US Tax Court: No Medical Marijuana Dispensary Tax Deductions
A new US Tax Court decision is slapping SF's already shutdown Vapor Room dispensary with a massive tax bill by disallowing tax deductions.
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The Last Word: Rewriting the Cost of the War on Drugs
What is the real cost of the War on Drugs? Lawrence O'Donnell (The Last Word, NBC News) reconsiders the War on Drugs in this video.
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Honolulu Police Officer Faces Five Years for Growing Pot
Michael Steven Chu, a Honolulu police officer has pleaded guilty and faces up to five years in prison for growing marijuana.
Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect Landlords of Compliant Medical Marijuana Businesses
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and seven co-sponsors introduce HR 6335 to stop the seizure of property from medical marijuana landlords.
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Bill Maher Reviews ‘Too High to Fail’ by Doug Fine
Longtime marijuana advocate and weedist Bill Maher reviews Doug Fine's latest book Too High to Fail: Cannabis and the New Green Economic Revolution.
Cannabis Prohibition Now Seventy-Five Years Old
Infamously, America’s federally created Cannabis Prohibition marks its seventy-fifth anniversary this August 2, 2012.
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Drug Smuggling Diplomat Denied Diplomatic Immunity and Jailed
Amelework Wondemagegne, an Ethiopian Embassy official, attempted to claim diplomatic immunity after trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK .
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13 Year Old Madera Boy Arrested Facing Felony Drug Charges
KSEE24 News reports a 13-year old Madera boy is facing felony drug charges for cultivation of marijuana for one full grown and some starter plants.
Exclusive Video: Funeral for Shuttered SF Dispensaries
San Francisco Weedists rally with a New Orleans style funeral to mourn the shuttering of two Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
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“Pot is The New Gay" says NY Medical Marijuana Screener
Kenny Toglia is on a mission to legalize medical marijuana in New York to stamp out fungus from black market operations and says "pot is the new gay."
Woman Walks After Prosecutorial Perfidy in Tucson
Aurora Lopez-Avila is back home in Mexico after sitting for more than two years in a Tucson, Arizona prison on drug charges.
Lebanon Hash Eradication Hits New Obstacle
Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) had to postpone operations to destroy marijuana fields in Hermel Tuesday.
Handcuffed Marijuana Offender Shot, Killed in Police Car
A 21 year old arrested for marijuana by police in Jonesboro, AR was shot and killed as he sat handcuffed in the back of a squad car Saturday.
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Commentary: The Racial Politics of Pot Arrests
Though marijuana is still illegal in most places, the racial disparity in pot busts paints a clear picture of two different Americas.
DOJ to Sentencing Commission: Fewer Prisoners, Please
The US Department Of Justice (DOJ) said continuing increases in the number of federal prisoners and spending are "unsustainable."
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Help Needed: Feds Seek to Silence Silver Tour’s Robert Platshorn
The U.S. Parole Commission who has prohibited Robert Platshorn from educating willing senior citizens about cannabis and speaking out against prohibition.
Pharmacy Hoax on U.S. Attorney Revealed
An elaborately staged pharmacy hoax that included fake notices about targeting them for closure and two purported U.S. Attorney letters.
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17 Year Old Drug Czar Arrested in Ohio
A 17 year old 'drug czar' admitted guilt in Ohio. His crime was growing 600 marijuana plants with a 'street value of around $3 million'.