http://nugs.com nugs - Guide Activism http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/content_files/img_logo_rss.gif http://nugs.com http://nugs.com/article/the-legalization-of-medical-marijuana-in-california.html The battle to make marijuana 100% legal has been going on for many years, and shows no sign of slowing. More and more states are also beginning to follow suit in an attempt to make cannabis fully legal and allow for the government a way to tax .... http://nugs.com/article/the-legalization-of-medical-marijuana-in-california.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_27.jpg 89 83 http://nugs.com/article/dc-annual-4th-of-july-smoke-in-2011-police-brutality-on-independence-day.html The annual DC Smoke-In is an annual rally, protest, and concert to protest current marijuana policy. It is a peaceful event that begins with an assembly of speakers and protesters in front of the White House at high noon and then a march at 3 pm ... http://nugs.com/article/dc-annual-4th-of-july-smoke-in-2011-police-brutality-on-independence-day.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_65.jpg 100 53 http://nugs.com/article/cannabis-warrior--michelle-lamay.html Interview with Michelle LaMay the author of Colorado Initiative 40 Relief for Possession of Cannabis. http://nugs.com/article/cannabis-warrior--michelle-lamay.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1131.jpg 90 83 http://nugs.com/article/presidential-doublespeak--obama-on-cannabis.html Article about The President's statements in a recent Rolling Stone article, as well as his statements at the Summit of the America's, and how all the president's statements concerning medicinal cannabis has been doublespeak. http://nugs.com/article/presidential-doublespeak--obama-on-cannabis.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1123.jpg 100 65 http://nugs.com/article/denver-420-rally--weed-not-greed.html This 420 in Denver saw another rally, but this time the voices for change were ringing louder than ever. With potentially three cannabis amendments on the ballot, this November in Denver should be interesting and potentially historic. http://nugs.com/article/denver-420-rally--weed-not-greed.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1111.jpg 100 80 http://nugs.com/article/los-angeles-high-times-medical-cannabis-cup-2012-visit.html Our intrepid reporter Ryan K at the 2012 Los Angeles Medical Cannabis Cup. http://nugs.com/article/los-angeles-high-times-medical-cannabis-cup-2012-visit.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1097.jpg 100 56 http://nugs.com/article/colorado-amendment-64--marijuana-history-in-the-making.html In depth interview with Brian Vicente, a principal author of Colorado Amendment 64, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. Mr. Vicente talks at length about the finer details of the legislation. Vital reading for all, especially voters in CO. http://nugs.com/article/colorado-amendment-64--marijuana-history-in-the-making.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1077.jpg 100 76 http://nugs.com/article/mile-high-mmj-meet-and-greet-in-denver-colorado.html How flexibility, improvisation and a close eye for legal details allowed Denver medical marijuana patients to get together in public to share their favorite medicine. http://nugs.com/article/mile-high-mmj-meet-and-greet-in-denver-colorado.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1047.jpg 94 83 http://nugs.com/article/new-jersey-medical-marijuana.html Where is New Jersey with medical marijuana today? http://nugs.com/article/new-jersey-medical-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1033.jpg 87 83 http://nugs.com/article/medicinal-cannabis-from-a-patient-perspective.html Profile of a patient who uses cannabis to treat his conditions. How it was before he started using cannabis and how his life is now that he is using cannabis. http://nugs.com/article/medicinal-cannabis-from-a-patient-perspective.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1001.jpg 100 65 http://nugs.com/article/down-but-not-out-colorado-will-get-the-chance-to-vote-for-legal-marijuana.html Colorado joins the leading fringe of MMJ and in introduces legislation to regulate cannabis like alcohol. Despite the CO Att Gen's best attempts to reject the large number of signatures, organizers were able to deliver enough names just in time. http://nugs.com/article/down-but-not-out-colorado-will-get-the-chance-to-vote-for-legal-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_911.jpg 99 83 http://nugs.com/article/new-study-reveals-lower-obesity-for-marijuana-smokers.html Results from two national surveys show the correlation between smoking marijuana and obesity. http://nugs.com/article/new-study-reveals-lower-obesity-for-marijuana-smokers.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_859.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/nations-cost-of-imprisoning-criminals-for-marijuana-offenses.html Nearly one in every six prison inmates in the federal prison in the United States is serving time for marijuana related offenses. This is a very significant statistic and it reflects on the economic burden that marijuana control has placed on .... http://nugs.com/article/nations-cost-of-imprisoning-criminals-for-marijuana-offenses.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_853.jpg 100 77 http://nugs.com/article/baby-boomersseniors-untapped-resource-in-medical-marijuana-legalization.html There is a growing trend among Baby Boomer/Seniors to use marijuana as a drug of choice. A driving force in the 60's could become a driving force for the legalization of marijuana today. http://nugs.com/article/baby-boomersseniors-untapped-resource-in-medical-marijuana-legalization.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_851.jpg 83 83 http://nugs.com/article/how-mmj-saved-a-life.html How MMJ Saved A Life, an interview by Ian Tudor. http://nugs.com/article/how-mmj-saved-a-life.