Archive | September, 2009

29 September 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Drug War Injustices

Drug War Injustices

We all know the bum rap recreational drugs have received in the United States and other countries. However, many governments are finally making the shift towards more progressive drug policies, treating use as a health matter rather than a criminal matter. There’s good reason for this. Take a short glance into some of the cases we’ve gathered here and you’ll understand why a shift has to be made. Too many families and lives have been torn by mandatory minimums and botched SWAT raids.

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25 September 2009 ~ 16 Comments

Macrojuana

Macrojuana

Macro marijuana photography, when shot with a decent camera and heady nugs, is some intriguing shit. It’s almost like stepping into an alien world besieged by the writhing and oozing tendrils of… God?

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22 September 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Bonsai Bud

Bonsai Bud

Wouldn’t we all love to have a few of these decorating our garden?

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22 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Landmark Drug Case in Singapore

Landmark Drug Case in Singapore

If there has ever been a sign pointing to the progress cannabis has made as a medicine in the eyes of the world, it can be found in Singapore. Singapore is one of the strictest countries in the world in terms of drug possession and trafficking sentencing. Defendants are imprisoned for excessive periods of time for what many countries consider minor possession offenses, often caned in addition to this, and, in the case of “traffickers,” put to death. However, as described in the article below, a recent offender was spared a trafficking conviction based on his lawyer being able to prove the man’s medical need for the drug.

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14 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

WeedChat Wednesdays

WeedChat Wednesdays

We’ve met up for #WeedChat on Fridays the first three weeks since its inception. However, due to a lack of consistent participation, we’ve decided to switch to Wednesdays. With impending weekends, the start of football season and most smokers seemingly doing things other than conversing on Twitter as a Friday afternoon activity, we believe Wednesdays to be a better choice.

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11 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Interview With a Stoner

Interview With a Stoner

Q: How long have you been smoking weed?
A: Since the very beginning of high school.
Q: Why did you start?
A: I started smoking weed because the coolest kid in school offered me some when we were hanging out one Friday. You could say it was peer pressure, but I was eager to try out getting [...]

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10 September 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Weed Porn, Evil Weed Porn

Weed Porn, Evil Weed Porn

Weed porn comes in several varieties — close-ups of individual buds, grow-room shots, outdoor cannabis crops, custom pieces, and, of course, barely legal teens wielding oversized bongs.

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09 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Kristen Stewart: Dazed and Confused

Kristen Stewart: Dazed and Confused

Kristen Stewart is on the cover of the September issue of the British magazine, Dazed and Confused. The Twilight and Adventureland star opened up about life after becoming a huge celebrity because of Twilight, the fame and paparazzi that now follow her around daily, and about rock and roll and her upcoming role as Joan [...]

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02 September 2009 ~ 7 Comments

The Marihuana Conviction

The Marihuana Conviction

The Marihuana Conviction, originally printed in 1974, details the comprehensive history of cannabis prohibition in the United States. The book is filled with unique imagery from newspapers and other various publications, many of these dating back to the 1930s. From them you can easily discern the bum rap cannabis was dealt (continues to be dealt, I might add) by the feds.

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01 September 2009 ~ 6 Comments

KFC: Kentucky Fried Cannabis?

KFC: Kentucky Fried Cannabis?

The KFC store featured below, located in California, recently went out of business and was converted into… wait… another KFC?

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