April 25, 2016 Marijuana Activist Jodie Emery Seeks Spot on Federal Task Force on Pot Long-time proponent fears harsh ‘Harperesque’ restrictions on cannabis.
April 22, 2016 420 in Ottawa Pulls in Nearly 10,000 People Including Thomas Mulcair The 4/20 marijuana rally on Parliament Hill attracted over nine thousand participants.
April 5, 2016 Cannabis Possession Arrests Fall by Almost 50% Since 2010 A 46 per cent fall in the number of arrests for cannabis possession in England and Wales
Activism March 2, 2016 Protest Plan Calls for Huge Crowd to Smoke Marijuana Outside the White House on 4/20 to Push Obama Inspired by a warning from comedian Bill Maher that progress on marijuana reform could be rolled back after President Obama leaves office
February 18, 2016 Jonathan Newsome’s Arrest Wasn’t First Time Cops Found Weed at His House When Colts linebacker Jonathan Newsome was arrested Wednesday morning for possession of marijuana, we noted it wasn’t his first weed-related offense.
February 15, 2016 These Senior Citizens Are Destined to Die in Prison–For Marijuana There are drug war excesses remaining to be rectified. Here are some of the most outrageous.
Activism February 14, 2016 Bill Maher Lights One Up During Impassioned ‘New Rules’ Advocating National Pot Legalization The Real Time host ‘goes there’ in a segment calling for lax drug laws.
February 13, 2016 Where do Ireland’s Political Parties Stand on Decriminalizing Cannabis? Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?
February 12, 2016 Why Is Marijuana Banned? The Real Reasons Are Worse Than You Think Across the world, more and more people are asking: Why is marijuana banned? Why are people still sent to prison for using or selling it?
February 10, 2016 Canada Really Wants to Legalize Weed — But First it Needs to Deal With the UN Canada’s new Liberal government is pushing its pot-friendly ideas on the rest of the world, and one government backbencher hopes the country could be a driving force in getting the United Nations to reconsider its treaties that ban the drug.