CANNABIS CULTURE - Activists are calling for worldwide rallies in support of 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - a week after he is sentenced in an American courtroom for operating a marijuana seed business in Canada. Start a rally in your home town today! full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - More High Art: The Herb Museum will host its second 'Art on Drugs' auction benefit on Thursday, September 16, at The Dispensary in Vancouver. full storyJust hours before the state's legislative session ended Tuesday, the California Assembly voted to approve SB 1449, Sen. Mark Leno's bill to fully decriminalize simple marijuana possession. The bill passed the Senate in June and now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk. full storyBarry N. Cooper, a former narcotics law enforcement officer turned marijuana activist, said he was charged on Thursday with conducting private investigations without a license, a Class A misdemeanor. full storySupply of dog food will be gradually reduced in hope they will head for the bush in time for hibernation full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Denying marijuana to sports stars may be affecting their performance and heath. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Hundreds of cannabis-lovers will be marching the streets of Victoria, B.C. on Sept 1 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Hempology 101 Society. full storyThe first paid advertisement for a medical marijuana dispensary airs of FOX affiliate. full storyFormer governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson says marijuana prohibition is just like alcohol prohibition: Get rid of the bad drug policies and get rid of today's Al Capones. full storyPatients seeking to use medical marijuana are being forced to wait as long as six months by Health Canada because a backlog of permit applications, a B.C. doctor says. full story
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CANNABIS CULTURE - More High Art: The Herb Museum will host its second 'Art on Drugs' auction benefit on Thursday, September 16, at The Dispensary in Vancouver. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Denying marijuana to sports stars may be affecting their performance and heath. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Hundreds of cannabis-lovers will be marching the streets of Victoria, B.C. on Sept 1 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Hempology 101 Society. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - The nineteenth year of Seattle's annual Hempfest was a smokey celebration of unprecedented progress in the cannabis community and a massive display of Drug War dissidence. Cannabis Culture took a trip to Seattle to burn with the greats of the marijuana movement and spread the message of pot freedom. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - After having a misdemeanor charge for his Kopbusting activities dropped by prosecutors in Texas, Ex-Narc turned pot activist Barry Cooper says he is just getting started going after corrupt cops. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Green Aid activists Angela Bacca and Ed Rosenthal go toe to toe with police in Columbia, Missouri over an excessive SWAT-style drug raid where cops killed the family dogs in front of a 7-year-old boy. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Activists are calling for worldwide rallies in support of 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - a week after he is sentenced in an American courtroom for operating a marijuana seed business in Canada. Start a rally in your home town today! full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Seattle Hempfest 2010 was a beautiful sight to see: hundreds of thousands gathered together on the Seattle waterfront to celebrate cannabis and call for an end to the drug war. Take a peek at these CC photo galleries. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Seattle Hempfest 2010 was a massive celebration of marijuana and a (smoke)show of solidarity against disastrous drug policies - and Cannabis Culture was there to capture it on video. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - There is a perfectly logical – if disgraceful – reason why Canadian Treasury President Stockwell Day (a Conservative MP) cited “unreported crimes” as the reason for spending $9B on the building of more prisons. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - The California 4th District Court of Appeal of Anaheim's ordinance, which prohibits medical marijuana dispensaries and makes it a crime to operate them, has been reversed and the matter has been sent back to court. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Why spend thousands of dollars on a complex grow-op security system when nature has already provided the perfect sentinel? Police in B.C. have raided an outdoor grow apparently patrolled and guarded by black bears. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Seattle Hempfest, the world's largest annual "cannabis re-legalization protestival", is less than a week away, from August 21-22. full storyMarc decided to write the complete story of his status as a political prisoner in the US federal prison system: what he does, what it's like, his future prospects at Sea-Tac Federal Detention Center in Seattle and wherever he gets sent after sentencing, and the process of returning to Canada. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Master grower and breeder Subcool fires up the time machine and blazes backward for the second part of his growing memoir series. full story
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CANNABIS CULTURE - The next generation of handhelds is finally here: Vapir's NO2 is the future of portable digital vaporizing. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Yes, they are back! Get your Cannabis Culture, Pot-TV, BC Marijuana Party, and Overgrow the Government t-shirts at CCHQ and the CC Online Store. full storyOn February 2, 2010, in commemoration of Bob Marley’s 65th birthday, Tuff Gong will issue a new digital-only collection, In Dub Vol. 1, exclusively on iTunes. full story
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Marc Emery 1 day 2 hours ago Oh dear, my sweet Jodie, I feel wobbly today. I've a sore throat, a woozy head and a stuffy nose. I'm drinking hot liquids and lots of water, getting sleep, but these next few days will be trying. And I'll admit, I'm a bit nervous about sentencing coming up on the 10th. Most inmates do get jumpy because its the biggest uncertainty of any prisoner, the sentencing! Even though I have an agreement in principle on a 5-year sentence, I'm still nervous that the judge could make it a longer sentence. Ed Rosenthal 1 day 8 hours ago Green Aid's Angela Bacca writes a formal appeal letter to Columbia, MO's City Manager regarding a SWAT style drug raid by police. Loretta Nall 2 days 10 hours ago The Associated Press is reporting that Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says pot fees are helping the helping the state's budget deficit. Jeremiah Vandermeer 3 days 9 hours ago The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has again rejected the appeal of a man who says his rights were violated when the DEA placed a mobile electronic tracking device on his vehicle to monitor his movements. Barry Cooper 1 week 8 hours ago The charges the Texas Rangers filed on Candi, my detective and me have been dropped.