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_839.jpg 82 83 http://nugs.com/article/history-of-medical-cannabis-in-the-united-states.html This article intends to provide the reader with a brief history of MMJ in the U.S. while allowing room for further, personal research. http://nugs.com/article/history-of-medical-cannabis-in-the-united-states.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_815.png 82 83 http://nugs.com/article/will-colorado-be-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-marijuana.html WILL COLORADO BE THE FIRST STATE TO DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA? By Comfortably Numb Recent polls show that support for the decriminalization of marijuana is steadily gaining ground. In my opinion, it is not a matter of IF it could happen, but WHEN and wh http://nugs.com/article/will-colorado-be-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_803.jpg 100 66 http://nugs.com/article/turning-up-the-heat.html Article on the Federal Governments efforts to stomp out medicinal cannabis. As well about the governments efforts to sway public opinion away from the idea that cannabis is medicine. http://nugs.com/article/turning-up-the-heat.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_807.jpg 81 83 http://nugs.com/article/constant-struggle--marijuana-decriminalization-in-colorado.html A piece about the progression towards decriminalization in Colorado and the road MMJ had to take to get to this point. http://nugs.com/article/constant-struggle--marijuana-decriminalization-in-colorado.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_757.jpg 100 66 http://nugs.com/article/nutrition-from-hemp.html What are the health benefits of eating hemp? http://nugs.com/article/nutrition-from-hemp.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_761.gif 84 83 http://nugs.com/article/coming-out-of-the-cannabis-closet.html The more exposed we are, the more likely we know more about the level of use and get real numbers etc. http://nugs.com/article/coming-out-of-the-cannabis-closet.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_739.jpg 83 83 http://nugs.com/article/arizona-medical-marijuana.html A 2012 Arizona Medical Marijuana piece by Kristen Hood. Governors Court Case Dismissed, Will AZ Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Receive Permits? http://nugs.com/article/arizona-medical-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_733.png 100 64 http://nugs.com/article/is-marijuana-a-gateway-drug.html The myths and facts about marijuana being a gateway drug by Vince from Academic Collective. http://nugs.com/article/is-marijuana-a-gateway-drug.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_723.jpg 82 82 http://nugs.com/article/a-personal-medical-marijuana-success-story--chronic-kidney-disease.html A personal success story on how medical marijuana helps to treat Chronic Kidney Disease. http://nugs.com/article/a-personal-medical-marijuana-success-story--chronic-kidney-disease.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_727.jpg 100 82 http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-smokers-breathe-easy-says-the-university-of-alabama.html The University of Alabama at Birmingham along with the University of California San Francisco conducted a 20 year study of over 5,000 individuals to test effects of smoking marijuana to the lungs. The study revealed that smoking marijuana does not ca http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-smokers-breathe-easy-says-the-university-of-alabama.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_695.jpg 80 83 http://nugs.com/article/how-dangerous-is-smoking-weed.html Marijuana Facts and Myths, How dangerous is smoking weed? http://nugs.com/article/how-dangerous-is-smoking-weed.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_679.jpg 82 82 http://nugs.com/article/crackpot-pot-policy-in-defense-of-dispensaries.html Crackpot Pot Policy: In Defense of Dispensaries - An editorial opposing opinions about Councilman Jose Hulzar’s recent call to ban Los Angeles dispensaries outright. http://nugs.com/article/crackpot-pot-policy-in-defense-of-dispensaries.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_593.jpg 79 83 http://nugs.com/article/an-open-letter-to-prohibitionists.html An Open Letter To Prohibitionists by Dan "PhunnyGuy" Friedman for Nugs.com http://nugs.com/article/an-open-letter-to-prohibitionists.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_669.jpg 83 83 http://nugs.com/article/the-economics-of-legalizing-marijuana.html The Economics of Legalizing Marijuana in the USA. A look at the potential tax revenues and regulation of marijuana products. http://nugs.com/article/the-economics-of-legalizing-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_607.jpg 77 83 http://nugs.com/article/a-personal-view-of-migration-to-those-states-with-medical-marijuana.html The story of a person who left thier home state to move to a marijuana freindly state. http://nugs.com/article/a-personal-view-of-migration-to-those-states-with-medical-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_565.jpg 100 68 http://nugs.com/article/california-2012-ballot-initiatives-marijuana.html California 2012 Ballot initiatives for marijuana. http://nugs.com/article/california-2012-ballot-initiatives-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_563.jpg 87 83 http://nugs.com/article/colorado-voters-to-face-legal-marijuana-issue-on-november-ballot.html Legal marijuana moved a step closer to reality in Colorado this week when supporters of a move to put a legalization initiative on the ballot this year produced more than 160,000 signatures. http://nugs.com/article/colorado-voters-to-face-legal-marijuana-issue-on-november-ballot.