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14.052013May 14, 2013

Marijuana movement plants flag on Capitol Hill

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

ABC reports that the movement to legalize marijuana has arrived at Congress’ back door. Later this month the first medical...

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11.052013May 11, 2013

It only happens in the State of Potington?!

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Did you know that in Seattle, pot-carrying bus riders can reclaim lost weed? City bus drivers in Seattle are under...

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08.052013May 8, 2013

Drugs provided with the compliments of Bogota

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Bogota is spearheading a strange, to say the least, project where they want to treat bazuco addicts with marijuana. This...

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03.052013May 3, 2013

Smoking ban in the Netherlands

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Dutch media reports, quoting junior health minister Martin van Rijn, that the ban on smoking in bars and cafes will...

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28.042013April 28, 2013

Driving under the influence in Canada

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Having read an article in Canada´s National Post there is reason to believe that drivers in Canada can continue to...

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27.042013April 27, 2013

Continued: The Potorado Circus

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Marijuana tax debate stalls in Colorado The Potorado marijuana gibberish continues. 

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27.042013April 27, 2013

Italy: Pro-legalization Emma Bonino new Italian Foreign Minister

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Well-known drug legalization proponent, 65-year-old Emma Bonino, is Italy’s new Foreign Minister. Bonino, who is well-known from the Italian transnational...

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22.042013April 22, 2013

The pot business suffers growing pains

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

The pot business suffers growing pains, The Wall Street Journal reports. That is a good sign.

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21.042013April 21, 2013

Denver: Law enforcement look the other way

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Colorado law bans open and public marijuana use. Still, local media report, authorities generally look the other way. We look...

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14.042013April 14, 2013

Did you know that the banking crisis was caused by too many workers taking cocaine?

By WFADIn Torgny Peterson

Don´t worry. It has nothing to do with reality. It´s just another Nutt(y) prank. Further reading

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