from starting operations. full story
Marijuana will be legal in Canada one day. It may not be for eons – or at least until the federal Liberals or New Democrats gain power, which could be longer than eons. But it’s inevitable. full story
When the Liberal Party of Canada voted at their biennial convention to legalize and regulate marijuana, some joked that the 77 per cent who backed the non-binding resolution must have inhaled. full story
Second Calgary home declared "unfit for habitation" after city inspects legal medical marijuana growing operation. full story
When backers of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act turned in 12,000-plus signatures Friday to cure a 2,407 signature shortfall toward qualifying for the November ballot, a special guest was on hand: Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico. full story.frontpage.jpg "Montana")
The number of medical marijuana cardholders in Montana continues to plummet, while the number of legal marijuana providers is a fraction of its peak, as the industry faces an uncertain future here. full story
Authorities said this week that hundreds of out-of-state residents have flocked to Oregon in recent years to obtain medical marijuana cards, which the state will issue to anyone with a doctor’s recommendation. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cannabis activist and BC Marijuana Party candidate Mik Mann (also known as Opus) presents his LIVE show on the Pot TV Network. In this episode: Report on the 13th Annual Cannabis Convention in Victoria, activism ideas, and tell Vic everything. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. In this episode: Jeff Lundstrom, owner of Saskatoon's Skunk Funk Smoker's Emporium and founder of the Praire Medicinal Harvest Cup, joins the show in-studio. full story
A proposal to legalize medical marijuana dispensary-like operations appears to have died in Olympia. full story
In a shocking about-face, the administration has launched a government-wide crackdown on medical marijuana full story
Following the unexpected suspension of Delaware's medical marijuana law this week, state Senator Margaret Rose Henry is encouraging Gov. Jack Markell to reconsider. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Get high and talk pot with with Marijuana Man and friends LIVE every Wednesday at 4PM Pacific on From Under the Influence. In this episode: We look at the World of Weed today – local and international. full story
Arianna appeared on Monday morning's edition of "CNN Starting Point With Soledad O'Brien," joining a roundtable to discuss singer Tony Bennett's call to legalize drugs. Bennett's comments came on Saturday evening after singer Whitney Houston died at 48. full story
Hemp breakfast cereal, hemp clothing, hemp hand cream - all available in perfectly respectable stores. Is this the same hemp that is illegal to grow in Canada? No, not at all. full story
A Georgia middle school student claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday he was humiliated and traumatized when he was brought to a vice principal’s office and forced to strip in front of classmates who said he had marijuana. full story
A brief journey through time, from ancient Sumeria to modern New Jersey, uncovers the mysterious origins of the world's most beloved substances. full story
Speaking at a pre-Grammys party, 85-year-old singer says users should not be forced 'to hide' when buying drugs full story
Skeena Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen continues his campaign to be leader of his party by saying marijuana should be decriminalized. full story
Few standards apply to quality of marijuana, because the federal government considers all use illegal. full story
Four former British Columbian attorneys-general have written to B.C. Premier Christy Clark and NDP opposition leader Adrian Dix to back legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana to help stop gang activity associated with the illegal marijuana trade. full story
Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect – it's mostly cash-only. full story
This week, officials in Mendocino County, Northern California, are expected to pull the plug on an unusual program that put pot growing under supervision of the local sheriff. full story
