Marijuana Could be Barack Obama’s Secret Weapon in This Election
With support for legalisation polling at a record 50%, it may be time for the president to reassess his position on drugs policy.
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DEA Continues California Crackdown As It Faces $20 Million Lawsuit Over Prisoner Mistreatment
CANNABIS CULTURE - In what's been a daily battleground in Caiifornia, the DEA spread more of its nastygrams to medical marijuana collectives and landlords across the state, even as the news hits that the agency mistakenly left a UCSD student in a holding cell for five days without food and water following a bust at a 4/20 party.
Barney Frank Criticizes Obama Administration On Medical Marijuana Raids
Retiring Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) sharply criticized the Obama administration's recent raids of medical marijuana dispensaries in states where its use is legal.
How America Lost Its Collective Mind in the Drug War
By any measure; economically, morally, democratically, we are the worse for pot prohibition.
Drug Activists Slam Obama’s “New” Drug Policy
The administration is prioritizing drug arrests and trampling on state medical marijuana laws while not doing enough to reduce the harms of drug addiction and misuse.
Oaksterdam Fights for Its Existence
CANNABIS CULTURE - A "For Lease" sign now sits on the Oaksterdam mural on the side of the school's building.
Recent Raid No Damper on Interest in Oakland’s Medical Marijuana Business
Despite the recent federal crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries and last week's raid on Oaksterdam University, it appears that the four groups approved last month to open dispensaries in Oakland still want to get into the medical marijuana business.
Can Obama Win Votes by Waging War on Medical Marijuana? I Don’t Think So.
The truth is that the American people don't want a war on medical marijuana at all, and we're steering our leaders in the wrong direction -- both morally and politically -- when we suggest that voters support the reckless drug war posturing of the past.
Latin American Countries Pursue Alternatives to U.S. Drug War
When President Obama arrives in Colombia for a hemispheric summit this weekend, he will hear Latin American leaders say that the U.S.-orchestrated war on drugs, which criminalizes drug use and employs military tactics to fight gangs, is failing and that sweeping changes need to be considered.
At White House Summit, Drug Violence Dominates Agenda
President Obama hosted the leaders of Mexico and Canada on Monday in a White House summit aimed at boosting the region's growing economic ties, but the scourge of drug violence in Mexico muddled the message and highlighted friction between the neighbors.
