Prop 19 Would Help – Not Hurt – Medical Marijuana Patients
Medical marijuana dispensaries in California have come out against Prop 19, California's "Tax and Regulate Cannabis" initiative to legalize marijuana. But are they being honest?
Handheld Drugs Test for Parents to Analyze Their Children’s Saliva
A disposable drugs test that allows parents to check if their children have been taking cannabis or cocaine by analysing a droplet of saliva has been developed by British scientists.
Van Loan ‘Erred’ in Prison Transfer Requests
The Federal Court has ruled that former public safety minister Peter Van Loan erred in not allowing two Canadians back into the country to serve their U.S. prison sentences.
Rallies to Free Marc Emery in Vancouver and Around The World
On September 18, thousands of people from more than 100 cities around the world showed their support for Marc by staging worldwide rallies, marching through the streets, dropping banners from bridges and buildings and holding "Google Marc Emery" signs at busy intersections.
Marc punished again for an unwritten rule!
Today Marc was punished with two months of no commissary (food, shampoo, soap, stamps, etc.) and his cellmate for one month because I gave his cellmate money! Apparently it's against the rules even though it's not in the rule book. Marc was staying healthy eating nuts, trail mix, and tuna and turkey packets from commissary, now he has to "survive" on meals like peanut butter, bread, and rice.
Medical Pot Providers Stage Farmers Market
Medical marijuana users in Tacoma, Washington attended the state's first cannabis farmers market last weekend. Organizers hope to continue the market on a monthly basis.
Right-Wing Think Tank’s Marijuana Policy Paper Takes Absurdity to New Heights
The Heritage Foundation's Charles Stimson has released a completely bonkers prohibitionist screed on marijuana. Will the think tank retract it?
Mexico Gov’t Rejects Call for Truce in Drug War
Mexico's government has scoffed at the idea of a truce in the country's raging drug war as a Ciudad Juarez newspaper pleaded with drug cartels after one of its photographers was slain.
California’s Largest Labor Union Backs Pot Legalization Initiative
The 700,000-member Service Employees International Union's endorsement could boost the Proposition 19 campaign, which has been relying on grass-roots outreach.
A letter from Eddy Lepp via Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, CA
Eddy Lepp is a Vietnam War Veteran and medical marijuana activist who grew medical marijuana for patients in Northern California.
