Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization "Just a Matter of Time"
The third different poll in less than a week to report a majority favoring marijuana legalization was released Wednesday, with the pollster saying the...
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Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.05)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of December 5, 2012:
Prohibition Repealed 80 Years Ago Today -- and Again One Day from Now
On December 5, 1933, the 21st amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing federal prohibition of alcohol & sending regulation back to the states.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.04)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of December 4, 2012...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce “Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act”
A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in Congress to clarify how Colorado and Washington may fully implement the new marijuana laws.
Poll: Solid Majority of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis
Nearly six out of ten Americans support legalizing cannabis, according to a just released Public Policy Polling automated telephone survey of 1,325 voters, commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project.
First Non-Violent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36
It didn't take long. Voters in California last month approved Prop 36, which amends CA's draconian Three Strikes law to require that a third strike...
Medical Marijuana Advocates Urge Mendocino County Officials to Fight Federal Subpoena for Records
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and County Counsel to hold closed-door meeting Tuesday after 9am public comment period...
Colorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws
Some 20 Colorado business organizations wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday urging him to enforce federal laws barring the sale...
Coast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers
A US Coast Guard member was killed in the line of duty early Sunday when his vessel was rammed by smulggers in a panga boat carrying Mexican marijuana...
Spottedcrow Flies Free
Patricia Spottedcrow, an Oklahoma woman who was sentenced to 12 years for selling $31 worth of pot, with no prior convictions, was released from prison...
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High
A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Halt Federal Interference In State Marijuana Laws
US Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress, House Bill 6606, The Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2012 , to amend...
Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada
A new Angus-Reid Public Opinion poll has majorities favoring marijuana legalization in both Canada and the US. According to the poll...
Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend of Court Brief - Sharing Marijuana Cigarette Not Criminal Distribution
NORML members have filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Antonio Pacheco. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Pot Seized at Border Will Not Be Used Against Teenager
A brick of cannabis that Border Patrol agents found in a teenager's pants while frisking him illegally should have been excluded as evidence the 9th Circuit
Massachusetts Becomes the 18th Medical Marijuana State; Now Comes the Difficult Work of Implementation
Earlier this month, an overwhelming 63% of Massachusetts voters approved Ballot Question 3 and became the 18th state to pass a medical marijuana law...
Chronicle DVD Review: Code of the West
In Code of the West, Emmy nominated filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen brilliantly tells the story of Montana's late medical marijuana wars. Now the film...