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_545.jpg 100 66 http://nugs.com/article/will-az-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-receive-permits.html With governors court case dismissed, will Arizona medical marijuana dispensaries receive permits? http://nugs.com/article/will-az-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-receive-permits.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_519.jpg 100 66 http://nugs.com/article/with-a-new-year-comes-opportunities-for-cannabis-in-2012.html As one year begins its close the New Year promises to be big for cannabis reform. For more reasons than one 2012 will deliver into the hands of voters ballot initiatives they can pass and begin to reverse the position of cannabis and hemp in America. http://nugs.com/article/with-a-new-year-comes-opportunities-for-cannabis-in-2012.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_495.jpg 76 83 http://nugs.com/article/is-medical-marijuana-really-legal.html The contradictions of legal medical marijuana in California and Colorado accompanied by increaased raids. http://nugs.com/article/is-medical-marijuana-really-legal.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_475.jpg 100 66 http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-high-points-of-2011-july-december-part-2.html A list of the greatest in medical marijuana for the second part of 2011. http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-high-points-of-2011-july-december-part-2.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_467.jpg 67 83 http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-high-points-of-2011-january-june-part-1.html A list of the greatest in medical marijuana for the first part of 2011. Part two coming soon. http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-high-points-of-2011-january-june-part-1.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_439.jpg 83 83 http://nugs.com/article/governors-stances-on-mmj-issue-vary-yet-promising.html Governor’s Lincoln Chafee (I) of Rhode Island and Christine Gregoire (D) of Washington have added their signatures to a petition of the DEA and the President’s Administration to reschedule cannabis from schedule I to schedule II.This move by Gover... http://nugs.com/article/governors-stances-on-mmj-issue-vary-yet-promising.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_411.jpg 85 83 http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-character-and-identity-a-non-scientific-look.html On the character and localization of outdoor grown marijuana, foreign and domestic. http://nugs.com/article/marijuana-character-and-identity-a-non-scientific-look.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/152_photo_409.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/chicago-joins-marijuana-decriminalization-efforts.html At the City Council meeting, Danny Solis along with eight supporting alderman, presented information of Chicago’s unreasonable number of minorities arrested for marijuana possession over the last ten years. Solis released ward by ward statistics .... http://nugs.com/article/chicago-joins-marijuana-decriminalization-efforts.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_391.jpg 100 82 http://nugs.com/article/mmapa-needs-your-help-today.html The MMAPA or Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America is one of many organizations helping protect the rights of patients and furthering of Medical Marijuana legislation around our country. They also go a step beyond what others are doing.... http://nugs.com/article/mmapa-needs-your-help-today.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_357.jpg 83 83 http://nugs.com/article/protest-against-president-obama-san-fransisco.html On Tuesday, October 25, President Barack Obama delivered a speech in San Francisco that over 200 protesters gathered at. These California medical cannabis protesters hopes were to be able to greet President Obama eye-to-eye. To their dismay,..... http://nugs.com/article/protest-against-president-obama-san-fransisco.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_274.jpg 100 54 http://nugs.com/article/ridiculoud-marijuana-public-service-announcements.html A few examples of how ridiculous marijuana public service announcements are broken down. http://nugs.com/article/ridiculoud-marijuana-public-service-announcements.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_264.png 99 67 http://nugs.com/article/lets-give-marthas-vineyard-a-run-for-their-money.html Imagine a world where marijuana is as openly used as, say, wine. Now, we all know by now, even if the government won't admit it, that marijuana is a wonderful alternative to opiates and other pain management drugs. But can you really imagine a time.. http://nugs.com/article/lets-give-marthas-vineyard-a-run-for-their-money.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_256.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/what-if-marijuana-cured-cancer.html The cure for cancer has been among us all these years in direct sight. Lets stop running from the cure, and legalize Marijuana! http://nugs.com/article/what-if-marijuana-cured-cancer.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/108_photo_248.jpg 79 83 http://nugs.com/article/what-we-have-to-say-about-the-white-house-petition-response.html The White House launched a system on its website to allow Americans to petition directly to the White House. Right at the beginning of the petition campaign cannabis legalization was petitioned and garnered all the necessary amount of votes... http://nugs.com/article/what-we-have-to-say-about-the-white-house-petition-response.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_242.