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A Profound Moment for American Marijuana

Daily Dose — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:35:22 +0000

By Chris Goldstein | Published in Freedom is Green The spring of 2011 has brought tension to the air for everyone involved with cannabis in the United States. Federal authorities have unleashed a coordinated attack on political efforts to tax marijuana and they have made war on medical marijuana programs. This has been matched by [...]

Fourth marijuana conviction gets Slidell man life in prison

Daily Dose — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:11:17 +0000

By Ramon Antonio Vargas | Published in The Times-Picayune Cornell Hood II got off with probation after three marijuana convictions in New Orleans. He didn’t fare too well after moving to St. Tammany Parish, however. A single such conviction on the north shore landed the 35-year-old in prison for the rest of his life. State Judge [...]

Medical Marijuana: The Pros and Cons of Legal Cannabis

Daily Dose — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:19:30 +0000

With eight states looking to legalize medical marijuana through legislative initiatives or ballot measures this November (Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota)(1), I wanted to review some of the pros and cons, as I see them, of marijuana use and abuse. I've considered myself particularly qualified to weigh in on the subject ever since my philosophy professor pointed out to me as a college freshman that the Italian derivation of my name, Mal-erb-a, can be interpreted to mean "bad weed." I'd like to think that my medical degree and some experience in the field of psychiatry help a little bit, too. To sum up my argument I'll need to borrow a line from Eric Clapton, "It's in the way that you use it."