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<title>The HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup Returns to the Bay Area</title>
<description><![CDATA[HIGH TIMES is heading back to the Bay Area for the third year in a row! The HT Medical Cannabis Cup will be held in Richmond, CA June 23-24!<br><br></br>


This two-day expo highlights the best of the Bay's medical marijuana industry.<br><br></br>


Don't miss out on grow seminars with HIGH TIMES&#8217; cultivation editors Nico Escondido and Danny Danko, and other experts in the field who know how to grow great ganja.<br><br></br>


There will also be seminars featuring doctors, patients, researchers, dispensary owners, canna-business owners, and activists.<br><br></br>


Plus, a special Saturday night VIP party featuring Del The Funky Homosapien, Smoke DZA, Harry Fraud, and many more! HIGH TIMES will also honor Richard Lee with the Lifetime Achievement Award.<br><br></br>


For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit <a href="http://medcancup.com/" target="_blank">MedCanCup.com</a>.<br><br></br>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:59:41 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Long-Standing Bay Area Dispensary Forced to Close</title>
<description><![CDATA[Berkeley Patients Group &ndash; a 9,000-member medical marijuana dispensary that has operated in the Bay Area for nearly 13 years &ndash; has shut its doors.
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The dispensary&rsquo;s landlord was sent a letter citing violations of federal law &ndash; specifically that BPG was too close to two schools &ndash; late last year. U.S. attorney Melinda Haag warned that the landlord&rsquo;s assets would be seized if the group continued to operate and distribute medical cannabis.
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As a &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7662">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 17:02:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Richard Lee Leaves Oaksterdam</title>
<description><![CDATA[Richard Lee, the influential marijuana activist and founder of Oaksterdam University, will give up his marijuana-related businesses in the wake of federal raids that targeted his home, the university, and his dispensary last Monday.
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According to Lee, who faces a federal indictment on tax charges, &#034;I think with my legal issues, it's the best thing &hellip; I've been on the front lines for 20 years. I think I've done my duty, and it's time for other people to take &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/7616">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:47:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>Medical Marijuana Activists March on SF Federal Building</title>
<description><![CDATA[Over 500 medical marijuana patients, providers, and advocates turned out for a dynamic rally and march in San Francisco on Tuesday that moved from the steps of City Hall to the city&rsquo;s Federal Building.&#160;The protest had been planned prior to Monday's raid of Oaksterdam University and four other properties in Oakland, but the event naturally took on an even greater politically charged and emotionally fueled essence following the raids.
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With the sun shining down on a throng of &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7610">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:12:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Federal Agents Raid Oaksterdam University, Richard Lee's Home</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an action both stunning and predictable given the current climate of medical marijuana in California, federal agents from the DEA, IRS, and U.S. Marshals Service raided Oaksterdam University on Monday at approximately 7:30 a.m.&#160;PST.
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Later that morning hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the barricaded school in downtown Oakland going face-to-face with federal agents and cops (agents were aided in the raid by the Oakland Police Department).&#160;Dozens more officers were &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/mmiller/7608">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:17:07 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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<title>San Fran&amp;#8217;s DA Gives Medical Pot The Green Light</title>
<description><![CDATA[San Francisco&rsquo;s District Attorney reaffirms unequivocal support for medical marijuana after conflicting reports.
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Less than a week after major media outlets reported that San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon&rsquo;s office was circulating a memo describing the &ldquo;continued illegality of selling marijuana,&rdquo; even by erstwhile legitimate medical marijuana providers, an official spokesperson for the city&rsquo;s top lawyer has now forcefully denied those reports &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/bean/7603">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:55:22 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Road Block &amp;#8211;  Several States Push For &amp;#8220;Stoned Driving&amp;#8221; Limits</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Attempts to established &ldquo;stoned driving&rdquo; limits in California, Colorado, Washington and elsewhere threaten to target all marijuana users, even those wholly unimpaired.</b>
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With marijuana legalization initiatives on the ballot in several states this November, lawmakers across the country have begun pushing a new legislative strategy for targeting cannabis users, one with the potential to strip every one of them of their ability to legally operate a motor vehicle, even if &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/legal/bean/7588">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:15:47 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Earth&amp;#8217;s Strongest Strains - May 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[After implementing our new Cannabis Cup scoring system in April 2011 - which utilizes lab testing as part of the equation - and after four trial runs in cities around the world including San Francisco, Denver and Amsterdam, we figured we had a pretty good hold on exactly which strains are the most potent on the planet.
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In the May 2012 issue of HIGH TIMES Nico Escondido provides the list of the world's strongest <i>sativas</i>, <i>indicas</i> and hybrids &#8211; HT certified and lab tested at more than 20% THC.
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For the full list of the world's strongest strains, pick up the May 2012 issue of HIGH TIMES Magazine &#8211; on newsstands now!
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<b>DOWNLOAD THIS MAGAZINE NOW:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.zinio.com/pages/HighTimes/May-12/416214823/pg-1">HighTimes-May-12</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:06:19 -0400</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mike Hughes</dc:creator>
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<title>The Gold Standard</title>
<description><![CDATA[<b>Story &#038; Photos by Nico Escondido</b>
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It&rsquo;s been a long time since anyone found gold in these parts &ndash; but that doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s no longer here. Much like the fabled alchemists of yesteryear, who sought the secret of turning base metals into gold, the savvy farmers of NorCal have known for generations that gold grows in trees.
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<b>Sustainable, Responsible Gardening </b>
Rather than start at the botanical beginning with the basic horticultural &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/grow/nico/7572">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:47:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Feds Lead Joint Raid on Vallejo Dispensary</title>
<description><![CDATA[The federal government&rsquo;s stepped-up war on medical marijuana dispensaries in California came north on Tuesday to sleepy Solano County as DEA agents - in conjunction with state and local authorities - raided Greenwell Cooperative in Vallejo. Greenwell&rsquo;s operator and founder Matthew Shotwell was the only person arrested following the raid that occurred after 9 a.m.&#160;&#160;
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Both employees and medicinal cannabis patients on the premises were detained by officials, which &hellip;<a href="http://hightimes.com/news/mmiller/7545">More</a>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Mark Miller</dc:creator>
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