Hemp Homes Are Cutting Edge of Green Building
Hemp is turning a new leaf. The plant fiber, used to make the sails that took Christopher Columbus' ships to the New World, is now a building material.
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Juarez’s Children: Drugs, Death, and Fear
Over the past two and a half years, more than 5,000 people (an average of more than five a day) have been killed in an intensifying drug war that has reached deep into children's lives.
Facebook Billionaire Gives Money to Legalize Pot in California
Dustin Moskovitz confirmed tonight that he has recently given $50,000 in support of Proposition 19, which is seeking to legalize marijuana in California this November.
Measure 74 Would Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Oregon
Buying medical marijuana could become as routine as picking up a prescription for antibiotics at your nearby pharmacy.
Democrats Look to Cultivate Pot Vote in 2012
Democratic strategists are studying a California marijuana-legalization initiative to see if similar ballot measures could energize young, liberal voters in swing states for the 2012 presidential election.
Conservatives Attack Liberals Over Marijuana Decriminalization
CANNABIS CULTURE - Conservative Members of Parliament criticized Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff during Question Period in the Canadian House of Commons over comments he made last week in support of marijuana decriminalization.
Just For Laughs: Tommy Chong Wears Free Marc Shirt on CBC
CANNABIS CULTURE - Tommy Chong, one half of the legendary stoner-comedy duo Cheech and Chong, wore a FREE MARC EMERY t-shirt when he stopped by CBC's "Just For Laughs" with his partner to tell a few jokes.
New Fuel for Local Papers: Medical Marijuana Ads
When it hit the streets here last week, the latest issue of ReLeaf, a pullout supplement to The Colorado Springs Independent devoted to medical marijuana, landed with a satisfying thud.
Saying No to Conservative Drug Bill S-10
I joined a dedicated group of activists outside Liberal MP Hedy Fry's office on Saturday as part of country-wide rallies at Members of Parliament's offices to protest Bill S-10, the Conservative drug legislation that would bring American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana "offences" to Canada.
Pot Activist Smokes Joint in House of Commons
The faint whiff of marijuana smoke wafted through the air of the House of Commons Monday when a pot activist lit up a joint as Parliamentarians traded barbs during Question Period.
