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...
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University Bans Student NORML Chapter From School Logo Use On T-shirts
Iowa State University has banned NORML ISU, its campus chapter, from using the Cy logo (school mascot) on its T-shirts.
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Washington Set to Legalize Marijuana Use Without Justice Department Guidance
Adults in Washington state will be able to smoke cannabis legally on Thursday, even though the Justice Department has offered no guidance on the conflict...
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Marijuana Advocates Hope to Rise from 'Prohibition'
However pot's future is going to play out in this country, its recent path to limited legalization has interesting parallels to alcohol, which was banned by the federal government in the 1920s and early 1930s (prohibition).
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Legal Marijuana May Give NFL a Headache
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks play in states where marijuana is now legal, a massive potential legal and public relations headache for the NFL...
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...
Piece of the Week | Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty is a defining piece of Japanese pop culture. Originally introduced by Sanrio Co. Ltd. into the Japanese market in 1974, Hello Kitty was brought to the United States in 1976…
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...
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TSA Says Flying Between Colorado and Washington With Marijuana Will Be Okay... Sort Of
According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), if medical marijuana patients' paperwork checks out, they can board a flight with meds in tow as long as they are headed to a medical marijuana state that offers reciprocity.
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
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch Backs Medical Marijuana Farm for City
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch wants zoning commissioners to speed up economic growth and that includes approving a medical marijuana farm.
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California Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rate to Record Low: Study
A new study "California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low" shows between 2010 and 2011 CA experienced a drastic 20 percent decrease in juvenile crime.
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...
Outrage at Potential Sentence for Montana Marijuana Grower
Chris Williams is sitting in a private federal prison on the Montana prairie these days awaiting sentencing. If the federal government has its way, he won't be a free man again for three-quarters of a century, an effective life sentence for a middle-aged man like Williams.