California localities continue to grapple with medical marijuana issues; meanwhile, officials in three states are moving forward with implementing medical marijuana laws, and a key Kentucky politician...
Cops peddling pot, cops gobbling steroids, cops with sticky fingers, and, of course, a crooked prison guard. Just another week on the drug war corruption beat. Let’s...
The state of Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division yesterday began accepting formal applications from those seeking to open the first-in-the-nation retail cannabis outlets. The agency had accepted 23...
Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have already passed laws making simple drug possession a misdemeanor instead of a felony, and the momentum...
The nation’s largest marijuana policy organization announced Monday it will support efforts to end marijuana prohibition in 10 more states by 2017. The Marijuana Policy Project’s announcement...
Kentucky advocates for medical marijuana received a pleasant surprise last week when several media outlets reported that House Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) is now “leaning in favor”...
Araceli Manjón is the former cabinet director of Spain’s National Drugs Plan, which is a position comparable to the US drug czar. She voiced her support for cannabis reform at...
Supporters of Question 1, the ballot initiative to remove penalties for adult marijuana possession in Portland, are launching a series of ads on METRO buses and bus...
In a sign of changing times, at least two separate marijuana initiative campaigns are getting underway in Wyoming, one of the reddest of the red states. One...
The Business Insider describes a new subscription service that sends items to subscribers on a monthly basis. CannaBox sends cannabis-related items to enthusiasts each month, and hopes...
Web services that help qualifying medical marijuana patients find a doctor willing to prescribe marijuana are raising concerns among the Massachusetts Medical Society. The Society is claiming...
Dear NORML members and supporters, Over the last month, $26,650 has been raised by NORML members and supporters in a $100,000 donor match put forward by new NORML...
Mike Barton, Durham’s chief constable says it’s time to end the war on drugs. “What I am saying is that drugs should be controlled. They should not, of...
A great article on The Economist describes a recent ArcView investor’s meeting in Denver. The article describes different sides of the cannabis industry as they exist, and...
Once again, the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform. Leaders from Latin America took the...
Orlando attorney and medical marijuana advocate John Morgan compared medical marijuana and oxycontin, noting that marijuana is a safer, non-addictive substitute for the popular pain pills.
MPP director of communications Mason Tvert recently sat down with Andrew Sullivan at The Dish to discuss the state of marijuana policy. In this segment, he talks...