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Sep 1 2010 600,000-square-foot indoor hydroponic medical marijuana grow that would be the largest in the nation proposed for California airport. Sep 1 2010 The YES on PROP 19 campaign has opened an online store with T-shirts, buttons, mugs and more. Proceeds go to the Yes on 19 campaign to control and tax cannabis in California. Sep 1 2010 Kind For Cures, a dispensary housed in a former Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet, has re-opened for business. Sep 1 2010 AP: California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. Sep 1 2010 FREEP: Despite impassioned pleas by several defense attorneys, Waterford District Court Judge Richard Kuhn Jr. refused today to allow medical marijuana patients to use the drug while out on bond—a decision met with low hisses in a courtroom packed with 13 defendants, their lawyers and supporters. Sep 1 2010 New Mexico Department of Health is considering increasing medical marijuana producers’ application fees from $100 to $1000 and adding an annual tax of 7 percent. Sep 1 2010 CELEBSTONER: Tommy Chong says, "The privatized jails and the law enforcment budget pigs want to keep it illegal so they can maximize their bottom line. Don't let this happen any longer. Vote Yes on Prop 19 on Nov. 2!" Aug 31 2010 Medical marijuana advocates say there is no court-approved way in Michigan for police to show that bad driving was the result of marijuana use. Aug 31 2010 Reader poll at CBC.ca shows 94% in support of marijuana legalization (806 votes cast). Aug 31 2010 Complaints by rural neighbors raises bigger issues about cannabis farming in Colorado.
Coming Events
CANNABIS CULTURE - More High Art: The Herb Museum will host its second 'Art on Drugs' auction benefit on Thursday, September 16, at The Dispensary in Vancouver. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Hundreds of cannabis-lovers will be marching the streets of Victoria, B.C. on Sept 1 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Hempology 101 Society. full storyCANNABIS CULTURE - Activists are calling for worldwide rallies in support of 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - a week after he is sentenced in an American courtroom for operating a marijuana seed business in Canada. Start a rally in your home town today! full storyLook for Cannabis Culture at this years Rock The Bells and other hip-hop highs hosted by Guerilla Union. full storyCheck out the CC Forums Calendar for planned events from around the world! full story
No Extradition for Marc Emery
Canada's most famous marijuana activist tells the true story behind Hemp BC, and how one man can change the world. full storyMarc Emery is known around the world as the "Prince of Pot". He has been imprisoned in the USA for his political activism and philanthropy. FREE MARC EMERY! full story
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Aug 11 2010 “I hear these people saying he’s like George Bush. Those people ought to be drug tested,” Robert Gibbs said. “I mean, it’s crazy.” Jul 9 2010 Despite the city's enforcement and court moves against Lake Forest Wellness Center, the medical marijuana dispensary has kept it doors open through the ongoing appeals process--and was able to celebrate at least a partial victory as the last of 21 clinics in town still in operation. Dec 9 2009 Bad cops on film. A shocking number of videos showing cops cracking heads. Dec 9 2009 Website for the "The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010". Jun 26 2009 Excellent blog run by a Boston legalization activist - lots of videos, current marijuana news, and info on the Boston Freedom Rally.
