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<title>New York Judge&amp;#8217;s Plea For Medical Cannabis</title>
<description><![CDATA[A sitting judge who is still hearing cases made his support for marijuana as medicine public in a moving op-ed piece in the <i>New York Times</i>. Gustin L. Reichbach, a justice of the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three and a half years ago. He has survived far longer than his doctors anticipated. And on Wednesday, he further demonstrated his strength of character and conviction by publicly endorsing medical cannabis.
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Judge Reichbach explains &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7692">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:59:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Happy Birthday Wavy Gravy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Wavy Gravy, psychedelic prankster, activist and, of course, clown, was born May 15, 1936 (as Hugh Romney). Today he turns 76-years-old.
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Wavy crossed paths with many of the luminaries of the 1960s counterculture &ndash; including Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead (he was the band's official clown), Ken Kesey, and, early on, Lenny Bruce. Wavy even Emceed Woodstock. Eventually he would lend his name to a Ben &#038; Jerry&rsquo;s ice cream flavor. Wavy was also the subject of a full-length &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/mike_hughes/7688">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:41:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Pot DUI Bill Dies in Colorado Assembly</title>
<description><![CDATA[A restrictive Colorado DUI bill that would have made it easier to convict drivers who used marijuana (but were not necessarily stoned when arrested) died in the state House of Representatives in Denver on Tuesday evening with an indirect assist from a legislative impasse over the controversial gay marriage issue.
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Senate Bill 117 would have made it a misdemeanor with a possible jail sentence of up to six months and a fine of up to $500 for anyone caught with five or more nanograms of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7677">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:11:15 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>HIGH TIMES Presents &quot;Free Weed from Danny Danko&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Subscribe to the Potcast - Click Here</b> 









 
<b>Episode 21 (04/13/12)</b>
 
Featuring guests Adam from T.H.Seeds and pot cookbook author Elise McDonough
 
Free Weed is back with a not-to-be-missed episode featuring marijuana cookbook author Elise McDonough (12:30) and breeder/hemp clothing creator Adam from T.H.Seeds (23:30).
 
Plus, a new round of True or False (3:45), and the usual cultivation information including Strain of the Week (43:05), the grow tip of the &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/entertainment/dan/7214">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:35:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>danny danko</dc:creator>
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<title>Proposed Pot DUI Bill Plagued with Problems</title>
<description><![CDATA[If new legislation passes in California pot smokers who drive might be busted for a marijuana DUI - even if they haven&rsquo;t smoked in weeks or even a month.&#160;&#160;&#160;
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State Assemblywoman Norma Torres (D-Chino) introduced AB 2552 in late February with the intention of amending California Vehicle Code 23152 by making it a felony for any driver to have any level of any cannabinoid compound in his/her bloodstream or urine after being tested within three hours of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7597">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:24:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Bob Weir Talks Politics, Pot and Performance</title>
<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, March 24, guitarist Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead will perform with The National as part of &ldquo;The Bridge Session&rdquo; at Weir&rsquo;s TRI Studios in California (9pm EST and 6pm PST). Headcount.org a non-profit organization that promotes voter registration and participation in elections, is producing the free webcast online at Yahoo! Music music.yahoo.com.
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Scott and Bryan Devendorf, of the Brooklyn-based band The National, have teamed up with Weir in his &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/nycjamgal/7590">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:28:28 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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<title>Growing Pains &amp;#8211; The Movement Hits a Wall</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>The Cannabis Column </b>
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Recently, marijuana has received a great deal of media attention. Three stories are currently in the national spotlight &ndash; Pat Robertson, Joe Biden, and the California legalization issue. Reformers are excited about Robertson, critical about Biden, and frustrated with recent events in California. Taken together, all three highlight the significant challenges marijuana legalization faces in the future by exposing long-standing faults in the reform &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7578">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:02:47 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Jon Gettman</dc:creator>
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<title>Holy Smoke: Pat Robertson Endorses Pot Legalization</title>
<description><![CDATA[The growing groundswell for marijuana legalization was boosted by as unexpected a voice of support as any &ndash; TV evangelist Pat Robertson, noted for his right-wing politics espoused on his long-running (since 1966) syndicated religious program T<i>he 700 Club</i>.&#160;<b> </b>
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In an interview Wednesday with the <i>New York Times</i> the 81-year-old Robertson flatly stated: &ldquo;I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol ... I&rsquo;ve never used &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7564">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:37:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>Cannabis Smackdown!</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>2011: The Year the Drug Warriors Struck Back</b>
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&ldquo;First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they Fight you, then you win.&rdquo;&#160;
&mdash;Mahatma Gandhi
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It should be obvious to marijuana-law reform advocates that 2011 was the year the government decided to fight back &ndash; and fight back with a vengeance. By year&rsquo;s end, it was apparent that President Barack Obama&rsquo;s campaign pledge to respect state medical-marijuana laws had become ancient &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/lounge/parmentano/7548">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:59:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Paul Armentano</dc:creator>
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<title>Marijuana Law Reform: Where The Ideas Come From</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>The Cannabis Column</b>
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The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) recently filed suit in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration&rsquo;s (DEA) refusal to reschedule cannabis. The CRC originally filed a petition to have marijuana removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and regulated like other substances with accepted medical use in the United States in 2002. After several years of review, and the &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/jgettman/7542">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:25:54 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Jon Gettman</dc:creator>
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