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Pot-trepreneurs

Date: 
11/05/2009

by Jason Whited

If some enterprising activists have their way, pot will be Sin City's next growth industry.

Emboldened by a creeping, nationwide acceptance of medical marijuana and a recent U.S. Department of Justice decision not to prosecute such cases in states that allow it, Nevada cannabis advocates say now is the time for Las Vegans to enjoy legal, California-style dispensaries, which have sold medical-grade weed for years.

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Source: 
Las Vegas City Life Blog

Where the green grass grows

Date: 
11/05/2009

by Kat Kerlin

Heaps of trash, diverted water from streams, remnants of toxic pesticides and fertilizers, soil erosion—this is not a picture of sustainable agriculture. It’s also not likely something marijuana users think about when they light up a joint. But it’s the scene drug enforcement officers are increasingly finding at clandestine marijuana plots growing within the United States’ public lands and national forests.

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Source: 
Reno News & Review

The pot folks are back. And they come bearing, once again, facts

Date: 
09/24/2009

by Jon Ralston

The pot folks are back. And they come bearing, once again, facts. This time they have offered $10,000 to anyone who can refute three statements about marijuana being safer than alcohol. 

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Source: 
Las Vegas Sun

$10,000 up for grabs to anyone who proves marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol

Date: 
09/23/2009

A debate that's raged on for years is back on the front burner again tonight in Las Vegas.  This time, there's some big money on the line.

The group Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada says alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana.

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Source: 
www.ktnv.com

Group Offering $10,000 for Marijuana Challenge

Date: 
09/23/2009

A Nevada group that wants to legalize marijuana is offering a unique challenge that could make someone $10,000 richer.

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Source: 
www.lasvegasnow.com