California’s Cramped Jails Ruled Inhumane
More than 30,000 prisoners could be freed from California's jails after the US Supreme Court ruled that overcrowding levels were inhumane.
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Willie Nelson and Teapot Party Endorse Gary Johnson
Country music legend and Teapot Party founder Willie Nelson has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson, citing Mr. Johnson's desire to fully legalize marijuana.
Louisiana Man Gets Life Imprisonment for Marijuana
And I thought the Rockfeller Drug Laws in New York State were terrible, this is crazy. Ramon Antonio Vargas reports in the Times-Picayune:
US Supreme Court OKs More Warrantless Searches
The U.S. Supreme Court has made it significantly easier for police to force their way into a home without a warrant. On Monday, the court, by an 8-1 vote, upheld the warrantless search of an apartment after police smelled marijuana and feared that those inside were destroying incriminating evidence.
Sweetening the Pot: Taxing Medical Marijuana Reaps Benefits in San Jose
In the scramble to raise revenues, city, state and federal governments have considered slapping taxes on nearly everything they can figure that qualifies as a vice.
Colorado May Become The New Pot Legalization Battleground
Colorado is becoming the center of the new drug war - the full legalization of marijuana. California was the first battleground, but pot advocates didn't advance their agenda on the West coast as effectively as they hoped. And now pot advocates are looking for a new state to decriminalize this drug once and for all with sights set on a Colorado ballot measure in 2012, as The Denver Post/AP reports.
Judge Tosses Colorado Case Against Marijuana Doctor
One of the first known doctors in Colorado to be charged with writing a shoddy medical-marijuana recommendation had the case against him thrown out this week.
The War on Drugs and American Gun Runners To Mexico
This is a startling article that affects everybody. It is an entirely different view of government operations and is worth reading. This article is from LUV News and is an excellent daily newsletter. It is very brief, covers about 4 stories a a day, along with 3 or 4 comics. You can subscribe by sending an email to [email protected].
Delaware Legalizes Medical Marijuana
Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law.
The Illegal Herb that Fights Cancer
Medical marijuana is now a $1.7-billion market in the U.S. This means that sales of medical marijuana rival the annual revenue generated by Viagra, a $1.9-billion business.
