Tag Archives: Medical Marijuana

From pothead to POTUS

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Caspar

As you may have seen everywhere else on the internet a new biography of Barack Obama calls him out for his days as high school stoner. Not only was a heavy user but he had a habit of intercepting joints … Continue reading →

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YourBrain is going Nowhere

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Caspar

The Nowhere festival takes place in Spain from 3rd to 8th July. I’m going and maybe you should come too. It is in the middle of a desert and it’s a festival made by it’s attendees. If you’ve heard of Burning … Continue reading →

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The surprising effectiveness of medical marijuana

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Caspar

The other highly surprising thing I learnt at the recent SSDP UK conference was just how amazingly effective cannabis is as a medicine. Obviously, I knew that marijuana was available as ‘medicine’ in some countries and US states. But I largely … Continue reading →

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Medical marijuana prevents road traffic deaths [indirectly].

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Caspar

A friend who is a Justice of the Peace tells me that in 20 years sitting in court he has never once had to deal with a driver who has caused an accident under the influence of marijuana. He sentences … Continue reading →

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Michael Backes explains medical marijuana

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Caspar

Medical Marijuana Primer with Michael Backes from DANGEROUS MINDS on Vimeo. Richard Metzenger talks to Michael Backes, a Hollywood special effects consultant (films from Jurassic Park to Spider-Man 2) who also happens to be one of the world’s foremost experts on the … Continue reading →

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Fair Traid Cocaine? Fix your supply chain

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Caspar

Image by id-iom via Flickr Even if Obama and friends surrendered tomorrow, the war on drugs would not be over. It’s true in any war that the suffering continues long after the guns fall silent. And rarely do the vanquished … Continue reading →

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