Hemp Homes Are Cutting Edge of Green Building
Hemp is turning a new leaf. The plant fiber, used to make the sails that took Christopher Columbus' ships to the New World, is now a building material.
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Facebook Billionaire Gives Money to Legalize Pot in California
Dustin Moskovitz confirmed tonight that he has recently given $50,000 in support of Proposition 19, which is seeking to legalize marijuana in California this November.
Measure 74 Would Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Oregon
Buying medical marijuana could become as routine as picking up a prescription for antibiotics at your nearby pharmacy.
Obama in Critical Condition: MDS
Obama seems to be taking his cues from the failed Presidency of Jimmy Carter. During his campaign Carter said that no law should be more harmful than what it is trying to regulate and that he favored the re-legalization of marijuana. Then he re-started Nixon's Drug War and lashed out at his naive supporters.
It’s Time to Call Off War on Drugs, Former Narcotics Agent Says
"The U.S. over the last four decades has spent $1 trillion of our tax dollars, made 38 million nonviolent drug arrests and quadrupled our prison population. And the rate of addiction today, 1.3 percent, is the same as it was in 1970, when we started."
Proposition 19 Backer is Committed to His Cause
Richard Lee founded the nation's first marijuana trade school and is a leading advocate for legalization. He's long skirted the edge of the law — and if he ever gets arrested, he says, he's prepared.
Mexican Drug War Crimes Go Live on the Internet
In the midst of the brutal drug trafficking war encroaching on their lives, thousands of Mexicans every morning check social network websites to see if they will encounter any unpleasant surprises on the way to work or school.
Prop 19 at 52% in Latest Poll – California Legalizing Marijuana?
Proposition 19, California's "tax and regulate" marijuana legalization initiative, is winning, according to the latest poll results. A Public Policy Institute of California poll released Thursday had support for Prop 19 at 52%, with 41% opposed and 7% undecided.
Marijuana Tracking on the Way in Colorado
Colorado wants to set up a first-in-the-nation tracking system of medical marijuana purchases to deter people from buying vast amounts of pot and selling it on the black market.
CNN: Sooner or Later, Marijuana Will Be Legal
Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance, writes in an op-ed for CNN that marijuana legalization will happen. "It's just a question of how many lives and tax dollars will be wasted before it does."
