30 Sep 2012

Veteran Pot Growers See Their Way of Life Ending

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In the mountains of Mendocino County, a middle-aged couple stroll into the cool morning air to plant the year’s crop. Andrew grabs a shovel and begins to dig up rich black garden beds while Anna waters the seedlings, beginning a hallowed annual ritual here in marijuana’s Emerald Triangle. In the past, planting day was a time of great expectations, maybe for a vacation in Hawaii or Mexico during the rainy months or a new motor home to make deliveries around … Read More

29 Sep 2012

This was a working “HEMP” Farm that was a mile away from my home in Louisville KY

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              AGRICULTURE AT FARMINGTON IN THE 1810-1840 PERIOD The Farmington Hemp Farm in Louisville, Kentucky Farmington was a 550-acre hemp plantation. Hemp was the principal cash crop, but not the only one. No Kentucky plantations were single crop operations. Diversified farming was the norm. One reason for this was the drastically fluctuating price for hemp sales. Tobacco was grown at Farmington in some years. By 1840, vinegar, and possibly cider, produced from what must … Read More
25 Sep 2012

It’s Time To Legalize, Regulate and Tax Marijuana

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The question for voters is not whether marijuana is good. It is whether prohibition is good. It is whether the people who use marijuana shall be subject to arrest, and whether the people who supply them shall be sent to prison. The question is whether the war on marijuana is worth what it costs. Initiative 502 says no. If marijuana killed people, or if smoking it made people commit violence and mayhem, prohibition might be worth all its bad effects. … Read More

21 Sep 2012

What Happens If Colorado Legalizes Marijuana?

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If Amendment 64 passes, it will become almost immediately legal under Colorado law for adults to possess, grow, consume and give away up to an ounce of marijuana. It may take more than a year, however, before adults can purchase marijuana legally in a store. A poll released in early September by Public Policy Polling shows the amendment continues to lead, currently by a 47-38 margin, with 15 percent still undecided. Passage could enable the state to increase tax revenues … Read More

19 Sep 2012

MJ Legalization Ballot Measure Favored By Majority

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A recently published poll from The Denver Post has good news for pot legalization advocates. According to the survey, a majority of Colorado voters are in favor of Amendment 64, a November ballot measure that seeks to legalize and regulate marijuana like alcohol for adult use. Of the 615 likely Colorado voters surveyed by The Denver Post, 51 percent are in favor of the measure, while only 40 percent are opposed. Read the entire poll, exact question wording and results … Read More

19 Sep 2012

Buckley Supports Marijuana Legalization

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State Rep. Peter Buckley has thrown his support behind Measure 80, an initiative that would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana consumed by adults. “Overall, legalization would take the black market out of Oregon,” said Buckley, D-Ashland, who has served as co-chairman of the Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee for the past two sessions. He said he supports regulating marijuana in a manner similar to the regulation of alcohol under the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Under current laws, he said, medical … Read More

18 Sep 2012

Libertarian Party Nominates Vice-Presidential Candidate Jim Gray

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May 22, 2012   The following information was released by the campaign of Jim Gray for vice president. Fresh from winning the Vice Presidential nomination at the Libertarian Party annual convention last weekend in Las Vegas, Newport Beach Judge Jim Gray returns home to begin his campaign for office with Presidential nominee Gov. Gary Johnson. The Judge Gray Homecoming will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. on the lawn of the historic Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA. For … Read More

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