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FEEDBACK: VOLUME 15, ISSUE 18
Let’s chat. So, you hear from us a lot. Like, every week in print, every 20 minutes on DigBoston.com, every 15 minutes on our Facebook page, and every … millisecond in the Twitter-sphere. Our dearest...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MA DPH MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGS: BAD FOR PATIENTS, GREAT FOR...
The new MA Department of Public Health Medical Marijuana regulations are out, and patients hoping for choice for affordable access to their medicine just got sold out. After months of hearings and a...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MA DPH DOCTORS MIGHT AS WELL BE SCIENTOLOGISTS
Wondering why your doctor at Mass General or Brigham and Women’s won’t write you a medical marijuana recommendation? Look no further than Dr. Steve Adelman, Director of Physician Health Services (PHS)...
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BLUNT TRUTH: “NO VICTIM, NO CRIME”
“No victim, no crime! No victim, no crime!” erupted from the assembled crowd as National Park Rangers arrested comedian/activist N.A. Poe and libertarian media host Adam Kokesh during a protest of...
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BLUNT TRUTH: BOSTON’S MOMS FOR MARIJUANA
Founded in 2005 by Serra Frank, Moms for Marijuana came from the humble beginnings of a simple MySpace page. From there, Moms for Marijuana has grown into an online organizing machine that has helped...
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BLUNT TRUTH: THE KING OF POT
“The King of Pot? Who does this guy think he is? You think you’re the King of Pot now, really?” It’s a familiar refrain that the King of Pot, aka KOP, always welcomes because it’s a chance to tell his...
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BLUNT TRUTH: DPH REGS MEAN PATIENTS LOSE ACCESS
For the last several months MASS GRASS, the newsletter of MASS CANN/NORML, published a list of caregivers able to provide patients with medical marijuana. Last week, that service ended when caregivers...
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BLUNT TRUTH: STEVE BERKE FOR MAYOR
Pot comedian Steve Berke of Miami Beach—he of the infamous Macklemore Pot Shop parody with over 11 million views on YouTube—may not be the first guy you think of to be running your local government …...
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BLUNT TRUTH: TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND CALL ME NEXT YEAR
Perhaps we should extend this principle to other medicines. Instead of 24-hour pharmacies, what about once-a-year pharmacies? Good enough, right? Andy Gaus is a MassCann/NORML Board Member and is...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS KNOWLEDGE FORUM
Due to outside circumstances, the forum, originally scheduled for this weekend, has been rescheduled for September. Check DigBoston.com for updates. Guru of Ganja Ed Rosenthal Boston’s upcoming...
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BLUNT TRUTH: TOP TOP, HIGH ON REFORM
After weeks of reporting on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) medical marijuana regulations, this column focuses on mostly positive marijuana news— the week’s top 10 stories that show...
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BLUNT TRUTH: WE GOTTA DO THIS FOR OUR KIDS
Andy Gaus is a MassCann/NORML Board Member and is filling in for Mike Cann this week. “We Gotta Do This For Our Kids.” There you have it, the master slogan, the sound bite of sound bites, which every...
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BLUNT TRUTH: ARE DOCTORS EVIL OR STUPID?
Bill Downing is a MassCann/NORML Board Member and is filling in for Mike Cann this week. Which is it? The medical profession has mandates. One is that they “do no harm.” This mandate has been violated...
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BLUNT TRUTH: DANNY DANKO OF HIGH TIMES
Danny Danko is the Senior Cultivation Editor at High Times magazine, a passionate and hardworking advocate for marijuana reform, and one of the nicest guys in the movement. He’s also very busy, so it...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MICKEY’S MEDICAL FAQ: DO I QUALIFY?
Mickey Martin is the author of Medical Marijuana 101 and a vocal activist in the cannabis community. He will be hosting the Massachusetts Cannabis Knowledge Forum September 28th-30th, and he’ll be...
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BLUNT TRUTH: BOSTON FREEDOM RALLY, SEPTEMBER 14-15
Bill Downing is a MassCann/NORML Board Member and is filling in for Mike Cann this week. For many years, there has been a one special weekend where like-minded people congregate on Boston Common to...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MICKEY’S MEDICAL FAQ: FINDING A DOCTOR
Cannabis prohibition and the decades of propaganda that have accompanied it have left physicians in a tough place. Mickey Martin is the author of Medical Marijuana 101 and a vocal activist in the...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MICKEY’S MEDICAL FAQ: I AM A PATIENT, NOW WHAT?
Congratulations. You can now legally possess and use cannabis without fear of punishment. No fines, no trying to hide your stash in your crotch if the fuzz shows up. You are legal. This does not mean...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MICKEY’S MEDICAL FAQ: WHAT YOU CAN DO
It is all of our responsibilities to help change cannabis policies. The best way to do this is to use your voice to influence the people in your life. They know you. You are real. They understand you...
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BLUNT TRUTH: MOMS FOR MARIJUANA, “FREE THE BABIES!”
Serra Frank, the Founder and Executive Director of Moms for Marijuana, is in the middle of a public custody battle in support of her partner, Billy Fisher, who is fighting for his daughter Lilly. Billy...
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