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So Where Will All That 'Legal' Pot Come From? Sale Of Pot Stymied Washington State's new law makes it legal for adults to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, but some speculate the federal government will prosecute those who use marijuana on federal land because federal law prohibits marijuana use. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. By M. Alex Johnson, NBC News Washington and Colorado say you can legally smoke marijuana for fun now, but here's the catch: You can't legally buy it. http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Bylines/mugs/MSNBC%20Interactive/msnbc_johnson_alex_smile.thumb-m.jpg M. Alex Johnson is a reporter for NBC News. Follow him on Twitter and …

Convicted Montana pot provider makes White House history Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:29 AM by MTN News Updated: Dec 11, 2012 8:29 AM http://www.ktvq.com/images/thumbnails/4D16582D1317C7E0FEA53979FC15F5D9_292_292.jpg WASHINGTON D.C. - A groundswell of support for convicted Montana medical marijuana provider Chris Williams has surfaced in a petition for a Presidential pardon. This weekend, the White House petition to pardon Williams became the first of its kind to reach the 25,000 signatures required for a response from the Obama Administration. In September, Williams was convicted of eight federal felonies connected with his Montana Cannabis business. Wi…

Warning to all pot smokers in Colorado and Washington: You are about to experience a costly lesson in federal tyranny and Obama betrayal Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger (NaturalNews) Colorado and Washington pot smokers are lighting up in celebration after having achieved a stunning decriminalization victory at the ballot box. Inhale while you can, my brothers and sisters, because Obama is already plotting how to re-criminalize your swag and nullify states' rights. Marijuana decriminalization, you see, was a states' rights victory that more or less flipped Washington D.C. the finger. From Obama's point of view, this simply cannot be allo…

Marijuana legalization low-key, laid-back on purpose in Colorado By The Associated Press on December 11, 2012 at 7:50 AM DENVER — Colorado gave a lonely reception to marijuana when it became the second state to legalize the drug. Just as state leaders planned. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday quietly removed the final barrier to legalization by declaring that an amendment passed by voters in November was officially part of the state constitution. He announced the move on Twitter and email after the fact. In response, a handful of marijuana activists celebrated by toking up on the Capitol steps, but there were no crowds and little fanfare. It was a differen…

Posted by Dylan Matthews on December 11, 2012 at 9:00 am The White House can decriminalize medical marijuana in one easy step As of Monday, marijuana is legal in the state of Colorado. Governor John Hickenlooper has signed an official proclamation making Amendment 64, the voter-passed amendment that legalizes possession of up to an ounce of marijuana, part of the state’s Constitution. That sets up a confrontation between the state and the federal government, given that marijuana possession is still a federal crime. In theory, the Drug Enforcement Agency could try to arrest everyone buying and selling pot in Colorado and Washington, which also legalized the subst…

to watch Breaking the taboo, hit the link on the bottom New Film Highlights Growing Drug War Dissent Jacob Sullum| Dec. 10, 2012 5:41 pm http://media.reason.com/mc/jsullum/2012_12/cardoso.jpg?h=206&w=275Although it sounds like a porn movie franchise, Breaking the Taboo is actually a one-hour documentary about the war on drugs that premiered on YouTube last Friday. Produced by Sam Branson, the son of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson, and narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film highlights an emerging international critique of the war on drugs that in recent years has attracted support from various former (and a few current) heads of state, many of them…

It's official: Governor makes marijuana legal in Colorado On Monday, Colorado become the second state to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults. Washington also voted to legalize pot this November, and 18 states have decriminalized the drug. By Dan Whitcomb, Reuters / December 10, 2012 http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/content/2012/1210_us_colorado/14506489-1-eng-US/1210_US_Colorado_full_380.jpg People attending an Amendment 64 watch party celebrate after a local television station announced the marijuana amendment's passage in Denver on Nov. 6. Using marijuana for recreational use is now effectively legal in Col…

daym stoners are so creative! One would expect the high-power headlights of luxury car brandPorsche to be pretty good at startling deer and blinding other drivers. But according to rumours circulating in Amsterdam, their high-intensity discharge (HID) xenon lamps are good for cultivating cannabis too. At the last count, 35 sets of headlights have been reported stolen from Porsche Cayenne and Panamera models in the Dutch capital in recent months. Oddly, the rest of the country has so far been unaffected.Motoring blogs have blamed this trend on marijuana farmers being unwilling to fork out for the expensive lighting systems needed to maximise their harvest. As well as p…