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Republican Voter Fraud Through Marijuana

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New Zealand Grow Stores Busted in 'Cannabis Crackdown'

New Zealand police have shut a chain of home garden supply shops called Switched On Gardener that they allege form part of the backbone of the country's illegal cannabis industry.

All 16 branches of the chain were closed after employees allegedly sold drugs, cannabis plants and growing equipment and offered cannabis-growing tips to undercover officers, deputy police commissioner Rob Pope said today.

The closures were part of a major crackdown on the drug that has resulted in raids on 35 gardening businesses across New Zealand and the arrest of some 250 people, including employees, managers and company directors.

Some of those arrested were charged with selling drug-growing equipment, including 600-watt light bulbs, fertilizers including one called Budzilla, soil test kits, insect sprays, and magazines on cannabis, Mr Pope said.

The Switched On Gardener chain, which advertised on nationwide television, mainly sold garden supplies and equipment to home gardeners.

In New Zealand it is illegal to manufacture or sell equipment knowing it will be used to grow or make drugs.
More than 100 commercial cannabis growing operations allegedly linked to the businesses were found and dismantled during the operation.

Police said dried cannabis was found in at least one Switched On Gardener shop, while LSD, methamphetamine, ecstasy and firearms were seized by search squads from some other premises.

"We've got strong evidence of its (Switched On Gardener's) complicity in supplying equipment for cannabis growing on a sophisticated scale,'' Mr Pope said.

The national gardening chain would not have turned a profit if it hadn't been knowingly supplying equipment and advice to cannabis growers, he noted.

Offenders can be sentenced to a maximum of seven years in prison for cultivating cannabis in New Zealand, while supplying the drug can attract a maximum sentence of 14 years. Public campaigns to decriminalise cannabis so far have been unsuccessful.

- Article from The Associated Press.

http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2010/04/28/New-Zealand-Grow-Store-Busted-Cannabis-CrackdownNew Zealand police have shut a chain of home garden supply shops called Switched On... more

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LA DA Continues Anti-Marijuana Crusade

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Record Numbers Celebrate Cannabis on 4/20

CANNABIS CULTURE - Four-Twenty, the international day of celebration for the cannabis culture held annually on April 20, saw record numbers of marijuana consumers and legalization advocates at huge rallies across the planet this year.

Pot-puffing citizens from cities in Canada, the United States, and other points across the globe came out in force to proclaim their love for the cannabis plant and tell authorities it is time to end marijuana prohibition. Despite a few minor unexpected incidents in Vancouver and Toronto, the rallies were a huge success with activist organizers claiming their highest numbers ever.

Rallies were reported in Canadian cities including Vancouver, Toronto, Victoria, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Ottawa and more.

US cities know to have rallies included Denver, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Oakland, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Miami and many others.
Pot consumers were also expected to hold rallies in Australia, New Zealand and other points in Europe (updates will be posted as they come in).

Cannabis Culture was on-hand for the celebration in Vancouver, where overcast skies and occasional rain didn't stop record numbers of smokers and vendors from piling onto the grounds of the Vancouver Art Gallery earlier and in stronger numbers than years previous.

Hundreds of vendors set up booths and patrolled the crowd, openly selling an amazing spectrum of marijuana strains, extracts, and edibles, as well as pipes, bongs, T-shirts and tons of other pot-themed products to a crowd estimated at over 10,000.

One one side of the Art Gallery, prominent pot activists including David Malmo-Levine, Jacob Hunter and Marc and Jodie Emery rallied the crowd and spoke about the dangers of current government drug policies. On the other side of the large building, live bands performed while onlookers smoked large bongs and budder tokes. Joints were thrown to the crowd for a massive 4:20 smoke-down that filled the air with a dense cloud of sweet and skunky smoke.

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CONTINUED>>> http://www.cannabisculture.com/v2/content/2010/04/21/Record-Numbers-Celebrate-Marijuana-420CANNABIS CULTURE - Four-Twenty, the international day of celebration for the cannabis... more

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Sexy Girls of Marijuana Day!

April 20th, or 4/20 for short, is a day on which people gather to celebrate and... more

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1000!

Make Marijuana Matter has achieved 1000 items! Woo and Yay :D... more

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Jack Herer Memorial Service

Celebrate Jack Herer's life! On Sunday, April 25 the memorial service for Jack... more

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Cheech & Chong Light Up the Screen in Hey, Watch This!

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Marijuana Mega Store: iGrow

The iGrow store in Oakland sells everything one needs to grow pot at home, including... more

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How Big Is The Marijuana Market?

