New York: Rock Star Melissa Etheridge Urges Passage of Medical Marijuana Law
In a Show of Support for Fellow Cancer Survivors and Other Patients, Etheridge Helps Advocates as They Enter the Final Days of the Legislative Session With Still No Action from Senate...
View ArticleU.S.: LEAP, Baker Institute To Distribute Book On Drug War To Top Officials
To End the War On Drugs by LEAP Speaker Dean Becker Features More than 100 Experts on Drug PolicyTogether with the James A. Baker III Institute of Public Policy at Rice University, Students for...
View ArticleU.S.: Dr. Carl Hart Awarded For His Book Which 'Challenges Everything You...
Columbia University Neuroscientist’s Book Blends Personal History with Leading Addiction Science and Alternatives Counterproductive Drug PoliciesHigh Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery...
View ArticlePeter McWilliams Still Inspires Activists: Today Would Have Been His 65th...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe cannabis movement has plenty of heroes, but none are more inspiring than the great Peter McWilliams -- a man of fame and influence who dared tell the truth about medical...
View ArticleU.S.: Marijuana Slang Dictionary Open To Public Submissions
For anyone who prides themselves on their knowledge of marijuana subcultures and slang terms, there is now an "open source" outlet to share this knowledge with others. Ganjapreneur, a website dedicated...
View ArticleOregon: Portland Hempstalk Festival Already Denied Permit For 2015
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWhen this reporter attended September's Hempstalk Festival in Portland, I saw a well-organized, orderly event, where plenty of information about the cannabis hemp plant and...
View ArticleGlobal: Oxford Dictionary Names ‘Vape’ 2014 Word of the Year
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Oxford Dictionary has named “vape” 2014’s Word of the Year.Oxford defines the verb as “to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar...
View ArticleGlobal: Online Screening of Classic Reggae Movie 'Countryman' Set For Dec. 5
Next Friday, December 5, Palm Pictures will revive the great tradition of "midnight movies" with an exclusive online screening of the legendary reggae classic Countryman. Directed by Dickie Jobson, the...
View ArticleColorado: Snoop Dogg's 2nd Annual Wellness Retreat Set For 4/20
For the second consecutive year, Uncle Snoop’s Army will present Snoop Dogg’s Wellness Retreat in Colorado on 4/20.The retreat is a concert featuring Snoop Dogg and special guests A$AP Rocky and 2...
View ArticleCalifornia: First Cannabis Film Festival In USA Premieres May 1 In Humboldt
According to organizers, it's the first-ever annual Cannabis Film Festival in the United States -- and they could hardly have picked a more appropriate location in Garberville, the heart of the Emerald...
View ArticleOregon: Marijuana Events Fight For Foothold In Portland After Legalization
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAs Oregon implements recreational marijuana legalization, you might expect bigger festivals and conventions like this weekend's Oregon Hemp Convention would become the norm....
View ArticleU.S.: National Cannabis Industry Association Drops Tommy Chong As Spokesman
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIconic stoner Tommy Chong has been dropped as a spokesman by pro-marijuana lobbying group the National Cannabis Industry Association.According to NCIA Executive Director Aaron...
View ArticleU.S.: Toker II Water Pipe Back After 35 Years
HGN GlassCo LLC on Wednesday announced the return of the Toker II and Mini-Toker water pipes. Originally introduced in the early 1970s, the Toker II and Mini-Toker water pipes combined laboratory...
View ArticleCalifornia: Lightning In A Bottle Festival Integrates Harm Reduction Services...
Popular Festival Has Track Record of Success in Keeping Attendees SafeThe California-based Lightning in a Bottle festival is breaking new ground in the United States by taking a comprehensive harm...
View ArticleGlobal: Fans React With Dismay As McCartney Switches From Pot To Alcohol 'For...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsPaul McCartney presumably isn't singing "Let Me Roll It" to his grandkids after saying in an interview that he's given up marijuana "to set an example" to the youngsters.The...
View ArticleGlobal: Flat Iron Hash-Making Process 'Rosin Tech' Goes International
"From buds to dabs in 30 seconds"... is it too good to be true? In their most recent podcast episode, Ganjapreneur.com, a website dedicated to cannabis industry news and culture, investigates the...
View ArticleU.S.: Marijuana Straight Talk TV Show Prepares Third Episode
When it comes to the complicated and controversial subject of cannabis, Free Speech TV’s "Marijuana Straight Talk" show, hosted by Becca Williams, boldly goes where no one has gone before, according to...
View ArticleU.S.: Carl Sagan Smoked Lots of Weed With Dr. Lester Grinspoon
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWhile internationally renowned astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan never publicly acknowledged his use of marijuana during his lifetime, the bestselling author and host of the popular...
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