Jeffery A. Miron finds that by decriminalizing cannabis, the federal government would generate $2.4 billion in federal tax revenue annually, and that an additional $7.7 billion would be saved as the cost of incarceration, policing, and processing offenders.
cannabis
Don't arrest, invest
(via theprometheusinstitute.org)
Submitted by chukyatkins on Sat, 2008-08-09 08:03. | Tags: business | 420 | cannabis | chronic | decriminalization | marijuana | pot | sativa | weed
Hydroponics out, Trash-o-ponics In!
(via www.uncarvedblog.com)
Like many scientific discoveries, this one was an accident as well.While maybe not as exciting as the Chernobyl discovery, not visually appealing as The Colombia Experiment or as lofty as The God Theory,The Trashoponics is an important discovery that brings mankind one step closer toward freedom and self-reliance.
Submitted by nshex1 on Thu, 2008-03-13 09:13. | Tags: nature | cannabis | garbage | germinate | green living | grow | grow your own | hemp | hydroponics | indoor | marihuana | marijuana | organic | re-use | reuse | trash | weed

How cannabis prohibition sparked the climate change - 70 years of ignorance
(via yourthreecents.com)
A full description of how cannabis prohibition caused climate change. A very well written article by a hippie who promotes action be taken to end the war on drugs and focus on the environment. Check it out.
Submitted by McStubble on Thu, 2008-01-17 19:46. | Tags: politics | action | cannabis | hemp | marijuana | Politics