Cannabis Chronicles

As has been widely reported in the media, tennis star Martina Hingis has tested positive for cocaine, although she denies ever taking the drug, leading to counter allegations that she’s getting some kind of bum rap . . .
With that in mind, we’ll take a Cannabis Chronicles look at the drug allegations . . [...]

The ongoing steroid scandal that has enveloped most of Major League Baseball should be viewed thru the lens of the drug war, at least in our opinion. With that in mind, we’d like to present a piece of writing from the blogosphere, that presents a player’s perspective on the issue, from Red Sox’s All [...]

LUI Day 19
The critical time for plants is in bloom, as for interrupting the light cycle that’s something that is pretty commonly misunderstood. . . . Cannabis reacts to extended periods ofdarkness and if blooming plants nighttime is interrupted. . . . it can cause problems. . . . but vegging plants are certainly [...]

First it was Onterrio Smith, the Viking who was caught with an “Original Whizzinator” at the airport ( ESPN, MSNBC, OTB, Wikipedia), now it’s another Viking’s football player reported to have been found with something incriminating.
It was reported earlier today that Minnesota Viking’s free safety Dwight Smith was cited Thursday night for possession of marijuana [...]

Scientific American is usually considered to be a reliable source in most circles, so it’s interesting to read the following article . . .
Are Cigarettes More of a Drag on Teens than Marijuana?
New study shows that adolescents who toke up function better than those who also use tobacco
By Lisa Stein
November 7, 2007 Scientific American

SMOKING [...]

And now for part 3 in the series . . .
Part Three: INNOCENT OWNERS
by Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty
The second time police came to the Hawaii home of Joseph and Frances Lopes, they came to take it.
“They were in a car and a van, I was in the garage. They said, [...]

As medicinal users we believe that everyone should have the right to grow their own herbal medicines, no doubt about that. In all honesty, that’s not really what’s happening here. When large suburban homes are converted exclusively to serving as a grow operation, it’s not likely that we’re talking about a “mom & [...]

Falling under the category of truth being stranger than fiction, in a plot element that even the most inventive writer couldn’t have sold, marijuana and the Denver Broncos remain in the news. First it was the story of the group of Denver activists working to recruit Ricky Williams for the Broncos, now current Broncos [...]

Since we mentioned Cheech and Chong in our previous post, we thought we’d give our readers a bit of background, because it dawned on us that some of our readers might not even have been born when this comedy duo was at the height of their success. Life certainly has changed a bit in the [...]

The following read, originally excerpted from Esquire, is a long one, so we’ll keep our commentary to a minimum.
From conversations and correspondence we’ve shared with friends, we do know for a fact that marijuana can be effective in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dykster’s series of writings on Healing Your Sorrow, that she [...]

Here at the Cannabis Chronicles our primary focus isn’t on covering sports stoners, or cannabis celebrities, those kinda folks seem to get plenty of attention on their own without our help. However, when a good story jumps up in our face, we can’t always resist.
For instance, when Michael Vick recently tested positive for marijuana, [...]

Ever wish you could work for High Times (or maybe a marijuana magazine that doesn’t advertise fake buds)?
Here’s a recent historical (and perhaps hysterical) look at the culture of the magazine High Times, from an individual who didn’t consider writing about pot to be his life’s ambition. It was originally sourced from New York [...]

The following article, sourced from the Willamette Week Online, further details the growing problem of gang involvement in the Cannabis business. We’ll reserve our own editorializing until after the news excerpt.
Canadian Bakin’
Our neighbors to the north are making Portland a hotbed for big pot grows.
BY JAMES PITKIN
The Canadians are coming, and they’re bringing [...]

It’s kind of hard to reconcile Nystrom’s statement from the previous posting, that “Dopers are lazy,” with the following story that appeared the same day. This piece was authored by the same reporter, it was published the same day as our previous posting, but it focuses on how inventive drug traffickers have become.
Drug traffickers are [...]