“Karen,” who is “a typical stoner,” just made full professor. She uses marijuana for insomnia.
And she is featured in an advertising campaign by the Medi-Cann cannabis physician clinics, Sacramento Bee reporter Peter Hecht writes in his “Weed Wars” blog.
The medical pot network, which includes clinics in Sacramento, Elk Grove and North Highlands, advertises itself with [...]

For five years, Nevada County filmmakers Charlie and Bevin Hall have been documenting the trials and tribulations of California’s first medical marijuana collective.
With the help of Nevada City music promoter Mikail Graham as their sound man, the Halls expect to premiere their first feature length documentary, “La Vie en Verte: The WAMM Movie,” at the [...]

The Sacramento Bee has added a new online feature: a marijuana blog called “Weed Wars.”
Go ahead and giggle (that’s been a common reaction). You can even supply your own joke, Bee editor Melanie Sill writes here.
But this blog is driven by news, not whimsy – news about California’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry and our [...]

The San Francisco Chronicle offers this in-depth article about the Bay Area debut of “Cannabis Planet” following the TV show’s July launch in Los Angeles. Writer Trey Bundy adds some interesting political background to the story.
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Anyone who doubts the mainstreaming of the cannabis industry might want to skip “Letterman” and check out “Cannabis Planet.” The [...]

Jack Herer has rebounded from the massive heart attack he suffered at the Portland Hempfest on Sept. 12, “Cannabis Revolution Examiner” Dev Meyers reports. She goes on to explain how media reports, on Examiner.com and elsewhere, compounded rumors that Herer had died. It’s a cautionary tale about so-called citizen journalism, where anybody can be a [...]

The OC Weekly of Orange County offers this well-written, well-sourced and well-linked article on the rising cultural tide that could soon legalize pot in California. It was written by Dave Ferrell with a fine editing touch by Senior Editor R. Scott Moxley. The full article spans five Web pages on OC Weekly; an excerpt appears [...]

Eleanor Yang Su offers this interesting Union-Tribune article about a Sunset Beach man who produces a 30-minute TV show devoted to medical marijuana. “Cannabis Planet” was set to debut Friday night on San Diego cable; 99-cent episodes are available online here.
“We’re fighting for safe and legal access for the medical cannabis community,” said Brad Lane, [...]

From the WestWord blog in Denver comes this well-written article by Joel Warner. Its apt headline: “Dismantling Denver’s “Pot Capital” misnomer.”

What is California’s ‘cannabis capital’?(polling)

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Forget the Mile High City. Denver’s has a new name, according to media reports: “Cannabis Capital USA.”
The title comes courtesy of the fact that the city’s been inundated with sales tax [...]

This Sacramento Bee editorial takes note of the wild Nevada County car chase that left one man dead and put two men in jail, one charged with murder.
To maintain context, the full editorial is reprinted here. Unlike a bylined opinion column, unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of the Sacramento Bee’s editorial board. That’s [...]

So I’ve been perusing the usual media suspects, looking for something newsworthy and unique to post. I’m sure there’s a decent excerpt or retweet somewhere to share, but I’m tired of just poaching and being poached. That’s a very big part of how the game is played online, so it’s not like I’m whining about [...]