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Ex-cop turned pot activist Barry Cooper is running for Attorney General of Texas on a 'Pro-Gun, Pro-Pot, Pro-Family' platform. full story
More people are being arrested for pot crimes than ever; they are increasingly young and disproportionately nonwhite. full story
The federal government will continue raids on medical marijuana operations in California despite guidelines issued by the Justice Department two weeks ago indicating the contrary. full story
He's waiting for a five year jail term. The prince of pot, is sitting tight until he's extradited to the United States. full story
The millennium of marijuana may be about to begin. full story
SAFER activist starts campaign aimed at Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, who says that legalization is "a non-starter". full story
The administration has officially put a stop to crackdowns on the medical-marijuana business, but to hear the dispensers tell it, nothing's stopping LA from finding every last ridiculous loophole. full story
Bong water can count as a controlled substance, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision that raises the threat of longer sentences for drug smokers who fail to dump the water out of their pipes. full story
The best solution to our environmental problems is to end prohibition. There is no other viable option short of the immediate end to military conflict that will have the same positive impact on the ecosystem. full story- Anyone that reads my blog knows that I’m extremely critical of the Obama administration, particularly on the “national security” front (read: warmaking and civil liberties denying front). But its only fair to praise Obama when he does good things, and his change in federal medical marijuana enforcement policy is a very good thing. full story
- The Obama Administration has issued an historic memo from the office of the Deputy Attorney General directing federal prosecutors not to arrest medical marijuana patients and caregivers who follow state laws. full story
The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday. full story
There are more marijuana stores here than public schools. Signs emblazoned with cannabis plants or green crosses sit next to dry cleaners, gas stations and restaurants. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Prince of Pot reports about life behind bars from inside his B.C. prison in Episode #2 of Marc Emery's Prison Potcast. full story- Re: Drug-smuggling Gangs High On Helicopters full story
A regulated, taxed marijuana trade could help bolster the state’s economy, advocates for legal marijuana said today at a Revenue Committee hearing. full story
Medical marijuana is being used to combat several diseases including AIDS Wasting Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis. full story
Several factors make Emery's case unique, and different from that of a 'drug dealer'. Does his extradition meet the Canadian legal requirements? full story- This is a great piece from a very respectable and influential person. full story
On the one hand, marijuana is practically legal—more mainstream, accessorized, and taken for granted than ever before. On the other, kids are getting busted in the city in record numbers. Guess which kids. full story
Cooley says "about 100%" of medical marijuana dispensaries in the county are operating illegally. full story
Jail for drug offenses is no longer mandatory in New York: judges can send people suffering from addiction into a range of programs, such as treatment and mental health services. full story
Medical marijuana providers arrested or convicted under federal drug laws remain imprisoned or face the threat of jail. What will their futures hold under Obama's new rules? full story
Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement officials and pot growers in the United States and Mexico. full story- In less than a month the Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson will sign the extradition order handing Marc Emery over to American authorities to serve a 5 year prison sentence for selling marijuana seeds....in Canada. There isn't much time to try and stop this egregious miscarriage of justice. Do your part. full story
