NAACP Study: Whites Smoke More Pot, but Blacks and Latinos Are Arrested More
California African-Americans and Latinos were up to 12 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites from 2006 to 2008.
Jeremiah Vandermeer
Legal Pot Means Big Savings on Law Enforcement
Cash-strapped California would get some relief by legalizing pot, but the biggest boost would be thanks to massive law enforcement cuts, not new tax revenue, experts say.
SFPD Returns Seven Pounds of Marijuana to Grower
Should you run afoul of the law, your property may be seized as evidence. If you are acquitted or your charges dismissed, your property is returned.
Prop 19: Internal Poll Shows Majority Support
The Yes On 19 campaign today released an internal poll showing that likely voters support the initiative to control and tax marijuana by a margin of 56-41 when presented with an automated questionnaire but are less likely to state their support to live interviewers.
It’s Coming Down to the Wire in California!
Please help get the vote out for Proposition 19 in California: use the online tool to call young and women voters and tell them to vote YES on November 2!
NDP MPs Call For Fairness For Marc Emery
Libby Davies and 12 of her NDP Colleagues sent the following letter to Canada's Public Safety Minister, calling for action to ensure Marc Emery can serve his sentence in Canada.
Celebrities Throw Support Behind Measure to Legalize Marijuana
Rock singer Melissa Etheridge, actor Danny Glover join former LAPD deputy chief and others in backing Proposition 19.
Jail Boss Hazy on Impact of Conservative Drug Law
Correctional Services Canada says it has no idea what mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes will do to the prison system.
Beefed-Up Tory Senate Reconsiders Drug Bill
A Conservative bill to jail offenders caught growing five or more marijuana plants was back before the Senate Wednesday, a year after it watered down the government's proposals by raising the bar to 200 plants.
We Should Regulate Pot, Not Criminalize It
The Province newspaper discusses California's upcoming vote on Proposition 19 to legalize marijuana with Cannabis Culture's Jodie Emery.