Put arguments for and against legalization aside for a moment. If people could use... more

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45% of US Wants To Smoke Marijuana Why Not Let Them?

The legalization of marijuana is no longer the unthinkable and we will soon see more... more

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Day of marijuana smoke-ins across Canada

Pot advocates gathered across the country Tuesday and puffed en masse to protest the... more

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Jack Herer explains why hemp is the #1 Natural resource

RIP Jack - "The late godfather of the hemp movement, talks within the picture... more

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Code Monkeys: Weedquest

Jerry and the Code Monkeys gang go on a search for a school bus filled with one hit... more

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The All-Encompassing 4/20 Memorial Collage

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Medical Marijuana Expected to Qualify for Arizona Ballot

PHOENIX — Today, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project will submit more than 250,000 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office in order to place medical marijuana on the November ballot in Arizona. The initiative requires 153,365 signatures to qualify for the ballot. Once the initiative qualifies, Arizona voters will be asked on November 2 to vote yes on the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, which would allow terminally and seriously ill patients who find relief from marijuana to use it with their doctor’s approval.
“We are proud to turn in these signatures today on behalf of the thousands of patients in Arizona who will benefit from this law once it is enacted,” said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project. “People suffering from multiple sclerosis, cancer, AIDS, and other serious illnesses should not be forced to seek on the streets the medicine they and their doctors know they need. This initiative proposes instead a dispensary system that will give patients safe and reliable access to medical marijuana if they possess a doctor’s recommendation to use it. We look forward to qualifying for the ballot and bringing our message to voters over the coming months.”
Upon its passage, medical marijuana will be regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services and will permit qualifying patients or their caregivers to legally purchase their medicine from tightly regulated clinics, as they would any other medicine – they need not purchase it from the criminal market. It will protect seriously ill patients from arrest and prosecution for the simple act of taking doctor-recommended medicine.
If the initiative qualifies, Arizona will join South Dakota in having medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this November. Currently 14 states have effective medical marijuana laws, and more than a dozen other states, including New York, Illinois, and Delaware, are considering medical marijuana laws this year.
AMMPP receives significant support and funding from the Marijuana Policy Project. With more than 124,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Marijuana Policy Project is the largest marijuana policy reform organization in the United States.

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/medical-marijuana-expected-to-qualify-for-arizona-ballotPHOENIX — Today, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project will submit more... more

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Could medical marijuana work in Idaho?

IDAHO FALLS - Many doctors support using marijuana to help patients with chronic pain.... more

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Chris Goldstein debates medical marijuana on CBS

NORML - As a longtime media observer, I’m beginning to see a shift in the way mainstream media are covering the medical marijuana issue. Back in the day, these sort of talking-head segments used to feature the host in-studio with the official-looking spokesperson for prohibition getting the opening and closing questions and being allowed by the host to dominate the discussion. The guest representing the reform position is then brought in for conflict and balance, but usually in a remote shot. The sober and serious prohib would be given open-ended questions and allowed to speak at length to make the point. The marginalized reformer would be given leading questions on some inane fallacy about “legalization” and then be forced to defend themselves against the implied frivolity of their position.

In this interview, the roles are reversed. Chris Goldstein comes off as the sober and serious one in-studio, with the host hanging on his every word and eager to give him opportunity to advance the agenda. The fellow from Heritage Foundation comes off as the fringe defender of an unwelcome position, with the host’s leading questions that could almost be completed with “tell us why you believe that nonsense?”

It’s getting to the point where mainstream media organizations are having difficulty booking guests to take an anti-medical marijuana position. Even those they find can only bring themselves to criticize the smoking of cannabis and even they are being rebutted by interviewers who are increasingly aware of vaporization, tinctures, and edibles.

This is how NORML is working to end adult marijuana prohibition – by winning the hearts and minds of the American people through honest education about cannabis and through responsible intelligent spokespeople appearing in local and national news media. Chris Goldstein is but one of the hundreds of activists in our nationwide chapter network who are making a difference by stepping up to be the face and voice of the responsible adult cannabis consumer…

http://blog.norml.org/2010/04/14/normls-chris-goldstein-debates-medical-marijuana-on-cbs/NORML - As a longtime media observer, I’m beginning to see a shift in the way... more

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Drug War Racism Ravishes America

A minor change in court processing procedures in Philadelphia, streamlining the... more

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The Onion vs. The Drug War

The Onion wins by KO. Still, it's hard to laugh about this considering how often... more

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