The Latest Cannabis Discoveries That the Federal Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About
Federal lawmakers and the White House continue to willfully ignore science in regards to the cannabis plant.
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Eric Holder Protested In Berkeley for Marijuana Policies
Several dozen pro-marijuana protesters swarmed U.C. Berkeley's campus Saturday to protest the visit of Attorney General Eric Holder, on hand to address the graduating law school class.
White House 2013 National Drug Strategy Released
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP -- the drug czar's office) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy Wednesday.
Celebrities Urge Obama Forward on Drug, Sentencing Reform
A coalition of more than 175 artists, actors, athletes, elected officials, and civil rights and civil liberties advocates Tuesday sent an open letter to President Obama
US, International Drug Warriors Attack State Marijuana Legalization
As the nation awaits the Obama administration's response to marijuana legalization votes in Colorado and Washington, Tuesday saw a two-pronged attack on the whole notion.
Obama Expands U.S. Military Role in Latin America, Again
Under the guise of fighting a more vigorous “war on drugs,” the Obama administration will continue adding to the exploding government deficit by expanding the already widespread and extremely costly U.S. military presence throughout Latin America. Critics in the United States and all across the Western hemisphere, however, have slammed the controversial scheme’s growth from all angles.
U.S. Gun Control Efforts Get Support From Mexico Amid Drug War
U.S. efforts to limit gun purchases are winning approval in Mexico as President Barack Obama considers measures to stem violence that could also restrict weapons access for drug cartels south of the border.
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The Trillion Dollar Fail: How the War on Drugs Was Lost
“If we cannot destroy the drug menace in America, then it will surely in time destroy us.” – Richard Nixon, 1971.
Obama, What About “Free and Open Scientific Inquiry” for Medical Marijuana?
Being a physicist, not a physician, I don't usually comment on issues in medical science. But I can no longer remain silent while people in my family and profession run the risk of federal arrest so that they can follow the recommendations of their doctors. Medical marijuana offers relief to people I care about, yet it remains illegal in the view of the United States government.
Colorado Tax Enforcer Tells ’60 Minutes’: Weed Beat the Recession in Denver
In a 13-minute segment broadcast Sunday night, CBS’s “60 Minutes” explored Colorado’s budding medical marijuana industry, and heard from a former drug cop turned tax enforcer who insisted that the industry has helped Denver beat the recession.