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CANNABIS CULTURE - Activists are calling for worldwide rallies in support of 'Prince of Pot' Marc Emery on Saturday, September 18, 2010 - a week after he is sentenced in an American courtroom for operating a marijuana seed business in Canada. Start a rally in your home town today! full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - More High Art: The Herb Museum will host its second 'Art on Drugs' auction benefit on Thursday, September 16, at The Dispensary in Vancouver. full story
Just hours before the state's legislative session ended Tuesday, the California Assembly voted to approve SB 1449, Sen. Mark Leno's bill to fully decriminalize simple marijuana possession. The bill passed the Senate in June and now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk. full story
Barry N. Cooper, a former narcotics law enforcement officer turned marijuana activist, said he was charged on Thursday with conducting private investigations without a license, a Class A misdemeanor. full story
Supply of dog food will be gradually reduced in hope they will head for the bush in time for hibernation full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Denying marijuana to sports stars may be affecting their performance and heath. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Hundreds of cannabis-lovers will be marching the streets of Victoria, B.C. on Sept 1 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Hempology 101 Society. full story
The first paid advertisement for a medical marijuana dispensary airs of FOX affiliate. full story
Former governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson says marijuana prohibition is just like alcohol prohibition: Get rid of the bad drug policies and get rid of today's Al Capones. full story
Patients seeking to use medical marijuana are being forced to wait as long as six months by Health Canada because a backlog of permit applications, a B.C. doctor says. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The nineteenth year of Seattle's annual Hempfest was a smokey celebration of unprecedented progress in the cannabis community and a massive display of Drug War dissidence. Cannabis Culture took a trip to Seattle to burn with the greats of the marijuana movement and spread the message of pot freedom. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - After having a misdemeanor charge for his Kopbusting activities dropped by prosecutors in Texas, Ex-Narc turned pot activist Barry Cooper says he is just getting started going after corrupt cops. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Green Aid activists Angela Bacca and Ed Rosenthal go toe to toe with police in Columbia, Missouri over an excessive SWAT-style drug raid where cops killed the family dogs in front of a 7-year-old boy. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Seattle Hempfest 2010 was a beautiful sight to see: hundreds of thousands gathered together on the Seattle waterfront to celebrate cannabis and call for an end to the drug war. Take a peek at these CC photo galleries. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Seattle Hempfest 2010 was a massive celebration of marijuana and a (smoke)show of solidarity against disastrous drug policies - and Cannabis Culture was there to capture it on video. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - There is a perfectly logical – if disgraceful – reason why Canadian Treasury President Stockwell Day (a Conservative MP) cited “unreported crimes” as the reason for spending $9B on the building of more prisons. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The California 4th District Court of Appeal of Anaheim's ordinance, which prohibits medical marijuana dispensaries and makes it a crime to operate them, has been reversed and the matter has been sent back to court. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Why spend thousands of dollars on a complex grow-op security system when nature has already provided the perfect sentinel? Police in B.C. have raided an outdoor grow apparently patrolled and guarded by black bears. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Seattle Hempfest, the world's largest annual "cannabis re-legalization protestival", is less than a week away, from August 21-22. full story
Marc decided to write the complete story of his status as a political prisoner in the US federal prison system: what he does, what it's like, his future prospects at Sea-Tac Federal Detention Center in Seattle and wherever he gets sent after sentencing, and the process of returning to Canada. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Master grower and breeder Subcool fires up the time machine and blazes backward for the second part of his growing memoir series. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The next generation of handhelds is finally here: Vapir's NO2 is the future of portable digital vaporizing. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Yes, they are back! Get your Cannabis Culture, Pot-TV, BC Marijuana Party, and Overgrow the Government t-shirts at CCHQ and the CC Online Store. full story
On February 2, 2010, in commemoration of Bob Marley’s 65th birthday, Tuff Gong will issue a new digital-only collection, In Dub Vol. 1, exclusively on iTunes. full story
Marc Emery1 day 2 hours agoOh dear, my sweet Jodie, I feel wobbly today. I've a sore throat, a woozy head and a stuffy nose. I'm drinking hot liquids and lots of water, getting sleep, but these next few days will be trying. And I'll admit, I'm a bit nervous about sentencing coming up on the 10th. Most inmates do get jumpy because its the biggest uncertainty of any prisoner, the sentencing! Even though I have an agreement in principle on a 5-year sentence, I'm still nervous that the judge could make it a longer sentence.
Ed Rosenthal1 day 8 hours agoGreen Aid's Angela Bacca writes a formal appeal letter to Columbia, MO's City Manager regarding a SWAT style drug raid by police.
Loretta Nall2 days 10 hours agoThe Associated Press is reporting that Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says pot fees are helping the helping the state's budget deficit.
Jeremiah Vandermeer3 days 9 hours agoThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has again rejected the appeal of a man who says his rights were violated when the DEA placed a mobile electronic tracking device on his vehicle to monitor his movements.
Barry Cooper1 week 8 hours agoThe charges the Texas Rangers filed on Candi, my detective and me have been dropped.
DRCnet8 hours 51 min ago
NORML blog10 hours 30 min ago
Look for Cannabis Culture at this years Rock The Bells and other hip-hop highs hosted by Guerilla Union. full story
Canada's most famous marijuana activist tells the true story behind Hemp BC, and how one man can change the world. full story
Marc Emery is known around the world as the "Prince of Pot". He has been imprisoned in the USA for his political activism and philanthropy. FREE MARC EMERY! full story