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Michael Phelps Ads Prove a New Cultural Tolerance of Marijuana
Society & Culture (tags: Michael Phelps, olympic, champion, gold, medals, marijuana, pot, americans, rights, society, culture, freedom, rights, opression, law, government, politics, lies, business, corporate, sponsors, tolerance )

Tom
- 140 days ago - latimes.com

Michael Phelps kept all but one of his endorsement deals. He is the greatest Olympian of all time, a man chandeliered with gold medals on the cover of Sports Illustrated. His achievements mock the moral hysteria that traditionally rains down on marijuana.

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420: Thoughts on Pot Vs. Alcohol From a Former Police Chief
Society & Culture (tags: world, violence, mexico, america, economy, marijuana, obama, law, government, drug war, narco-terrorism, freedom, culture, crime, rights, corruption, politics, war, medicine, drugs, consumers, civil rights, health )

Tom
- 218 days ago - huffingtonpost.com

Hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths occur annually. There has never been a single recorded marijuana OD fatality. There have been no documented cases of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, nor has pot been scientifically linked to any type of cancer.

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Sign Petition: Decriminalize Marijuana!
Society & Culture (tags: marijuana, pot, drugs, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, usa, safety, medicine, health, freedoms, ethics, law, politics, society, crime, culture )

Tom
- 242 days ago - thepetitionsite.com

Millions of Americans a year are arrested for exercising their right to smoke marijuana, a harmless substance that can even be harvested to help the sick. It's time Texas joined Cali. and Mass. to right the wrongs of the past by reforming marijuana laws.

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New York Moves Toward Lighter Sentences for Potheads
Society & Culture (tags: pot, marijuana, drugs, laws, New York, Rockefeller, war on drugs, prohibition, smoking, joint, society, police, government, humans, freedoms, culture, americans, rights )

Tom
- 258 days ago - nbcnewyork.com

The state Assembly has struck a blow for the state's stoners by voting to repeal the Rockefeller drug laws that have threatened so many tokers with the wrong kind of joint. Drug policy will be based on the premise that drug addiction is a health problem.

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Initiative Petition Aims to Decriminalize Marijuana
Society & Culture (tags: americans, activists, rights, law, police, decriminalize, marijuana, budget, protest )

Barb
- 794 days ago - joplinglobe.com

"We are here today to introduce an opportunity for the citizens of Joplin to enact a more sensible marijuana policy," he announced. "Over 200 people were arrested in 2005 for marijuana possession in Joplin," he continued. "This is a waste of police.....

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Texas Legislature Adjourns With Medical Marijuana Patients Still Treated Like Criminals
Society & Culture (tags: Texas, marijuana, cannabis, law, crime, drugs, freedoms, government, politics, police, rights )

John
- 854 days ago - tx.mpp.org

Legislators defeated the medical marijuana bill but overwhelmingly supported a bill that would help address Texas' prison overpopulation problem by issuing citations

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DEA Shocked By Marijuana Superfarm
Society & Culture (tags: marijuana, DEA, drug war, crime, drugs, government )

David
- 856 days ago - davickservices.com

(Dallas) Officials called the 7 acres of marijuana discovered Friday on TXU property "farmed to perfection." DEA agents say it's the largest field they've ever found ....

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Reefer Madness: This Is Your Brain on Drugs.
Society & Culture (tags: marijuana, cannibus, drugs, americans, crime, culture, education, government, law, media, politics, teens, usa, violence )

John
- 879 days ago - austinchronicle.com

When in dought, go old school or, at least why not give it a shot, especially if you don't have anything, and I mean anything else going for you? Case in point, the OHDCP's latest attempt at scaring you into believing pot is bad. Remember Reffer Madness?

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