A Brief Look at the History of Cannabis Prohibition

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  “There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers,Read the Rest »

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Occupation Underway

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  The new “Occupy Wall Street” movement, which has expanded to multiple cities across the country, is a call for accountability in government and an end to corporate greed and corruption. This movement has grown massively across the country inRead the Rest »

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Hypocrite Prohibitionists Getting Desperate

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  With a political system that hardly resembles a democracy, it can become quite frustrating as a people to be so far ahead of our government. Let’s look at cannabis prohibition, as we so often do here at TheJointBlog. CannabisRead the Rest »

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NAW: DUI Limits Mean Initiative Is Fatally Flawed – By Steve Elliott

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  Washington medical marijuana patients have a big decision coming next year. That decision comes in the form of New Approach Washington (NAW) – a legalization initiative that has prominent backers, plentiful funding, and an excellent shot at the ballot.Read the Rest »

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Why is Society Steering me Back to my Murderer?

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  Waking up and thinking; Why do I have a catheter? Man this is irritating. Aren’t humans silly? Here I am waking up after a night of flat lining and then being brought back to life, and I’m complaining aboutRead the Rest »

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Oregon’s Triple Threat to Prohibition

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  Oregon may turn out to be a vital state in the movement to reform our country’s cannabis laws, and Sensible Oregon is a group that might be gaining a lot more attention within the coming weeks and months. TheRead the Rest »

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Reform, Reform…Reform in Washington State.

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*Article updated August 22nd, 2011* Seattle Hempfest recently took part in a historic year for a festival that has been an excellent portal to give the culture hope of a better future. This year’s Hempfest, and the path going intoRead the Rest »

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Updated Confusion – Reform on the Horizon

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  With 16 medical marijuana authorized states, a Federal Government that treats marijuana use like terrorism, and the potential to have that 16 jump to a majority within a few years (MPP), it might be putting it lightly to callRead the Rest »

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The Governor’s Other Bad Veto – By Roger Goodman

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For years as a reformer and a legislator I’ve been promoting a workable exit strategy from the War on Drugs, pointing to the extravagant waste of public money that has only made the “drug problem” worse.  In the Legislature I’veRead the Rest »

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Legislator’s Views Shaped by Life Experience – By Dave Upthegrove

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-Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines) represents the 33rd legislative district in the Washington State House of Representatives, and has co-sponsored several cannabis legalization bills in the Legislature.   At some point in each of our lives, we look up fromRead the Rest »

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