Author Archives: Áine MacDermot
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man. But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it … Continue reading
Used plastic + hemp = lumber
A UNC Charlotte researcher with a passion for sustainability is creating a new building material out of recycled plastic bottles and an ancient grass. Dr. Na Lu, an assistant professor at UNCC’s Department of Engineering Technology, has created a material … Continue reading
From the Family of Jack Herer: The Hemperor would Support Prop 19
From the Family of Jack Herer, author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes Van Nuys, California, August, 2010 Dear Friends of Hemp and Cannabis, Our father, Jack Herer, was a man of leadership, compassion and idealism. He worked relentlessly for decades … Continue reading
Has the time come to legalize drugs?
BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER, Miami Herald Legalization of drugs — long an issue championed mainly by fringe groups — is rapidly moving to the mainstream in Latin America. Last week’s surprise statement by former Mexican President Vicente Fox in support of … Continue reading
Free Marc Emery, Political Prisoner in the U.S.
The FREE MARC campaign wants the Canadian government to repatriate Marc Emery from the US federal prison system so he can serve his sentence in his home country of Canada. Marc Emery is a political prisoner, imprisoned for activism and funding … Continue reading
