Visiting Marc in US Federal Prison on July 4th, Independence Day
Today is Independence Day in America, and as I sit in my hotel room in SeaTac (outside of Seattle, Washington), listening to non-stop explosions and firecrackers going off outside in celebration of "independence" and "freedom", I am saddened to think that one out of every 100 Americans are imprisoned and my Canadian husband Marc Emery is among them.
Russian Drugs Tsar Seeks Tougher Laws
Russia should criminalize drug use, confiscate land used for the cultivation of cannabis and close the Central Asian border in order to combat drug trafficking, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, Viktor Ivanov, said Wednesday.
CBS Affiliate: Pot Activist Barry Cooper ’Still at Large’
A West Texas CBS affiliate dedicated a segment last night to Candi Cooper’s arrest by the Texas Rangers. It was actually quite comprehensive and good, and none of what’s to follow in my ruminations should be considered a slight to their work.
Homemade Submarines Up The Drug Smuggling Ante
Military checkpoints line the long and winding road from the airport in Cali, Colombia, to the coastal city of Buenaventura.
Washington Pot Legalization Campaign Has Two Days Left
We should know by Friday afternoon whether the campaign to legalize marijuana in Washington has a good chance of making it to the November ballot.
LAPD Investigates Third Shooting at a Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Los Angeles police detectives are investigating a robbery at a Northridge marijuana dispensary over the weekend that left an employee in critical condition after he was shot in the face.
Happy Cannabis Day 2010
CANNABIS CULTURE - Happy Cannabis Day! Celebrate your love of cannabis today with thousands of peaceful protestors in Vancouver and other Canadian locations.
When Capitalism Meets Cannabis
ANYONE who thinks it would be easy to get rich selling marijuana in a state where it’s legal should spend an hour with Ravi Respeto, manager of the Farmacy, an upscale dispensary here that offers Strawberry Haze, Hawaiian Skunk and other strains of Cannabis sativa at up to $16 a gram.
A Letter From Eddy Lepp in Prison
Eddy was incredibly generous before his incarceration: he just gave away pounds to those in need. Now he needs you.
