Tori LaChapelle

 
Diane Fornbacher, Publisher of Ladybud Magazine, recently posed a question online asking how people felt about the advice given to so many activist parents when it comes to having their family’s safety threatened by bad marijuana laws. Oftentimes, these mothers are told to just “move to a legal state.”
One detail that struck me during the open and balanced online discussion was a judgmental undertone that appeared to be aimed by dissenters towards the parents who agreed with the advice.
Respondents in favor of moving overwhelmingly cited their children and the effect legal consequences would have on them as their reason to move. Some responding have had personal, devastating interaction with Child Protective Services (CPS) already and are suffering the consequences. It is unclear if any of the parents responding in dissent have had CPS experiences.
 
Full Article:
http://www.ladybud.com/2013/07/15/just-move-to-a-state-where-its-legal-one-marijuana-moms-response/

By Anna-Lena Roth

 
The university town of Göttingen is getting greener and greener. But not everyone is pleased: The new plants sprouting up in parks, planter boxes and gardens across the city aren’t part of an official city-beautification project. They’re part of a pro-marijuana protest.
In early June, a group calling itself “A Few Autonomous Flower Children” spread several kilograms of marijuana seeds throughout the city. Only now are the fruits of their labor beginning to emerge from the soil. “We can’t set eyes on this useful and beautiful plant because it’s absolutely forbidden in Germany to grow it,” the group wrote in a letter claiming responsibility for the action. And they say that’s not right.
 
Full Article:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/pro-marijuana-protest-group-sows-cannabis-seeds-across-goettingen-a-910750.html

Renita Tisha Pinto, Health Me Up

 
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/No_more_Death_Penalty_for_Cannabis_Spare_Thitima_Khongnuns_life/?rc=fb&pv=10

This Saturday on High Noon:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/papsite-radio/2013/07/13/high-noon–run-from-the-cure-2

Join us as we welcome back Christian Laurette to talk about the upcoming sequel to the original Run From The Cure documentary.

Be a part of history in the making as we announce how you can get in on the action of the making of Run From The Cure 2. With Rick Simpson, Janet Sweeney & Timothy Tipton.

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http://www.katiecouric.com/features/should-moms-smoke-marijuana/

By Elizabeth Simmons for DietsInReview.com

This infographic breaks down data from a new research study that finds a correlation between smaller waist size …
 
It sounds counter-intuitive, but marijuana may help people be thinner. The illegal drug known for causing the munchies was at the heart of a recent study (published in May’s Journal of American Medicine) that examined its effect on metabolic processes. The results, though certainly not conclusive, show a correlation between smaller waist circumference and marijuana use. Not only were users thinner, but they also appeared to be healthier overall than those who have never used marijuana.
 
Full Article:
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/marijuana-may-us-thinner-even-munchies-204300458.html

(CBS Seattle)

A Colorado businessman is on a mission to start selling marijuana right next to potatoes, tomatoes and bread at farmers markets and according to CBS Denver, his inspiration comes from Seattle’s own NW Cannabis Farmers Market, which bills itself as America’s only daily cannabis market.
A similar bi-monthly marijuana market, theCannabis Farmers Market, can be found in Tacoma. Right now, the pot at these venues is not available to the general public, they cater only to medical marijuana patients and require customers to show official paperwork and IDs.
“These are individual patient farmers and under collective gardeners and under Washington law they are allowed to offer their excess medicine for donation,” NW Cannabis Market spokesman Michael Keysor told CBS Denver.
 
Full Article:
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2013/07/12/marijuana-headed-to-farmers-markets/

Colin Joliat
 
Marijuana is going mainstream, and breweries want in on the action. Redhook and Hilliard’s Beer teamed up to make Joint Effort, a beer brewed with hemp seeds, to celebrate the legalization of weed in Washington.

 
Joint Effort is a session ale brewed with hemp seeds. Dry-hopped with Zeus, Cascade, Summit hops, Joint Effort has a dank, resinous hop aroma balanced by nutty, earthiness from hemp seeds. It’s the perfect brew for hanging with your buds, grabbing some munchies and enjoying a beer. ABV 5.6%, IBU 25.
 
Full Article:
http://guyism.com/lifestyle/alcohol/redhooks-joint-effort-tap-handle-looks-like-bong.html

The Local/jcw

 
Gardeners in Göttingen, central Germany, have had to rip up hemp plants from the city’s flower beds after a pro-cannabis group planted the seeds. The distinctive leaves do not, head of town planning said, look good alongside marigolds.
 
Full Article:
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20130712-50823.html