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California’s sustainable transport incentives leave other States in the Stone Age

California’s sustainable transport incentives leave other States in the Stone Age

2 October 2013 at 11:17 Comments are Disabled

California has more electric vehicles per capita than any other state in the nation, in part because policymakers seem to love them. Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a whole sheaf of bills intended to hasten their adoption, and the city of Palo Alto — home to Tesla Motors — will require every new home toRead More …

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Cannabis Museum to open in Dunedin

Cannabis Museum to open in Dunedin

25 September 2013 at 11:53 Comments are Disabled

WHAKAMANA: The grand opening of New Zealand’s first Cannabis Museum will be held at midday on Sunday October 6 in Dunedin. The Cannabis Museum of Aotearoa will open with an exhibit on the history of cannabis law reform activism at the University of Otago dating back to the 1970s, including the “420 protests” that have beenRead More …

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As pot laws shift, Oaksterdam U continues to educate

As pot laws shift, Oaksterdam U continues to educate

20 September 2013 at 15:42 Comments are Disabled

The school is America’s first “cannabis college” for pot business, science and politics. As marijuana continues to be legalized in increasing capacities across America, Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Calif. has a question: Do you take us seriously yet? Founded in 2007 by medical marijuana activist Richard Lee, Oaksterdam University is an unaccredited trade school thatRead More …

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Briton wanted for drug trafficking in US nabbed in Subic

Briton wanted for drug trafficking in US nabbed in Subic

11 September 2013 at 14:54 Comments are Disabled

MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Immigration agents have arrested a Briton wanted for drug trafficking in the United States, acting Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison said Saturday. Mison said Gypsy Nirvana, 53, was apprehended after the US Embassy sought his arrest for allegedly manufacturing, exporting, and importing marijuana, and money laundering. “There will be no letupRead More …

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Marijuana plants sprout across German city

Marijuana plants sprout across German city

24 July 2013 at 16:06 Comments are Disabled

The German university city of Göttingen is being taken over by marijuana plants. Behind the phenomenon is a group of pro-pot activists who planted seeds around town to stir debate over the plant’s illegal status. City authorities are not amused. The university town of Göttingen is getting greener and greener. But not everyone is pleased:Read More …

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Coffeeshops in Maastricht again open to everyone

Coffeeshops in Maastricht again open to everyone

3 May 2013 at 16:45 Comments are Disabled

Thirteen coffeeshops in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht will be selling marijuana again to everyone, including people who don’t live in Holland. That’s what the Vereniging Officiële Coffeeshops Maastricht, loosely translated as the Official Association of Coffeeshops in Maastricht, announced today. Court Verdict Last week, the court ruled Mayor Onno Hoes of Maastricht decisionRead More …

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Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly dead from apparent overdose

Kriss Kross rapper Chris Kelly dead from apparent overdose

2 May 2013 at 16:59 Comments are Disabled

Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who made one of the decade’s most memorable songs with the frenetic “Jump,” has died, and authorities say they are investigating his death as a possible drug overdose. Investigator Betty Honey of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office said the 34-year-old Kelly was pronouncedRead More …

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Good vibes bloom on the Medical Cannabis Bike Tour

Good vibes bloom on the Medical Cannabis Bike Tour

30 April 2013 at 15:40 Comments are Disabled

3 days…. 385km… €50,000… Thanks to the second annual Medical Cannabis Bike Tour, €50,000 has been raised to fund medical research into the cancer fighting properties of cannabis. With cyclists from all over Europe taking part, the MC Bike Tour was an epic 385km adventure through the mountains from Madrid to the GrowMed Expo inRead More …

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Legal Marijuana sales set to quadruple by 2018

Legal Marijuana sales set to quadruple by 2018

16 April 2013 at 16:40 Comments are Disabled

U.S. legal marijuana sales are projected to hit $1.5 billion this year, and that could look like nothing in just a few years. Data from Medical Marijuana Business Daily shows that total sales could quadruple to $6 billion by 2018 on the back of legalization efforts in Washington and Colorado, as well as the growingRead More …

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Gun background checks fall unexpectedly in January

Gun background checks fall unexpectedly in January

5 February 2013 at 18:41 Comments are Disabled

The number of federal background checks for firearm sales declined last month following a surge in gun sales toward the end of the year that’s left many retailers out of stock as Washington considered new gun control measures. An Associated Press analysis of new FBI data published early Tuesday shows the National Instant Criminal BackgroundRead More …

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