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Profiles in Courage

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Profiles in Courage

Why did you start using medical marijuana? Because the cannabis calms me down. It’s bad. Someone has to hold my head steady to smoke. I shake that much, all the time. My muscles shake too much. The marijuana gives me greater control [...]

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Legal Corner

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Legal Corner

This month the Court of Appeal will decide the case of Qualified Patients Association v. City of Anaheim. This could have a significant impact on medical marijuana patients’ ability to obtain their medicine. In order to understand [...]

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Exene Cervenka

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Exene Cervenka

Whether she’s performing at a benefit for flood victims, exhibiting a collage at an art show or writing letters to her senator, Exene Cervenka leads an active lifestyle three decades after founding seminal punk band X with her partner in [...]

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Strain & Edible Reviews

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Strain & Edible Reviews

Smooth and mellow with a hint of citrus undertones, 007 Kush is a fine quality sativa that proved to be a very potent pain reliever. Frosty and sticky, this Kush’s buds pack great into a water pipe. Helpful in treating extreme pain and [...]

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News Nuggets

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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News Nuggets

Long Beach voters could vote in November on a ballot measure establishing a five percent tax on medical marijuana dispensaries. The City Council will hold public hearing this month to determine whether to take the proposal before [...]

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A Touch of Class

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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A Touch of Class

Pot and college have long been synonymous, but there’s been a new by-product of the loosening of marijuana legislation in many states of late: schools where the curriculum is devoted to the herb. These private “cannabis colleges” offer [...]

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Healthy Living

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Healthy Living

As a nurse, I provide patients with advice based on sound scientific research on a variety of health issues. As a nurse, I do not offer advice on health issues based on my political affiliations or economic philosophy. I may offer advice on political issues [...]

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The Lung Haul

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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The Lung Haul

Back in 1998, Dr. Donald Tashkin, a pulmonary specialist at UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine, was looking to prove that heavy smoking of cannabis led to increased risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [...]

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Destination Unknown

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Destination Unknown

Many still view Colombia as the homeland of choice for Miami Vice bad guys, and while it’s fitting that Bogotá would be the world’s third highest capital city (in elevation, that is), the country’s now experiencing a tourism revolution. [...]

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Letter from the Editor

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Letter from the Editor

I don’t believe in destiny. In the Terminator flicks, I’d be Sarah Connor carving “No fate” on a picnic table. In Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, I’d be Keanu Reaves telling Rufus that no-way was my future already written. My apologies to H.G. Wells. [...]

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