Colbert Brilliantly Connects Marijuana Legalization to Marriage Equality
The law is trailing far behind public opinion in both issues
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House Members File Bipartisan “Respect States’ Marijuana Laws Act”
A bi-partisan group of US representatives led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Friday introduced legislation that would end the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have either legalized it or adopted medical marijuana laws.
California’s Acting Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Marijuana Decriminalization
CANNABIS CULTURE - Serving as acting governor while Jerry Brown is in China on a trade mission, California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom called for the decriminalization of marijuana in his speech at the California Democratic Convention in Sacramento on April 13.
Activist Facing 81 Years Admits to Selling Pot, Seeks Jury Nullification
CANNABIS CULTURE - In a story that seems like a Hollywood screenplay, a political activist is making a stand against laws he feels are unjust. Rich Paul, the founder of the New Hampshire based 4:20 Foundation, is facing four felony charges for selling marijuana.
“Send ‘Em To Jail That Day!” The Newest Frontier in the Drug War and the People Who Make Millions from It
The shady people and companies behind the push to expand drug testing.
California NORML Takes on Drug Testing
CANNABIS CULTURE - Despite growing public support for marijuana legalization, US drug warriors, some of them with not-so-vested interests, are seeking to tighten the screws on consumers by imposing new and tougher drug testing rules that have nothing to do with safety or impairment.
Alcohol Industry Benefits From Marijuana Remaining Illegal
I have spent my life in and around alcoholism. A recovering alcoholic myself, I worked at Promises in Malibu before founding Loft 107, the first sober living facility in New York City.
NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid
Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, appeared on Current TV’s “Viewpoint” Tuesday night
Medical Marijuana Defendant Aaron Sandusky Adjusts to Texas Prison
As Aaron Sandusky adjusts to his new environment at Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring in western Texas, he remains hopeful he will prevail on appeal.
Alabama, Pennsylvania See Marijuana Legalization Bills
And then there were eight. That is, as marijuana legalization bills have been formally introduced this month in Alabama and Pennsylvania, the number of states to see such bills this year is up to eight.
