June 2009

Medical marijuana moves mainstream

Published on: 30th June, 2009

David Goldman has a chronic headache, but help is on the way. A driver arrives at his apartment and rings the doorbell, checks Goldman’s ID card, then hands over a small bag of marijuana.
“It’s really nice to have the convenience of delivery,” said Goldman, a retired teacher who orders medicinal marijuana about once a week [...]

Backers of legal pot eye ballot

Published on: 29th June, 2009

With polls showing the legalization of marijuana gaining public support, and a state budget crisis fueling an ever-more-desperate search for revenue, backers of the first major statewide initiative to legalize marijuana for personal use – and allow counties to tax and regulate the drug – say they’re preparing to get the matter on the November [...]

L.A. is Trying To Weed Out Pot Sellers

Published on: 28th June, 2009

Los Angeles, CA — A city inspector dropped by the Bulldog Cafe Collective on Melrose Avenue last week to see if it was still in business. It was. Inside the spare, modern interior, dusky green marijuana buds were still displayed in plastic jars. An owner who is often at the store tweezed whimsically named strains [...]

Marijuana Smoke on California Cancer List

Published on: 27th June, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances that California regulators say cause cancer.
The decision, made by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment on Friday, is likely to force medical marijuana dispensaries with 10 or more employees to post warnings. Final rules [...]

The G-13 Marijuana Strain

Published on: 26th June, 2009

There are plenty of problems when it comes to developing a consensus on stoner culture. Prohibition warriors’ disinformation campaigns, stoners’ embellishing their accomplishments, and lastly, potheads involved were, naturally, high when shit went down.
Getting the straight toke is nigh impossible. Do we care? The M-Files does. I believe the Toking Truth Is Out There between [...]