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/ending-prohibition-the-benefits.html These effects of the prohibition of alcohol are the same exact effects of the prohibition of cannabis. It is fact that due to the federal stance on cannabis that production and distribution in this period of cannabis prohibition is leading to ....... http://nugs.com/article/ending-prohibition-the-benefits.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_224.jpg 100 70 http://nugs.com/article/does-the-war-on-drugs-correlate-with-the-jim-crow-laws.html Communities across the United States need to understand the government’s multiple reasons for their “War on Drugs” before making irrational decisions about their standpoint on marijuana... http://nugs.com/article/does-the-war-on-drugs-correlate-with-the-jim-crow-laws.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_214.jpg 100 68 http://nugs.com/article/whos-to-blame-for-the-medical-marijuana-crackdowns-in-california.html Now that the heat is rising in response to the crackdown in California by the United States Attorney’s they are trying to make clear that the President’s administration is not at fault for the federal level move to shutdown dispensaries in Cali...... http://nugs.com/article/whos-to-blame-for-the-medical-marijuana-crackdowns-in-california.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_212.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/the-life-and-times-of-the-modern-medicator-life-according-to-smoke.html Hey Read my Blog!!! I'll be talking about life, love and the pursuit of awesome meds! http://nugs.com/article/the-life-and-times-of-the-modern-medicator-life-according-to-smoke.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/88_photo_200.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/fed-threats-somewhat-effective-were-they-justified.html Two weeks ago, the Federal Government sent letters to some property owners that rent to Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, threatening them if they did not evict their tenants. Today, most of the 38 locations have closed down. http://nugs.com/article/fed-threats-somewhat-effective-were-they-justified.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_192.jpg 92 83 http://nugs.com/article/hypocritical-alcohol-advertising-versus-marijuana.html In today’s society, citizens create a large gap between alcohol and marijuana. While alcohol is socially acceptable to consume, marijuana is extremely looked down on because of the negative implications that surround it. When one uses marijuana...... http://nugs.com/article/hypocritical-alcohol-advertising-versus-marijuana.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_184.jpg 66 83 http://nugs.com/article/illegal-check-points-around-flint-michigan-targets-drug-traffickers.html Law Enforcement in Genesee County, Michigan have been cracking down on drug traffickers using the highways near Flint, MI... http://nugs.com/article/illegal-check-points-around-flint-michigan-targets-drug-traffickers.html http://nugs.com/article/50-percent-of-americans-want-to-legalize-marijuana--record-high.html Every now and again I make a stoner joke. Everyone laughs and we move on, but I am always aware of the company in which the joke is made. We are living in a time when the U.S. and other parts of the world are beginning to take seriously alternative method http://nugs.com/article/50-percent-of-americans-want-to-legalize-marijuana--record-high.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_182.jpg 83 83 http://nugs.com/article/will-florida-voters-get-to-decide-the-fate-of-mmj.html A Representative of the Florida House has submitted a resolution to add an amendment to the Florida State constitution. If it passes in the senate and the house then it will be up to Florida voters to legalize medicinal marijuana... http://nugs.com/article/will-florida-voters-get-to-decide-the-fate-of-mmj.html http://nugs.com/article/fight-for-our-rights.html On Tuesday, October 11, City Attorney Robert Shannon drafted two ordinances in Long Beach. The first repeals the 1-year-old medical marijuana permit ordinance, and the second refunds approximately $700,000 in fees collected from dispensaries. To summ http://nugs.com/article/fight-for-our-rights.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_178.jpg 67 83 http://nugs.com/article/presidential-petition-to-legalize-and-regulate-marijuana-in-a-manner-similar-to-alcohol-4e9e81890cacf.html This isnt just any old petition, this petition is hosted by the presidental website, and has the most signatures of any petition on the site. Help send the message right to Obama's computer screen by signing this petition. http://nugs.com/article/presidential-petition-to-legalize-and-regulate-marijuana-in-a-manner-similar-to-alcohol-4e9e81890cacf.html http://nugs.com/article/crackdown-on-dispensaries-in-california.html Recently the U.S. Attorneys in California in a press conference outlined how the administration is reversing its position on medical marijuana dispensaries and growers. Despite Obama’s campaign promises, and a Department of Justice ....... http://nugs.com/article/crackdown-on-dispensaries-in-california.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_176.jpg 68 83 http://nugs.com/article/pain-and-big-pharma.html Pain is a big hurdle you have to jump over every time you wake or go to bed. It’s crippling grasp seems to take hold of you at the most inconvenient times. Its hard to be a parent and not be able to run and play with your kids........ http://nugs.com/article/pain-and-big-pharma.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_174.jpg 100 75 http://nugs.com/article/is-my-medicine-dank.html Is My Medicine Dank? The Medical Cannabis industry is at a crossroads as I see it. We've won some limited rights to use medical cannabis in some of our states but the battle is far from over. For the purpose of this article I'm going to ignore.... http://nugs.com/article/is-my-medicine-dank.html http://nugs.com/custom/domain_1/image_files/sitemgr_photo_170.jpg 100 60